NETHERLANDS VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,551	4	9,707	+ 23,845
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,181	2	17,601	+ 3,580
Lung Disease	3	17,691	5	9,567	+ 8,123
Tuberculosis	4	11,770	56	29	+ 11,742
Lung Cancers	5	8,037	3	10,980	- 2,942
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,211	7	4,946	- 736
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,197	31	681	+ 3,516
Hypertension	8	3,628	29	818	+ 2,809
Liver Cancer	9	3,599	24	1,163	+ 2,436
Liver Disease	10	3,045	28	936	+ 2,110
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,933	1	18,148	- 15,215
Kidney Disease	12	2,675	12	2,530	+ 145
Stomach Cancer	13	2,548	22	1,361	+ 1,187
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,481	14	2,386	+ 95
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,184	6	5,829	- 3,645
Suicide	16	1,627	17	2,025	- 398
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,414	41	238	+ 1,177
Falls	18	1,217	8	4,131	- 2,914
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,157	47	130	+ 1,027
Other Injuries	20	1,035	19	1,648	- 614
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,031	11	2,995	- 1,964
Asthma	22	972	46	165	+ 807
Breast Cancer	23	923	9	3,535	- 2,612
Oesophagus Cancer	24	826	15	2,145	- 1,319
Low Birth Weight	25	816	45	167	+ 649
Parkinson's Disease	26	780	16	2,120	- 1,339
Drownings	27	761	49	98	+ 663
Violence	28	731	48	107	+ 624
Congenital Anomalies	29	670	35	544	+ 126
Leukemia	30	652	20	1,578	- 926
HIV/AIDS	31	509	55	33	+ 476
Birth Trauma	32	497	52	74	+ 423
Cervical Cancer	33	476	39	266	+ 210
Inflammatory/Heart	34	462	23	1,201	- 738
Lymphomas	35	378	13	2,511	- 2,133
Ovary Cancer	36	359	25	1,067	- 707
Oral Cancer	37	346	30	768	- 421
Bladder Cancer	38	338	21	1,471	- 1,134
Endocrine Disorders	39	305	26	1,055	- 749
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	253	33	584	- 331
Poisonings	41	248	61	17	+ 230
Drug Use	42	241	42	231	+ 10
Malnutrition	43	214	63	12	+ 202
Alcohol	44	206	32	612	- 407
Epilepsy	45	180	38	289	- 109
Fires	46	171	53	49	+ 122
Maternal Conditions	47	170	65	8	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	48	148	10	3,265	- 3,117
Meningitis	49	140	51	78	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	134	44	214	- 80
Skin Cancers	51	114	27	1,024	- 910
Skin Disease	52	107	36	295	- 188
Uterin Cancer	53	93	34	566	- 473
Encephalitis	54	79	68	1	+ 78
Hepatitis B	55	46	62	14	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	56	45	57	28	+ 17
Appendicitis	57	38	58	26	+ 13
Syphilis	58	36	69	1	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	59	30	18	1,831	- 1,802
Multiple Sclerosis	60	27	37	295	- 268
Pertussis	61	23	67	1	+ 22
Tetanus	62	19	72	0	+ 19
War	63	11	66	2	+ 9
Hepatitis C	64	7	60	20	- 13
Measles	65	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	78	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

North Korea

Netherlands

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.