NORTH KOREA VS HUNGARY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HUNGARY		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	98,106	2	31,342	+ 66,764
Stroke	2	31,794	1	49,648	- 17,854
Lung Cancers	3	22,353	5	11,893	+ 10,460
Hypertension	4	19,377	8	5,368	+ 14,009
Lung Disease	5	17,175	3	26,178	- 9,003
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,413	15	3,232	+ 10,181
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,262	11	4,340	+ 7,922
Liver Disease	8	8,164	10	4,506	+ 3,658
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,710	14	3,671	+ 3,039
Breast Cancer	10	6,027	23	1,366	+ 4,661
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,598	21	1,525	+ 4,072
Falls	12	4,659	18	1,801	+ 2,858
Inflammatory/Heart	13	4,341	34	684	+ 3,657
Suicide	14	4,302	16	2,407	+ 1,895
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,077	6	6,231	- 2,153
Stomach Cancer	16	3,628	13	3,771	- 143
Oral Cancer	17	3,581	37	513	+ 3,069
Prostate Cancer	18	3,532	48	219	+ 3,313
Bladder Cancer	19	2,803	38	500	+ 2,303
Leukemia	20	2,423	30	965	+ 1,458
Lymphomas	21	2,414	35	560	+ 1,854
Kidney Disease	22	2,332	12	3,959	- 1,626
Liver Cancer	23	2,263	9	5,326	- 3,063
Road Traffic Accidents	24	2,001	7	6,210	- 4,209
Other Injuries	25	1,875	20	1,531	+ 343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,832	19	1,712	+ 119
Ovary Cancer	27	1,751	36	532	+ 1,219
Other Neoplasms	28	1,640	59	44	+ 1,596
Skin Cancers	29	1,546	51	168	+ 1,378
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,515	39	452	+ 1,063
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,509	24	1,222	+ 287
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,304	26	1,155	+ 150
Alcohol	33	1,290	44	304	+ 986
Cervical Cancer	34	1,244	33	704	+ 540
Uterin Cancer	35	1,114	53	138	+ 976
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	750	40	374	+ 375
Congenital Anomalies	37	678	29	991	- 313
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	647	17	2,093	- 1,445
Violence	39	361	28	1,082	- 721
Skin Disease	40	355	52	158	+ 197
Asthma	41	325	22	1,439	- 1,114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	322	80	0	+ 322
Low Birth Weight	43	303	25	1,208	- 905
Multiple Sclerosis	44	295	60	40	+ 255
Fires	45	274	46	253	+ 21
Drownings	46	258	27	1,126	- 868
Epilepsy	47	248	45	266	- 18
Schizophrenia	48	212	83	0	+ 212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	177	50	198	- 21
Hepatitis C	50	172	64	10	+ 162
Osteoarthritis	51	168	81	0	+ 168
Tuberculosis	52	165	4	17,417	- 17,252
Drug Use	53	157	42	356	- 199
Poisonings	54	129	41	366	- 238
Anemia	55	106	85	0	+ 106
Hepatitis B	56	105	55	68	+ 37
Meningitis	57	105	49	207	- 102
Appendicitis	58	95	57	57	+ 38
Malnutrition	59	56	43	317	- 261
Birth Trauma	60	54	32	736	- 682
HIV/AIDS	61	37	31	753	- 716
Maternal Conditions	62	29	47	252	- 223
Upper Respiratory	63	23	56	67	- 44
Otitis Media	64	22	70	0	+ 22
Tetanus	65	11	62	28	- 17
Oral conditions	66	8	82	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	67	5	54	117	- 112
War	68	3	63	16	- 14
Measles	69	2	65	4	- 2
Pertussis	70	0	61	34	- 34
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	1	- 1
Syphilis	74	0	58	54	- 54
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Hungary

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.