NORTH KOREA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	105,088	2	31,342	+ 73,746
Stroke	2	61,105	1	49,648	+ 11,458
Lung Cancers	3	10,152	5	11,893	- 1,741
Inflammatory/Heart	4	10,096	34	684	+ 9,412
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,062	11	4,340	+ 4,722
Liver Disease	6	8,490	10	4,506	+ 3,984
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,962	15	3,232	+ 4,730
Suicide	8	6,840	16	2,407	+ 4,433
Lung Disease	9	6,835	3	26,178	- 19,343
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	6,052	6	6,231	- 179
Stomach Cancer	11	5,488	13	3,771	+ 1,717
Alcohol	12	5,226	44	304	+ 4,922
Breast Cancer	13	4,340	23	1,366	+ 2,975
Other Injuries	14	4,205	20	1,531	+ 2,674
HIV/AIDS	15	3,971	31	753	+ 3,217
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,788	21	1,525	+ 2,262
Hypertension	17	3,426	8	5,368	- 1,942
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,426	14	3,671	- 245
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,269	7	6,210	- 2,940
Prostate Cancer	20	2,635	48	219	+ 2,416
Falls	21	2,186	18	1,801	+ 385
Kidney Disease	22	2,163	12	3,959	- 1,796
Violence	23	2,138	28	1,082	+ 1,056
Liver Cancer	24	2,085	9	5,326	- 3,241
Oral Cancer	25	2,032	37	513	+ 1,519
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,750	26	1,155	+ 595
Drug Use	27	1,702	42	356	+ 1,345
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,669	19	1,712	- 43
Lymphomas	29	1,666	35	560	+ 1,106
Tuberculosis	30	1,573	4	17,417	- 15,844
Leukemia	31	1,538	30	965	+ 573
Ovary Cancer	32	1,517	36	532	+ 985
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,388	24	1,222	+ 166
Cervical Cancer	34	1,386	33	704	+ 682
Uterin Cancer	35	1,282	53	138	+ 1,144
Drownings	36	1,238	27	1,126	+ 112
Fires	37	1,193	46	253	+ 940
Bladder Cancer	38	1,178	38	500	+ 678
Skin Cancers	39	1,048	51	168	+ 880
Poisonings	40	1,039	41	366	+ 673
Congenital Anomalies	41	785	29	991	- 206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	517	17	2,093	- 1,575
Skin Disease	43	511	52	158	+ 352
Low Birth Weight	44	402	25	1,208	- 806
Endocrine Disorders	45	374	39	452	- 78
Asthma	46	329	22	1,439	- 1,110
Encephalitis	47	201	54	117	+ 84
Meningitis	48	194	49	207	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	49	154	60	40	+ 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	140	50	198	- 58
Other Neoplasms	51	136	59	44	+ 92
Epilepsy	52	134	45	266	- 132
Birth Trauma	53	133	32	736	- 602
Appendicitis	54	76	57	57	+ 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	75	40	374	- 299
Maternal Conditions	56	50	47	252	- 202
Malnutrition	57	45	43	317	- 272
Upper Respiratory	58	30	56	67	- 37
War	59	23	63	16	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	8	55	68	- 60
Chlamydia	61	5	66	1	+ 3
Syphilis	62	3	58	54	- 51
Tetanus	63	1	62	28	- 27
Otitis Media	64	1	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	61	34	- 34
Hepatitis C	66	0	64	10	- 10
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Russia

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.