NORTH KOREA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,393	6	6,231	+ 15,162
Malaria	2	19,676	69	0	+ 19,675
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,209	40	374	+ 14,834
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,611	2	31,342	- 19,731
Stroke	5	10,867	1	49,648	- 38,781
Birth Trauma	6	8,327	32	736	+ 7,591
Low Birth Weight	7	8,047	25	1,208	+ 6,839
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,443	7	6,210	+ 1,233
HIV/AIDS	9	7,340	31	753	+ 6,587
Tuberculosis	10	6,961	4	17,417	- 10,456
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,418	29	991	+ 3,427
Meningitis	12	4,079	49	207	+ 3,872
Liver Disease	13	3,784	10	4,506	- 722
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,430	14	3,671	- 241
Kidney Disease	15	3,121	12	3,959	- 838
Other Injuries	16	3,000	20	1,531	+ 1,468
Malnutrition	17	2,663	43	317	+ 2,346
Maternal Conditions	18	2,537	47	252	+ 2,285
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,300	39	452	+ 1,849
Lung Disease	20	2,282	3	26,178	- 23,896
Hypertension	21	1,797	8	5,368	- 3,571
Violence	22	1,781	28	1,082	+ 699
Breast Cancer	23	1,775	23	1,366	+ 409
Asthma	24	1,767	22	1,439	+ 328
Suicide	25	1,503	16	2,407	- 904
Pertussis	26	1,351	61	34	+ 1,317
Liver Cancer	27	1,153	9	5,326	- 4,172
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,076	11	4,340	- 3,264
Drownings	29	1,056	27	1,126	- 70
Falls	30	934	18	1,801	- 868
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	888	19	1,712	- 824
Inflammatory/Heart	32	830	34	684	+ 146
Fires	33	793	46	253	+ 540
Prostate Cancer	34	790	48	219	+ 571
Cervical Cancer	35	760	33	704	+ 56
Stomach Cancer	36	668	13	3,771	- 3,103
Epilepsy	37	664	45	266	+ 398
Poisonings	38	629	41	366	+ 263
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	554	15	3,232	- 2,677
Drug Use	40	535	42	356	+ 178
Syphilis	41	519	58	54	+ 465
Lymphomas	42	381	35	560	- 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	365	17	2,093	- 1,727
Parkinson's Disease	44	337	26	1,155	- 818
Tetanus	45	296	62	28	+ 268
Schistosomiasis	46	291	74	0	+ 291
Hepatitis B	47	264	55	68	+ 196
Skin Cancers	48	247	51	168	+ 79
Lung Cancers	49	246	5	11,893	- 11,648
Oral Cancer	50	238	37	513	- 275
Skin Disease	51	232	52	158	+ 74
Bladder Cancer	52	225	38	500	- 274
Ovary Cancer	53	222	36	532	- 310
Pancreas Cancer	54	177	21	1,525	- 1,348
Alcohol	55	150	44	304	- 154
Encephalitis	56	145	54	117	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	57	107	24	1,222	- 1,116
Measles	58	106	65	4	+ 103
Leukemia	59	106	30	965	- 859
Uterin Cancer	60	89	53	138	- 49
Appendicitis	61	78	57	57	+ 22
Ascariasis	62	43	67	1	+ 42
Hepatitis C	63	39	64	10	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	64	30	56	67	- 37
Multiple Sclerosis	65	30	60	40	- 10
Other Neoplasms	66	30	59	44	- 14
War	67	24	63	16	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	21	50	198	- 177
Diphtheria	69	11	68	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	4	66	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Sierra Leone

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.