NORTH KOREA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,327	2	31,342	- 17,015
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,378	11	4,340	+ 4,038
Kidney Disease	3	6,816	12	3,959	+ 2,857
Stroke	4	6,800	1	49,648	- 42,848
Lung Cancers	5	5,666	5	11,893	- 6,227
Diabetes Mellitus	6	5,351	14	3,671	+ 1,680
Lung Disease	7	4,325	3	26,178	- 21,853
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,249	6	6,231	- 1,982
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,224	15	3,232	+ 993
Breast Cancer	10	3,459	23	1,366	+ 2,093
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,860	21	1,525	+ 1,335
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,804	39	452	+ 2,352
Lymphomas	13	2,588	35	560	+ 2,028
Other Injuries	14	2,315	20	1,531	+ 784
Leukemia	15	1,711	30	965	+ 746
Stomach Cancer	16	1,581	13	3,771	- 2,190
Prostate Cancer	17	1,458	48	219	+ 1,240
Bladder Cancer	18	1,388	38	500	+ 888
Suicide	19	1,268	16	2,407	- 1,139
Other Neoplasms	20	1,174	59	44	+ 1,131
Hypertension	21	1,120	8	5,368	- 4,248
Parkinson's Disease	22	1,113	26	1,155	- 42
Skin Cancers	23	1,060	51	168	+ 892
Skin Disease	24	1,029	52	158	+ 870
Liver Cancer	25	965	9	5,326	- 4,361
Road Traffic Accidents	26	931	7	6,210	- 5,279
Ovary Cancer	27	902	36	532	+ 370
Liver Disease	28	817	10	4,506	- 3,689
Congenital Anomalies	29	814	29	991	- 177
Inflammatory/Heart	30	600	34	684	- 84
Uterin Cancer	31	565	53	138	+ 427
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	465	40	374	+ 90
Oral Cancer	33	420	37	513	- 92
Anemia	34	417	85	0	+ 417
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	403	17	2,093	- 1,690
Asthma	36	396	22	1,439	- 1,043
Oesophagus Cancer	37	385	24	1,222	- 837
Cervical Cancer	38	372	33	704	- 332
Falls	39	345	18	1,801	- 1,456
Epilepsy	40	304	45	266	+ 38
Violence	41	291	28	1,082	- 791
Low Birth Weight	42	263	25	1,208	- 945
Drug Use	43	189	42	356	- 168
Schizophrenia	44	186	83	0	+ 186
Drownings	45	109	27	1,126	- 1,017
Hepatitis C	46	109	64	10	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	47	109	60	40	+ 69
Malnutrition	48	108	43	317	- 209
Alcohol	49	108	44	304	- 197
Birth Trauma	50	98	32	736	- 638
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	93	19	1,712	- 1,619
HIV/AIDS	52	71	31	753	- 682
Fires	53	68	46	253	- 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	64	50	198	- 134
Meningitis	55	57	49	207	- 150
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	48	80	0	+ 48
Tuberculosis	57	45	4	17,417	- 17,372
Hepatitis B	58	44	55	68	- 24
Osteoarthritis	59	22	81	0	+ 22
War	60	20	63	16	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	16	47	252	- 236
Upper Respiratory	62	15	56	67	- 52
Poisonings	63	11	41	366	- 355
Appendicitis	64	11	57	57	- 46
Oral conditions	65	10	82	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	66	10	54	117	- 107
Otitis Media	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Leprosy	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	61	34	- 34
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	58	54	- 54
Diphtheria	72	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	74	0	65	4	- 4
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.