NORTH KOREA VS AZERBAIJAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AZERBAIJAN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,274	2	31,342	+ 50,932
Stroke	2	31,951	1	49,648	- 17,697
Liver Disease	3	8,738	10	4,506	+ 4,232
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,884	14	3,671	+ 2,213
Hypertension	5	5,852	8	5,368	+ 484
Lung Disease	6	4,541	3	26,178	- 21,636
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,399	6	6,231	- 1,832
Inflammatory/Heart	8	4,150	34	684	+ 3,466
Kidney Disease	9	3,927	12	3,959	- 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,383	11	4,340	- 957
Lung Cancers	11	3,316	5	11,893	- 8,577
Stomach Cancer	12	3,208	13	3,771	- 563
Breast Cancer	13	2,264	23	1,366	+ 898
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,945	15	3,232	- 1,286
Low Birth Weight	15	1,791	25	1,208	+ 582
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,670	7	6,210	- 4,540
Tuberculosis	17	1,466	4	17,417	- 15,951
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,412	24	1,222	+ 189
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,339	29	991	+ 348
Fires	20	1,167	46	253	+ 914
Other Injuries	21	1,149	20	1,531	- 382
Birth Trauma	22	1,133	32	736	+ 397
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,075	26	1,155	- 79
Asthma	24	1,061	22	1,439	- 378
Suicide	25	1,016	16	2,407	- 1,391
HIV/AIDS	26	982	31	753	+ 229
Liver Cancer	27	936	9	5,326	- 4,390
Drownings	28	827	27	1,126	- 299
Falls	29	756	18	1,801	- 1,045
Endocrine Disorders	30	741	39	452	+ 290
Pancreas Cancer	31	717	21	1,525	- 808
Cervical Cancer	32	687	33	704	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	647	40	374	+ 272
Violence	34	621	28	1,082	- 461
Ovary Cancer	35	619	36	532	+ 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	607	19	1,712	- 1,105
Alcohol	37	602	44	304	+ 298
Lymphomas	38	566	35	560	+ 6
Epilepsy	39	552	45	266	+ 286
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	500	17	2,093	- 1,593
Bladder Cancer	41	448	38	500	- 52
Oral Cancer	42	393	37	513	- 119
Prostate Cancer	43	386	48	219	+ 167
Leukemia	44	353	30	965	- 612
Skin Cancers	45	312	51	168	+ 143
Encephalitis	46	267	54	117	+ 150
Uterin Cancer	47	240	53	138	+ 102
Poisonings	48	229	41	366	- 137
Pertussis	49	168	61	34	+ 134
Meningitis	50	156	49	207	- 51
Maternal Conditions	51	122	47	252	- 130
Drug Use	52	121	42	356	- 235
Syphilis	53	80	58	54	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	54	49	59	44	+ 5
Malnutrition	55	45	43	317	- 272
Upper Respiratory	56	41	56	67	- 25
Hepatitis B	57	40	55	68	- 29
Skin Disease	58	34	52	158	- 124
Multiple Sclerosis	59	32	60	40	- 7
Appendicitis	60	31	57	57	- 25
Tetanus	61	18	62	28	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	17	50	198	- 181
Leishmaniasis	63	11	75	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	64	3	66	1	+ 1
War	65	2	63	16	- 14
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	10	- 9
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 1
Measles	68	1	65	4	- 3
Ascariasis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Azerbaijan

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.