SLOVAKIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,503	3	3,756	+ 6,747
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,631	1	10,654	- 4,023
Lung Disease	3	5,538	9	1,121	+ 4,417
Tuberculosis	4	3,685	50	26	+ 3,658
Lung Cancers	5	2,516	4	2,562	- 46
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,318	6	2,024	- 706
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,314	27	331	+ 983
Hypertension	8	1,136	11	1,034	+ 101
Liver Cancer	9	1,127	22	469	+ 657
Liver Disease	10	953	7	1,425	- 472
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	918	2	4,482	- 3,564
Kidney Disease	12	837	14	830	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	13	798	15	827	- 29
Diabetes Mellitus	14	777	16	750	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	684	5	2,528	- 1,845
Suicide	16	509	19	660	- 151
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	443	41	70	+ 373
Falls	18	381	8	1,277	- 896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	362	31	274	+ 88
Other Injuries	20	324	20	554	- 230
Pancreas Cancer	21	323	13	876	- 553
Asthma	22	304	44	47	+ 257
Breast Cancer	23	289	10	1,071	- 782
Oesophagus Cancer	24	259	28	314	- 55
Low Birth Weight	25	256	39	97	+ 158
Parkinson's Disease	26	244	29	310	- 66
Drownings	27	238	38	144	+ 95
Violence	28	229	42	59	+ 170
Congenital Anomalies	29	210	36	167	+ 43
Leukemia	30	204	23	448	- 244
HIV/AIDS	31	159	65	2	+ 157
Birth Trauma	32	156	52	15	+ 141
Cervical Cancer	33	149	32	273	- 124
Inflammatory/Heart	34	145	25	339	- 194
Lymphomas	35	118	17	736	- 617
Ovary Cancer	36	112	26	334	- 222
Oral Cancer	37	108	18	716	- 608
Bladder Cancer	38	106	21	489	- 383
Endocrine Disorders	39	96	37	163	- 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	79	47	34	+ 45
Poisonings	41	78	48	30	+ 48
Drug Use	42	75	45	45	+ 31
Malnutrition	43	67	49	29	+ 38
Alcohol	44	64	33	219	- 155
Epilepsy	45	56	35	168	- 112
Fires	46	54	46	39	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	47	53	63	3	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	48	46	12	968	- 922
Meningitis	49	44	51	25	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	42	53	15	+ 27
Skin Cancers	51	36	24	357	- 322
Skin Disease	52	34	34	170	- 136
Uterin Cancer	53	29	30	280	- 251
Encephalitis	54	25	67	1	+ 24
Hepatitis B	55	14	56	8	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	56	14	58	6	+ 8
Appendicitis	57	12	55	9	+ 3
Syphilis	58	11	62	3	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	59	9	40	93	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	43	55	- 46
Pertussis	61	7	61	4	+ 4
Tetanus	62	6	71	0	+ 6
War	63	3	68	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	54	12	- 10
Measles	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	4	- 4
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	59	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

North Korea

Slovakia

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.