CHINA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,673,269	1	2,043,210	+ 630,059
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,687,594	2	1,771,525	- 83,931
Lung Disease	3	1,409,536	3	968,607	+ 440,929
Tuberculosis	4	937,818	32	34,802	+ 903,016
Lung Cancers	5	640,391	4	714,311	- 73,919
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	335,484	12	183,342	+ 152,142
Road Traffic Accidents	7	334,370	8	250,272	+ 84,098
Hypertension	8	289,037	7	301,183	- 12,145
Liver Cancer	9	286,764	13	180,952	+ 105,812
Liver Disease	10	242,649	15	145,603	+ 97,046
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	233,674	6	304,455	- 70,781
Kidney Disease	12	213,155	11	192,302	+ 20,853
Stomach Cancer	13	203,043	5	398,439	- 195,395
Diabetes Mellitus	14	197,642	14	161,672	+ 35,969
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	174,008	9	248,388	- 74,380
Suicide	16	129,604	17	116,324	+ 13,281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	112,673	21	65,350	+ 47,323
Falls	18	96,988	16	138,878	- 41,890
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	92,193	30	37,723	+ 54,470
Other Injuries	20	82,442	25	54,087	+ 28,355
Pancreas Cancer	21	82,139	18	111,537	- 29,397
Asthma	22	77,484	39	23,147	+ 54,337
Breast Cancer	23	73,548	19	92,757	- 19,209
Oesophagus Cancer	24	65,812	10	242,891	- 177,079
Low Birth Weight	25	65,053	40	21,631	+ 43,421
Parkinson's Disease	26	62,177	20	70,699	- 8,522
Drownings	27	60,629	26	52,807	+ 7,822
Violence	28	58,269	47	11,115	+ 47,154
Congenital Anomalies	29	53,352	31	36,613	+ 16,740
Leukemia	30	51,959	22	58,145	- 6,185
HIV/AIDS	31	40,564	34	28,746	+ 11,818
Birth Trauma	32	39,620	43	17,644	+ 21,975
Cervical Cancer	33	37,916	27	51,650	- 13,733
Inflammatory/Heart	34	36,840	33	29,954	+ 6,886
Lymphomas	35	30,140	23	57,838	- 27,698
Ovary Cancer	36	28,632	35	28,078	+ 554
Oral Cancer	37	27,598	24	54,695	- 27,097
Bladder Cancer	38	26,905	29	37,873	- 10,969
Endocrine Disorders	39	24,324	37	25,613	- 1,289
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	20,163	50	8,719	+ 11,444
Poisonings	41	19,730	36	25,762	- 6,033
Drug Use	42	19,195	38	24,214	- 5,019
Malnutrition	43	17,090	44	12,995	+ 4,095
Alcohol	44	16,390	42	19,071	- 2,682
Epilepsy	45	14,311	46	11,365	+ 2,946
Fires	46	13,640	48	10,498	+ 3,142
Maternal Conditions	47	13,550	54	3,596	+ 9,953
Prostate Cancer	48	11,786	28	51,056	- 39,271
Meningitis	49	11,140	51	5,704	+ 5,436
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	10,686	49	10,108	+ 578
Skin Cancers	51	9,060	41	19,669	- 10,610
Skin Disease	52	8,529	52	5,222	+ 3,306
Uterin Cancer	53	7,435	45	11,751	- 4,316
Encephalitis	54	6,298	55	2,796	+ 3,501
Hepatitis B	55	3,688	56	2,757	+ 931
Upper Respiratory	56	3,590	57	2,663	+ 927
Appendicitis	57	3,051	60	1,468	+ 1,583
Syphilis	58	2,908	58	1,824	+ 1,084
Other Neoplasms	59	2,354	53	4,374	- 2,020
Multiple Sclerosis	60	2,134	59	1,734	+ 400
Pertussis	61	1,847	64	484	+ 1,363
Tetanus	62	1,487	63	491	+ 995
War	63	879	61	900	- 22
Hepatitis C	64	561	66	86	+ 476
Measles	65	198	62	558	- 359
Chlamydia	66	80	67	55	+ 25
Ascariasis	67	47	68	34	+ 13
Diphtheria	68	23	71	11	+ 12
Malaria	69	17	75	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	70	16	69	15	+ 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	400	- 400
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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.