NORTH KOREA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,911	2	31,342	- 8,431
Stroke	2	10,726	1	49,648	- 38,922
Low Birth Weight	3	8,357	25	1,208	+ 7,148
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,576	6	6,231	+ 345
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,971	7	6,210	- 239
Measles	6	4,847	65	4	+ 4,843
Birth Trauma	7	4,443	32	736	+ 3,707
Hypertension	8	3,797	8	5,368	- 1,571
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,271	40	374	+ 2,896
Malaria	10	2,925	69	0	+ 2,925
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,870	29	991	+ 1,879
Kidney Disease	12	2,655	12	3,959	- 1,304
Lung Disease	13	2,283	3	26,178	- 23,895
Liver Disease	14	2,266	10	4,506	- 2,241
Tuberculosis	15	2,214	4	17,417	- 15,203
Breast Cancer	16	1,600	23	1,366	+ 234
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,600	14	3,671	- 2,071
Other Injuries	18	1,517	20	1,531	- 14
Asthma	19	1,373	22	1,439	- 66
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,346	11	4,340	- 2,993
Violence	21	1,291	28	1,082	+ 209
HIV/AIDS	22	1,215	31	753	+ 462
Maternal Conditions	23	1,022	47	252	+ 770
Pertussis	24	989	61	34	+ 955
Leukemia	25	953	30	965	- 12
Drownings	26	878	27	1,126	- 248
Suicide	27	857	16	2,407	- 1,550
Falls	28	812	18	1,801	- 989
Lymphomas	29	799	35	560	+ 239
Endocrine Disorders	30	760	39	452	+ 309
Fires	31	683	46	253	+ 429
Oesophagus Cancer	32	587	24	1,222	- 636
Meningitis	33	569	49	207	+ 362
Malnutrition	34	568	43	317	+ 250
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	546	15	3,232	- 2,685
Drug Use	36	540	42	356	+ 183
Liver Cancer	37	493	9	5,326	- 4,833
Inflammatory/Heart	38	437	34	684	- 247
Ovary Cancer	39	414	36	532	- 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	404	19	1,712	- 1,308
Cervical Cancer	41	401	33	704	- 303
Poisonings	42	388	41	366	+ 21
Epilepsy	43	383	45	266	+ 117
Hepatitis B	44	381	55	68	+ 312
Parkinson's Disease	45	367	26	1,155	- 788
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	357	17	2,093	- 1,736
Syphilis	47	314	58	54	+ 260
Lung Cancers	48	284	5	11,893	- 11,609
Prostate Cancer	49	273	48	219	+ 54
Oral Cancer	50	257	37	513	- 256
Stomach Cancer	51	249	13	3,771	- 3,522
Leishmaniasis	52	234	75	0	+ 234
Tetanus	53	197	62	28	+ 169
Bladder Cancer	54	192	38	500	- 308
Skin Cancers	55	186	51	168	+ 17
War	56	175	63	16	+ 159
Encephalitis	57	158	54	117	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	58	142	21	1,525	- 1,384
Appendicitis	59	81	57	57	+ 24
Skin Disease	60	58	52	158	- 100
Alcohol	61	44	44	304	- 260
Uterin Cancer	62	37	53	138	- 101
Schistosomiasis	63	36	74	0	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	64	28	60	40	- 12
Other Neoplasms	65	18	59	44	- 26
Ascariasis	66	11	67	1	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	10	50	198	- 188
Hepatitis C	68	9	64	10	- 2
Diphtheria	69	6	68	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	70	3	56	67	- 64
Chlamydia	71	1	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

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.