NORTH KOREA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,600	6	6,231	+ 11,370
Tuberculosis	2	12,011	4	17,417	- 5,406
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,777	40	374	+ 10,403
Malaria	4	9,620	69	0	+ 9,619
Birth Trauma	5	9,178	32	736	+ 8,442
HIV/AIDS	6	9,052	31	753	+ 8,299
Low Birth Weight	7	7,906	25	1,208	+ 6,698
Stroke	8	7,555	1	49,648	- 42,093
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,083	2	31,342	- 24,259
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,879	7	6,210	- 331
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,233	29	991	+ 4,242
Liver Disease	12	4,314	10	4,506	- 192
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,119	14	3,671	- 551
Pertussis	14	2,967	61	34	+ 2,933
Hypertension	15	2,593	8	5,368	- 2,775
Meningitis	16	2,520	49	207	+ 2,313
Malnutrition	17	2,481	43	317	+ 2,163
Maternal Conditions	18	2,310	47	252	+ 2,058
Violence	19	2,070	28	1,082	+ 988
Kidney Disease	20	1,941	12	3,959	- 2,017
Other Injuries	21	1,896	20	1,531	+ 365
Lung Disease	22	1,730	3	26,178	- 24,448
Suicide	23	1,369	16	2,407	- 1,038
Cervical Cancer	24	1,365	33	704	+ 661
Asthma	25	1,188	22	1,439	- 251
Drownings	26	1,131	27	1,126	+ 5
Syphilis	27	930	58	54	+ 876
Inflammatory/Heart	28	923	34	684	+ 238
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	847	11	4,340	- 3,493
Falls	30	811	18	1,801	- 991
Breast Cancer	31	806	23	1,366	- 560
Endocrine Disorders	32	791	39	452	+ 339
Prostate Cancer	33	757	48	219	+ 538
Fires	34	593	46	253	+ 340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	480	19	1,712	- 1,232
Epilepsy	36	458	45	266	+ 192
Poisonings	37	452	41	366	+ 85
Lymphomas	38	430	35	560	- 130
Liver Cancer	39	409	9	5,326	- 4,916
Tetanus	40	361	62	28	+ 333
Oral Cancer	41	358	37	513	- 154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	337	15	3,232	- 2,894
Skin Cancers	43	330	51	168	+ 162
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	308	17	2,093	- 1,784
Lung Cancers	45	284	5	11,893	- 11,610
Leukemia	46	255	30	965	- 710
Stomach Cancer	47	247	13	3,771	- 3,524
Oesophagus Cancer	48	219	24	1,222	- 1,003
Parkinson's Disease	49	207	26	1,155	- 948
Skin Disease	50	159	52	158	+ 0
Alcohol	51	155	44	304	- 149
Schistosomiasis	52	153	74	0	+ 153
Ovary Cancer	53	149	36	532	- 383
Appendicitis	54	146	57	57	+ 90
Drug Use	55	146	42	356	- 211
Encephalitis	56	134	54	117	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	57	117	75	0	+ 117
Bladder Cancer	58	114	38	500	- 385
Pancreas Cancer	59	100	21	1,525	- 1,425
Upper Respiratory	60	92	56	67	+ 25
Hepatitis B	61	83	55	68	+ 14
Diphtheria	62	79	68	0	+ 78
Measles	63	67	65	4	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	64	54	53	138	- 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	43	50	198	- 155
Ascariasis	66	29	67	1	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	67	28	59	44	- 16
War	68	16	63	16	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	14	60	40	- 26
Hepatitis C	70	10	64	10	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	9	73	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	72	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	73	4	66	1	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Angola

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.