NORTH KOREA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,469	2	31,342	+ 127
Diabetes Mellitus	2	14,907	14	3,671	+ 11,236
Lung Disease	3	11,313	3	26,178	- 14,865
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	8,301	11	4,340	+ 3,961
Kidney Disease	5	8,205	12	3,959	+ 4,246
Stroke	6	8,141	1	49,648	- 41,507
Asthma	7	7,741	22	1,439	+ 6,302
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,121	6	6,231	- 109
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,024	7	6,210	- 1,186
Suicide	10	3,562	16	2,407	+ 1,155
Oral Cancer	11	3,461	37	513	+ 2,949
Lung Cancers	12	2,123	5	11,893	- 9,770
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,847	24	1,222	+ 625
Other Injuries	14	1,830	20	1,531	+ 299
Breast Cancer	15	1,655	23	1,366	+ 289
Stomach Cancer	16	1,580	13	3,771	- 2,191
Liver Disease	17	1,559	10	4,506	- 2,948
Leukemia	18	1,382	30	965	+ 417
Liver Cancer	19	1,304	9	5,326	- 4,021
Hypertension	20	1,263	8	5,368	- 4,105
Lymphomas	21	1,229	35	560	+ 669
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,183	29	991	+ 193
Falls	23	1,153	18	1,801	- 648
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,090	15	3,232	- 2,141
Tuberculosis	25	920	4	17,417	- 16,497
Cervical Cancer	26	912	33	704	+ 208
Drownings	27	874	27	1,126	- 252
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	723	40	374	+ 349
Low Birth Weight	29	641	25	1,208	- 567
Prostate Cancer	30	607	48	219	+ 388
Violence	31	597	28	1,082	- 485
Endocrine Disorders	32	553	39	452	+ 101
Anemia	33	533	85	0	+ 533
Bladder Cancer	34	517	38	500	+ 17
Inflammatory/Heart	35	508	34	684	- 176
Skin Disease	36	350	52	158	+ 192
Ovary Cancer	37	336	36	532	- 195
War	38	335	63	16	+ 318
Epilepsy	39	322	45	266	+ 56
Drug Use	40	308	42	356	- 49
Fires	41	286	46	253	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	42	261	53	138	+ 123
Pancreas Cancer	43	255	21	1,525	- 1,270
Birth Trauma	44	231	32	736	- 505
Parkinson's Disease	45	201	26	1,155	- 954
Meningitis	46	175	49	207	- 32
Dengue	47	157	76	0	+ 157
Maternal Conditions	48	115	47	252	- 137
Poisonings	49	112	41	366	- 255
Other Neoplasms	50	103	59	44	+ 59
Alcohol	51	98	44	304	- 206
Skin Cancers	52	70	51	168	- 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	59	17	2,093	- 2,033
Malnutrition	54	52	43	317	- 265
HIV/AIDS	55	47	31	753	- 706
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	46	19	1,712	- 1,667
Tetanus	57	33	62	28	+ 5
Syphilis	58	18	58	54	- 36
Pertussis	59	17	61	34	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	13	50	198	- 185
Encephalitis	61	12	54	117	- 104
Hepatitis B	62	7	55	68	- 61
Leprosy	63	7	71	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	64	6	57	57	- 50
Schizophrenia	65	6	83	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	5	56	67	- 61
Osteoarthritis	67	4	81	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	68	4	82	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	60	40	- 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	67	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	10	- 10
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Sri Lanka

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.