NORTH KOREA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	37,699	11	4,340	+ 33,359
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,554	2	31,342	- 3,788
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,574	6	6,231	+ 9,343
Stroke	4	14,454	1	49,648	- 35,194
Lung Cancers	5	13,720	5	11,893	+ 1,827
Lung Disease	6	12,637	3	26,178	- 13,541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,086	15	3,232	+ 3,854
Prostate Cancer	8	5,105	48	219	+ 4,886
Breast Cancer	9	4,886	23	1,366	+ 3,520
Lymphomas	10	3,592	35	560	+ 3,032
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,456	21	1,525	+ 1,930
Oesophagus Cancer	12	3,352	24	1,222	+ 2,130
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,293	26	1,155	+ 2,138
Liver Disease	14	2,945	10	4,506	- 1,562
Falls	15	2,927	18	1,801	+ 1,125
Bladder Cancer	16	2,356	38	500	+ 1,856
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,244	14	3,671	- 1,426
Kidney Disease	18	2,102	12	3,959	- 1,857
Other Injuries	19	2,099	20	1,531	+ 568
Suicide	20	2,046	16	2,407	- 361
Liver Cancer	21	2,012	9	5,326	- 3,314
Leukemia	22	2,002	30	965	+ 1,037
Hypertension	23	2,001	8	5,368	- 3,367
Stomach Cancer	24	1,920	13	3,771	- 1,851
Ovary Cancer	25	1,544	36	532	+ 1,012
Other Neoplasms	26	1,531	59	44	+ 1,487
Skin Cancers	27	1,432	51	168	+ 1,264
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,267	39	452	+ 815
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,201	34	684	+ 517
Oral Cancer	30	1,194	37	513	+ 682
Drug Use	31	1,085	42	356	+ 728
Uterin Cancer	32	901	53	138	+ 763
Road Traffic Accidents	33	833	7	6,210	- 5,377
Skin Disease	34	820	52	158	+ 661
Congenital Anomalies	35	817	29	991	- 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	803	19	1,712	- 909
Multiple Sclerosis	37	713	60	40	+ 673
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	614	40	374	+ 240
Alcohol	39	597	44	304	+ 293
Low Birth Weight	40	505	25	1,208	- 704
Asthma	41	500	22	1,439	- 939
Epilepsy	42	458	45	266	+ 193
Cervical Cancer	43	422	33	704	- 282
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	389	50	198	+ 191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	337	17	2,093	- 1,756
Violence	46	333	28	1,082	- 749
Tuberculosis	47	135	4	17,417	- 17,282
Fires	48	128	46	253	- 125
Drownings	49	116	27	1,126	- 1,010
Anemia	50	106	85	0	+ 106
Hepatitis C	51	103	64	10	+ 92
Meningitis	52	89	49	207	- 118
Poisonings	53	85	41	366	- 282
Birth Trauma	54	73	32	736	- 663
HIV/AIDS	55	72	31	753	- 681
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	71	80	0	+ 71
Osteoarthritis	57	64	81	0	+ 64
Malnutrition	58	44	43	317	- 273
Appendicitis	59	40	57	57	- 16
Schizophrenia	60	39	83	0	+ 39
Oral conditions	61	21	82	0	+ 21
Syphilis	62	19	58	54	- 35
Upper Respiratory	63	19	56	67	- 48
Maternal Conditions	64	18	47	252	- 234
Hepatitis B	65	15	55	68	- 53
Otitis Media	66	6	70	0	+ 6
War	67	4	63	16	- 13
Encephalitis	68	2	54	117	- 115
Pertussis	69	1	61	34	- 33
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	28	- 27
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	65	4	- 4
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	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

United Kingdom

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.