CUBA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	20,702	2	10,725	+ 9,977
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,069	1	22,079	- 9,010
Lung Disease	3	10,916	6	5,492	+ 5,423
Tuberculosis	4	7,263	60	45	+ 7,218
Lung Cancers	5	4,959	4	5,985	- 1,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,598	3	8,564	- 5,966
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,589	19	1,007	+ 1,582
Hypertension	8	2,238	7	3,469	- 1,230
Liver Cancer	9	2,221	24	815	+ 1,405
Liver Disease	10	1,879	11	1,873	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,810	5	5,841	- 4,032
Kidney Disease	12	1,651	14	1,700	- 49
Stomach Cancer	13	1,572	20	991	+ 582
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,531	13	1,791	- 260
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,348	9	2,958	- 1,610
Suicide	16	1,004	16	1,638	- 634
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	873	44	162	+ 711
Falls	18	751	10	2,810	- 2,059
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	714	35	420	+ 294
Other Injuries	20	638	12	1,869	- 1,231
Pancreas Cancer	21	636	21	905	- 269
Asthma	22	600	40	301	+ 299
Breast Cancer	23	570	15	1,673	- 1,103
Oesophagus Cancer	24	510	22	879	- 370
Low Birth Weight	25	504	48	98	+ 406
Parkinson's Disease	26	482	27	691	- 209
Drownings	27	470	42	231	+ 239
Violence	28	451	32	584	- 132
Congenital Anomalies	29	413	37	368	+ 45
Leukemia	30	402	30	633	- 231
HIV/AIDS	31	314	34	471	- 157
Birth Trauma	32	307	59	49	+ 258
Cervical Cancer	33	294	29	666	- 372
Inflammatory/Heart	34	285	17	1,156	- 871
Lymphomas	35	233	18	1,089	- 856
Ovary Cancer	36	222	39	323	- 101
Oral Cancer	37	214	23	876	- 663
Bladder Cancer	38	208	26	734	- 526
Endocrine Disorders	39	188	36	412	- 224
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	156	43	206	- 50
Poisonings	41	153	62	17	+ 136
Drug Use	42	149	51	82	+ 67
Malnutrition	43	132	55	64	+ 69
Alcohol	44	127	28	675	- 548
Epilepsy	45	111	46	108	+ 3
Fires	46	106	58	55	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	47	105	61	43	+ 61
Prostate Cancer	48	91	8	3,365	- 3,274
Meningitis	49	86	50	83	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	83	49	87	- 4
Skin Cancers	51	70	33	514	- 444
Skin Disease	52	66	41	258	- 192
Uterin Cancer	53	58	31	602	- 544
Encephalitis	54	49	66	6	+ 43
Hepatitis B	55	29	56	59	- 31
Upper Respiratory	56	28	65	6	+ 22
Appendicitis	57	24	47	104	- 80
Syphilis	58	23	69	1	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	59	18	25	769	- 750
Multiple Sclerosis	60	17	57	55	- 39
Pertussis	61	14	73	0	+ 14
Tetanus	62	12	71	1	+ 11
War	63	7	68	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	4	45	112	- 108
Measles	65	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	70	1	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	71	0	67	2	- 2
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

North Korea

Cuba

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.