NORTH KOREA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	19,879	4	17,417	+ 2,462
Stroke	2	16,109	1	49,648	- 33,539
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,198	2	31,342	- 17,143
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,356	6	6,231	+ 5,125
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,968	40	374	+ 4,593
Lung Disease	6	4,940	3	26,178	- 21,237
Birth Trauma	7	4,152	32	736	+ 3,416
Kidney Disease	8	3,348	12	3,959	- 611
Low Birth Weight	9	3,296	25	1,208	+ 2,088
Liver Disease	10	2,829	10	4,506	- 1,677
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,722	14	3,671	- 948
Hypertension	12	2,716	8	5,368	- 2,652
Road Traffic Accidents	13	2,686	7	6,210	- 3,524
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,505	29	991	+ 1,515
Asthma	15	2,140	22	1,439	+ 701
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	1,671	19	1,712	- 41
Lung Cancers	17	1,525	5	11,893	- 10,368
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,469	11	4,340	- 2,871
Drownings	19	1,460	27	1,126	+ 334
Other Injuries	20	1,324	20	1,531	- 207
Falls	21	1,082	18	1,801	- 719
Violence	22	1,050	28	1,082	- 32
Maternal Conditions	23	1,045	47	252	+ 794
Pertussis	24	1,021	61	34	+ 987
Malnutrition	25	976	43	317	+ 658
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	944	15	3,232	- 2,288
Suicide	27	834	16	2,407	- 1,573
Liver Cancer	28	782	9	5,326	- 4,543
Oral Cancer	29	767	37	513	+ 255
Breast Cancer	30	671	23	1,366	- 695
Meningitis	31	658	49	207	+ 451
Leukemia	32	594	30	965	- 371
Inflammatory/Heart	33	564	34	684	- 120
Lymphomas	34	553	35	560	- 7
Stomach Cancer	35	535	13	3,771	- 3,236
HIV/AIDS	36	520	31	753	- 233
Cervical Cancer	37	482	33	704	- 222
Endocrine Disorders	38	453	39	452	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	39	446	26	1,155	- 708
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	430	17	2,093	- 1,662
Ovary Cancer	41	315	36	532	- 217
Encephalitis	42	281	54	117	+ 165
Fires	43	258	46	253	+ 4
Tetanus	44	237	62	28	+ 209
Pancreas Cancer	45	236	21	1,525	- 1,289
Skin Disease	46	230	52	158	+ 72
Prostate Cancer	47	223	48	219	+ 4
Syphilis	48	217	58	54	+ 163
Bladder Cancer	49	208	38	500	- 291
Uterin Cancer	50	158	53	138	+ 20
Epilepsy	51	135	45	266	- 131
Alcohol	52	89	44	304	- 215
Oesophagus Cancer	53	85	24	1,222	- 1,137
Poisonings	54	85	41	366	- 281
Skin Cancers	55	84	51	168	- 84
Dengue	56	83	76	0	+ 83
Appendicitis	57	76	57	57	+ 19
Drug Use	58	52	42	356	- 305
Hepatitis B	59	38	55	68	- 30
Other Neoplasms	60	32	59	44	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	21	50	198	- 177
Upper Respiratory	62	13	56	67	- 54
Multiple Sclerosis	63	12	60	40	- 27
Ascariasis	64	10	67	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	10	64	10	- 1
Diphtheria	66	6	68	0	+ 5
War	67	5	63	16	- 12
Measles	68	2	65	4	- 2
Chlamydia	69	1	66	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	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
Anemia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Timor-Leste

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.