HUNGARY VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		HUNGARY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,606	2	11,915	+ 6,691
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,746	1	36,766	- 25,021
Lung Disease	3	9,810	5	6,436	+ 3,374
Tuberculosis	4	6,527	52	62	+ 6,465
Lung Cancers	5	4,457	3	8,377	- 3,920
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,335	15	1,528	+ 807
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,327	24	750	+ 1,577
Hypertension	8	2,012	4	7,262	- 5,250
Liver Cancer	9	1,996	23	848	+ 1,148
Liver Disease	10	1,689	8	3,060	- 1,371
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,626	7	4,595	- 2,969
Kidney Disease	12	1,484	22	874	+ 609
Stomach Cancer	13	1,413	16	1,360	+ 53
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,376	9	2,515	- 1,139
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,211	6	5,027	- 3,815
Suicide	16	902	14	1,612	- 710
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	784	38	243	+ 542
Falls	18	675	12	1,746	- 1,071
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	642	26	686	- 45
Other Injuries	20	574	25	703	- 129
Pancreas Cancer	21	572	11	2,098	- 1,526
Asthma	22	539	41	122	+ 417
Breast Cancer	23	512	10	2,259	- 1,747
Oesophagus Cancer	24	458	31	565	- 107
Low Birth Weight	25	453	43	113	+ 339
Parkinson's Disease	26	433	32	489	- 56
Drownings	27	422	46	97	+ 325
Violence	28	406	39	135	+ 270
Congenital Anomalies	29	371	37	254	+ 117
Leukemia	30	362	20	908	- 547
HIV/AIDS	31	282	61	14	+ 268
Birth Trauma	32	276	60	20	+ 256
Cervical Cancer	33	264	34	466	- 202
Inflammatory/Heart	34	256	13	1,627	- 1,370
Lymphomas	35	210	21	905	- 695
Ovary Cancer	36	199	27	656	- 457
Oral Cancer	37	192	17	1,342	- 1,150
Bladder Cancer	38	187	19	1,050	- 863
Endocrine Disorders	39	169	30	568	- 399
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	140	36	281	- 141
Poisonings	41	137	54	48	+ 89
Drug Use	42	134	53	59	+ 75
Malnutrition	43	119	59	21	+ 98
Alcohol	44	114	33	484	- 369
Epilepsy	45	100	47	93	+ 7
Fires	46	95	45	103	- 8
Maternal Conditions	47	94	62	11	+ 84
Prostate Cancer	48	82	18	1,324	- 1,242
Meningitis	49	78	57	39	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	74	49	66	+ 8
Skin Cancers	51	63	29	579	- 516
Skin Disease	52	59	40	133	- 74
Uterin Cancer	53	52	35	418	- 366
Encephalitis	54	44	67	2	+ 42
Hepatitis B	55	26	56	39	- 14
Upper Respiratory	56	25	63	8	+ 17
Appendicitis	57	21	58	36	- 14
Syphilis	58	20	74	0	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	59	16	28	615	- 598
Multiple Sclerosis	60	15	44	110	- 96
Pertussis	61	13	70	0	+ 13
Tetanus	62	10	65	4	+ 6
War	63	6	68	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	4	50	64	- 61
Measles	65	1	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	8	- 8
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	121	- 121
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	63	- 63
Oral conditions	82	0	66	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	79	- 79
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	55	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HUNGARY

North Korea

Hungary

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.