COLOMBIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	93,615	3	16,573	+ 77,042
Coronary Heart Disease	2	59,098	1	43,066	+ 16,032
Lung Disease	3	49,360	4	15,928	+ 33,432
Tuberculosis	4	32,841	32	1,272	+ 31,570
Lung Cancers	5	22,426	10	5,250	+ 17,176
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,748	5	10,773	+ 975
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,709	6	7,765	+ 3,945
Hypertension	8	10,122	8	6,400	+ 3,722
Liver Cancer	9	10,042	24	2,065	+ 7,977
Liver Disease	10	8,497	19	2,426	+ 6,071
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	8,183	22	2,157	+ 6,026
Kidney Disease	12	7,464	7	6,834	+ 631
Stomach Cancer	13	7,110	9	6,112	+ 998
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,921	11	5,028	+ 1,893
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	6,094	12	4,371	+ 1,722
Suicide	16	4,539	26	1,965	+ 2,574
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,946	63	38	+ 3,908
Falls	18	3,396	29	1,518	+ 1,879
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,228	39	698	+ 2,530
Other Injuries	20	2,887	28	1,592	+ 1,295
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,876	25	2,022	+ 854
Asthma	22	2,713	54	191	+ 2,522
Breast Cancer	23	2,576	13	3,669	- 1,094
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,305	36	835	+ 1,469
Low Birth Weight	25	2,278	23	2,095	+ 183
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,177	47	383	+ 1,794
Drownings	27	2,123	40	689	+ 1,434
Violence	28	2,041	2	19,268	- 17,228
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,868	16	2,963	- 1,094
Leukemia	30	1,820	21	2,208	- 389
HIV/AIDS	31	1,420	17	2,683	- 1,263
Birth Trauma	32	1,387	41	648	+ 739
Cervical Cancer	33	1,328	20	2,266	- 938
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,290	31	1,329	- 39
Lymphomas	35	1,055	18	2,603	- 1,547
Ovary Cancer	36	1,003	33	1,122	- 120
Oral Cancer	37	966	37	807	+ 159
Bladder Cancer	38	942	42	609	+ 333
Endocrine Disorders	39	852	30	1,367	- 515
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	706	38	747	- 41
Poisonings	41	691	61	61	+ 630
Drug Use	42	672	44	492	+ 181
Malnutrition	43	598	27	1,878	- 1,280
Alcohol	44	574	68	23	+ 551
Epilepsy	45	501	43	597	- 96
Fires	46	478	56	127	+ 351
Maternal Conditions	47	474	46	394	+ 81
Prostate Cancer	48	413	14	3,584	- 3,172
Meningitis	49	390	50	244	+ 146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	374	51	242	+ 132
Skin Cancers	51	317	35	1,028	- 711
Skin Disease	52	299	34	1,102	- 803
Uterin Cancer	53	260	45	423	- 163
Encephalitis	54	221	64	38	+ 183
Hepatitis B	55	129	62	50	+ 79
Upper Respiratory	56	126	66	27	+ 99
Appendicitis	57	107	52	213	- 106
Syphilis	58	102	65	30	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	59	82	15	3,205	- 3,122
Multiple Sclerosis	60	75	60	62	+ 12
Pertussis	61	65	69	18	+ 47
Tetanus	62	52	71	14	+ 38
War	63	31	49	260	- 229
Hepatitis C	64	20	59	65	- 45
Measles	65	7	78	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	3	81	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	76	5	- 3
Diphtheria	68	1	80	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	1	67	26	- 25
Otitis Media	70	1	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	72	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Dengue	76	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.