LIBYA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,897	2	2,603	+ 11,294
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,773	1	6,610	+ 2,163
Lung Disease	3	7,327	12	607	+ 6,720
Tuberculosis	4	4,875	7	812	+ 4,063
Lung Cancers	5	3,329	13	592	+ 2,737
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,744	9	744	+ 1,000
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,738	3	1,444	+ 295
Hypertension	8	1,503	6	915	+ 588
Liver Cancer	9	1,491	28	153	+ 1,338
Liver Disease	10	1,261	11	630	+ 631
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,215	10	743	+ 472
Kidney Disease	12	1,108	4	1,186	- 78
Stomach Cancer	13	1,056	33	134	+ 922
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,027	8	803	+ 224
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	905	16	427	+ 478
Suicide	16	674	19	304	+ 370
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	586	46	49	+ 536
Falls	18	504	24	204	+ 301
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	479	38	99	+ 380
Other Injuries	20	429	15	432	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	21	427	23	209	+ 218
Asthma	22	403	20	297	+ 106
Breast Cancer	23	382	25	190	+ 192
Oesophagus Cancer	24	342	49	33	+ 309
Low Birth Weight	25	338	18	359	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	26	323	27	159	+ 164
Drownings	27	315	43	74	+ 241
Violence	28	303	30	145	+ 158
Congenital Anomalies	29	277	14	493	- 216
Leukemia	30	270	22	217	+ 53
HIV/AIDS	31	211	21	224	- 13
Birth Trauma	32	206	34	132	+ 74
Cervical Cancer	33	197	32	135	+ 62
Inflammatory/Heart	34	192	37	107	+ 84
Lymphomas	35	157	26	189	- 32
Ovary Cancer	36	149	42	75	+ 74
Oral Cancer	37	143	41	81	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	38	140	31	136	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	39	126	29	153	- 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	105	40	92	+ 13
Poisonings	41	103	45	56	+ 47
Drug Use	42	100	17	371	- 271
Malnutrition	43	89	57	11	+ 78
Alcohol	44	85	50	22	+ 64
Epilepsy	45	74	44	67	+ 8
Fires	46	71	36	115	- 44
Maternal Conditions	47	70	35	124	- 53
Prostate Cancer	48	61	39	96	- 34
Meningitis	49	58	47	41	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	56	62	4	+ 51
Skin Cancers	51	47	51	20	+ 27
Skin Disease	52	44	54	17	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	53	39	60	8	+ 30
Encephalitis	54	33	53	19	+ 13
Hepatitis B	55	19	48	34	- 15
Upper Respiratory	56	19	67	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	57	16	56	15	+ 1
Syphilis	58	15	61	6	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	59	12	58	10	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	60	11	52	20	- 9
Pertussis	61	10	55	17	- 7
Tetanus	62	8	64	1	+ 7
War	63	5	5	1,055	- 1,050
Hepatitis C	64	3	65	1	+ 2
Measles	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	9	- 9
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

North Korea

Libya

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.