NORTH KOREA VS UZBEKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UZBEKISTAN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,210	2	31,342	+ 18,868
Stroke	2	15,507	1	49,648	- 34,141
Liver Disease	3	6,890	10	4,506	+ 2,384
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,469	14	3,671	+ 798
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,294	6	6,231	- 2,937
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,774	7	6,210	- 3,436
Kidney Disease	7	2,256	12	3,959	- 1,703
Hypertension	8	2,008	8	5,368	- 3,360
Suicide	9	1,911	16	2,407	- 496
Low Birth Weight	10	1,711	25	1,208	+ 502
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,669	29	991	+ 678
Stomach Cancer	12	1,536	13	3,771	- 2,235
Lung Cancers	13	1,454	5	11,893	- 10,439
Lung Disease	14	1,430	3	26,178	- 24,748
Breast Cancer	15	1,311	23	1,366	- 55
Birth Trauma	16	1,270	32	736	+ 534
Tuberculosis	17	1,112	4	17,417	- 16,305
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,047	11	4,340	- 3,293
Other Injuries	19	1,025	20	1,531	- 507
Liver Cancer	20	860	9	5,326	- 4,466
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	847	17	2,093	- 1,246
Drownings	22	826	27	1,126	- 300
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	733	15	3,232	- 2,498
Asthma	24	664	22	1,439	- 775
Cervical Cancer	25	605	33	704	- 100
Epilepsy	26	591	45	266	+ 325
Falls	27	542	18	1,801	- 1,260
HIV/AIDS	28	516	31	753	- 238
Pancreas Cancer	29	482	21	1,525	- 1,043
Oral Cancer	30	482	37	513	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	31	457	24	1,222	- 766
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	443	19	1,712	- 1,269
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	431	40	374	+ 57
Lymphomas	34	422	35	560	- 137
Leukemia	35	408	30	965	- 557
Parkinson's Disease	36	406	26	1,155	- 749
Fires	37	391	46	253	+ 137
Violence	38	350	28	1,082	- 733
Inflammatory/Heart	39	305	34	684	- 379
Encephalitis	40	299	54	117	+ 182
Prostate Cancer	41	243	48	219	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	42	239	39	452	- 213
Ovary Cancer	43	230	36	532	- 301
Poisonings	44	199	41	366	- 167
Upper Respiratory	45	199	56	67	+ 132
Drug Use	46	193	42	356	- 163
Uterin Cancer	47	165	53	138	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	48	155	47	252	- 97
Bladder Cancer	49	145	38	500	- 355
Skin Cancers	50	118	51	168	- 50
Meningitis	51	94	49	207	- 113
Alcohol	52	78	44	304	- 226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	69	50	198	- 130
Hepatitis B	54	66	55	68	- 3
Skin Disease	55	27	52	158	- 132
Appendicitis	56	22	57	57	- 35
Other Neoplasms	57	20	59	44	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	58	17	60	40	- 22
Tetanus	59	13	62	28	- 15
Malnutrition	60	9	43	317	- 308
Leishmaniasis	61	3	75	0	+ 3
War	62	3	63	16	- 14
Pertussis	63	2	61	34	- 32
Diphtheria	64	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	1	66	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	10	- 10
Syphilis	67	0	58	54	- 54
Ascariasis	68	0	67	1	- 0
Measles	69	0	65	4	- 4
Dengue	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Uzbekistan

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.