NORTH KOREA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,532	6	6,231	+ 14,301
HIV/AIDS	2	16,385	31	753	+ 15,632
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,049	40	374	+ 14,675
Malaria	4	11,059	69	0	+ 11,058
Birth Trauma	5	10,786	32	736	+ 10,051
Low Birth Weight	6	8,983	25	1,208	+ 7,775
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,410	7	6,210	+ 2,200
Tuberculosis	8	7,806	4	17,417	- 9,611
Stroke	9	7,331	1	49,648	- 42,316
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,065	2	31,342	- 25,277
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,181	29	991	+ 3,190
Liver Disease	12	3,774	10	4,506	- 732
Meningitis	13	3,684	49	207	+ 3,477
Malnutrition	14	3,436	43	317	+ 3,119
Violence	15	3,279	28	1,082	+ 2,197
Maternal Conditions	16	3,148	47	252	+ 2,897
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,716	14	3,671	- 955
Other Injuries	18	2,498	20	1,531	+ 967
Hypertension	19	2,341	8	5,368	- 3,027
Kidney Disease	20	2,257	12	3,959	- 1,701
Leishmaniasis	21	2,081	75	0	+ 2,081
Tetanus	22	1,940	62	28	+ 1,913
Lung Disease	23	1,850	3	26,178	- 24,328
Pertussis	24	1,622	61	34	+ 1,588
Cervical Cancer	25	1,574	33	704	+ 870
Breast Cancer	26	1,438	23	1,366	+ 72
War	27	1,272	63	16	+ 1,255
Asthma	28	1,216	22	1,439	- 223
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,124	11	4,340	- 3,216
Drownings	30	965	27	1,126	- 161
Oesophagus Cancer	31	901	24	1,222	- 321
Fires	32	897	46	253	+ 644
Suicide	33	881	16	2,407	- 1,526
Lymphomas	34	875	35	560	+ 315
Prostate Cancer	35	846	48	219	+ 628
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	745	15	3,232	- 2,487
Syphilis	37	727	58	54	+ 673
Liver Cancer	38	716	9	5,326	- 4,610
Measles	39	692	65	4	+ 688
Leukemia	40	649	30	965	- 316
Falls	41	558	18	1,801	- 1,243
Poisonings	42	536	41	366	+ 170
Oral Cancer	43	536	37	513	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	44	499	13	3,771	- 3,272
Inflammatory/Heart	45	448	34	684	- 236
Endocrine Disorders	46	396	39	452	- 55
Ovary Cancer	47	389	36	532	- 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	385	19	1,712	- 1,327
Lung Cancers	49	340	5	11,893	- 11,554
Epilepsy	50	316	45	266	+ 50
Skin Cancers	51	263	51	168	+ 95
Parkinson's Disease	52	258	26	1,155	- 897
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	251	17	2,093	- 1,842
Pancreas Cancer	54	225	21	1,525	- 1,300
Skin Disease	55	202	52	158	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	56	182	38	500	- 317
Hepatitis B	57	159	55	68	+ 90
Schistosomiasis	58	148	74	0	+ 148
Upper Respiratory	59	145	56	67	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	60	137	53	138	- 2
Appendicitis	61	134	57	57	+ 78
Alcohol	62	111	44	304	- 194
Drug Use	63	68	42	356	- 288
Encephalitis	64	67	54	117	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	33	50	198	- 165
Other Neoplasms	66	29	59	44	- 15
Diphtheria	67	25	68	0	+ 24
Ascariasis	68	23	67	1	+ 22
Hepatitis C	69	23	64	10	+ 12
Otitis Media	70	12	70	0	+ 12
Trypanosomiasis	71	10	73	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	72	9	60	40	- 31
Chlamydia	73	4	66	1	+ 3
Dengue	74	1	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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
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

South Sudan

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.