NORTH KOREA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,949	2	31,342	+ 21,608
Stroke	2	25,721	1	49,648	- 23,927
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,538	6	6,231	+ 14,308
Lung Cancers	4	14,353	5	11,893	+ 2,459
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	14,009	11	4,340	+ 9,669
Lung Disease	6	13,172	3	26,178	- 13,006
Hypertension	7	8,319	8	5,368	+ 2,951
Prostate Cancer	8	8,071	48	219	+ 7,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	7,093	15	3,232	+ 3,861
Falls	10	6,738	18	1,801	+ 4,937
Liver Disease	11	4,493	10	4,506	- 13
Other Injuries	12	4,483	20	1,531	+ 2,952
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,295	14	3,671	+ 625
Kidney Disease	14	4,077	12	3,959	+ 118
Breast Cancer	15	4,012	23	1,366	+ 2,646
Suicide	16	3,928	16	2,407	+ 1,521
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,773	34	684	+ 2,089
Lymphomas	18	2,613	35	560	+ 2,053
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,416	7	6,210	- 3,794
Stomach Cancer	20	2,376	13	3,771	- 1,395
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,170	21	1,525	+ 644
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,109	24	1,222	+ 886
Oral Cancer	23	2,102	37	513	+ 1,589
Liver Cancer	24	1,955	9	5,326	- 3,371
Other Neoplasms	25	1,843	59	44	+ 1,799
Bladder Cancer	26	1,761	38	500	+ 1,261
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,656	26	1,155	+ 502
Alcohol	28	1,620	44	304	+ 1,315
Cervical Cancer	29	1,597	33	704	+ 892
Leukemia	30	1,519	30	965	+ 554
Uterin Cancer	31	1,444	53	138	+ 1,306
Violence	32	1,400	28	1,082	+ 317
Skin Cancers	33	1,233	51	168	+ 1,064
HIV/AIDS	34	1,131	31	753	+ 377
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,007	19	1,712	- 706
Endocrine Disorders	36	989	39	452	+ 537
Congenital Anomalies	37	882	29	991	- 109
Osteoarthritis	38	783	81	0	+ 783
Ovary Cancer	39	774	36	532	+ 243
Asthma	40	723	22	1,439	- 716
Skin Disease	41	619	52	158	+ 461
Drownings	42	553	27	1,126	- 573
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	495	40	374	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	388	17	2,093	- 1,705
Hepatitis C	45	269	64	10	+ 258
Epilepsy	46	260	45	266	- 6
Appendicitis	47	249	57	57	+ 193
Low Birth Weight	48	236	25	1,208	- 972
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	208	50	198	+ 9
Meningitis	50	198	49	207	- 9
Drug Use	51	196	42	356	- 160
Anemia	52	185	85	0	+ 185
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	181	80	0	+ 181
Schizophrenia	54	163	83	0	+ 163
Malnutrition	55	152	43	317	- 165
Hepatitis B	56	142	55	68	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	57	133	60	40	+ 93
Fires	58	132	46	253	- 121
Birth Trauma	59	117	32	736	- 619
Tuberculosis	60	107	4	17,417	- 17,310
Maternal Conditions	61	104	47	252	- 147
Poisonings	62	41	41	366	- 325
Otitis Media	63	26	70	0	+ 26
Oral conditions	64	15	82	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	65	14	56	67	- 53
Encephalitis	66	14	54	117	- 103
Leprosy	67	4	71	0	+ 4
War	68	3	63	16	- 13
Syphilis	69	2	58	54	- 52
Ascariasis	70	2	67	1	+ 1
Tetanus	71	2	62	28	- 26
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	61	34	- 34
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	65	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Cuba

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.