NORTH KOREA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,297	2	31,342	- 12,045
Stroke	2	18,909	1	49,648	- 30,739
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,769	6	6,231	+ 5,538
Kidney Disease	4	10,088	12	3,959	+ 6,130
Liver Cancer	5	8,983	9	5,326	+ 3,657
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,595	11	4,340	+ 4,255
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,436	7	6,210	+ 2,226
Lung Cancers	8	8,386	5	11,893	- 3,507
Lung Disease	9	7,325	3	26,178	- 18,853
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,062	14	3,671	+ 3,391
Liver Disease	11	6,618	10	4,506	+ 2,112
HIV/AIDS	12	5,236	31	753	+ 4,483
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,727	15	3,232	+ 495
Tuberculosis	14	3,592	4	17,417	- 13,825
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	2,581	40	374	+ 2,207
Suicide	16	2,312	16	2,407	- 95
Breast Cancer	17	2,277	23	1,366	+ 911
Falls	18	2,034	18	1,801	+ 233
Cervical Cancer	19	1,922	33	704	+ 1,218
Oral Cancer	20	1,866	37	513	+ 1,353
Other Injuries	21	1,831	20	1,531	+ 300
Lymphomas	22	1,707	35	560	+ 1,147
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,614	26	1,155	+ 460
Asthma	24	1,573	22	1,439	+ 134
Drownings	25	1,488	27	1,126	+ 362
Leukemia	26	1,468	30	965	+ 503
Stomach Cancer	27	1,298	13	3,771	- 2,473
Skin Disease	28	1,270	52	158	+ 1,111
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,187	24	1,222	- 35
Prostate Cancer	30	1,133	48	219	+ 914
Violence	31	1,115	28	1,082	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,083	34	684	+ 399
Pancreas Cancer	33	896	21	1,525	- 629
Hypertension	34	820	8	5,368	- 4,548
Congenital Anomalies	35	793	29	991	- 198
Ovary Cancer	36	753	36	532	+ 222
Endocrine Disorders	37	710	39	452	+ 258
Bladder Cancer	38	676	38	500	+ 177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	631	19	1,712	- 1,081
Low Birth Weight	40	582	25	1,208	- 626
Skin Cancers	41	426	51	168	+ 258
Malnutrition	42	362	43	317	+ 44
Meningitis	43	350	49	207	+ 143
Uterin Cancer	44	325	53	138	+ 187
Drug Use	45	299	42	356	- 58
Encephalitis	46	271	54	117	+ 154
Epilepsy	47	259	45	266	- 7
Fires	48	232	46	253	- 21
Alcohol	49	206	44	304	- 98
Birth Trauma	50	201	32	736	- 535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	164	17	2,093	- 1,929
Maternal Conditions	52	85	47	252	- 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	73	50	198	- 125
Other Neoplasms	54	72	59	44	+ 28
Dengue	55	65	76	0	+ 65
Hepatitis B	56	58	55	68	- 11
Poisonings	57	50	41	366	- 317
Tetanus	58	44	62	28	+ 16
Appendicitis	59	43	57	57	- 14
War	60	33	63	16	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	61	32	60	40	- 7
Pertussis	62	29	61	34	- 5
Measles	63	21	65	4	+ 17
Syphilis	64	14	58	54	- 40
Upper Respiratory	65	7	56	67	- 60
Malaria	66	5	69	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	67	3	64	10	- 8
Otitis Media	68	3	70	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	66	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Thailand

North Korea

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.