UKRAINE VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	67,324	2	79,883	- 12,559
Coronary Heart Disease	2	42,501	1	278,709	- 236,209
Lung Disease	3	35,498	8	9,621	+ 25,877
Tuberculosis	4	23,618	20	3,194	+ 20,424
Lung Cancers	5	16,128	4	15,024	+ 1,104
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,449	12	6,817	+ 1,632
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,421	18	4,487	+ 3,934
Hypertension	8	7,279	41	970	+ 6,309
Liver Cancer	9	7,222	32	2,210	+ 5,012
Liver Disease	10	6,111	3	15,197	- 9,086
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,885	5	14,196	- 8,311
Kidney Disease	12	5,368	33	2,174	+ 3,194
Stomach Cancer	13	5,113	10	8,106	- 2,993
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,977	31	2,258	+ 2,719
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,382	6	13,505	- 9,122
Suicide	16	3,264	9	9,517	- 6,253
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,838	43	817	+ 2,021
Falls	18	2,443	22	2,875	- 432
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,322	36	1,657	+ 664
Other Injuries	20	2,076	19	4,234	- 2,158
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,069	14	5,811	- 3,742
Asthma	22	1,951	52	229	+ 1,722
Breast Cancer	23	1,852	11	8,106	- 6,254
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,657	35	1,986	- 328
Low Birth Weight	25	1,638	42	851	+ 787
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,566	21	3,101	- 1,535
Drownings	27	1,527	30	2,312	- 785
Violence	28	1,467	23	2,765	- 1,297
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,344	38	1,388	- 45
Leukemia	30	1,309	26	2,531	- 1,222
HIV/AIDS	31	1,022	13	5,874	- 4,853
Birth Trauma	32	998	51	242	+ 756
Cervical Cancer	33	955	28	2,434	- 1,479
Inflammatory/Heart	34	928	7	12,191	- 11,263
Lymphomas	35	759	24	2,636	- 1,877
Ovary Cancer	36	721	25	2,621	- 1,900
Oral Cancer	37	695	17	4,520	- 3,825
Bladder Cancer	38	678	27	2,436	- 1,758
Endocrine Disorders	39	613	45	415	+ 197
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	508	53	189	+ 319
Poisonings	41	497	40	1,117	- 620
Drug Use	42	483	39	1,141	- 658
Malnutrition	43	430	58	54	+ 376
Alcohol	44	413	15	5,670	- 5,257
Epilepsy	45	360	44	419	- 58
Fires	46	344	37	1,652	- 1,309
Maternal Conditions	47	341	57	55	+ 286
Prostate Cancer	48	297	16	4,800	- 4,503
Meningitis	49	281	50	257	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	269	55	103	+ 166
Skin Cancers	51	228	34	2,010	- 1,782
Skin Disease	52	215	48	313	- 99
Uterin Cancer	53	187	29	2,373	- 2,186
Encephalitis	54	159	46	395	- 236
Hepatitis B	55	93	59	42	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	56	90	61	31	+ 60
Appendicitis	57	77	56	78	- 1
Syphilis	58	73	64	4	+ 70
Other Neoplasms	59	59	54	137	- 77
Multiple Sclerosis	60	54	47	344	- 290
Pertussis	61	47	66	2	+ 45
Tetanus	62	37	65	3	+ 34
War	63	22	49	273	- 251
Hepatitis C	64	14	62	8	+ 6
Measles	65	5	60	41	- 36
Chlamydia	66	2	63	5	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	67	1	- 0
Malaria	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	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 UKRAINE

North Korea

Ukraine

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.