NORTH KOREA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,969	2	31,342	- 9,373
Diabetes Mellitus	2	18,730	14	3,671	+ 15,059
Stroke	3	12,509	1	49,648	- 37,139
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,633	7	6,210	+ 2,423
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,734	6	6,231	+ 1,504
Kidney Disease	6	7,271	12	3,959	+ 3,312
Lung Disease	7	6,648	3	26,178	- 19,529
Lung Cancers	8	5,533	5	11,893	- 6,360
Liver Cancer	9	4,893	9	5,326	- 433
Liver Disease	10	4,258	10	4,506	- 249
Breast Cancer	11	3,356	23	1,366	+ 1,990
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,334	11	4,340	- 1,005
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,801	29	991	+ 1,810
Stomach Cancer	14	2,538	13	3,771	- 1,233
Prostate Cancer	15	2,528	48	219	+ 2,309
Low Birth Weight	16	2,247	25	1,208	+ 1,039
Asthma	17	1,928	22	1,439	+ 489
Cervical Cancer	18	1,790	33	704	+ 1,086
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,496	19	1,712	- 216
Other Injuries	20	1,430	20	1,531	- 101
Hypertension	21	1,296	8	5,368	- 4,072
Lymphomas	22	1,261	35	560	+ 702
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,229	15	3,232	- 2,003
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,154	26	1,155	- 0
Drownings	25	1,070	27	1,126	- 56
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,005	40	374	+ 630
Suicide	27	1,001	16	2,407	- 1,406
Violence	28	899	28	1,082	- 183
Meningitis	29	880	49	207	+ 673
Pancreas Cancer	30	841	21	1,525	- 684
Endocrine Disorders	31	732	39	452	+ 280
Falls	32	699	18	1,801	- 1,102
Birth Trauma	33	678	32	736	- 58
Leukemia	34	632	30	965	- 333
Dengue	35	624	76	0	+ 624
Fires	36	611	46	253	+ 357
Malnutrition	37	574	43	317	+ 257
Inflammatory/Heart	38	571	34	684	- 114
Oral Cancer	39	545	37	513	+ 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	536	17	2,093	- 1,557
Hepatitis B	41	517	55	68	+ 449
Skin Cancers	42	501	51	168	+ 333
Skin Disease	43	483	52	158	+ 325
Ovary Cancer	44	430	36	532	- 102
Maternal Conditions	45	426	47	252	+ 174
Oesophagus Cancer	46	407	24	1,222	- 815
Uterin Cancer	47	369	53	138	+ 231
Bladder Cancer	48	312	38	500	- 188
Poisonings	49	288	41	366	- 78
Pertussis	50	260	61	34	+ 226
Tuberculosis	51	237	4	17,417	- 17,180
Alcohol	52	195	44	304	- 110
Epilepsy	53	188	45	266	- 77
Syphilis	54	181	58	54	+ 127
Drug Use	55	106	42	356	- 250
Encephalitis	56	84	54	117	- 33
Other Neoplasms	57	82	59	44	+ 38
Appendicitis	58	65	57	57	+ 9
Hepatitis C	59	53	64	10	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	29	50	198	- 169
Multiple Sclerosis	61	20	60	40	- 20
War	62	3	63	16	- 14
Tetanus	63	3	62	28	- 25
Diphtheria	64	2	68	0	+ 2
Measles	65	2	65	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	1	56	67	- 65
Ascariasis	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	66	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	31	753	- 753
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	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

Tonga

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.