NORTH KOREA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,449	31	753	+ 18,695
Tuberculosis	2	11,994	4	17,417	- 5,423
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,111	6	6,231	+ 4,880
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,758	2	31,342	- 20,584
Stroke	5	9,775	1	49,648	- 39,872
Malaria	6	8,527	69	0	+ 8,526
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,893	7	6,210	+ 683
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,625	40	374	+ 5,250
Low Birth Weight	9	5,534	25	1,208	+ 4,325
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,527	14	3,671	+ 856
Birth Trauma	11	4,302	32	736	+ 3,566
Hypertension	12	4,022	8	5,368	- 1,346
Liver Disease	13	4,013	10	4,506	- 493
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,144	29	991	+ 2,153
Kidney Disease	15	2,643	12	3,959	- 1,315
Maternal Conditions	16	2,491	47	252	+ 2,239
Lung Disease	17	2,333	3	26,178	- 23,845
Violence	18	2,324	28	1,082	+ 1,241
Suicide	19	1,504	16	2,407	- 903
Other Injuries	20	1,437	20	1,531	- 94
Pertussis	21	1,420	61	34	+ 1,385
Meningitis	22	1,290	49	207	+ 1,083
Asthma	23	1,254	22	1,439	- 185
Malnutrition	24	1,172	43	317	+ 855
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	993	11	4,340	- 3,347
Inflammatory/Heart	26	947	34	684	+ 263
Endocrine Disorders	27	896	39	452	+ 445
Prostate Cancer	28	853	48	219	+ 634
Cervical Cancer	29	846	33	704	+ 142
Liver Cancer	30	731	9	5,326	- 4,595
Measles	31	687	65	4	+ 684
Breast Cancer	32	684	23	1,366	- 682
Falls	33	641	18	1,801	- 1,160
Syphilis	34	460	58	54	+ 406
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	453	19	1,712	- 1,259
Drownings	36	448	27	1,126	- 678
Fires	37	389	46	253	+ 136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	383	15	3,232	- 2,849
Stomach Cancer	39	379	13	3,771	- 3,391
Epilepsy	40	328	45	266	+ 62
Poisonings	41	304	41	366	- 62
Parkinson's Disease	42	298	26	1,155	- 857
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	287	17	2,093	- 1,806
Drug Use	44	282	42	356	- 74
Lymphomas	45	263	35	560	- 297
Leukemia	46	248	30	965	- 717
Lung Cancers	47	231	5	11,893	- 11,662
Ovary Cancer	48	213	36	532	- 319
Alcohol	49	198	44	304	- 106
Skin Disease	50	197	52	158	+ 39
Schistosomiasis	51	193	74	0	+ 193
Pancreas Cancer	52	181	21	1,525	- 1,345
Skin Cancers	53	155	51	168	- 13
Oral Cancer	54	141	37	513	- 372
Tetanus	55	99	62	28	+ 72
Encephalitis	56	85	54	117	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	57	84	24	1,222	- 1,138
Appendicitis	58	80	57	57	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	64	50	198	- 134
Uterin Cancer	60	63	53	138	- 75
Bladder Cancer	61	63	38	500	- 437
Hepatitis B	62	63	55	68	- 6
Other Neoplasms	63	33	59	44	- 11
Upper Respiratory	64	29	56	67	- 38
Trypanosomiasis	65	29	73	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	66	16	60	40	- 23
Hepatitis C	67	11	64	10	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	8	68	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	5	67	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	4	66	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	3	70	0	+ 3
War	72	2	63	16	- 14
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

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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.