SWEDEN VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	19,992	3	6,035	+ 13,957
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,621	1	15,136	- 2,515
Lung Disease	3	10,541	4	4,344	+ 6,197
Tuberculosis	4	7,013	56	24	+ 6,989
Lung Cancers	5	4,789	5	3,722	+ 1,067
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,509	7	2,659	- 150
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,501	34	315	+ 2,185
Hypertension	8	2,162	10	1,838	+ 323
Liver Cancer	9	2,145	22	752	+ 1,393
Liver Disease	10	1,815	23	723	+ 1,091
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,748	2	10,917	- 9,169
Kidney Disease	12	1,594	12	1,629	- 35
Stomach Cancer	13	1,518	26	612	+ 906
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,478	11	1,834	- 356
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,301	6	3,049	- 1,748
Suicide	16	969	14	1,479	- 510
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	843	48	110	+ 732
Falls	18	725	17	1,109	- 384
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	689	37	277	+ 412
Other Injuries	20	617	15	1,374	- 757
Pancreas Cancer	21	614	9	1,849	- 1,234
Asthma	22	579	42	158	+ 421
Breast Cancer	23	550	13	1,582	- 1,032
Oesophagus Cancer	24	492	29	538	- 46
Low Birth Weight	25	486	51	50	+ 436
Parkinson's Disease	26	465	19	943	- 478
Drownings	27	453	46	114	+ 339
Violence	28	436	47	113	+ 323
Congenital Anomalies	29	399	35	308	+ 91
Leukemia	30	389	20	825	- 437
HIV/AIDS	31	303	61	13	+ 291
Birth Trauma	32	296	55	34	+ 263
Cervical Cancer	33	284	38	228	+ 56
Inflammatory/Heart	34	276	28	547	- 271
Lymphomas	35	225	16	1,357	- 1,131
Ovary Cancer	36	214	27	553	- 339
Oral Cancer	37	206	31	379	- 173
Bladder Cancer	38	201	21	760	- 559
Endocrine Disorders	39	182	24	702	- 520
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	151	36	289	- 139
Poisonings	41	148	60	18	+ 130
Drug Use	42	144	30	423	- 280
Malnutrition	43	128	45	117	+ 11
Alcohol	44	123	32	359	- 236
Epilepsy	45	107	44	121	- 14
Fires	46	102	49	65	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	47	101	64	5	+ 96
Prostate Cancer	48	88	8	2,622	- 2,534
Meningitis	49	83	54	35	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	80	43	129	- 49
Skin Cancers	51	68	25	650	- 583
Skin Disease	52	64	39	220	- 156
Uterin Cancer	53	56	33	345	- 289
Encephalitis	54	47	71	0	+ 47
Hepatitis B	55	28	62	9	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	56	27	58	20	+ 7
Appendicitis	57	23	59	18	+ 5
Syphilis	58	22	72	0	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	59	18	18	1,036	- 1,018
Multiple Sclerosis	60	16	41	170	- 154
Pertussis	61	14	67	0	+ 13
Tetanus	62	11	68	0	+ 11
War	63	7	65	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	4	53	44	- 40
Measles	65	1	83	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

North Korea

Sweden

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.