IRAN VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	166,861	2	36,730	+ 130,131
Coronary Heart Disease	2	105,337	1	93,308	+ 12,029
Lung Disease	3	87,981	7	11,409	+ 76,572
Tuberculosis	4	58,537	41	882	+ 57,655
Lung Cancers	5	39,972	11	6,784	+ 33,189
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	20,940	8	11,243	+ 9,697
Road Traffic Accidents	7	20,871	3	17,803	+ 3,068
Hypertension	8	18,041	4	16,415	+ 1,626
Liver Cancer	9	17,899	20	3,714	+ 14,185
Liver Disease	10	15,146	12	6,637	+ 8,509
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	14,586	9	11,046	+ 3,539
Kidney Disease	12	13,305	6	11,810	+ 1,494
Stomach Cancer	13	12,674	10	9,822	+ 2,852
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,336	5	13,910	- 1,573
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	10,861	15	4,575	+ 6,286
Suicide	16	8,090	16	4,334	+ 3,756
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	7,033	38	996	+ 6,037
Falls	18	6,054	24	2,821	+ 3,232
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	5,755	37	1,246	+ 4,508
Other Injuries	20	5,146	17	4,048	+ 1,098
Pancreas Cancer	21	5,127	29	2,418	+ 2,709
Asthma	22	4,836	22	3,360	+ 1,476
Breast Cancer	23	4,591	19	3,736	+ 855
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,108	30	2,371	+ 1,737
Low Birth Weight	25	4,060	13	4,861	- 800
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,881	26	2,545	+ 1,336
Drownings	27	3,784	40	930	+ 2,854
Violence	28	3,637	27	2,535	+ 1,102
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,330	14	4,844	- 1,513
Leukemia	30	3,243	18	3,966	- 723
HIV/AIDS	31	2,532	28	2,521	+ 11
Birth Trauma	32	2,473	25	2,735	- 262
Cervical Cancer	33	2,367	48	501	+ 1,866
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,299	35	1,611	+ 689
Lymphomas	35	1,881	23	2,882	- 1,000
Ovary Cancer	36	1,787	39	937	+ 850
Oral Cancer	37	1,723	45	655	+ 1,068
Bladder Cancer	38	1,679	36	1,410	+ 270
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,518	32	2,092	- 574
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,259	33	1,836	- 578
Poisonings	41	1,231	43	816	+ 416
Drug Use	42	1,198	31	2,242	- 1,044
Malnutrition	43	1,067	56	157	+ 910
Alcohol	44	1,023	53	253	+ 770
Epilepsy	45	893	44	719	+ 175
Fires	46	851	34	1,823	- 971
Maternal Conditions	47	846	52	285	+ 561
Prostate Cancer	48	736	21	3,583	- 2,847
Meningitis	49	695	46	642	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	667	59	80	+ 587
Skin Cancers	51	565	47	518	+ 47
Skin Disease	52	532	55	237	+ 295
Uterin Cancer	53	464	51	355	+ 109
Encephalitis	54	393	54	246	+ 147
Hepatitis B	55	230	49	425	- 195
Upper Respiratory	56	224	63	16	+ 208
Appendicitis	57	190	57	155	+ 36
Syphilis	58	181	61	52	+ 129
Other Neoplasms	59	147	58	112	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	60	133	50	405	- 272
Pertussis	61	115	60	75	+ 40
Tetanus	62	93	62	37	+ 56
War	63	55	42	848	- 793
Hepatitis C	64	35	69	1	+ 34
Measles	65	12	68	2	+ 10
Chlamydia	66	5	65	4	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	3	67	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Malaria	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	8	- 8
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

North Korea

Iran

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.