IRAQ VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	79,447	2	20,793	+ 58,654
Coronary Heart Disease	2	50,154	1	36,594	+ 13,560
Lung Disease	3	41,890	20	1,329	+ 40,561
Tuberculosis	4	27,871	25	821	+ 27,050
Lung Cancers	5	19,032	15	2,162	+ 16,870
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,970	8	5,551	+ 4,419
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,937	3	10,726	- 789
Hypertension	8	8,590	12	2,451	+ 6,139
Liver Cancer	9	8,522	35	555	+ 7,967
Liver Disease	10	7,211	16	2,127	+ 5,084
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,945	13	2,429	+ 4,515
Kidney Disease	12	6,335	6	6,323	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	13	6,034	28	771	+ 5,264
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,874	4	7,395	- 1,521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	5,171	24	852	+ 4,320
Suicide	16	3,852	19	1,418	+ 2,434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,349	44	283	+ 3,066
Falls	18	2,882	30	709	+ 2,174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,740	49	159	+ 2,581
Other Injuries	20	2,450	14	2,212	+ 238
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,441	36	530	+ 1,911
Asthma	22	2,303	23	914	+ 1,389
Breast Cancer	23	2,186	17	1,783	+ 403
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,956	46	173	+ 1,783
Low Birth Weight	25	1,933	5	6,573	- 4,640
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,848	31	658	+ 1,190
Drownings	27	1,802	32	658	+ 1,144
Violence	28	1,732	7	5,658	- 3,926
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,586	9	4,812	- 3,226
Leukemia	30	1,544	21	1,315	+ 229
HIV/AIDS	31	1,206	72	0	+ 1,206
Birth Trauma	32	1,177	10	4,223	- 3,045
Cervical Cancer	33	1,127	48	162	+ 965
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,095	22	1,190	- 95
Lymphomas	35	896	26	811	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	36	851	41	376	+ 475
Oral Cancer	37	820	39	410	+ 410
Bladder Cancer	38	800	34	628	+ 172
Endocrine Disorders	39	723	37	462	+ 261
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	599	18	1,578	- 979
Poisonings	41	586	52	95	+ 491
Drug Use	42	570	38	441	+ 130
Malnutrition	43	508	53	92	+ 416
Alcohol	44	487	58	40	+ 447
Epilepsy	45	425	45	253	+ 173
Fires	46	405	29	742	- 336
Maternal Conditions	47	403	27	780	- 377
Prostate Cancer	48	350	47	171	+ 180
Meningitis	49	331	42	372	- 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	318	63	21	+ 296
Skin Cancers	51	269	43	339	- 69
Skin Disease	52	253	57	49	+ 204
Uterin Cancer	53	221	54	61	+ 160
Encephalitis	54	187	40	378	- 191
Hepatitis B	55	110	56	57	+ 53
Upper Respiratory	56	107	65	6	+ 101
Appendicitis	57	91	64	15	+ 76
Syphilis	58	86	50	137	- 50
Other Neoplasms	59	70	61	26	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	60	63	60	30	+ 33
Pertussis	61	55	33	636	- 581
Tetanus	62	44	51	111	- 67
War	63	26	11	2,942	- 2,916
Hepatitis C	64	17	68	1	+ 15
Measles	65	6	55	59	- 53
Chlamydia	66	2	69	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	67	2	- 0
Diphtheria	68	1	66	4	- 3
Malaria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

North Korea

Iraq

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.