UGANDA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	93,039	6	11,181	+ 81,858
Coronary Heart Disease	2	58,734	9	8,784	+ 49,950
Lung Disease	3	49,057	22	3,051	+ 46,006
Tuberculosis	4	32,639	10	7,255	+ 25,385
Lung Cancers	5	22,288	46	441	+ 21,847
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,676	2	18,865	- 7,189
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,637	4	13,012	- 1,375
Hypertension	8	10,059	21	3,120	+ 6,939
Liver Cancer	9	9,980	29	1,522	+ 8,458
Liver Disease	10	8,445	13	5,122	+ 3,323
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	8,133	30	1,286	+ 6,846
Kidney Disease	12	7,419	19	3,168	+ 4,250
Stomach Cancer	13	7,067	45	515	+ 6,552
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,879	14	4,794	+ 2,084
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	6,056	35	919	+ 5,137
Suicide	16	4,511	24	2,033	+ 2,478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,921	50	348	+ 3,574
Falls	18	3,376	33	1,127	+ 2,249
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,209	41	687	+ 2,522
Other Injuries	20	2,869	20	3,130	- 260
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,859	47	358	+ 2,500
Asthma	22	2,697	27	1,745	+ 952
Breast Cancer	23	2,560	32	1,128	+ 1,432
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,290	28	1,674	+ 616
Low Birth Weight	25	2,264	8	9,673	- 7,409
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,164	48	351	+ 1,812
Drownings	27	2,110	31	1,238	+ 873
Violence	28	2,028	12	6,175	- 4,147
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,857	11	6,641	- 4,784
Leukemia	30	1,808	42	599	+ 1,209
HIV/AIDS	31	1,412	1	21,188	- 19,776
Birth Trauma	32	1,379	7	10,405	- 9,026
Cervical Cancer	33	1,320	15	4,378	- 3,058
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,282	37	859	+ 423
Lymphomas	35	1,049	26	1,762	- 713
Ovary Cancer	36	997	44	519	+ 477
Oral Cancer	37	961	40	731	+ 229
Bladder Cancer	38	936	59	181	+ 756
Endocrine Disorders	39	847	38	761	+ 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	702	5	12,103	- 11,402
Poisonings	41	687	39	745	- 58
Drug Use	42	668	57	233	+ 435
Malnutrition	43	595	18	3,317	- 2,722
Alcohol	44	570	54	256	+ 314
Epilepsy	45	498	43	599	- 101
Fires	46	475	36	872	- 397
Maternal Conditions	47	472	17	3,641	- 3,170
Prostate Cancer	48	410	34	950	- 540
Meningitis	49	388	16	3,718	- 3,330
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	372	64	55	+ 317
Skin Cancers	51	315	49	349	- 33
Skin Disease	52	297	55	242	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	53	259	56	234	+ 25
Encephalitis	54	219	62	122	+ 97
Hepatitis B	55	128	61	123	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	56	125	60	144	- 19
Appendicitis	57	106	58	211	- 105
Syphilis	58	101	23	2,235	- 2,134
Other Neoplasms	59	82	66	37	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	60	74	69	16	+ 58
Pertussis	61	64	25	1,909	- 1,845
Tetanus	62	52	53	271	- 219
War	63	31	63	88	- 57
Hepatitis C	64	20	67	30	- 11
Measles	65	7	51	343	- 336
Chlamydia	66	3	73	6	- 3
Ascariasis	67	2	70	16	- 14
Diphtheria	68	1	72	11	- 10
Malaria	69	1	3	13,576	- 13,575
Otitis Media	70	1	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	65	50	- 50
Schistosomiasis	74	0	52	286	- 286
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	28	- 28
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

North Korea

Uganda

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.