NORTH KOREA VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,934	2	31,342	+ 54,592
Stroke	2	64,227	1	49,648	+ 14,579
Hypertension	3	23,543	8	5,368	+ 18,175
Liver Disease	4	10,040	10	4,506	+ 5,534
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,800	11	4,340	+ 5,460
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,700	14	3,671	+ 5,029
Lung Disease	7	6,216	3	26,178	- 19,962
Lung Cancers	8	6,180	5	11,893	- 5,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,753	6	6,231	- 1,478
Kidney Disease	10	4,431	12	3,959	+ 473
Breast Cancer	11	3,289	23	1,366	+ 1,923
Stomach Cancer	12	2,861	13	3,771	- 910
Road Traffic Accidents	13	2,662	7	6,210	- 3,548
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,380	15	3,232	- 852
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	2,288	17	2,093	+ 195
Falls	16	2,253	18	1,801	+ 452
Liver Cancer	17	2,064	9	5,326	- 3,262
Suicide	18	1,969	16	2,407	- 438
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,901	26	1,155	+ 747
Other Injuries	20	1,859	20	1,531	+ 328
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,858	34	684	+ 1,173
Prostate Cancer	22	1,559	48	219	+ 1,340
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,220	21	1,525	- 306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	1,214	19	1,712	- 498
Lymphomas	25	1,118	35	560	+ 558
Bladder Cancer	26	1,102	38	500	+ 602
Cervical Cancer	27	1,004	33	704	+ 300
Congenital Anomalies	28	936	29	991	- 55
Ovary Cancer	29	933	36	532	+ 401
Leukemia	30	920	30	965	- 45
Oral Cancer	31	894	37	513	+ 381
Tuberculosis	32	819	4	17,417	- 16,598
Skin Cancers	33	800	51	168	+ 631
Fires	34	750	46	253	+ 496
Asthma	35	729	22	1,439	- 710
Uterin Cancer	36	616	53	138	+ 478
Low Birth Weight	37	614	25	1,208	- 594
Endocrine Disorders	38	583	39	452	+ 131
Drownings	39	510	27	1,126	- 616
Violence	40	485	28	1,082	- 597
Drug Use	41	481	42	356	+ 124
HIV/AIDS	42	478	31	753	- 276
Oesophagus Cancer	43	403	24	1,222	- 819
Epilepsy	44	273	45	266	+ 7
Alcohol	45	264	44	304	- 41
Birth Trauma	46	212	32	736	- 524
Meningitis	47	132	49	207	- 75
Encephalitis	48	129	54	117	+ 12
Poisonings	49	126	41	366	- 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	100	40	374	- 275
Skin Disease	51	89	52	158	- 69
Other Neoplasms	52	78	59	44	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	53	69	47	252	- 182
Multiple Sclerosis	54	64	60	40	+ 24
Appendicitis	55	56	57	57	- 0
Leishmaniasis	56	42	75	0	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	41	50	198	- 158
Hepatitis B	58	38	55	68	- 31
Malnutrition	59	25	43	317	- 293
Upper Respiratory	60	4	56	67	- 63
War	61	2	63	16	- 14
Tetanus	62	2	62	28	- 26
Syphilis	63	2	58	54	- 52
Hepatitis C	64	2	64	10	- 9
Chlamydia	65	1	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	1	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	61	34	- 34
Measles	68	0	65	4	- 3
Ascariasis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Georgia

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.