NORTH KOREA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,887	2	31,342	+ 48,546
Stroke	2	22,190	1	49,648	- 27,458
Lung Cancers	3	17,498	5	11,893	+ 5,605
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,574	6	6,231	+ 7,343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,917	15	3,232	+ 6,685
Lung Disease	6	9,283	3	26,178	- 16,895
Other Neoplasms	7	6,283	59	44	+ 6,239
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,073	14	3,671	+ 2,402
Breast Cancer	9	5,407	23	1,366	+ 4,041
Liver Disease	10	5,370	10	4,506	+ 864
Prostate Cancer	11	4,404	48	219	+ 4,185
Stomach Cancer	12	4,012	13	3,771	+ 241
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,685	21	1,525	+ 2,160
Alcohol	14	3,555	44	304	+ 3,251
Hypertension	15	3,351	8	5,368	- 2,017
Falls	16	3,198	18	1,801	+ 1,397
Bladder Cancer	17	3,190	38	500	+ 2,691
Suicide	18	2,906	16	2,407	+ 499
Lymphomas	19	2,811	35	560	+ 2,251
Kidney Disease	20	2,759	12	3,959	- 1,200
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,512	11	4,340	- 1,828
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,413	7	6,210	- 3,797
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,372	34	684	+ 1,688
Leukemia	24	2,345	30	965	+ 1,380
Oral Cancer	25	2,292	37	513	+ 1,779
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,098	19	1,712	+ 386
Ovary Cancer	27	1,988	36	532	+ 1,456
Other Injuries	28	1,715	20	1,531	+ 184
Liver Cancer	29	1,554	9	5,326	- 3,771
Uterin Cancer	30	1,468	53	138	+ 1,330
Skin Cancers	31	1,462	51	168	+ 1,294
Cervical Cancer	32	1,294	33	704	+ 590
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,224	24	1,222	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,018	26	1,155	- 136
Epilepsy	35	777	45	266	+ 511
Congenital Anomalies	36	622	29	991	- 369
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	569	40	374	+ 195
Endocrine Disorders	38	564	39	452	+ 112
Drownings	39	432	27	1,126	- 694
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	415	17	2,093	- 1,677
Tuberculosis	41	405	4	17,417	- 17,012
Low Birth Weight	42	393	25	1,208	- 815
Asthma	43	367	22	1,439	- 1,072
Multiple Sclerosis	44	341	60	40	+ 301
Fires	45	322	46	253	+ 69
Skin Disease	46	318	52	158	+ 160
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	250	50	198	+ 52
Drug Use	48	218	42	356	- 139
Violence	49	200	28	1,082	- 883
Malnutrition	50	197	43	317	- 120
Poisonings	51	139	41	366	- 227
Hepatitis C	52	128	64	10	+ 117
Meningitis	53	116	49	207	- 91
HIV/AIDS	54	78	31	753	- 675
Appendicitis	55	47	57	57	- 10
Hepatitis B	56	35	55	68	- 33
Birth Trauma	57	35	32	736	- 701
Schizophrenia	58	20	83	0	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	20	80	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	60	13	56	67	- 54
Osteoarthritis	61	12	81	0	+ 12
Anemia	62	8	85	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	63	6	47	252	- 245
Encephalitis	64	4	54	117	- 113
Oral conditions	65	3	82	0	+ 3
War	66	3	63	16	- 14
Tetanus	67	1	62	28	- 26
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	58	54	- 54
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	61	34	- 34
Measles	72	0	65	4	- 4
Chlamydia	73	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Poland

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.