NORTH KOREA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,682	31	753	+ 9,929
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,146	6	6,231	+ 3,916
Malaria	3	8,482	69	0	+ 8,482
Tuberculosis	4	7,901	4	17,417	- 9,516
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,038	7	6,210	+ 828
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,856	40	374	+ 6,481
Stroke	7	6,586	1	49,648	- 43,062
Birth Trauma	8	5,881	32	736	+ 5,145
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,151	2	31,342	- 26,190
Low Birth Weight	10	4,745	25	1,208	+ 3,537
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,817	29	991	+ 2,826
Maternal Conditions	12	2,664	47	252	+ 2,413
Liver Disease	13	2,567	10	4,506	- 1,939
Cervical Cancer	14	2,504	33	704	+ 1,800
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,435	14	3,671	- 1,235
Malnutrition	16	2,173	43	317	+ 1,856
Hypertension	17	2,030	8	5,368	- 3,338
Violence	18	1,837	28	1,082	+ 755
Kidney Disease	19	1,773	12	3,959	- 2,186
Other Injuries	20	1,665	20	1,531	+ 133
Meningitis	21	1,243	49	207	+ 1,036
Lung Disease	22	1,189	3	26,178	- 24,988
Pertussis	23	1,081	61	34	+ 1,047
Suicide	24	965	16	2,407	- 1,442
Oesophagus Cancer	25	876	24	1,222	- 346
Syphilis	26	824	58	54	+ 770
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	798	11	4,340	- 3,541
Prostate Cancer	28	709	48	219	+ 490
Endocrine Disorders	29	693	39	452	+ 241
Asthma	30	663	22	1,439	- 776
Oral Cancer	31	642	37	513	+ 129
Drownings	32	640	27	1,126	- 486
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	611	15	3,232	- 2,621
Falls	34	598	18	1,801	- 1,204
Fires	35	555	46	253	+ 302
Liver Cancer	36	551	9	5,326	- 4,775
Breast Cancer	37	501	23	1,366	- 865
Inflammatory/Heart	38	478	34	684	- 206
Stomach Cancer	39	464	13	3,771	- 3,307
Poisonings	40	456	41	366	+ 90
Lymphomas	41	314	35	560	- 246
Skin Cancers	42	290	51	168	+ 122
Epilepsy	43	276	45	266	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	44	260	38	500	- 240
Parkinson's Disease	45	200	26	1,155	- 955
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	180	19	1,712	- 1,532
Leukemia	47	162	30	965	- 803
Drug Use	48	158	42	356	- 199
Tetanus	49	157	62	28	+ 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	156	17	2,093	- 1,936
Schistosomiasis	51	144	74	0	+ 144
Skin Disease	52	140	52	158	- 18
Ovary Cancer	53	131	36	532	- 400
Upper Respiratory	54	116	56	67	+ 50
Measles	55	115	65	4	+ 111
Alcohol	56	105	44	304	- 199
Uterin Cancer	57	85	53	138	- 53
Appendicitis	58	85	57	57	+ 28
Encephalitis	59	77	54	117	- 40
Hepatitis B	60	66	55	68	- 3
Lung Cancers	61	62	5	11,893	- 11,831
Pancreas Cancer	62	62	21	1,525	- 1,464
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	32	50	198	- 167
Other Neoplasms	64	22	59	44	- 21
Ascariasis	65	22	67	1	+ 21
Hepatitis C	66	16	64	10	+ 5
War	67	12	63	16	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	68	10	60	40	- 29
Otitis Media	69	7	70	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	4	68	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	66	1	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Tanzania

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.