FINLAND VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,622	3	4,115	+ 6,507
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,705	2	9,831	- 3,126
Lung Disease	3	5,601	8	1,289	+ 4,311
Tuberculosis	4	3,726	46	32	+ 3,694
Lung Cancers	5	2,544	4	2,312	+ 232
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,333	21	436	+ 897
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,329	33	215	+ 1,114
Hypertension	8	1,148	5	2,030	- 882
Liver Cancer	9	1,139	16	545	+ 594
Liver Disease	10	964	10	1,068	- 104
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	928	1	11,120	- 10,192
Kidney Disease	12	847	26	342	+ 505
Stomach Cancer	13	807	19	447	+ 360
Diabetes Mellitus	14	785	22	418	+ 368
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	691	6	1,433	- 742
Suicide	16	515	15	846	- 331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	448	50	19	+ 429
Falls	18	385	7	1,325	- 940
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	366	36	151	+ 215
Other Injuries	20	328	20	437	- 109
Pancreas Cancer	21	326	9	1,247	- 921
Asthma	22	308	40	85	+ 223
Breast Cancer	23	292	12	948	- 656
Oesophagus Cancer	24	261	27	320	- 58
Low Birth Weight	25	258	48	26	+ 232
Parkinson's Disease	26	247	13	853	- 606
Drownings	27	241	37	106	+ 135
Violence	28	232	43	64	+ 167
Congenital Anomalies	29	212	35	192	+ 20
Leukemia	30	206	24	371	- 165
HIV/AIDS	31	161	59	6	+ 156
Birth Trauma	32	157	56	8	+ 150
Cervical Cancer	33	151	44	62	+ 89
Inflammatory/Heart	34	146	17	518	- 372
Lymphomas	35	120	14	851	- 731
Ovary Cancer	36	114	25	344	- 231
Oral Cancer	37	110	34	207	- 97
Bladder Cancer	38	107	28	308	- 201
Endocrine Disorders	39	97	31	257	- 160
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	80	52	15	+ 65
Poisonings	41	78	49	25	+ 54
Drug Use	42	76	30	269	- 193
Malnutrition	43	68	57	7	+ 61
Alcohol	44	65	18	464	- 399
Epilepsy	45	57	38	104	- 47
Fires	46	54	45	62	- 7
Maternal Conditions	47	54	64	2	+ 52
Prostate Cancer	48	47	11	970	- 923
Meningitis	49	44	55	9	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	42	41	83	- 41
Skin Cancers	51	36	29	297	- 261
Skin Disease	52	34	47	27	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	53	30	32	225	- 196
Encephalitis	54	25	66	0	+ 25
Hepatitis B	55	15	63	2	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	56	14	62	2	+ 12
Appendicitis	57	12	54	10	+ 3
Syphilis	58	12	67	0	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	59	9	23	377	- 368
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	42	80	- 72
Pertussis	61	7	69	0	+ 7
Tetanus	62	6	70	0	+ 6
War	63	3	65	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	60	5	- 2
Measles	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

North Korea

Finland

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.