NORTH KOREA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,085	2	31,342	- 6,257
Stroke	2	14,739	1	49,648	- 34,909
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,878	40	374	+ 10,503
Low Birth Weight	4	9,730	25	1,208	+ 8,522
Lung Disease	5	9,063	3	26,178	- 17,115
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,700	6	6,231	+ 2,469
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,654	14	3,671	+ 2,983
Birth Trauma	8	6,207	32	736	+ 5,471
Kidney Disease	9	5,919	12	3,959	+ 1,960
Liver Disease	10	5,714	10	4,506	+ 1,208
Tuberculosis	11	4,388	4	17,417	- 13,030
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,936	7	6,210	- 3,274
Other Injuries	13	2,815	20	1,531	+ 1,284
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,743	29	991	+ 1,752
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	2,711	17	2,093	+ 619
Hypertension	16	2,388	8	5,368	- 2,980
Asthma	17	2,162	22	1,439	+ 723
Suicide	18	2,014	16	2,407	- 393
Meningitis	19	1,878	49	207	+ 1,672
Breast Cancer	20	1,877	23	1,366	+ 511
Oral Cancer	21	1,790	37	513	+ 1,278
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,586	11	4,340	- 2,754
Violence	23	1,347	28	1,082	+ 265
Maternal Conditions	24	1,291	47	252	+ 1,040
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,192	39	452	+ 740
Lung Cancers	26	1,010	5	11,893	- 10,884
Malnutrition	27	922	43	317	+ 605
Falls	28	901	18	1,801	- 901
Oesophagus Cancer	29	820	24	1,222	- 403
Tetanus	30	786	62	28	+ 758
Lymphomas	31	732	35	560	+ 172
HIV/AIDS	32	708	31	753	- 45
Encephalitis	33	693	54	117	+ 576
Pertussis	34	663	61	34	+ 628
Parkinson's Disease	35	640	26	1,155	- 514
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	568	19	1,712	- 1,144
Drownings	37	560	27	1,126	- 566
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	550	15	3,232	- 2,682
Leukemia	39	548	30	965	- 417
Epilepsy	40	508	45	266	+ 242
Liver Cancer	41	461	9	5,326	- 4,864
Fires	42	449	46	253	+ 195
Stomach Cancer	43	421	13	3,771	- 3,349
Cervical Cancer	44	418	33	704	- 286
Prostate Cancer	45	371	48	219	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	46	368	36	532	- 164
Poisonings	47	351	41	366	- 16
Bladder Cancer	48	284	38	500	- 216
Measles	49	269	65	4	+ 265
Alcohol	50	263	44	304	- 42
Appendicitis	51	258	57	57	+ 201
Inflammatory/Heart	52	242	34	684	- 443
Hepatitis B	53	236	55	68	+ 168
Skin Cancers	54	160	51	168	- 8
Dengue	55	149	76	0	+ 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	145	50	198	- 54
Syphilis	57	134	58	54	+ 80
Hepatitis C	58	128	64	10	+ 117
Uterin Cancer	59	124	53	138	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	60	111	21	1,525	- 1,414
Drug Use	61	86	42	356	- 270
War	62	62	63	16	+ 46
Malaria	63	61	69	0	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	64	43	59	44	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	43	60	40	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	30	56	67	- 37
Skin Disease	67	14	52	158	- 145
Ascariasis	68	8	67	1	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	7	68	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	5	66	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	3	70	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Pakistan

North Korea

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.