NORTH KOREA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,369	2	31,342	- 2,973
Lung Disease	2	16,419	3	26,178	- 9,759
Stroke	3	13,009	1	49,648	- 36,639
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	12,510	40	374	+ 12,136
Tuberculosis	5	8,135	4	17,417	- 9,282
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,324	6	6,231	+ 1,093
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,067	14	3,671	+ 1,396
Liver Disease	8	5,013	10	4,506	+ 506
Low Birth Weight	9	4,456	25	1,208	+ 3,247
Falls	10	4,213	18	1,801	+ 2,412
Kidney Disease	11	4,160	12	3,959	+ 201
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,968	7	6,210	- 2,242
Asthma	13	3,659	22	1,439	+ 2,220
Suicide	14	3,235	16	2,407	+ 828
Other Injuries	15	2,791	20	1,531	+ 1,260
Oral Cancer	16	2,504	37	513	+ 1,992
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,363	11	4,340	- 1,977
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	2,353	17	2,093	+ 260
Hypertension	19	2,017	8	5,368	- 3,351
Birth Trauma	20	1,919	32	736	+ 1,183
Lung Cancers	21	1,647	5	11,893	- 10,246
Breast Cancer	22	1,546	23	1,366	+ 180
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,545	29	991	+ 554
Stomach Cancer	24	1,513	13	3,771	- 2,258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,444	15	3,232	- 1,788
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,271	19	1,712	- 441
Violence	27	966	28	1,082	- 116
Drownings	28	910	27	1,126	- 216
Encephalitis	29	897	54	117	+ 780
Cervical Cancer	30	846	33	704	+ 142
HIV/AIDS	31	829	31	753	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	32	810	26	1,155	- 345
Lymphomas	33	749	35	560	+ 190
Oesophagus Cancer	34	726	24	1,222	- 496
Leukemia	35	623	30	965	- 342
Meningitis	36	622	49	207	+ 415
Pancreas Cancer	37	612	21	1,525	- 913
Prostate Cancer	38	578	48	219	+ 359
Liver Cancer	39	567	9	5,326	- 4,759
Epilepsy	40	566	45	266	+ 300
Maternal Conditions	41	484	47	252	+ 232
Fires	42	434	46	253	+ 181
Alcohol	43	431	44	304	+ 127
Ovary Cancer	44	410	36	532	- 122
Skin Disease	45	333	52	158	+ 175
Dengue	46	327	76	0	+ 327
Endocrine Disorders	47	285	39	452	- 167
Bladder Cancer	48	263	38	500	- 237
Inflammatory/Heart	49	236	34	684	- 448
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	223	50	198	+ 24
Measles	51	223	65	4	+ 219
Drug Use	52	219	42	356	- 137
Appendicitis	53	210	57	57	+ 153
Pertussis	54	188	61	34	+ 154
Malnutrition	55	161	43	317	- 156
Hepatitis B	56	153	55	68	+ 84
Malaria	57	144	69	0	+ 143
Tetanus	58	132	62	28	+ 105
Uterin Cancer	59	128	53	138	- 10
Skin Cancers	60	94	51	168	- 74
Poisonings	61	66	41	366	- 300
Other Neoplasms	62	55	59	44	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	63	43	60	40	+ 4
Syphilis	64	37	58	54	- 17
Hepatitis C	65	25	64	10	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	66	18	75	0	+ 18
War	67	17	63	16	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	11	56	67	- 56
Chlamydia	69	7	66	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	2	67	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	68	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

India

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.