BENIN VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,746	4	5,855	+ 21,891
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,515	5	5,397	+ 12,118
Lung Disease	3	14,630	17	1,220	+ 13,410
Tuberculosis	4	9,734	23	919	+ 8,815
Lung Cancers	5	6,647	59	66	+ 6,580
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,482	1	10,205	- 6,723
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,470	8	3,162	+ 308
Hypertension	8	3,000	19	1,088	+ 1,911
Liver Cancer	9	2,976	40	322	+ 2,654
Liver Disease	10	2,518	9	2,447	+ 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,425	29	715	+ 1,710
Kidney Disease	12	2,212	13	1,929	+ 284
Stomach Cancer	13	2,107	38	361	+ 1,747
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,051	14	1,912	+ 140
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,806	41	311	+ 1,495
Suicide	16	1,345	22	922	+ 423
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,169	45	197	+ 972
Falls	18	1,007	32	543	+ 464
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	957	34	442	+ 514
Other Injuries	20	856	15	1,532	- 676
Pancreas Cancer	21	853	48	177	+ 675
Asthma	22	804	24	891	- 86
Breast Cancer	23	763	27	784	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	24	683	39	326	+ 357
Low Birth Weight	25	675	6	4,908	- 4,233
Parkinson's Disease	26	645	43	212	+ 434
Drownings	27	629	31	570	+ 59
Violence	28	605	28	726	- 121
Congenital Anomalies	29	554	10	2,265	- 1,711
Leukemia	30	539	46	196	+ 344
HIV/AIDS	31	421	11	2,263	- 1,842
Birth Trauma	32	411	7	3,950	- 3,538
Cervical Cancer	33	394	30	669	- 275
Inflammatory/Heart	34	382	33	457	- 75
Lymphomas	35	313	36	387	- 74
Ovary Cancer	36	297	56	86	+ 211
Oral Cancer	37	286	49	156	+ 130
Bladder Cancer	38	279	61	43	+ 236
Endocrine Disorders	39	252	16	1,454	- 1,201
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	209	3	6,830	- 6,621
Poisonings	41	205	42	307	- 103
Drug Use	42	199	44	197	+ 2
Malnutrition	43	177	21	928	- 750
Alcohol	44	170	58	85	+ 85
Epilepsy	45	149	37	369	- 221
Fires	46	142	35	431	- 289
Maternal Conditions	47	141	20	1,039	- 898
Prostate Cancer	48	122	25	867	- 745
Meningitis	49	116	12	1,967	- 1,851
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	111	67	11	+ 99
Skin Cancers	51	94	54	102	- 8
Skin Disease	52	89	52	144	- 55
Uterin Cancer	53	77	55	99	- 22
Encephalitis	54	65	57	85	- 20
Hepatitis B	55	38	53	143	- 104
Upper Respiratory	56	37	64	17	+ 20
Appendicitis	57	32	60	45	- 13
Syphilis	58	30	51	150	- 120
Other Neoplasms	59	24	63	20	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	22	66	16	+ 7
Pertussis	61	19	18	1,168	- 1,148
Tetanus	62	15	50	156	- 141
War	63	9	69	2	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	6	65	17	- 11
Measles	65	2	26	788	- 786
Chlamydia	66	1	70	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	62	40	- 40
Diphtheria	68	0	68	10	- 10
Malaria	69	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	183	- 183
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

North Korea

Benin

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.