NORTH KOREA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,760	6	6,231	+ 10,529
Tuberculosis	2	9,972	4	17,417	- 7,445
Measles	3	9,629	65	4	+ 9,625
Malaria	4	9,529	69	0	+ 9,528
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,412	40	374	+ 9,037
Stroke	6	8,340	1	49,648	- 41,308
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,911	2	31,342	- 23,431
Low Birth Weight	8	7,900	25	1,208	+ 6,692
Birth Trauma	9	7,537	32	736	+ 6,802
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,895	7	6,210	+ 685
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,705	29	991	+ 2,714
Hypertension	12	3,588	8	5,368	- 1,780
Liver Disease	13	3,428	10	4,506	- 1,078
Lung Disease	14	3,083	3	26,178	- 23,095
HIV/AIDS	15	3,028	31	753	+ 2,274
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,940	14	3,671	- 730
Meningitis	17	2,636	49	207	+ 2,429
Violence	18	2,534	28	1,082	+ 1,452
Maternal Conditions	19	2,396	47	252	+ 2,144
Kidney Disease	20	2,068	12	3,959	- 1,890
Malnutrition	21	2,031	43	317	+ 1,713
Other Injuries	22	1,885	20	1,531	+ 354
Pertussis	23	1,805	61	34	+ 1,771
Asthma	24	1,762	22	1,439	+ 323
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,682	39	452	+ 1,230
Suicide	26	1,324	16	2,407	- 1,083
Cervical Cancer	27	1,099	33	704	+ 395
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,036	11	4,340	- 3,303
Inflammatory/Heart	29	922	34	684	+ 238
Prostate Cancer	30	900	48	219	+ 681
Liver Cancer	31	875	9	5,326	- 4,451
Syphilis	32	855	58	54	+ 801
Falls	33	794	18	1,801	- 1,008
Drownings	34	787	27	1,126	- 339
Breast Cancer	35	778	23	1,366	- 588
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	676	15	3,232	- 2,556
Stomach Cancer	37	588	13	3,771	- 3,183
Lymphomas	38	470	35	560	- 90
Fires	39	457	46	253	+ 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	438	19	1,712	- 1,274
Leukemia	41	426	30	965	- 539
Poisonings	42	394	41	366	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	394	17	2,093	- 1,699
Epilepsy	44	393	45	266	+ 128
War	45	378	63	16	+ 362
Tetanus	46	266	62	28	+ 238
Lung Cancers	47	264	5	11,893	- 11,630
Schistosomiasis	48	244	74	0	+ 244
Parkinson's Disease	49	236	26	1,155	- 919
Pancreas Cancer	50	232	21	1,525	- 1,294
Oral Cancer	51	229	37	513	- 284
Leishmaniasis	52	198	75	0	+ 198
Oesophagus Cancer	53	180	24	1,222	- 1,042
Skin Disease	54	178	52	158	+ 20
Skin Cancers	55	174	51	168	+ 6
Appendicitis	56	160	57	57	+ 104
Encephalitis	57	155	54	117	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	58	149	36	532	- 382
Drug Use	59	145	42	356	- 211
Alcohol	60	145	44	304	- 160
Hepatitis B	61	104	55	68	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	62	84	56	67	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	63	80	53	138	- 58
Trypanosomiasis	64	79	73	0	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	65	62	38	500	- 438
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	50	50	198	- 149
Other Neoplasms	67	20	59	44	- 24
Ascariasis	68	18	67	1	+ 17
Hepatitis C	69	16	64	10	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	11	68	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	71	10	60	40	- 30
Otitis Media	72	9	70	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	73	3	66	1	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	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

DR Congo

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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.