NORTH KOREA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,975	2	31,342	+ 14,633
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,997	11	4,340	+ 11,657
Stroke	3	15,567	1	49,648	- 34,081
Lung Cancers	4	14,556	5	11,893	+ 2,663
Lung Disease	5	13,380	3	26,178	- 12,798
Hypertension	6	8,377	8	5,368	+ 3,009
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,137	15	3,232	+ 4,905
Kidney Disease	8	7,119	12	3,959	+ 3,160
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,475	6	6,231	+ 245
Breast Cancer	10	5,891	23	1,366	+ 4,525
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,619	21	1,525	+ 4,093
Prostate Cancer	12	5,154	48	219	+ 4,936
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,865	14	3,671	+ 1,194
Falls	14	4,791	18	1,801	+ 2,990
Liver Disease	15	4,750	10	4,506	+ 244
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,937	26	1,155	+ 2,783
Lymphomas	17	3,829	35	560	+ 3,270
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,338	39	452	+ 2,886
Suicide	19	3,215	16	2,407	+ 808
Stomach Cancer	20	3,019	13	3,771	- 752
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,780	34	684	+ 2,096
Leukemia	22	2,731	30	965	+ 1,767
Other Injuries	23	2,579	20	1,531	+ 1,048
Other Neoplasms	24	2,551	59	44	+ 2,508
Liver Cancer	25	2,519	9	5,326	- 2,807
Alcohol	26	1,956	44	304	+ 1,652
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,942	24	1,222	+ 720
Bladder Cancer	28	1,936	38	500	+ 1,436
Oral Cancer	29	1,883	37	513	+ 1,370
Ovary Cancer	30	1,623	36	532	+ 1,092
Skin Cancers	31	1,268	51	168	+ 1,100
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,197	40	374	+ 823
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,130	17	2,093	- 962
Road Traffic Accidents	34	988	7	6,210	- 5,222
Epilepsy	35	966	45	266	+ 701
Congenital Anomalies	36	716	29	991	- 274
Uterin Cancer	37	697	53	138	+ 559
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	677	19	1,712	- 1,035
Cervical Cancer	39	666	33	704	- 38
Drug Use	40	603	42	356	+ 247
Multiple Sclerosis	41	491	60	40	+ 451
Skin Disease	42	482	52	158	+ 324
Anemia	43	311	85	0	+ 311
Asthma	44	289	22	1,439	- 1,150
Low Birth Weight	45	241	25	1,208	- 967
Violence	46	240	28	1,082	- 842
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	170	50	198	- 29
Hepatitis C	48	158	64	10	+ 148
Drownings	49	143	27	1,126	- 983
Malnutrition	50	141	43	317	- 177
Schizophrenia	51	122	83	0	+ 122
Osteoarthritis	52	114	81	0	+ 114
Fires	53	112	46	253	- 141
HIV/AIDS	54	108	31	753	- 645
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	91	80	0	+ 91
Tuberculosis	56	88	4	17,417	- 17,329
Birth Trauma	57	75	32	736	- 661
Poisonings	58	68	41	366	- 299
Hepatitis B	59	57	55	68	- 12
Meningitis	60	52	49	207	- 155
Upper Respiratory	61	43	56	67	- 23
Appendicitis	62	40	57	57	- 16
Oral conditions	63	19	82	0	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	64	12	47	252	- 240
Otitis Media	65	5	70	0	+ 5
War	66	3	63	16	- 13
Encephalitis	67	2	54	117	- 115
Syphilis	68	2	58	54	- 52
Pertussis	69	1	61	34	- 34
Measles	70	1	65	4	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	62	28	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Germany

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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.