NIGERIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	446,942	8	57,744	+ 389,198
Coronary Heart Disease	2	282,148	7	61,374	+ 220,774
Lung Disease	3	235,659	22	12,569	+ 223,091
Tuberculosis	4	156,793	3	127,335	+ 29,458
Lung Cancers	5	107,067	57	1,295	+ 105,771
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	56,089	1	207,281	- 151,192
Road Traffic Accidents	7	55,903	12	41,693	+ 14,210
Hypertension	8	48,324	24	10,692	+ 37,632
Liver Cancer	9	47,944	39	5,289	+ 42,655
Liver Disease	10	40,568	13	38,326	+ 2,243
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	39,068	31	6,786	+ 32,282
Kidney Disease	12	35,637	20	18,189	+ 17,448
Stomach Cancer	13	33,947	50	2,129	+ 31,818
Diabetes Mellitus	14	33,044	18	22,497	+ 10,547
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	29,092	43	4,152	+ 24,940
Suicide	16	21,668	30	7,019	+ 14,650
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	18,838	52	1,946	+ 16,892
Falls	18	16,215	28	7,528	+ 8,687
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	15,414	37	5,846	+ 9,568
Other Injuries	20	13,783	17	22,696	- 8,912
Pancreas Cancer	21	13,733	51	1,975	+ 11,758
Asthma	22	12,954	27	8,192	+ 4,763
Breast Cancer	23	12,296	23	11,884	+ 412
Oesophagus Cancer	24	11,003	64	560	+ 10,443
Low Birth Weight	25	10,876	6	95,959	- 85,083
Parkinson's Disease	26	10,395	46	2,473	+ 7,922
Drownings	27	10,136	32	6,584	+ 3,552
Violence	28	9,742	19	18,407	- 8,666
Congenital Anomalies	29	8,920	9	49,696	- 40,776
Leukemia	30	8,687	47	2,257	+ 6,430
HIV/AIDS	31	6,782	10	44,124	- 37,342
Birth Trauma	32	6,624	5	100,186	- 93,562
Cervical Cancer	33	6,339	25	10,574	- 4,235
Inflammatory/Heart	34	6,159	42	4,826	+ 1,333
Lymphomas	35	5,039	40	5,202	- 162
Ovary Cancer	36	4,787	49	2,133	+ 2,655
Oral Cancer	37	4,614	48	2,238	+ 2,376
Bladder Cancer	38	4,498	63	670	+ 3,828
Endocrine Disorders	39	4,067	21	15,799	- 11,732
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	3,371	2	144,724	- 141,353
Poisonings	41	3,299	33	6,570	- 3,272
Drug Use	42	3,209	34	6,273	- 3,064
Malnutrition	43	2,857	36	5,896	- 3,039
Alcohol	44	2,740	58	1,031	+ 1,709
Epilepsy	45	2,393	41	5,001	- 2,608
Fires	46	2,280	29	7,132	- 4,851
Maternal Conditions	47	2,265	15	23,540	- 21,275
Prostate Cancer	48	1,970	35	5,914	- 3,944
Meningitis	49	1,862	11	43,651	- 41,789
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,787	69	165	+ 1,622
Skin Cancers	51	1,515	53	1,933	- 419
Skin Disease	52	1,426	56	1,468	- 42
Uterin Cancer	53	1,243	62	679	+ 564
Encephalitis	54	1,053	59	937	+ 116
Hepatitis B	55	617	55	1,488	- 872
Upper Respiratory	56	600	67	259	+ 341
Appendicitis	57	510	60	760	- 250
Syphilis	58	486	38	5,449	- 4,963
Other Neoplasms	59	394	66	290	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	60	357	68	179	+ 178
Pertussis	61	309	16	23,282	- 22,973
Tetanus	62	249	26	8,355	- 8,106
War	63	147	45	3,245	- 3,098
Hepatitis C	64	94	65	304	- 210
Measles	65	33	14	29,439	- 29,406
Chlamydia	66	13	71	14	- 0
Ascariasis	67	8	61	685	- 677
Diphtheria	68	4	44	3,800	- 3,796
Malaria	69	3	4	100,963	- 100,960
Otitis Media	70	3	72	3	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

North Korea

Nigeria

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.