NORTH KOREA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	205,533	2	31,342	+ 174,191
Stroke	2	58,909	1	49,648	+ 9,261
Liver Disease	3	11,207	10	4,506	+ 6,700
Lung Cancers	4	11,079	5	11,893	- 814
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	10,469	11	4,340	+ 6,129
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,959	15	3,232	+ 6,727
Inflammatory/Heart	7	8,990	34	684	+ 8,306
Lung Disease	8	7,095	3	26,178	- 19,083
Suicide	9	7,018	16	2,407	+ 4,611
Stomach Cancer	10	5,978	13	3,771	+ 2,207
Breast Cancer	11	5,978	23	1,366	+ 4,612
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	5,027	6	6,231	- 1,203
HIV/AIDS	13	4,332	31	753	+ 3,579
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,285	21	1,525	+ 2,760
Alcohol	15	4,181	44	304	+ 3,877
Prostate Cancer	16	3,539	48	219	+ 3,320
Oral Cancer	17	3,333	37	513	+ 2,820
Road Traffic Accidents	18	3,309	7	6,210	- 2,901
Other Injuries	19	3,122	20	1,531	+ 1,591
Tuberculosis	20	2,356	4	17,417	- 15,061
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,287	26	1,155	+ 1,132
Falls	22	2,120	18	1,801	+ 319
Violence	23	2,039	28	1,082	+ 957
Lymphomas	24	1,944	35	560	+ 1,384
Ovary Cancer	25	1,933	36	532	+ 1,401
Leukemia	26	1,867	30	965	+ 902
Bladder Cancer	27	1,796	38	500	+ 1,297
Cervical Cancer	28	1,795	33	704	+ 1,091
Uterin Cancer	29	1,750	53	138	+ 1,612
Drownings	30	1,705	27	1,126	+ 579
Diabetes Mellitus	31	1,665	14	3,671	- 2,005
Liver Cancer	32	1,630	9	5,326	- 3,696
Kidney Disease	33	1,603	12	3,959	- 2,355
Skin Cancers	34	1,482	51	168	+ 1,314
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,464	24	1,222	+ 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,222	19	1,712	- 490
Fires	37	1,218	46	253	+ 965
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,024	29	991	+ 33
Drug Use	39	841	42	356	+ 485
Poisonings	40	824	41	366	+ 457
Hypertension	41	716	8	5,368	- 4,652
Low Birth Weight	42	628	25	1,208	- 580
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	602	17	2,093	- 1,490
Epilepsy	44	309	45	266	+ 43
Endocrine Disorders	45	306	39	452	- 146
Encephalitis	46	291	54	117	+ 174
Multiple Sclerosis	47	253	60	40	+ 214
Skin Disease	48	231	52	158	+ 73
War	49	201	63	16	+ 185
Meningitis	50	190	49	207	- 17
Birth Trauma	51	179	32	736	- 557
Asthma	52	169	22	1,439	- 1,270
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	139	40	374	- 235
Other Neoplasms	54	101	59	44	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	76	50	198	- 123
Appendicitis	56	58	57	57	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	57	40	47	252	- 211
Malnutrition	58	40	43	317	- 277
Hepatitis B	59	31	55	68	- 37
Measles	60	31	65	4	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	61	23	56	67	- 44
Hepatitis C	62	6	64	10	- 5
Chlamydia	63	4	66	1	+ 2
Syphilis	64	3	58	54	- 51
Tetanus	65	2	62	28	- 25
Pertussis	66	1	61	34	- 33
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	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

Ukraine

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.