NORTH KOREA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,180	2	31,342	+ 1,838
Stroke	2	31,792	1	49,648	- 17,855
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	18,527	11	4,340	+ 14,188
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,653	6	6,231	+ 11,422
Lung Cancers	5	11,352	5	11,893	- 541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,309	15	3,232	+ 8,078
Lung Disease	7	11,043	3	26,178	- 15,135
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,279	14	3,671	+ 5,608
Kidney Disease	9	7,223	12	3,959	+ 3,264
Stomach Cancer	10	6,524	13	3,771	+ 2,753
Prostate Cancer	11	5,472	48	219	+ 5,253
Breast Cancer	12	5,145	23	1,366	+ 3,779
Other Injuries	13	4,991	20	1,531	+ 3,460
Hypertension	14	4,843	8	5,368	- 525
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,301	21	1,525	+ 2,775
Lymphomas	16	4,142	35	560	+ 3,582
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,985	39	452	+ 3,533
Liver Cancer	18	3,273	9	5,326	- 2,053
Suicide	19	3,019	16	2,407	+ 612
Bladder Cancer	20	3,016	38	500	+ 2,516
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,936	26	1,155	+ 1,781
Liver Disease	22	2,900	10	4,506	- 1,606
Falls	23	2,661	18	1,801	+ 859
Leukemia	24	2,616	30	965	+ 1,651
Oral Cancer	25	2,350	37	513	+ 1,837
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,341	34	684	+ 1,657
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,160	7	6,210	- 4,050
Other Neoplasms	28	1,680	59	44	+ 1,636
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,604	24	1,222	+ 382
Skin Cancers	30	1,349	51	168	+ 1,180
Epilepsy	31	1,070	45	266	+ 804
Uterin Cancer	32	1,046	53	138	+ 908
Ovary Cancer	33	1,024	36	532	+ 492
Cervical Cancer	34	847	33	704	+ 143
HIV/AIDS	35	824	31	753	+ 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	594	40	374	+ 220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	589	19	1,712	- 1,123
Tuberculosis	38	549	4	17,417	- 16,868
Skin Disease	39	521	52	158	+ 363
Congenital Anomalies	40	506	29	991	- 485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	435	17	2,093	- 1,658
Anemia	42	388	85	0	+ 388
Asthma	43	377	22	1,439	- 1,062
Drug Use	44	331	42	356	- 26
Alcohol	45	286	44	304	- 18
Fires	46	279	46	253	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	255	50	198	+ 56
Violence	48	248	28	1,082	- 834
Hepatitis C	49	224	64	10	+ 213
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	212	80	0	+ 212
Drownings	51	204	27	1,126	- 922
Low Birth Weight	52	203	25	1,208	- 1,005
Malnutrition	53	203	43	317	- 115
Multiple Sclerosis	54	145	60	40	+ 105
Schizophrenia	55	127	83	0	+ 127
Meningitis	56	110	49	207	- 97
Poisonings	57	76	41	366	- 291
Osteoarthritis	58	74	81	0	+ 74
Hepatitis B	59	67	55	68	- 2
Birth Trauma	60	61	32	736	- 675
Appendicitis	61	54	57	57	- 3
Upper Respiratory	62	38	56	67	- 29
Maternal Conditions	63	18	47	252	- 233
Syphilis	64	8	58	54	- 46
Oral conditions	65	8	82	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	6	70	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	67	3	54	117	- 114
Leishmaniasis	68	3	75	0	+ 3
War	69	3	63	16	- 14
Leprosy	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	65	4	- 3
Pertussis	72	0	61	34	- 34
Tetanus	73	0	62	28	- 28
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	66	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Portugal

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.