SWITZERLAND VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	16,727	3	3,918	+ 12,810
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,560	1	10,713	- 153
Lung Disease	3	8,820	5	2,902	+ 5,918
Tuberculosis	4	5,868	56	21	+ 5,847
Lung Cancers	5	4,007	4	3,520	+ 488
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,099	8	1,949	+ 150
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,092	34	193	+ 1,899
Hypertension	8	1,809	6	2,471	- 663
Liver Cancer	9	1,794	19	805	+ 989
Liver Disease	10	1,518	21	677	+ 841
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,462	2	7,192	- 5,730
Kidney Disease	12	1,334	13	1,261	+ 73
Stomach Cancer	13	1,270	24	614	+ 657
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,237	17	1,022	+ 215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,089	7	1,995	- 906
Suicide	16	811	14	1,249	- 438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	705	48	78	+ 627
Falls	18	607	9	1,919	- 1,312
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	577	41	122	+ 455
Other Injuries	20	516	30	410	+ 106
Pancreas Cancer	21	514	12	1,486	- 972
Asthma	22	485	46	95	+ 390
Breast Cancer	23	460	11	1,577	- 1,117
Oesophagus Cancer	24	412	28	491	- 79
Low Birth Weight	25	407	43	105	+ 302
Parkinson's Disease	26	389	18	857	- 468
Drownings	27	379	50	49	+ 330
Violence	28	365	51	42	+ 322
Congenital Anomalies	29	334	31	305	+ 29
Leukemia	30	325	22	671	- 346
HIV/AIDS	31	254	54	29	+ 225
Birth Trauma	32	248	52	32	+ 216
Cervical Cancer	33	237	42	105	+ 132
Inflammatory/Heart	34	231	16	1,027	- 796
Lymphomas	35	189	15	1,131	- 943
Ovary Cancer	36	179	29	457	- 278
Oral Cancer	37	173	26	500	- 328
Bladder Cancer	38	168	23	669	- 501
Endocrine Disorders	39	152	25	593	- 441
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	126	35	186	- 60
Poisonings	41	123	60	13	+ 111
Drug Use	42	120	36	176	- 56
Malnutrition	43	107	47	84	+ 23
Alcohol	44	103	32	229	- 126
Epilepsy	45	90	39	159	- 69
Fires	46	85	55	21	+ 64
Maternal Conditions	47	85	64	4	+ 81
Prostate Cancer	48	74	10	1,579	- 1,506
Meningitis	49	70	57	20	+ 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	67	49	68	- 1
Skin Cancers	51	57	27	493	- 436
Skin Disease	52	53	40	129	- 76
Uterin Cancer	53	47	33	224	- 177
Encephalitis	54	39	68	1	+ 39
Hepatitis B	55	23	63	5	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	56	22	61	11	+ 12
Appendicitis	57	19	59	15	+ 5
Syphilis	58	18	65	2	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	59	15	20	681	- 667
Multiple Sclerosis	60	13	38	160	- 147
Pertussis	61	12	73	0	+ 12
Tetanus	62	9	70	0	+ 9
War	63	5	67	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	4	58	15	- 12
Measles	65	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

North Korea

Switzerland

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.