NORTH KOREA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	19,484	4	17,417	+ 2,067
HIV/AIDS	2	12,083	31	753	+ 11,329
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,914	2	31,342	- 20,428
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,346	6	6,231	+ 4,115
Stroke	5	9,601	1	49,648	- 40,046
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,884	14	3,671	+ 3,214
Malaria	7	5,783	69	0	+ 5,782
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,553	7	6,210	- 657
Low Birth Weight	9	5,296	25	1,208	+ 4,088
Liver Disease	10	4,461	10	4,506	- 45
Hypertension	11	4,416	8	5,368	- 952
Kidney Disease	12	4,109	12	3,959	+ 150
Birth Trauma	13	3,883	32	736	+ 3,147
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	3,408	40	374	+ 3,034
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,056	29	991	+ 2,065
Lung Disease	16	2,304	3	26,178	- 23,874
Violence	17	1,968	28	1,082	+ 886
Suicide	18	1,956	16	2,407	- 451
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,623	11	4,340	- 2,717
Measles	20	1,564	65	4	+ 1,561
Maternal Conditions	21	1,556	47	252	+ 1,304
Other Injuries	22	1,496	20	1,531	- 36
Meningitis	23	1,211	49	207	+ 1,004
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,085	34	684	+ 401
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,050	39	452	+ 599
Cervical Cancer	26	1,030	33	704	+ 326
Breast Cancer	27	988	23	1,366	- 378
Asthma	28	969	22	1,439	- 470
Lung Cancers	29	934	5	11,893	- 10,959
Falls	30	905	18	1,801	- 897
Pertussis	31	870	61	34	+ 835
Prostate Cancer	32	853	48	219	+ 634
Malnutrition	33	832	43	317	+ 515
Oral Cancer	34	742	37	513	+ 229
Liver Cancer	35	564	9	5,326	- 4,762
Parkinson's Disease	36	506	26	1,155	- 649
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	461	15	3,232	- 2,770
Drownings	38	447	27	1,126	- 679
Fires	39	413	46	253	+ 160
Epilepsy	40	397	45	266	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	390	19	1,712	- 1,322
Trypanosomiasis	42	378	73	0	+ 378
Bladder Cancer	43	373	38	500	- 127
Oesophagus Cancer	44	370	24	1,222	- 852
Drug Use	45	362	42	356	+ 6
Skin Cancers	46	362	51	168	+ 194
Syphilis	47	351	58	54	+ 297
Stomach Cancer	48	347	13	3,771	- 3,424
Lymphomas	49	340	35	560	- 220
Poisonings	50	299	41	366	- 67
Ovary Cancer	51	284	36	532	- 248
Skin Disease	52	231	52	158	+ 73
Pancreas Cancer	53	221	21	1,525	- 1,305
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	213	17	2,093	- 1,880
Uterin Cancer	55	208	53	138	+ 70
Alcohol	56	207	44	304	- 97
Leukemia	57	181	30	965	- 784
Schistosomiasis	58	148	74	0	+ 148
Tetanus	59	90	62	28	+ 63
Encephalitis	60	77	54	117	- 40
Appendicitis	61	71	57	57	+ 14
Hepatitis B	62	71	55	68	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	67	50	198	- 132
Other Neoplasms	64	57	59	44	+ 13
War	65	30	63	16	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	66	28	56	67	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	67	17	60	40	- 22
Hepatitis C	68	11	64	10	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	4	68	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	4	67	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	3	66	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	2	70	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Gabon

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.