NORTH KOREA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,364	6	6,231	+ 6,133
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,108	2	31,342	- 20,234
Stroke	3	6,229	1	49,648	- 43,419
Kidney Disease	4	5,836	12	3,959	+ 1,877
Liver Disease	5	5,143	10	4,506	+ 637
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,688	11	4,340	+ 348
Stomach Cancer	7	4,091	13	3,771	+ 320
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,579	14	3,671	- 92
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,561	7	6,210	- 2,649
Lung Cancers	10	2,556	5	11,893	- 9,337
Prostate Cancer	11	2,555	48	219	+ 2,336
Violence	12	2,430	28	1,082	+ 1,348
Other Injuries	13	2,320	20	1,531	+ 789
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,131	15	3,232	- 1,100
Lung Disease	15	2,032	3	26,178	- 24,146
Liver Cancer	16	1,998	9	5,326	- 3,328
Tuberculosis	17	1,918	4	17,417	- 15,499
Lymphomas	18	1,818	35	560	+ 1,258
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,611	29	991	+ 620
Breast Cancer	20	1,589	23	1,366	+ 223
Cervical Cancer	21	1,552	33	704	+ 848
Leukemia	22	1,492	30	965	+ 527
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,296	21	1,525	- 229
Low Birth Weight	24	1,190	25	1,208	- 18
Falls	25	1,037	18	1,801	- 765
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,024	26	1,155	- 130
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	894	40	374	+ 519
Hypertension	28	856	8	5,368	- 4,512
Malnutrition	29	811	43	317	+ 494
Suicide	30	728	16	2,407	- 1,679
HIV/AIDS	31	685	31	753	- 69
Skin Cancers	32	634	51	168	+ 466
Ovary Cancer	33	575	36	532	+ 44
Drug Use	34	513	42	356	+ 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	491	19	1,712	- 1,221
Drownings	36	471	27	1,126	- 655
Birth Trauma	37	433	32	736	- 303
Oral Cancer	38	419	37	513	- 94
Inflammatory/Heart	39	398	34	684	- 286
Endocrine Disorders	40	383	39	452	- 69
Bladder Cancer	41	373	38	500	- 126
Oesophagus Cancer	42	318	24	1,222	- 905
Maternal Conditions	43	278	47	252	+ 27
Alcohol	44	259	44	304	- 45
Uterin Cancer	45	245	53	138	+ 107
Encephalitis	46	226	54	117	+ 109
Epilepsy	47	211	45	266	- 54
Pertussis	48	210	61	34	+ 176
Fires	49	193	46	253	- 61
Asthma	50	168	22	1,439	- 1,271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	160	17	2,093	- 1,933
Syphilis	52	147	58	54	+ 93
Appendicitis	53	138	57	57	+ 81
Skin Disease	54	126	52	158	- 32
Poisonings	55	101	41	366	- 265
Meningitis	56	95	49	207	- 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	87	50	198	- 112
Other Neoplasms	58	44	59	44	+ 0
Chagas disease	59	39	72	0	+ 39
Tetanus	60	38	62	28	+ 11
Malaria	61	28	69	0	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	62	28	60	40	- 12
Upper Respiratory	63	9	56	67	- 58
Hepatitis B	64	8	55	68	- 61
Hepatitis C	65	3	64	10	- 7
Dengue	66	3	76	0	+ 3
War	67	3	63	16	- 14
Chlamydia	68	2	66	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	65	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Peru

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.