NORTH KOREA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,893	2	31,342	+ 10,551
Stroke	2	27,018	1	49,648	- 22,629
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	17,878	11	4,340	+ 13,538
Lung Cancers	4	14,732	5	11,893	+ 2,839
Lung Disease	5	13,969	3	26,178	- 12,209
Hypertension	6	12,912	8	5,368	+ 7,544
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,168	15	3,232	+ 5,937
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,557	14	3,671	+ 4,886
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,048	6	6,231	+ 817
Breast Cancer	10	5,982	23	1,366	+ 4,616
Kidney Disease	11	5,490	12	3,959	+ 1,531
Other Injuries	12	5,225	20	1,531	+ 3,694
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,217	21	1,525	+ 3,692
Stomach Cancer	14	4,423	13	3,771	+ 652
Other Neoplasms	15	4,307	59	44	+ 4,263
Lymphomas	16	4,172	35	560	+ 3,612
Liver Cancer	17	4,150	9	5,326	- 1,176
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,637	39	452	+ 3,185
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,635	26	1,155	+ 2,481
Prostate Cancer	20	3,628	48	219	+ 3,409
Leukemia	21	2,902	30	965	+ 1,937
Bladder Cancer	22	2,895	38	500	+ 2,395
Liver Disease	23	2,398	10	4,506	- 2,108
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,386	34	684	+ 1,702
Falls	25	1,821	18	1,801	+ 20
Suicide	26	1,744	16	2,407	- 663
Oral Cancer	27	1,442	37	513	+ 930
Ovary Cancer	28	1,416	36	532	+ 884
Skin Cancers	29	1,397	51	168	+ 1,229
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,389	7	6,210	- 4,821
Hepatitis C	31	1,057	64	10	+ 1,047
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	956	17	2,093	- 1,137
Uterin Cancer	33	948	53	138	+ 810
Oesophagus Cancer	34	882	24	1,222	- 340
Anemia	35	721	85	0	+ 721
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	700	40	374	+ 325
Congenital Anomalies	37	623	29	991	- 368
Skin Disease	38	621	52	158	+ 463
Epilepsy	39	577	45	266	+ 311
Cervical Cancer	40	498	33	704	- 207
Malnutrition	41	335	43	317	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	303	50	198	+ 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	298	19	1,712	- 1,415
Multiple Sclerosis	44	292	60	40	+ 252
Drug Use	45	282	42	356	- 74
HIV/AIDS	46	224	31	753	- 529
Asthma	47	213	22	1,439	- 1,226
Osteoarthritis	48	208	81	0	+ 208
Schizophrenia	49	183	83	0	+ 183
Violence	50	176	28	1,082	- 906
Low Birth Weight	51	154	25	1,208	- 1,054
Drownings	52	148	27	1,126	- 978
Tuberculosis	53	145	4	17,417	- 17,272
Hepatitis B	54	144	55	68	+ 76
Alcohol	55	119	44	304	- 185
Fires	56	117	46	253	- 136
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	104	80	0	+ 104
Poisonings	58	66	41	366	- 300
Birth Trauma	59	60	32	736	- 675
Meningitis	60	55	49	207	- 152
Appendicitis	61	21	57	57	- 36
Oral conditions	62	20	82	0	+ 20
Tetanus	63	9	62	28	- 18
Upper Respiratory	64	9	56	67	- 58
Otitis Media	65	7	70	0	+ 7
War	66	3	63	16	- 14
Maternal Conditions	67	3	47	252	- 249
Encephalitis	68	2	54	117	- 115
Syphilis	69	2	58	54	- 52
Leishmaniasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	65	4	- 3
Chagas disease	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	61	34	- 34
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Italy

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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.