NORTH KOREA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,929	2	31,342	- 7,413
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,127	11	4,340	+ 11,787
Lung Cancers	3	9,628	5	11,893	- 2,266
Lung Disease	4	9,625	3	26,178	- 16,552
Stroke	5	8,893	1	49,648	- 40,755
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,524	6	6,231	+ 293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,503	15	3,232	+ 2,272
Breast Cancer	8	3,817	23	1,366	+ 2,452
Prostate Cancer	9	2,939	48	219	+ 2,721
Kidney Disease	10	2,846	12	3,959	- 1,112
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,666	21	1,525	+ 1,140
Parkinson's Disease	12	2,661	26	1,155	+ 1,507
Lymphomas	13	2,577	35	560	+ 2,017
Suicide	14	2,361	16	2,407	- 46
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,103	24	1,222	+ 881
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,078	14	3,671	- 1,592
Stomach Cancer	17	1,792	13	3,771	- 1,979
Liver Cancer	18	1,598	9	5,326	- 3,728
Liver Disease	19	1,404	10	4,506	- 3,103
Leukemia	20	1,376	30	965	+ 411
Ovary Cancer	21	1,371	36	532	+ 839
Bladder Cancer	22	1,286	38	500	+ 786
Skin Cancers	23	1,265	51	168	+ 1,097
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,253	39	452	+ 801
Falls	25	1,240	18	1,801	- 561
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,205	34	684	+ 521
Other Neoplasms	27	1,095	59	44	+ 1,051
Oral Cancer	28	918	37	513	+ 406
Hypertension	29	878	8	5,368	- 4,490
Other Injuries	30	858	20	1,531	- 673
Drug Use	31	838	42	356	+ 482
Congenital Anomalies	32	769	29	991	- 222
Road Traffic Accidents	33	769	7	6,210	- 5,441
Uterin Cancer	34	634	53	138	+ 496
Cervical Cancer	35	517	33	704	- 187
Epilepsy	36	427	45	266	+ 162
Multiple Sclerosis	37	417	60	40	+ 377
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	336	19	1,712	- 1,376
Alcohol	39	322	44	304	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	296	50	198	+ 98
Asthma	41	291	22	1,439	- 1,148
Skin Disease	42	290	52	158	+ 132
Drownings	43	287	27	1,126	- 839
Low Birth Weight	44	280	25	1,208	- 928
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	264	40	374	- 110
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	250	17	2,093	- 1,842
Violence	47	192	28	1,082	- 890
Fires	48	151	46	253	- 103
Anemia	49	145	85	0	+ 145
Tuberculosis	50	116	4	17,417	- 17,301
Osteoarthritis	51	98	81	0	+ 98
Hepatitis C	52	97	64	10	+ 86
Poisonings	53	71	41	366	- 296
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	69	80	0	+ 69
Schizophrenia	55	58	83	0	+ 58
Birth Trauma	56	51	32	736	- 685
HIV/AIDS	57	43	31	753	- 710
Meningitis	58	37	49	207	- 170
Hepatitis B	59	29	55	68	- 39
Appendicitis	60	17	57	57	- 40
Maternal Conditions	61	16	47	252	- 236
Oral conditions	62	11	82	0	+ 11
Malnutrition	63	9	43	317	- 309
Upper Respiratory	64	5	56	67	- 62
War	65	2	63	16	- 14
Encephalitis	66	1	54	117	- 116
Pertussis	67	0	61	34	- 34
Syphilis	68	0	58	54	- 54
Chlamydia	69	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	28	- 28
Diphtheria	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Ireland

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.