NORTH KOREA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,367	6	6,231	+ 11,137
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,613	40	374	+ 10,238
Stroke	3	10,390	1	49,648	- 39,257
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,186	2	31,342	- 21,156
Low Birth Weight	5	9,592	25	1,208	+ 8,384
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,606	7	6,210	+ 396
Birth Trauma	7	6,159	32	736	+ 5,423
Liver Disease	8	4,665	10	4,506	+ 159
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,982	14	3,671	+ 311
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,818	29	991	+ 2,827
Meningitis	11	3,374	49	207	+ 3,167
Hypertension	12	3,362	8	5,368	- 2,006
Cervical Cancer	13	3,052	33	704	+ 2,348
Kidney Disease	14	2,961	12	3,959	- 997
Malnutrition	15	2,801	43	317	+ 2,484
Other Injuries	16	2,635	20	1,531	+ 1,104
Lung Disease	17	2,439	3	26,178	- 23,739
Pertussis	18	2,337	61	34	+ 2,303
Tuberculosis	19	2,304	4	17,417	- 15,113
Violence	20	1,847	28	1,082	+ 765
Asthma	21	1,428	22	1,439	- 11
Maternal Conditions	22	1,372	47	252	+ 1,120
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,357	11	4,340	- 2,983
Suicide	24	1,338	16	2,407	- 1,069
Drownings	25	1,015	27	1,126	- 111
Oesophagus Cancer	26	983	24	1,222	- 239
Prostate Cancer	27	959	48	219	+ 740
Liver Cancer	28	849	9	5,326	- 4,476
Malaria	29	847	69	0	+ 847
Fires	30	790	46	253	+ 536
Inflammatory/Heart	31	767	34	684	+ 83
Falls	32	766	18	1,801	- 1,036
Breast Cancer	33	659	23	1,366	- 707
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	614	19	1,712	- 1,099
Poisonings	35	587	41	366	+ 220
Endocrine Disorders	36	569	39	452	+ 118
Lymphomas	37	563	35	560	+ 3
Syphilis	38	559	58	54	+ 505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	545	15	3,232	- 2,686
Epilepsy	40	506	45	266	+ 240
Oral Cancer	41	452	37	513	- 61
Skin Cancers	42	363	51	168	+ 195
Tetanus	43	347	62	28	+ 320
Parkinson's Disease	44	335	26	1,155	- 820
Stomach Cancer	45	328	13	3,771	- 3,442
Bladder Cancer	46	300	38	500	- 200
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	297	17	2,093	- 1,795
Skin Disease	48	269	52	158	+ 111
Drug Use	49	195	42	356	- 162
Appendicitis	50	171	57	57	+ 114
Alcohol	51	169	44	304	- 135
Hepatitis B	52	150	55	68	+ 82
Upper Respiratory	53	123	56	67	+ 56
Encephalitis	54	122	54	117	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	55	91	53	138	- 47
Ovary Cancer	56	90	36	532	- 441
Leukemia	57	89	30	965	- 876
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	49	50	198	- 150
Other Neoplasms	59	32	59	44	- 12
Lung Cancers	60	30	5	11,893	- 11,863
Hepatitis C	61	29	64	10	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	62	21	60	40	- 19
Ascariasis	63	10	67	1	+ 9
Otitis Media	64	9	70	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	65	7	68	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	7	66	1	+ 6
War	67	3	63	16	- 13
Dengue	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	31	753	- 753
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	21	1,525	- 1,525
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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

Comoros

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.