NORTH KOREA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,144	2	31,342	- 2,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,344	11	4,340	+ 17,005
Stroke	3	10,156	1	49,648	- 39,491
Lung Cancers	4	9,694	5	11,893	- 2,199
Lung Disease	5	9,298	3	26,178	- 16,880
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,947	6	6,231	- 284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,306	15	3,232	+ 2,074
Prostate Cancer	8	4,395	48	219	+ 4,176
Breast Cancer	9	3,854	23	1,366	+ 2,488
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,827	26	1,155	+ 2,672
Other Injuries	11	3,613	20	1,531	+ 2,082
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,129	21	1,525	+ 1,603
Suicide	13	2,907	16	2,407	+ 500
Lymphomas	14	2,656	35	560	+ 2,096
Kidney Disease	15	2,402	12	3,959	- 1,557
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,142	14	3,671	- 1,528
Hypertension	17	1,749	8	5,368	- 3,619
Falls	18	1,711	18	1,801	- 90
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,627	24	1,222	+ 405
Liver Cancer	20	1,616	9	5,326	- 3,710
Bladder Cancer	21	1,470	38	500	+ 971
Leukemia	22	1,365	30	965	+ 400
Stomach Cancer	23	1,268	13	3,771	- 2,502
Drug Use	24	1,214	42	356	+ 858
Ovary Cancer	25	1,187	36	532	+ 655
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,129	34	684	+ 444
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,126	39	452	+ 674
Alcohol	28	1,022	44	304	+ 717
Skin Cancers	29	938	51	168	+ 770
Other Neoplasms	30	703	59	44	+ 659
Liver Disease	31	683	10	4,506	- 3,823
Cervical Cancer	32	664	33	704	- 40
Oral Cancer	33	617	37	513	+ 104
Congenital Anomalies	34	538	29	991	- 452
Road Traffic Accidents	35	502	7	6,210	- 5,708
Uterin Cancer	36	499	53	138	+ 361
Epilepsy	37	392	45	266	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	306	50	198	+ 107
Violence	39	290	28	1,082	- 793
Anemia	40	265	85	0	+ 265
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	235	19	1,712	- 1,477
Poisonings	42	233	41	366	- 133
Low Birth Weight	43	218	25	1,208	- 990
Multiple Sclerosis	44	199	60	40	+ 160
Skin Disease	45	190	52	158	+ 32
Birth Trauma	46	180	32	736	- 556
Osteoarthritis	47	150	81	0	+ 150
Asthma	48	120	22	1,439	- 1,319
Schizophrenia	49	105	83	0	+ 105
Meningitis	50	92	49	207	- 114
Upper Respiratory	51	80	56	67	+ 13
Hepatitis C	52	80	64	10	+ 69
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	77	80	0	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	75	17	2,093	- 2,017
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	70	40	374	- 304
Drownings	56	66	27	1,126	- 1,060
Malnutrition	57	39	43	317	- 278
Fires	58	39	46	253	- 214
HIV/AIDS	59	34	31	753	- 720
Maternal Conditions	60	26	47	252	- 226
War	61	3	63	16	- 13
Pertussis	62	1	61	34	- 33
Hepatitis B	63	0	55	68	- 68
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	65	4	- 4
Tetanus	68	0	62	28	- 28
Ascariasis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	54	117	- 117
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	58	54	- 54
Chlamydia	81	0	66	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	4	17,417	- 17,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	57	57	- 57
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

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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.