NORTH KOREA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,159	2	31,342	- 4,183
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,994	11	4,340	+ 16,654
Lung Cancers	3	14,193	5	11,893	+ 2,300
Lung Disease	4	9,634	3	26,178	- 16,543
Stroke	5	9,598	1	49,648	- 40,050
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,542	15	3,232	+ 3,311
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,038	6	6,231	- 1,193
Breast Cancer	8	4,006	23	1,366	+ 2,640
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,876	14	3,671	+ 205
Lymphomas	10	3,489	35	560	+ 2,929
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,428	21	1,525	+ 1,903
Falls	12	3,274	18	1,801	+ 1,472
Prostate Cancer	13	3,193	48	219	+ 2,975
Kidney Disease	14	3,103	12	3,959	- 855
Suicide	15	2,994	16	2,407	+ 587
Drug Use	16	2,499	42	356	+ 2,142
Liver Disease	17	2,456	10	4,506	- 2,050
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,277	26	1,155	+ 1,122
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,191	39	452	+ 1,740
Liver Cancer	20	2,110	9	5,326	- 3,216
Leukemia	21	2,100	30	965	+ 1,135
Hypertension	22	1,737	8	5,368	- 3,631
Bladder Cancer	23	1,709	38	500	+ 1,209
Other Injuries	24	1,622	20	1,531	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,512	24	1,222	+ 289
Stomach Cancer	26	1,476	13	3,771	- 2,295
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,396	34	684	+ 712
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,354	7	6,210	- 4,856
Ovary Cancer	29	1,289	36	532	+ 758
Skin Cancers	30	1,191	51	168	+ 1,022
Other Neoplasms	31	1,138	59	44	+ 1,094
Oral Cancer	32	1,079	37	513	+ 567
Alcohol	33	1,011	44	304	+ 706
Uterin Cancer	34	802	53	138	+ 664
Congenital Anomalies	35	733	29	991	- 258
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	570	40	374	+ 195
Multiple Sclerosis	37	469	60	40	+ 430
Skin Disease	38	460	52	158	+ 302
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	431	17	2,093	- 1,662
Violence	40	410	28	1,082	- 672
Cervical Cancer	41	392	33	704	- 312
Low Birth Weight	42	375	25	1,208	- 833
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	300	19	1,712	- 1,412
Epilepsy	44	260	45	266	- 5
Hepatitis C	45	246	64	10	+ 236
Anemia	46	232	85	0	+ 232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	219	50	198	+ 20
Drownings	48	192	27	1,126	- 934
Asthma	49	178	22	1,439	- 1,261
Birth Trauma	50	131	32	736	- 605
Malnutrition	51	130	43	317	- 187
Fires	52	130	46	253	- 123
HIV/AIDS	53	110	31	753	- 643
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	97	80	0	+ 97
Osteoarthritis	55	94	81	0	+ 94
Poisonings	56	82	41	366	- 284
Schizophrenia	57	80	83	0	+ 80
Tuberculosis	58	66	4	17,417	- 17,351
Meningitis	59	46	49	207	- 160
Hepatitis B	60	45	55	68	- 24
Oral conditions	61	34	82	0	+ 34
Appendicitis	62	33	57	57	- 23
Upper Respiratory	63	32	56	67	- 35
Maternal Conditions	64	31	47	252	- 221
War	65	14	63	16	- 2
Otitis Media	66	5	70	0	+ 5
Syphilis	67	4	58	54	- 50
Encephalitis	68	2	54	117	- 115
Pertussis	69	1	61	34	- 34
Chagas disease	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	28	- 27
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	83	0	66	1	- 1
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

Canada

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.