NORTH KOREA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,588	2	31,342	+ 6,246
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,111	11	4,340	+ 22,771
Stroke	3	14,987	1	49,648	- 34,661
Lung Disease	4	10,789	3	26,178	- 15,389
Lung Cancers	5	9,244	5	11,893	- 2,650
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,573	15	3,232	+ 4,341
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,603	6	6,231	+ 372
Prostate Cancer	8	6,512	48	219	+ 6,293
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,591	21	1,525	+ 3,065
Hypertension	10	4,565	8	5,368	- 803
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,555	14	3,671	+ 885
Kidney Disease	12	4,046	12	3,959	+ 87
Breast Cancer	13	3,930	23	1,366	+ 2,564
Suicide	14	3,674	16	2,407	+ 1,267
Other Injuries	15	3,411	20	1,531	+ 1,880
Lymphomas	16	3,369	35	560	+ 2,809
Falls	17	2,754	18	1,801	+ 953
Other Neoplasms	18	2,573	59	44	+ 2,529
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,342	26	1,155	+ 1,187
Leukemia	20	2,050	30	965	+ 1,085
Bladder Cancer	21	1,888	38	500	+ 1,388
Liver Cancer	22	1,867	9	5,326	- 3,459
Liver Disease	23	1,797	10	4,506	- 2,710
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,743	39	452	+ 1,292
Skin Cancers	25	1,615	51	168	+ 1,447
Stomach Cancer	26	1,521	13	3,771	- 2,250
Ovary Cancer	27	1,373	36	532	+ 841
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,358	34	684	+ 674
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,336	24	1,222	+ 114
Drug Use	30	1,051	42	356	+ 695
Oral Cancer	31	942	37	513	+ 429
Alcohol	32	891	44	304	+ 586
Uterin Cancer	33	856	53	138	+ 718
Road Traffic Accidents	34	782	7	6,210	- 5,427
Congenital Anomalies	35	764	29	991	- 227
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	719	40	374	+ 344
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	688	19	1,712	- 1,024
Cervical Cancer	38	565	33	704	- 139
Skin Disease	39	546	52	158	+ 388
Anemia	40	434	85	0	+ 434
Multiple Sclerosis	41	423	60	40	+ 383
Asthma	42	393	22	1,439	- 1,046
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	320	50	198	+ 121
Epilepsy	44	299	45	266	+ 34
Malnutrition	45	291	43	317	- 27
Drownings	46	284	27	1,126	- 842
Violence	47	280	28	1,082	- 802
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	274	17	2,093	- 1,819
Fires	49	161	46	253	- 93
Schizophrenia	50	158	83	0	+ 158
Low Birth Weight	51	125	25	1,208	- 1,083
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	114	80	0	+ 114
Hepatitis C	53	109	64	10	+ 99
Meningitis	54	87	49	207	- 120
Birth Trauma	55	83	32	736	- 652
Tuberculosis	56	60	4	17,417	- 17,358
Osteoarthritis	57	59	81	0	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	58	48	56	67	- 18
Appendicitis	59	45	57	57	- 12
Poisonings	60	44	41	366	- 322
HIV/AIDS	61	31	31	753	- 722
Hepatitis B	62	24	55	68	- 45
Oral conditions	63	21	82	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	64	12	47	252	- 239
War	65	4	63	16	- 12
Otitis Media	66	2	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	61	34	- 33
Tetanus	68	1	62	28	- 27
Schistosomiasis	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	1	54	117	- 116
Syphilis	72	0	58	54	- 54
Chlamydia	73	0	66	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Sweden

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.