SINGAPORE VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	11,381	3	1,559	+ 9,822
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,185	1	5,292	+ 1,893
Lung Disease	3	6,001	14	383	+ 5,618
Tuberculosis	4	3,993	40	26	+ 3,967
Lung Cancers	5	2,726	4	1,540	+ 1,186
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,428	2	5,189	- 3,761
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,423	26	121	+ 1,302
Hypertension	8	1,231	8	732	+ 499
Liver Cancer	9	1,221	7	746	+ 475
Liver Disease	10	1,033	20	209	+ 824
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	995	36	32	+ 962
Kidney Disease	12	907	6	1,028	- 121
Stomach Cancer	13	864	12	405	+ 460
Diabetes Mellitus	14	841	28	108	+ 734
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	741	5	1,203	- 462
Suicide	16	552	9	650	- 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	480	43	22	+ 458
Falls	18	413	18	218	+ 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	392	33	69	+ 323
Other Injuries	20	351	32	79	+ 272
Pancreas Cancer	21	350	11	537	- 187
Asthma	22	330	35	37	+ 293
Breast Cancer	23	313	10	605	- 292
Oesophagus Cancer	24	280	24	137	+ 143
Low Birth Weight	25	277	41	25	+ 252
Parkinson's Disease	26	265	29	90	+ 175
Drownings	27	258	38	29	+ 229
Violence	28	248	46	15	+ 233
Congenital Anomalies	29	227	31	80	+ 148
Leukemia	30	221	17	249	- 28
HIV/AIDS	31	173	45	18	+ 155
Birth Trauma	32	169	55	3	+ 166
Cervical Cancer	33	161	30	85	+ 76
Inflammatory/Heart	34	157	19	215	- 58
Lymphomas	35	128	13	397	- 268
Ovary Cancer	36	122	21	204	- 82
Oral Cancer	37	117	15	317	- 199
Bladder Cancer	38	115	27	120	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	39	104	37	30	+ 73
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	86	39	28	+ 58
Poisonings	41	84	60	1	+ 83
Drug Use	42	82	44	19	+ 63
Malnutrition	43	73	63	0	+ 73
Alcohol	44	70	47	10	+ 60
Epilepsy	45	61	42	25	+ 36
Fires	46	58	49	7	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	47	58	53	3	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	48	50	16	303	- 252
Meningitis	49	47	48	8	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	45	58	2	+ 43
Skin Cancers	51	39	34	56	- 18
Skin Disease	52	36	25	136	- 100
Uterin Cancer	53	32	23	147	- 115
Encephalitis	54	27	61	0	+ 27
Hepatitis B	55	16	52	4	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	56	15	54	3	+ 12
Appendicitis	57	13	50	6	+ 7
Syphilis	58	12	65	0	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	59	10	22	195	- 185
Multiple Sclerosis	60	9	57	3	+ 7
Pertussis	61	8	62	0	+ 8
Tetanus	62	6	73	0	+ 6
War	63	4	59	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	56	3	- 0
Measles	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	81	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 SINGAPORE

North Korea

Singapore

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.