NORTH KOREA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,306	31	753	+ 10,553
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,067	6	6,231	+ 3,836
Malaria	3	7,244	69	0	+ 7,244
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,944	7	6,210	+ 734
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,459	40	374	+ 6,084
Stroke	6	5,967	1	49,648	- 43,681
Birth Trauma	7	5,552	32	736	+ 4,816
Low Birth Weight	8	5,162	25	1,208	+ 3,954
Coronary Heart Disease	9	4,687	2	31,342	- 26,654
Tuberculosis	10	3,871	4	17,417	- 13,546
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,544	29	991	+ 2,553
Violence	12	3,295	28	1,082	+ 2,213
Liver Disease	13	2,733	10	4,506	- 1,773
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,558	14	3,671	- 1,112
Cervical Cancer	15	2,336	33	704	+ 1,632
Meningitis	16	1,984	49	207	+ 1,777
Maternal Conditions	17	1,943	47	252	+ 1,692
Malnutrition	18	1,770	43	317	+ 1,453
Kidney Disease	19	1,691	12	3,959	- 2,268
Other Injuries	20	1,670	20	1,531	+ 139
Hypertension	21	1,665	8	5,368	- 3,703
Lung Disease	22	1,628	3	26,178	- 24,550
Syphilis	23	1,193	58	54	+ 1,139
Suicide	24	1,085	16	2,407	- 1,322
Pertussis	25	1,019	61	34	+ 984
Lymphomas	26	940	35	560	+ 380
Asthma	27	931	22	1,439	- 508
Oesophagus Cancer	28	894	24	1,222	- 329
Liver Cancer	29	812	9	5,326	- 4,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	686	11	4,340	- 3,653
Drownings	31	660	27	1,126	- 466
Breast Cancer	32	602	23	1,366	- 764
Falls	33	601	18	1,801	- 1,200
Prostate Cancer	34	507	48	219	+ 288
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	490	15	3,232	- 2,741
Fires	36	465	46	253	+ 212
Inflammatory/Heart	37	458	34	684	- 226
Endocrine Disorders	38	406	39	452	- 46
Poisonings	39	398	41	366	+ 31
Oral Cancer	40	390	37	513	- 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	366	19	1,712	- 1,346
Leukemia	42	320	30	965	- 645
Epilepsy	43	319	45	266	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	44	277	36	532	- 255
Stomach Cancer	45	275	13	3,771	- 3,496
Lung Cancers	46	235	5	11,893	- 11,658
Pancreas Cancer	47	191	21	1,525	- 1,334
Parkinson's Disease	48	188	26	1,155	- 967
Skin Cancers	49	186	51	168	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	186	17	2,093	- 1,907
Measles	51	183	65	4	+ 180
Schistosomiasis	52	152	74	0	+ 152
Tetanus	53	144	62	28	+ 117
Alcohol	54	137	44	304	- 168
Skin Disease	55	129	52	158	- 29
Uterin Cancer	56	125	53	138	- 13
Drug Use	57	124	42	356	- 232
Appendicitis	58	113	57	57	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	59	97	38	500	- 403
Upper Respiratory	60	77	56	67	+ 10
Hepatitis B	61	66	55	68	- 3
Encephalitis	62	65	54	117	- 52
War	63	47	63	16	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	29	50	198	- 169
Trypanosomiasis	65	27	73	0	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	66	20	59	44	- 24
Hepatitis C	67	16	64	10	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	68	15	75	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	60	40	- 31
Ascariasis	70	8	67	1	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	6	70	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	72	6	68	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	73	3	66	1	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	76	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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

Uganda

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.