NORTH KOREA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,360	2	31,342	+ 19,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,186	11	4,340	+ 16,846
Stroke	3	17,753	1	49,648	- 31,894
Lung Cancers	4	12,109	5	11,893	+ 216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,951	15	3,232	+ 8,719
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,567	6	6,231	+ 3,336
Liver Disease	7	6,738	10	4,506	+ 2,232
Falls	8	6,038	18	1,801	+ 4,237
Lung Disease	9	5,301	3	26,178	- 20,877
Breast Cancer	10	5,062	23	1,366	+ 3,696
Hypertension	11	4,889	8	5,368	- 479
Prostate Cancer	12	4,575	48	219	+ 4,357
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,139	21	1,525	+ 2,613
Kidney Disease	14	3,925	12	3,959	- 34
Stomach Cancer	15	3,907	13	3,771	+ 136
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,543	14	3,671	- 127
Lymphomas	17	3,478	35	560	+ 2,918
Oral Cancer	18	3,384	37	513	+ 2,872
Suicide	19	3,119	16	2,407	+ 712
Other Injuries	20	2,617	20	1,531	+ 1,085
Bladder Cancer	21	2,310	38	500	+ 1,810
Liver Cancer	22	2,218	9	5,326	- 3,108
Leukemia	23	2,119	30	965	+ 1,154
Skin Cancers	24	1,688	51	168	+ 1,520
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,600	34	684	+ 916
Ovary Cancer	26	1,580	36	532	+ 1,048
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,565	7	6,210	- 4,645
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,482	24	1,222	+ 260
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,465	26	1,155	+ 311
Uterin Cancer	30	1,323	53	138	+ 1,185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,294	19	1,712	- 418
Cervical Cancer	32	1,289	33	704	+ 585
Alcohol	33	1,036	44	304	+ 732
Skin Disease	34	804	52	158	+ 645
Epilepsy	35	794	45	266	+ 528
Congenital Anomalies	36	788	29	991	- 203
Endocrine Disorders	37	772	39	452	+ 320
Drownings	38	679	27	1,126	- 447
Low Birth Weight	39	459	25	1,208	- 749
Other Neoplasms	40	438	59	44	+ 395
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	329	17	2,093	- 1,763
Violence	42	281	28	1,082	- 801
Multiple Sclerosis	43	259	60	40	+ 219
Asthma	44	223	22	1,439	- 1,216
Drug Use	45	211	42	356	- 145
Fires	46	183	46	253	- 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	160	40	374	- 214
Poisonings	48	140	41	366	- 226
Malnutrition	49	136	43	317	- 182
Tuberculosis	50	125	4	17,417	- 17,292
Meningitis	51	119	49	207	- 88
Birth Trauma	52	71	32	736	- 665
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	70	50	198	- 128
Hepatitis C	54	59	64	10	+ 48
Appendicitis	55	43	57	57	- 14
Hepatitis B	56	38	55	68	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	35	80	0	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	58	30	56	67	- 37
Anemia	59	25	85	0	+ 25
Schizophrenia	60	20	83	0	+ 20
Pertussis	61	17	61	34	- 17
Syphilis	62	16	58	54	- 38
Maternal Conditions	63	13	47	252	- 238
Otitis Media	64	11	70	0	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	65	10	31	753	- 743
Oral conditions	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	67	4	54	117	- 113
War	68	3	63	16	- 14
Osteoarthritis	69	2	81	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	72	0	65	4	- 4
Chlamydia	73	0	66	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	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

Slovakia

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.