VENEZUELA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	58,996	3	12,133	+ 46,863
Coronary Heart Disease	2	37,243	1	26,905	+ 10,338
Lung Disease	3	31,107	10	5,150	+ 25,957
Tuberculosis	4	20,696	31	748	+ 19,949
Lung Cancers	5	14,133	11	3,900	+ 10,233
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,404	7	7,188	+ 216
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,379	5	11,127	- 3,748
Hypertension	8	6,379	9	5,195	+ 1,184
Liver Cancer	9	6,329	26	1,029	+ 5,299
Liver Disease	10	5,355	16	2,340	+ 3,015
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,157	35	572	+ 4,585
Kidney Disease	12	4,704	8	5,932	- 1,228
Stomach Cancer	13	4,481	17	2,175	+ 2,306
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,362	4	11,176	- 6,815
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	3,840	19	2,037	+ 1,803
Suicide	16	2,860	34	585	+ 2,275
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,487	57	80	+ 2,406
Falls	18	2,140	28	865	+ 1,275
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,035	40	418	+ 1,617
Other Injuries	20	1,819	21	1,693	+ 126
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,813	25	1,082	+ 731
Asthma	22	1,710	46	311	+ 1,399
Breast Cancer	23	1,623	15	2,563	- 940
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,452	44	370	+ 1,083
Low Birth Weight	25	1,436	12	3,088	- 1,652
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,372	48	252	+ 1,121
Drownings	27	1,338	43	388	+ 950
Violence	28	1,286	2	18,132	- 16,846
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,177	14	2,846	- 1,668
Leukemia	30	1,147	27	1,007	+ 139
HIV/AIDS	31	895	6	7,490	- 6,595
Birth Trauma	32	874	24	1,087	- 213
Cervical Cancer	33	837	20	1,986	- 1,150
Inflammatory/Heart	34	813	33	599	+ 214
Lymphomas	35	665	23	1,248	- 583
Ovary Cancer	36	632	36	563	+ 69
Oral Cancer	37	609	38	544	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	38	594	45	365	+ 229
Endocrine Disorders	39	537	30	760	- 223
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	445	22	1,359	- 914
Poisonings	41	435	58	68	+ 368
Drug Use	42	424	50	225	+ 198
Malnutrition	43	377	32	629	- 252
Alcohol	44	362	62	34	+ 327
Epilepsy	45	316	41	411	- 95
Fires	46	301	54	144	+ 157
Maternal Conditions	47	299	39	422	- 123
Prostate Cancer	48	260	13	2,848	- 2,588
Meningitis	49	246	49	251	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	236	52	180	+ 56
Skin Cancers	51	200	37	553	- 353
Skin Disease	52	188	66	18	+ 171
Uterin Cancer	53	164	47	309	- 145
Encephalitis	54	139	61	37	+ 102
Hepatitis B	55	81	63	30	+ 52
Upper Respiratory	56	79	74	1	+ 78
Appendicitis	57	67	56	98	- 30
Syphilis	58	64	67	15	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	59	52	18	2,167	- 2,115
Multiple Sclerosis	60	47	60	51	- 4
Pertussis	61	41	64	26	+ 15
Tetanus	62	33	68	8	+ 25
War	63	19	51	185	- 166
Hepatitis C	64	12	65	21	- 9
Measles	65	4	79	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	2	82	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	42	402	- 402
Otitis Media	70	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	71	4	- 4
Chagas disease	72	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	3	- 3
Dengue	76	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

North Korea

Venezuela

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.