NORTH KOREA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,791	31	753	+ 21,038
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,033	6	6,231	+ 5,803
Stroke	3	10,049	1	49,648	- 39,598
Malaria	4	9,966	69	0	+ 9,966
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,935	40	374	+ 7,560
Tuberculosis	6	7,512	4	17,417	- 9,905
Birth Trauma	7	6,400	32	736	+ 5,664
Low Birth Weight	8	6,141	25	1,208	+ 4,933
Liver Disease	9	5,691	10	4,506	+ 1,184
Coronary Heart Disease	10	5,604	2	31,342	- 25,738
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,620	7	6,210	- 1,590
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,978	29	991	+ 2,987
Hypertension	13	3,308	8	5,368	- 2,060
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,028	14	3,671	- 642
Malnutrition	15	2,911	43	317	+ 2,594
Meningitis	16	2,498	49	207	+ 2,291
Cervical Cancer	17	2,274	33	704	+ 1,570
Kidney Disease	18	2,226	12	3,959	- 1,733
Other Injuries	19	2,186	20	1,531	+ 655
Suicide	20	1,647	16	2,407	- 760
Lung Disease	21	1,609	3	26,178	- 24,569
Maternal Conditions	22	1,502	47	252	+ 1,250
Violence	23	1,458	28	1,082	+ 376
Syphilis	24	1,119	58	54	+ 1,065
Pertussis	25	939	61	34	+ 905
Asthma	26	937	22	1,439	- 502
Drownings	27	871	27	1,126	- 255
Falls	28	754	18	1,801	- 1,047
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	746	11	4,340	- 3,594
Prostate Cancer	30	710	48	219	+ 491
Lymphomas	31	693	35	560	+ 133
Fires	32	691	46	253	+ 437
Inflammatory/Heart	33	634	34	684	- 50
Poisonings	34	577	41	366	+ 210
Breast Cancer	35	463	23	1,366	- 903
Oesophagus Cancer	36	453	24	1,222	- 769
Endocrine Disorders	37	447	39	452	- 5
Epilepsy	38	420	45	266	+ 154
Leukemia	39	330	30	965	- 635
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	310	19	1,712	- 1,402
Lung Cancers	41	285	5	11,893	- 11,608
Stomach Cancer	42	261	13	3,771	- 3,510
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	256	15	3,232	- 2,975
Tetanus	44	240	62	28	+ 212
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	240	17	2,093	- 1,853
Liver Cancer	46	223	9	5,326	- 5,102
Parkinson's Disease	47	207	26	1,155	- 947
Oral Cancer	48	196	37	513	- 316
Alcohol	49	177	44	304	- 127
Bladder Cancer	50	166	38	500	- 333
Schistosomiasis	51	162	74	0	+ 162
Skin Disease	52	159	52	158	+ 1
Drug Use	53	155	42	356	- 202
Skin Cancers	54	137	51	168	- 32
Hepatitis B	55	132	55	68	+ 63
Appendicitis	56	106	57	57	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	57	104	36	532	- 427
Leishmaniasis	58	92	75	0	+ 92
Encephalitis	59	89	54	117	- 28
Upper Respiratory	60	86	56	67	+ 19
Measles	61	61	65	4	+ 57
Pancreas Cancer	62	54	21	1,525	- 1,472
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	38	50	198	- 161
Uterin Cancer	64	38	53	138	- 100
Other Neoplasms	65	25	59	44	- 19
Hepatitis C	66	22	64	10	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	67	17	60	40	- 23
Ascariasis	68	11	67	1	+ 10
War	69	8	63	16	- 8
Otitis Media	70	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	4	66	1	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	72	4	73	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	73	3	68	0	+ 3
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
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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

Zambia

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.