NORTH KOREA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,061	2	31,342	+ 72,719
Stroke	2	72,031	1	49,648	+ 22,383
Hypertension	3	15,951	8	5,368	+ 10,583
Lung Cancers	4	14,655	5	11,893	+ 2,762
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,559	6	6,231	+ 7,329
Liver Disease	6	12,926	10	4,506	+ 8,419
Lung Disease	7	10,664	3	26,178	- 15,514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,905	15	3,232	+ 6,673
Kidney Disease	9	7,499	12	3,959	+ 3,540
Inflammatory/Heart	10	6,424	34	684	+ 5,740
Breast Cancer	11	5,580	23	1,366	+ 4,214
Stomach Cancer	12	5,010	13	3,771	+ 1,239
Liver Cancer	13	4,512	9	5,326	- 814
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,253	21	1,525	+ 2,727
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	4,114	11	4,340	- 226
Prostate Cancer	16	3,549	48	219	+ 3,330
Oral Cancer	17	3,318	37	513	+ 2,806
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,232	14	3,671	- 438
Other Injuries	19	3,100	20	1,531	+ 1,569
Road Traffic Accidents	20	2,887	7	6,210	- 3,323
Suicide	21	2,734	16	2,407	+ 327
Cervical Cancer	22	2,710	33	704	+ 2,006
Bladder Cancer	23	2,485	38	500	+ 1,986
Falls	24	2,180	18	1,801	+ 378
Lymphomas	25	2,007	35	560	+ 1,447
Leukemia	26	1,945	30	965	+ 980
Ovary Cancer	27	1,607	36	532	+ 1,075
Tuberculosis	28	1,472	4	17,417	- 15,946
Skin Cancers	29	1,454	51	168	+ 1,286
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,094	24	1,222	- 128
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,073	26	1,155	- 81
Drownings	32	864	27	1,126	- 262
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	770	19	1,712	- 942
Uterin Cancer	34	757	53	138	+ 619
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	638	17	2,093	- 1,454
Fires	36	610	46	253	+ 357
Alcohol	37	593	44	304	+ 289
Congenital Anomalies	38	531	29	991	- 459
Poisonings	39	531	41	366	+ 164
Drug Use	40	501	42	356	+ 145
Low Birth Weight	41	459	25	1,208	- 749
Epilepsy	42	455	45	266	+ 189
Other Neoplasms	43	418	59	44	+ 374
Violence	44	370	28	1,082	- 712
Asthma	45	326	22	1,439	- 1,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	324	40	374	- 51
HIV/AIDS	47	317	31	753	- 436
Endocrine Disorders	48	279	39	452	- 173
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	208	80	0	+ 208
Malnutrition	50	205	43	317	- 112
Schizophrenia	51	149	83	0	+ 149
Hepatitis C	52	143	64	10	+ 132
Skin Disease	53	141	52	158	- 17
Meningitis	54	111	49	207	- 96
Multiple Sclerosis	55	96	60	40	+ 56
Anemia	56	85	85	0	+ 85
Birth Trauma	57	55	32	736	- 680
Maternal Conditions	58	51	47	252	- 200
Hepatitis B	59	44	55	68	- 24
Appendicitis	60	30	57	57	- 26
Measles	61	11	65	4	+ 7
Encephalitis	62	9	54	117	- 108
Upper Respiratory	63	4	56	67	- 63
Oral conditions	64	3	82	0	+ 3
War	65	3	63	16	- 13
Syphilis	66	2	58	54	- 52
Tetanus	67	2	62	28	- 26
Otitis Media	68	2	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	61	34	- 34
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	50	198	- 198
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Romania

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.