NORTH KOREA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	39,546	1	49,648	- 10,102
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,862	2	31,342	- 8,480
Lung Disease	3	8,921	3	26,178	- 17,257
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,420	14	3,671	+ 4,749
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,330	7	6,210	+ 1,120
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,288	11	4,340	+ 2,948
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,922	6	6,231	+ 691
Kidney Disease	8	6,279	12	3,959	+ 2,320
Liver Cancer	9	6,215	9	5,326	+ 890
Liver Disease	10	5,943	10	4,506	+ 1,437
Lung Cancers	11	5,295	5	11,893	- 6,598
Hypertension	12	4,943	8	5,368	- 425
Falls	13	3,836	18	1,801	+ 2,035
Stomach Cancer	14	3,763	13	3,771	- 8
Tuberculosis	15	2,349	4	17,417	- 15,068
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,054	15	3,232	- 1,178
Asthma	17	2,027	22	1,439	+ 588
Suicide	18	1,803	16	2,407	- 604
Low Birth Weight	19	1,773	25	1,208	+ 565
Oral Cancer	20	1,763	37	513	+ 1,250
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,757	29	991	+ 766
Breast Cancer	22	1,539	23	1,366	+ 173
Other Injuries	23	1,377	20	1,531	- 154
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,332	34	684	+ 648
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,327	26	1,155	+ 173
Drownings	26	1,267	27	1,126	+ 142
HIV/AIDS	27	1,241	31	753	+ 488
Leukemia	28	1,218	30	965	+ 253
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,092	40	374	+ 717
Lymphomas	30	737	35	560	+ 177
Cervical Cancer	31	595	33	704	- 110
Birth Trauma	32	582	32	736	- 154
Oesophagus Cancer	33	563	24	1,222	- 659
Endocrine Disorders	34	518	39	452	+ 66
Prostate Cancer	35	475	48	219	+ 256
Violence	36	444	28	1,082	- 638
Measles	37	443	65	4	+ 439
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	425	17	2,093	- 1,668
Encephalitis	39	388	54	117	+ 271
Skin Disease	40	377	52	158	+ 218
Drug Use	41	340	42	356	- 17
Uterin Cancer	42	288	53	138	+ 150
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	238	19	1,712	- 1,474
Pancreas Cancer	44	231	21	1,525	- 1,294
Bladder Cancer	45	223	38	500	- 277
Alcohol	46	216	44	304	- 89
Ovary Cancer	47	215	36	532	- 317
Poisonings	48	207	41	366	- 160
Maternal Conditions	49	192	47	252	- 59
Pertussis	50	175	61	34	+ 141
Meningitis	51	155	49	207	- 52
Fires	52	148	46	253	- 105
Epilepsy	53	145	45	266	- 121
Skin Cancers	54	116	51	168	- 52
Hepatitis B	55	94	55	68	+ 26
Syphilis	56	82	58	54	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	57	81	59	44	+ 37
Tetanus	58	71	62	28	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	56	50	198	- 143
Appendicitis	60	50	57	57	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	61	34	60	40	- 6
Dengue	62	31	76	0	+ 31
Malnutrition	63	30	43	317	- 288
Hepatitis C	64	20	64	10	+ 9
War	65	8	63	16	- 8
Upper Respiratory	66	8	56	67	- 58
Malaria	67	3	69	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	2	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	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

Viet Nam

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.