NORTH KOREA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,285	2	31,342	+ 3,943
Stroke	2	24,244	1	49,648	- 25,404
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,413	6	6,231	+ 7,183
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,655	14	3,671	+ 7,985
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,897	40	374	+ 7,523
Lung Disease	6	7,549	3	26,178	- 18,629
Malaria	7	5,265	69	0	+ 5,265
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,004	7	6,210	- 2,206
Suicide	9	3,555	16	2,407	+ 1,148
Liver Disease	10	3,215	10	4,506	- 1,292
Drownings	11	2,908	27	1,126	+ 1,782
Asthma	12	2,839	22	1,439	+ 1,400
Hypertension	13	2,752	8	5,368	- 2,616
Low Birth Weight	14	2,335	25	1,208	+ 1,127
Kidney Disease	15	2,302	12	3,959	- 1,657
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,281	29	991	+ 1,290
Other Injuries	17	2,166	20	1,531	+ 635
Liver Cancer	18	2,164	9	5,326	- 3,161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	2,128	17	2,093	+ 35
Falls	20	1,978	18	1,801	+ 176
Birth Trauma	21	1,858	32	736	+ 1,122
Maternal Conditions	22	1,659	47	252	+ 1,407
Tuberculosis	23	1,617	4	17,417	- 15,800
Dengue	24	1,500	76	0	+ 1,500
Cervical Cancer	25	1,498	33	704	+ 794
Breast Cancer	26	1,223	23	1,366	- 143
Lung Cancers	27	1,210	5	11,893	- 10,684
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,152	11	4,340	- 3,188
Syphilis	29	1,010	58	54	+ 956
Violence	30	944	28	1,082	- 138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	834	15	3,232	- 2,398
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	803	19	1,712	- 910
Ovary Cancer	33	773	36	532	+ 242
Parkinson's Disease	34	756	26	1,155	- 399
Leukemia	35	736	30	965	- 229
Malnutrition	36	688	43	317	+ 371
Inflammatory/Heart	37	630	34	684	- 54
Poisonings	38	555	41	366	+ 188
Endocrine Disorders	39	535	39	452	+ 83
Fires	40	517	46	253	+ 264
Prostate Cancer	41	468	48	219	+ 249
Lymphomas	42	464	35	560	- 96
Meningitis	43	456	49	207	+ 249
Stomach Cancer	44	424	13	3,771	- 3,347
Epilepsy	45	383	45	266	+ 118
Skin Disease	46	366	52	158	+ 208
Uterin Cancer	47	312	53	138	+ 174
Alcohol	48	312	44	304	+ 7
Oral Cancer	49	274	37	513	- 239
Pertussis	50	269	61	34	+ 235
Pancreas Cancer	51	155	21	1,525	- 1,370
Bladder Cancer	52	154	38	500	- 346
Hepatitis B	53	114	55	68	+ 45
Encephalitis	54	58	54	117	- 59
Appendicitis	55	52	57	57	- 4
Other Neoplasms	56	42	59	44	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	39	24	1,222	- 1,184
Drug Use	58	31	42	356	- 326
Tetanus	59	23	62	28	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	50	198	- 182
Multiple Sclerosis	61	15	60	40	- 25
Hepatitis C	62	14	64	10	+ 4
Ascariasis	63	5	67	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	3	56	67	- 63
War	65	3	63	16	- 13
Chlamydia	66	2	66	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	2	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	51	168	- 168
Schizophrenia	70	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	31	753	- 753
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	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

Solomon Isl.

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.