AUSTRIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	16,930	2	5,208	+ 11,722
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,688	1	17,638	- 6,950
Lung Disease	3	8,927	5	4,107	+ 4,820
Tuberculosis	4	5,939	50	41	+ 5,899
Lung Cancers	5	4,056	3	4,217	- 161
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,125	13	1,563	+ 561
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,118	31	436	+ 1,682
Hypertension	8	1,831	6	3,601	- 1,771
Liver Cancer	9	1,816	22	922	+ 894
Liver Disease	10	1,537	16	1,366	+ 171
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,480	4	4,174	- 2,694
Kidney Disease	12	1,350	8	2,247	- 897
Stomach Cancer	13	1,286	24	817	+ 469
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,252	9	2,093	- 842
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,102	7	2,324	- 1,222
Suicide	16	821	17	1,307	- 486
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	714	33	379	+ 335
Falls	18	614	21	982	- 368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	584	42	142	+ 442
Other Injuries	20	522	12	1,700	- 1,178
Pancreas Cancer	21	520	10	1,901	- 1,381
Asthma	22	491	45	81	+ 410
Breast Cancer	23	466	11	1,857	- 1,391
Oesophagus Cancer	24	417	32	406	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	25	412	51	40	+ 372
Parkinson's Disease	26	394	19	1,102	- 709
Drownings	27	384	48	42	+ 342
Violence	28	369	47	47	+ 322
Congenital Anomalies	29	338	34	327	+ 11
Leukemia	30	329	23	878	- 549
HIV/AIDS	31	257	49	41	+ 216
Birth Trauma	32	251	54	34	+ 217
Cervical Cancer	33	240	37	205	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	34	233	14	1,515	- 1,282
Lymphomas	35	191	18	1,167	- 976
Ovary Cancer	36	181	30	513	- 332
Oral Cancer	37	175	27	614	- 439
Bladder Cancer	38	170	26	617	- 447
Endocrine Disorders	39	154	20	1,077	- 923
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	128	40	152	- 24
Poisonings	41	125	60	15	+ 110
Drug Use	42	122	39	161	- 40
Malnutrition	43	108	46	71	+ 38
Alcohol	44	104	29	538	- 434
Epilepsy	45	91	36	222	- 131
Fires	46	86	52	36	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	47	86	64	4	+ 82
Prostate Cancer	48	75	15	1,501	- 1,426
Meningitis	49	71	58	22	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	68	53	35	+ 33
Skin Cancers	51	57	28	585	- 527
Skin Disease	52	54	43	99	- 45
Uterin Cancer	53	47	35	275	- 228
Encephalitis	54	40	68	1	+ 39
Hepatitis B	55	23	62	8	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	56	23	55	26	- 3
Appendicitis	57	19	59	15	+ 4
Syphilis	58	18	66	1	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	59	15	25	814	- 799
Multiple Sclerosis	60	14	38	170	- 156
Pertussis	61	12	70	0	+ 12
Tetanus	62	9	72	0	+ 9
War	63	6	67	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	4	41	147	- 144
Measles	65	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	78	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	22	- 22
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

North Korea

Austria

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.