NORTH KOREA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,444	2	31,342	- 4,898
Stroke	2	25,020	1	49,648	- 24,628
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,640	14	3,671	+ 7,970
Kidney Disease	4	11,432	12	3,959	+ 7,473
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,935	6	6,231	+ 704
Suicide	6	5,998	16	2,407	+ 3,591
HIV/AIDS	7	5,611	31	753	+ 4,858
Liver Disease	8	5,447	10	4,506	+ 941
Hypertension	9	5,435	8	5,368	+ 67
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,772	11	4,340	+ 432
Lung Cancers	11	4,158	5	11,893	- 7,736
Lung Disease	12	3,770	3	26,178	- 22,408
Road Traffic Accidents	13	3,623	7	6,210	- 2,587
Prostate Cancer	14	3,189	48	219	+ 2,970
Other Injuries	15	2,951	20	1,531	+ 1,420
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,947	15	3,232	- 284
Breast Cancer	17	2,230	23	1,366	+ 864
Skin Disease	18	2,170	52	158	+ 2,011
Low Birth Weight	19	2,090	25	1,208	+ 881
Cervical Cancer	20	1,951	33	704	+ 1,247
Liver Cancer	21	1,825	9	5,326	- 3,500
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,615	29	991	+ 624
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,512	34	684	+ 827
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,505	39	452	+ 1,054
Falls	25	1,394	18	1,801	- 407
Violence	26	1,370	28	1,082	+ 288
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,279	40	374	+ 905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,163	19	1,712	- 549
Drownings	29	1,135	27	1,126	+ 9
Birth Trauma	30	1,129	32	736	+ 393
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,125	26	1,155	- 30
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,075	21	1,525	- 450
Stomach Cancer	33	1,006	13	3,771	- 2,765
Lymphomas	34	923	35	560	+ 363
Leukemia	35	799	30	965	- 166
Epilepsy	36	744	45	266	+ 479
Tuberculosis	37	679	4	17,417	- 16,739
Alcohol	38	660	44	304	+ 356
Asthma	39	634	22	1,439	- 805
Oral Cancer	40	633	37	513	+ 121
Maternal Conditions	41	573	47	252	+ 321
Ovary Cancer	42	554	36	532	+ 23
Malnutrition	43	537	43	317	+ 220
Fires	44	517	46	253	+ 264
Drug Use	45	301	42	356	- 56
Dengue	46	272	76	0	+ 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	263	17	2,093	- 1,830
Bladder Cancer	48	213	38	500	- 287
Uterin Cancer	49	212	53	138	+ 74
Meningitis	50	209	49	207	+ 3
Encephalitis	51	172	54	117	+ 55
Syphilis	52	131	58	54	+ 77
Appendicitis	53	125	57	57	+ 68
Other Neoplasms	54	112	59	44	+ 69
Schistosomiasis	55	96	74	0	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	56	83	24	1,222	- 1,139
Poisonings	57	71	41	366	- 296
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	50	50	198	- 148
Pertussis	59	48	61	34	+ 14
Skin Cancers	60	43	51	168	- 126
Multiple Sclerosis	61	41	60	40	+ 2
Tetanus	62	39	62	28	+ 11
Hepatitis B	63	25	55	68	- 43
Chagas disease	64	15	72	0	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	65	5	75	0	+ 5
War	66	4	63	16	- 12
Upper Respiratory	67	3	56	67	- 63
Chlamydia	68	3	66	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	2	67	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	70	2	64	10	- 8
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	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

Suriname

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.