SERBIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	12,558	2	16,241	- 3,682
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,928	1	21,776	- 13,848
Lung Disease	3	6,622	6	3,853	+ 2,769
Tuberculosis	4	4,406	46	100	+ 4,305
Lung Cancers	5	3,008	4	6,539	- 3,530
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,576	11	1,832	- 256
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,571	24	655	+ 915
Hypertension	8	1,358	12	1,621	- 263
Liver Cancer	9	1,347	17	918	+ 429
Liver Disease	10	1,140	19	887	+ 252
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,098	9	2,876	- 1,778
Kidney Disease	12	1,001	5	4,169	- 3,168
Stomach Cancer	13	954	15	1,203	- 249
Diabetes Mellitus	14	928	7	3,611	- 2,682
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	817	8	3,429	- 2,612
Suicide	16	609	16	996	- 388
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	529	47	78	+ 451
Falls	18	456	33	362	+ 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	433	28	594	- 161
Other Injuries	20	387	30	406	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	21	386	13	1,402	- 1,016
Asthma	22	364	31	390	- 26
Breast Cancer	23	346	10	2,284	- 1,939
Oesophagus Cancer	24	309	35	332	- 22
Low Birth Weight	25	306	38	187	+ 118
Parkinson's Disease	26	292	21	804	- 512
Drownings	27	285	48	73	+ 212
Violence	28	274	45	108	+ 166
Congenital Anomalies	29	251	40	162	+ 89
Leukemia	30	244	22	710	- 466
HIV/AIDS	31	191	56	25	+ 166
Birth Trauma	32	186	52	45	+ 141
Cervical Cancer	33	178	25	638	- 460
Inflammatory/Heart	34	173	3	15,274	- 15,101
Lymphomas	35	142	20	831	- 690
Ovary Cancer	36	135	29	555	- 421
Oral Cancer	37	130	23	680	- 551
Bladder Cancer	38	126	18	893	- 766
Endocrine Disorders	39	114	36	309	- 194
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	95	39	167	- 72
Poisonings	41	93	57	23	+ 70
Drug Use	42	90	49	72	+ 18
Malnutrition	43	80	61	10	+ 70
Alcohol	44	77	34	341	- 264
Epilepsy	45	67	37	223	- 156
Fires	46	64	50	64	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	47	64	59	12	+ 52
Prostate Cancer	48	55	14	1,317	- 1,262
Meningitis	49	52	54	35	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	50	55	34	+ 16
Skin Cancers	51	43	26	638	- 596
Skin Disease	52	40	43	113	- 73
Uterin Cancer	53	35	32	369	- 334
Encephalitis	54	30	66	2	+ 28
Hepatitis B	55	17	53	36	- 19
Upper Respiratory	56	17	64	3	+ 14
Appendicitis	57	14	58	16	- 2
Syphilis	58	14	67	2	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	59	11	27	601	- 590
Multiple Sclerosis	60	10	42	146	- 136
Pertussis	61	9	63	6	+ 2
Tetanus	62	7	65	2	+ 5
War	63	4	71	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	3	60	12	- 9
Measles	65	1	72	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	7	- 7
Oral conditions	82	0	69	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	44	109	- 109
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	41	152	- 152
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

North Korea

Serbia

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.