NORTH KOREA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,652	2	31,342	- 5,690
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,672	11	4,340	+ 7,332
Lung Cancers	3	10,176	5	11,893	- 1,717
Stroke	4	10,068	1	49,648	- 39,580
Lung Disease	5	9,496	3	26,178	- 16,682
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,135	15	3,232	+ 1,904
Breast Cancer	7	4,438	23	1,366	+ 3,072
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,354	6	6,231	- 1,876
Kidney Disease	9	3,562	12	3,959	- 397
Other Injuries	10	3,461	20	1,531	+ 1,930
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,204	21	1,525	+ 1,678
Liver Disease	12	2,939	10	4,506	- 1,567
Suicide	13	2,718	16	2,407	+ 311
Lymphomas	14	2,524	35	560	+ 1,964
Prostate Cancer	15	2,492	48	219	+ 2,273
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,424	26	1,155	+ 1,269
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,393	14	3,671	- 1,277
Falls	18	2,374	18	1,801	+ 573
Hypertension	19	2,101	8	5,368	- 3,267
Leukemia	20	2,075	30	965	+ 1,110
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,067	39	452	+ 1,615
Stomach Cancer	22	2,003	13	3,771	- 1,767
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,922	34	684	+ 1,238
Other Neoplasms	24	1,913	59	44	+ 1,869
Liver Cancer	25	1,900	9	5,326	- 3,425
Bladder Cancer	26	1,715	38	500	+ 1,215
Ovary Cancer	27	1,382	36	532	+ 850
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,246	24	1,222	+ 23
Alcohol	29	991	44	304	+ 687
Road Traffic Accidents	30	983	7	6,210	- 5,227
Skin Cancers	31	846	51	168	+ 678
Malnutrition	32	762	43	317	+ 444
Oral Cancer	33	744	37	513	+ 232
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	741	17	2,093	- 1,352
Epilepsy	35	659	45	266	+ 393
Uterin Cancer	36	613	53	138	+ 475
Congenital Anomalies	37	408	29	991	- 583
Cervical Cancer	38	375	33	704	- 329
Drug Use	39	364	42	356	+ 7
Anemia	40	331	85	0	+ 331
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	264	19	1,712	- 1,448
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	242	40	374	- 133
Schizophrenia	43	227	83	0	+ 227
Skin Disease	44	210	52	158	+ 52
Asthma	45	181	22	1,439	- 1,258
Multiple Sclerosis	46	161	60	40	+ 121
Hepatitis C	47	145	64	10	+ 135
Violence	48	122	28	1,082	- 960
Low Birth Weight	49	120	25	1,208	- 1,088
Osteoarthritis	50	103	81	0	+ 103
Fires	51	99	46	253	- 154
HIV/AIDS	52	97	31	753	- 656
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	91	50	198	- 108
Drownings	54	76	27	1,126	- 1,050
Tuberculosis	55	73	4	17,417	- 17,344
Poisonings	56	58	41	366	- 308
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	47	80	0	+ 47
Meningitis	58	27	49	207	- 180
Birth Trauma	59	24	32	736	- 712
Hepatitis B	60	22	55	68	- 47
Upper Respiratory	61	15	56	67	- 51
Appendicitis	62	13	57	57	- 43
Maternal Conditions	63	13	47	252	- 239
Oral conditions	64	12	82	0	+ 12
Encephalitis	65	6	54	117	- 111
Syphilis	66	6	58	54	- 48
War	67	2	63	16	- 14
Pertussis	68	0	61	34	- 34
Tetanus	69	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	70	0	65	4	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	66	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

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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.