ROMANIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	34,261	2	49,707	- 15,446
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,628	1	71,810	- 50,182
Lung Disease	3	18,065	7	7,359	+ 10,706
Tuberculosis	4	12,019	28	1,015	+ 11,004
Lung Cancers	5	8,207	4	10,113	- 1,906
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,300	5	9,357	- 5,057
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,285	20	1,992	+ 2,293
Hypertension	8	3,704	3	11,007	- 7,303
Liver Cancer	9	3,675	13	3,114	+ 562
Liver Disease	10	3,110	6	8,920	- 5,810
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,995	15	2,839	+ 156
Kidney Disease	12	2,732	9	5,175	- 2,443
Stomach Cancer	13	2,602	12	3,457	- 855
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,533	18	2,230	+ 303
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,230	8	6,835	- 4,605
Suicide	16	1,661	21	1,886	- 225
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,444	35	440	+ 1,004
Falls	18	1,243	24	1,504	- 261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,182	33	531	+ 650
Other Injuries	20	1,057	19	2,139	- 1,083
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,053	14	2,935	- 1,882
Asthma	22	993	45	225	+ 768
Breast Cancer	23	943	11	3,851	- 2,908
Oesophagus Cancer	24	843	30	755	+ 89
Low Birth Weight	25	834	41	317	+ 517
Parkinson's Disease	26	797	31	741	+ 56
Drownings	27	777	32	596	+ 181
Violence	28	747	44	255	+ 491
Congenital Anomalies	29	684	38	367	+ 317
Leukemia	30	666	26	1,342	- 676
HIV/AIDS	31	520	47	219	+ 301
Birth Trauma	32	508	57	38	+ 469
Cervical Cancer	33	486	22	1,870	- 1,384
Inflammatory/Heart	34	472	10	4,433	- 3,961
Lymphomas	35	386	25	1,385	- 998
Ovary Cancer	36	367	27	1,109	- 742
Oral Cancer	37	354	17	2,290	- 1,936
Bladder Cancer	38	345	23	1,715	- 1,370
Endocrine Disorders	39	312	48	193	+ 119
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	258	46	223	+ 35
Poisonings	41	253	39	366	- 114
Drug Use	42	246	40	346	- 100
Malnutrition	43	219	50	142	+ 77
Alcohol	44	210	37	409	- 199
Epilepsy	45	183	42	314	- 131
Fires	46	175	36	421	- 246
Maternal Conditions	47	174	58	35	+ 138
Prostate Cancer	48	151	16	2,449	- 2,298
Meningitis	49	143	54	76	+ 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	137	85	0	+ 137
Skin Cancers	51	116	29	1,003	- 887
Skin Disease	52	109	53	97	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	53	95	34	522	- 427
Encephalitis	54	81	62	6	+ 75
Hepatitis B	55	47	59	30	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	56	46	63	3	+ 43
Appendicitis	57	39	60	21	+ 18
Syphilis	58	37	66	1	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	59	30	43	289	- 258
Multiple Sclerosis	60	27	55	66	- 39
Pertussis	61	24	69	0	+ 23
Tetanus	62	19	67	1	+ 18
War	63	11	65	2	+ 9
Hepatitis C	64	7	52	98	- 91
Measles	65	3	61	7	- 5
Chlamydia	66	1	78	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	103	- 103
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

North Korea

Romania

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.