PORTUGAL VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	19,270	2	12,339	+ 6,930
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,165	1	12,878	- 713
Lung Disease	3	10,160	7	4,286	+ 5,874
Tuberculosis	4	6,760	38	213	+ 6,547
Lung Cancers	5	4,616	5	4,406	+ 210
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,418	4	6,851	- 4,433
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,410	27	838	+ 1,572
Hypertension	8	2,083	14	1,880	+ 204
Liver Cancer	9	2,067	18	1,270	+ 797
Liver Disease	10	1,749	22	1,126	+ 623
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,684	3	7,191	- 5,507
Kidney Disease	12	1,536	9	2,803	- 1,267
Stomach Cancer	13	1,464	10	2,532	- 1,068
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,425	8	3,601	- 2,177
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,254	6	4,389	- 3,135
Suicide	16	934	19	1,172	- 238
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	812	41	169	+ 643
Falls	18	699	23	1,033	- 334
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	665	37	229	+ 436
Other Injuries	20	594	13	1,937	- 1,343
Pancreas Cancer	21	592	15	1,669	- 1,077
Asthma	22	559	43	146	+ 412
Breast Cancer	23	530	12	1,997	- 1,467
Oesophagus Cancer	24	474	29	623	- 148
Low Birth Weight	25	469	52	79	+ 390
Parkinson's Disease	26	448	21	1,139	- 691
Drownings	27	437	51	79	+ 358
Violence	28	420	48	96	+ 324
Congenital Anomalies	29	385	40	196	+ 188
Leukemia	30	375	24	1,015	- 641
HIV/AIDS	31	292	35	320	- 27
Birth Trauma	32	286	60	24	+ 262
Cervical Cancer	33	273	34	329	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	34	266	26	909	- 643
Lymphomas	35	217	16	1,608	- 1,390
Ovary Cancer	36	206	33	397	- 191
Oral Cancer	37	199	25	912	- 713
Bladder Cancer	38	194	20	1,171	- 977
Endocrine Disorders	39	175	17	1,547	- 1,371
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	145	36	231	- 85
Poisonings	41	142	57	29	+ 113
Drug Use	42	138	44	128	+ 10
Malnutrition	43	123	53	79	+ 45
Alcohol	44	118	45	111	+ 7
Epilepsy	45	103	31	415	- 312
Fires	46	98	46	108	- 10
Maternal Conditions	47	98	63	7	+ 91
Prostate Cancer	48	85	11	2,124	- 2,039
Meningitis	49	80	56	43	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	77	47	99	- 22
Skin Cancers	51	65	30	523	- 458
Skin Disease	52	61	39	202	- 141
Uterin Cancer	53	54	32	406	- 352
Encephalitis	54	45	67	1	+ 44
Hepatitis B	55	27	59	26	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	56	26	62	15	+ 11
Appendicitis	57	22	61	21	+ 1
Syphilis	58	21	64	3	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	59	17	28	652	- 635
Multiple Sclerosis	60	15	54	56	- 41
Pertussis	61	13	72	0	+ 13
Tetanus	62	11	73	0	+ 11
War	63	6	69	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	4	49	87	- 83
Measles	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	76	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

North Korea

Portugal

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.