NORTH KOREA VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,995	6	6,231	+ 25,765
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	20,442	40	374	+ 20,068
Malaria	3	11,887	69	0	+ 11,886
Birth Trauma	4	11,451	32	736	+ 10,715
Low Birth Weight	5	9,679	25	1,208	+ 8,471
Stroke	6	8,344	1	49,648	- 41,304
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,767	2	31,342	- 23,574
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,122	7	6,210	+ 913
Meningitis	9	6,616	49	207	+ 6,409
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,130	29	991	+ 4,139
Maternal Conditions	11	5,058	47	252	+ 4,806
Tuberculosis	12	4,820	4	17,417	- 12,597
HIV/AIDS	13	4,433	31	753	+ 3,680
Liver Disease	14	4,227	10	4,506	- 279
Other Injuries	15	3,669	20	1,531	+ 2,138
Pertussis	16	3,440	61	34	+ 3,406
Measles	17	3,267	65	4	+ 3,263
Malnutrition	18	2,962	43	317	+ 2,644
Kidney Disease	19	2,607	12	3,959	- 1,352
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,589	14	3,671	- 1,082
Violence	21	1,969	28	1,082	+ 887
Lung Disease	22	1,969	3	26,178	- 24,209
Hypertension	23	1,733	8	5,368	- 3,635
Asthma	24	1,727	22	1,439	+ 288
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,592	39	452	+ 1,141
Drownings	26	1,464	27	1,126	+ 338
Suicide	27	1,415	16	2,407	- 992
Breast Cancer	28	1,395	23	1,366	+ 29
Fires	29	994	46	253	+ 741
Syphilis	30	989	58	54	+ 935
Tetanus	31	941	62	28	+ 914
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	915	11	4,340	- 3,425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	896	19	1,712	- 816
Falls	34	886	18	1,801	- 915
Cervical Cancer	35	873	33	704	+ 168
Poisonings	36	762	41	366	+ 396
Inflammatory/Heart	37	644	34	684	- 40
Epilepsy	38	618	45	266	+ 352
Lymphomas	39	536	35	560	- 24
Liver Cancer	40	533	9	5,326	- 4,793
Prostate Cancer	41	468	48	219	+ 249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	460	15	3,232	- 2,772
Oral Cancer	43	404	37	513	- 108
War	44	395	63	16	+ 379
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	394	17	2,093	- 1,699
Leukemia	46	382	30	965	- 583
Hepatitis B	47	367	55	68	+ 299
Drug Use	48	318	42	356	- 38
Ovary Cancer	49	303	36	532	- 229
Parkinson's Disease	50	281	26	1,155	- 873
Stomach Cancer	51	257	13	3,771	- 3,514
Schistosomiasis	52	255	74	0	+ 255
Skin Disease	53	196	52	158	+ 38
Skin Cancers	54	188	51	168	+ 20
Diphtheria	55	182	68	0	+ 182
Oesophagus Cancer	56	167	24	1,222	- 1,056
Encephalitis	57	166	54	117	+ 49
Pancreas Cancer	58	150	21	1,525	- 1,376
Lung Cancers	59	138	5	11,893	- 11,756
Alcohol	60	125	44	304	- 179
Bladder Cancer	61	113	38	500	- 386
Appendicitis	62	104	57	57	+ 48
Ascariasis	63	99	67	1	+ 98
Leishmaniasis	64	83	75	0	+ 83
Uterin Cancer	65	76	53	138	- 62
Upper Respiratory	66	49	56	67	- 18
Hepatitis C	67	43	64	10	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	68	25	59	44	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	69	21	60	40	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	70	18	73	0	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	17	50	198	- 181
Chlamydia	72	3	66	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	1	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Chad

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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.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.