NORTH KOREA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,868	2	31,342	- 8,474
Stroke	2	12,994	1	49,648	- 36,654
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,703	7	6,210	+ 493
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,621	14	3,671	+ 951
Low Birth Weight	5	4,107	25	1,208	+ 2,899
Kidney Disease	6	3,951	12	3,959	- 8
Violence	7	3,536	28	1,082	+ 2,454
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,469	6	6,231	- 2,762
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,007	29	991	+ 2,016
Birth Trauma	10	2,639	32	736	+ 1,903
War	11	1,839	63	16	+ 1,822
Hypertension	12	1,532	8	5,368	- 3,836
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,518	11	4,340	- 2,822
Other Injuries	14	1,382	20	1,531	- 149
Lung Cancers	15	1,351	5	11,893	- 10,542
Liver Disease	16	1,329	10	4,506	- 3,177
Breast Cancer	17	1,114	23	1,366	- 252
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	986	40	374	+ 612
Suicide	19	886	16	2,407	- 1,521
Lung Disease	20	831	3	26,178	- 25,347
Leukemia	21	822	30	965	- 143
Inflammatory/Heart	22	744	34	684	+ 60
Asthma	23	571	22	1,439	- 868
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	532	15	3,232	- 2,699
Tuberculosis	25	513	4	17,417	- 16,904
Lymphomas	26	507	35	560	- 53
Maternal Conditions	27	487	47	252	+ 236
Stomach Cancer	28	482	13	3,771	- 3,289
Fires	29	464	46	253	+ 210
Falls	30	443	18	1,801	- 1,358
Parkinson's Disease	31	411	26	1,155	- 744
Drownings	32	411	27	1,126	- 715
Pertussis	33	397	61	34	+ 363
Bladder Cancer	34	392	38	500	- 107
Liver Cancer	35	347	9	5,326	- 4,979
Pancreas Cancer	36	331	21	1,525	- 1,194
Endocrine Disorders	37	289	39	452	- 163
Drug Use	38	275	42	356	- 81
Oral Cancer	39	256	37	513	- 256
Encephalitis	40	236	54	117	+ 119
Ovary Cancer	41	235	36	532	- 297
Meningitis	42	233	49	207	+ 26
Skin Cancers	43	212	51	168	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	177	17	2,093	- 1,916
Epilepsy	45	158	45	266	- 108
Oesophagus Cancer	46	108	24	1,222	- 1,114
Prostate Cancer	47	107	48	219	- 112
Cervical Cancer	48	101	33	704	- 603
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	99	19	1,712	- 1,613
Syphilis	50	86	58	54	+ 32
Tetanus	51	69	62	28	+ 42
Poisonings	52	60	41	366	- 307
Malnutrition	53	57	43	317	- 260
Uterin Cancer	54	38	53	138	- 100
Measles	55	37	65	4	+ 33
Hepatitis B	56	35	55	68	- 33
Skin Disease	57	31	52	158	- 128
Alcohol	58	25	44	304	- 280
Schistosomiasis	59	23	74	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	60	19	60	40	- 21
Other Neoplasms	61	16	59	44	- 28
Leishmaniasis	62	14	75	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	50	198	- 185
Appendicitis	64	9	57	57	- 47
Upper Respiratory	65	4	56	67	- 63
Diphtheria	66	2	68	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	1	64	10	- 10
Chlamydia	69	0	66	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	31	753	- 753
Malaria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	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

Iraq

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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.