NORTH KOREA VS INDONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDONESIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,362	1	49,648	- 16,286
Coronary Heart Disease	2	24,219	2	31,342	- 7,123
Diabetes Mellitus	3	10,322	14	3,671	+ 6,652
Tuberculosis	4	8,413	4	17,417	- 9,004
Liver Disease	5	8,367	10	4,506	+ 3,861
Lung Disease	6	7,312	3	26,178	- 18,866
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,975	40	374	+ 5,600
Hypertension	8	5,128	8	5,368	- 240
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,907	6	6,231	- 1,323
Kidney Disease	10	4,020	12	3,959	+ 61
HIV/AIDS	11	3,206	31	753	+ 2,452
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,864	7	6,210	- 3,345
Lung Cancers	13	2,674	5	11,893	- 9,219
Asthma	14	2,581	22	1,439	+ 1,142
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	2,527	11	4,340	- 1,813
Breast Cancer	16	2,257	23	1,366	+ 891
Low Birth Weight	17	2,085	25	1,208	+ 877
Malnutrition	18	1,866	43	317	+ 1,549
Liver Cancer	19	1,842	9	5,326	- 3,484
Cervical Cancer	20	1,803	33	704	+ 1,099
Falls	21	1,719	18	1,801	- 82
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,687	15	3,232	- 1,544
Oral Cancer	23	1,502	37	513	+ 989
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,392	29	991	+ 401
Birth Trauma	25	1,355	32	736	+ 620
Leukemia	26	1,095	30	965	+ 130
Violence	27	1,084	28	1,082	+ 2
Lymphomas	28	1,051	35	560	+ 491
Inflammatory/Heart	29	892	34	684	+ 208
Other Injuries	30	887	20	1,531	- 644
Ovary Cancer	31	794	36	532	+ 262
Parkinson's Disease	32	793	26	1,155	- 362
Dengue	33	741	76	0	+ 741
Suicide	34	611	16	2,407	- 1,796
Maternal Conditions	35	580	47	252	+ 329
Prostate Cancer	36	533	48	219	+ 314
Pancreas Cancer	37	505	21	1,525	- 1,020
Drownings	38	422	27	1,126	- 704
Endocrine Disorders	39	376	39	452	- 76
Skin Cancers	40	351	51	168	+ 183
Skin Disease	41	349	52	158	+ 190
Bladder Cancer	42	347	38	500	- 152
Meningitis	43	293	49	207	+ 86
Hepatitis B	44	266	55	68	+ 198
Stomach Cancer	45	263	13	3,771	- 3,507
Tetanus	46	256	62	28	+ 229
Uterin Cancer	47	245	53	138	+ 107
Pertussis	48	206	61	34	+ 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	203	19	1,712	- 1,509
Syphilis	50	202	58	54	+ 148
Encephalitis	51	145	54	117	+ 28
Fires	52	130	46	253	- 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	117	17	2,093	- 1,976
Oesophagus Cancer	54	110	24	1,222	- 1,112
Malaria	55	108	69	0	+ 108
Appendicitis	56	104	57	57	+ 47
Drug Use	57	90	42	356	- 267
Poisonings	58	75	41	366	- 292
Epilepsy	59	66	45	266	- 200
Other Neoplasms	60	64	59	44	+ 20
Alcohol	61	55	44	304	- 249
Hepatitis C	62	51	64	10	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	39	50	198	- 159
Multiple Sclerosis	64	23	60	40	- 16
Measles	65	20	65	4	+ 16
War	66	15	63	16	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	7	56	67	- 59
Ascariasis	68	3	67	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	66	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Indonesia

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.