NORTH KOREA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,864	6	6,231	+ 37,633
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	31,037	40	374	+ 30,663
Measles	3	23,386	65	4	+ 23,382
Tuberculosis	4	20,731	4	17,417	+ 3,314
Birth Trauma	5	19,341	32	736	+ 18,605
Stroke	6	17,365	1	49,648	- 32,283
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,612	2	31,342	- 16,730
Low Birth Weight	8	12,627	25	1,208	+ 11,419
Meningitis	9	10,871	49	207	+ 10,665
Malnutrition	10	9,747	43	317	+ 9,430
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,548	7	6,210	+ 2,338
Maternal Conditions	12	8,337	47	252	+ 8,085
Liver Disease	13	7,913	10	4,506	+ 3,406
Other Injuries	14	7,276	20	1,531	+ 5,745
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,889	29	991	+ 5,899
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,834	14	3,671	+ 2,164
Tetanus	17	5,350	62	28	+ 5,322
Hypertension	18	5,340	8	5,368	- 28
Lung Disease	19	4,934	3	26,178	- 21,244
Pertussis	20	4,150	61	34	+ 4,115
Kidney Disease	21	4,144	12	3,959	+ 185
Malaria	22	3,923	69	0	+ 3,923
Asthma	23	3,794	22	1,439	+ 2,355
War	24	2,663	63	16	+ 2,647
Drownings	25	2,569	27	1,126	+ 1,443
Breast Cancer	26	2,488	23	1,366	+ 1,122
Suicide	27	2,463	16	2,407	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	28	1,784	33	704	+ 1,079
Violence	29	1,673	28	1,082	+ 591
Fires	30	1,637	46	253	+ 1,384
Poisonings	31	1,531	41	366	+ 1,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,308	11	4,340	- 3,032
HIV/AIDS	33	1,232	31	753	+ 479
Lymphomas	34	1,221	35	560	+ 662
Leukemia	35	1,134	30	965	+ 169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,129	19	1,712	- 583
Falls	37	1,107	18	1,801	- 695
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,104	15	3,232	- 2,128
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,053	34	684	+ 368
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,043	24	1,222	- 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	901	17	2,093	- 1,192
Schistosomiasis	42	880	74	0	+ 880
Epilepsy	43	846	45	266	+ 580
Endocrine Disorders	44	821	39	452	+ 369
Syphilis	45	763	58	54	+ 709
Oral Cancer	46	662	37	513	+ 150
Upper Respiratory	47	658	56	67	+ 591
Hepatitis B	48	636	55	68	+ 567
Stomach Cancer	49	626	13	3,771	- 3,145
Ovary Cancer	50	596	36	532	+ 64
Leishmaniasis	51	585	75	0	+ 585
Prostate Cancer	52	576	48	219	+ 357
Liver Cancer	53	516	9	5,326	- 4,809
Lung Cancers	54	471	5	11,893	- 11,423
Appendicitis	55	379	57	57	+ 323
Parkinson's Disease	56	371	26	1,155	- 783
Skin Cancers	57	331	51	168	+ 162
Skin Disease	58	305	52	158	+ 147
Alcohol	59	305	44	304	+ 1
Diphtheria	60	302	68	0	+ 302
Bladder Cancer	61	302	38	500	- 198
Pancreas Cancer	62	217	21	1,525	- 1,308
Encephalitis	63	183	54	117	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	64	157	53	138	+ 19
Drug Use	65	110	42	356	- 247
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	71	50	198	- 127
Hepatitis C	67	69	64	10	+ 59
Otitis Media	68	64	70	0	+ 63
Ascariasis	69	60	67	1	+ 59
Other Neoplasms	70	25	59	44	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	71	16	60	40	- 24
Chlamydia	72	10	66	1	+ 8
Dengue	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Somalia

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.