NORTH KOREA VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	19,077	1	49,648	- 30,571
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,161	2	31,342	- 14,181
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,324	6	6,231	+ 3,093
Tuberculosis	4	6,443	4	17,417	- 10,974
Kidney Disease	5	5,442	12	3,959	+ 1,483
Lung Disease	6	5,377	3	26,178	- 20,800
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,130	40	374	+ 4,756
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,848	14	3,671	+ 1,178
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,236	7	6,210	- 1,974
Liver Disease	10	3,873	10	4,506	- 634
Low Birth Weight	11	3,821	25	1,208	+ 2,613
Birth Trauma	12	3,689	32	736	+ 2,953
Liver Cancer	13	3,650	9	5,326	- 1,676
Lung Cancers	14	3,039	5	11,893	- 8,854
Hypertension	15	2,942	8	5,368	- 2,426
Asthma	16	2,779	22	1,439	+ 1,340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	2,154	19	1,712	+ 442
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,139	29	991	+ 1,148
Drownings	19	1,879	27	1,126	+ 753
Stomach Cancer	20	1,753	13	3,771	- 2,018
Other Injuries	21	1,715	20	1,531	+ 184
Violence	22	1,569	28	1,082	+ 487
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,514	11	4,340	- 2,826
Falls	24	1,454	18	1,801	- 347
Breast Cancer	25	1,444	23	1,366	+ 78
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,397	15	3,232	- 1,835
Suicide	27	1,288	16	2,407	- 1,119
Oral Cancer	28	1,155	37	513	+ 643
HIV/AIDS	29	1,035	31	753	+ 282
Pertussis	30	1,006	61	34	+ 971
Leukemia	31	958	30	965	- 7
Maternal Conditions	32	721	47	252	+ 469
Oesophagus Cancer	33	707	24	1,222	- 515
Lymphomas	34	696	35	560	+ 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	684	17	2,093	- 1,408
Inflammatory/Heart	36	681	34	684	- 3
Cervical Cancer	37	619	33	704	- 85
Endocrine Disorders	38	615	39	452	+ 163
Malnutrition	39	550	43	317	+ 232
Meningitis	40	508	49	207	+ 301
Parkinson's Disease	41	459	26	1,155	- 696
Fires	42	358	46	253	+ 105
Ovary Cancer	43	334	36	532	- 197
Tetanus	44	316	62	28	+ 289
Skin Disease	45	294	52	158	+ 135
Encephalitis	46	227	54	117	+ 111
Alcohol	47	203	44	304	- 102
Pancreas Cancer	48	201	21	1,525	- 1,324
Skin Cancers	49	197	51	168	+ 28
Epilepsy	50	191	45	266	- 74
Bladder Cancer	51	161	38	500	- 339
Poisonings	52	136	41	366	- 231
Prostate Cancer	53	123	48	219	- 96
Drug Use	54	108	42	356	- 249
Uterin Cancer	55	97	53	138	- 42
Measles	56	96	65	4	+ 93
Appendicitis	57	95	57	57	+ 38
Syphilis	58	94	58	54	+ 40
Dengue	59	57	76	0	+ 57
Hepatitis B	60	56	55	68	- 13
Other Neoplasms	61	39	59	44	- 5
Schistosomiasis	62	38	74	0	+ 38
Malaria	63	33	69	0	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	24	50	198	- 175
Multiple Sclerosis	65	21	60	40	- 19
Upper Respiratory	66	16	56	67	- 51
Hepatitis C	67	13	64	10	+ 2
War	68	9	63	16	- 7
Diphtheria	69	8	68	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	8	67	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	1	66	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Laos

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.