NORTH KOREA VS KYRGYZSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KYRGYZSTAN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,995	2	31,342	+ 7,653
Stroke	2	15,792	1	49,648	- 33,856
Liver Disease	3	7,222	10	4,506	+ 2,716
Lung Disease	4	4,851	3	26,178	- 21,327
Low Birth Weight	5	3,833	25	1,208	+ 2,625
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,462	7	6,210	- 2,748
Stomach Cancer	7	3,282	13	3,771	- 489
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,967	6	6,231	- 3,263
Lung Cancers	9	2,578	5	11,893	- 9,316
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,479	29	991	+ 1,488
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,278	11	4,340	- 2,062
Suicide	12	2,019	16	2,407	- 388
Birth Trauma	13	2,005	32	736	+ 1,269
Hypertension	14	1,760	8	5,368	- 3,608
Liver Cancer	15	1,718	9	5,326	- 3,608
Kidney Disease	16	1,674	12	3,959	- 2,284
Tuberculosis	17	1,491	4	17,417	- 15,926
Inflammatory/Heart	18	1,428	34	684	+ 744
Cervical Cancer	19	1,333	33	704	+ 629
Alcohol	20	1,325	44	304	+ 1,021
Breast Cancer	21	1,253	23	1,366	- 113
Violence	22	1,253	28	1,082	+ 171
Other Injuries	23	1,181	20	1,531	- 350
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,150	15	3,232	- 2,082
Diabetes Mellitus	25	1,107	14	3,671	- 2,564
Drownings	26	962	27	1,126	- 164
Pancreas Cancer	27	899	21	1,525	- 627
HIV/AIDS	28	843	31	753	+ 90
Epilepsy	29	750	45	266	+ 485
Oesophagus Cancer	30	638	24	1,222	- 585
Ovary Cancer	31	633	36	532	+ 101
Leukemia	32	609	30	965	- 356
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	591	17	2,093	- 1,501
Falls	34	585	18	1,801	- 1,217
Drug Use	35	542	42	356	+ 185
Oral Cancer	36	519	37	513	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	37	401	26	1,155	- 754
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	374	40	374	- 1
Maternal Conditions	39	334	47	252	+ 82
Prostate Cancer	40	332	48	219	+ 114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	307	19	1,712	- 1,405
Lymphomas	42	283	35	560	- 277
Fires	43	279	46	253	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	44	263	53	138	+ 125
Poisonings	45	260	41	366	- 107
Skin Cancers	46	246	51	168	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	47	240	38	500	- 259
Endocrine Disorders	48	217	39	452	- 235
Encephalitis	49	212	54	117	+ 95
Asthma	50	197	22	1,439	- 1,242
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	162	50	198	- 37
Meningitis	52	126	49	207	- 80
Upper Respiratory	53	77	56	67	+ 10
Skin Disease	54	69	52	158	- 90
Appendicitis	55	32	57	57	- 24
Hepatitis B	56	31	55	68	- 37
Other Neoplasms	57	25	59	44	- 19
Malnutrition	58	24	43	317	- 293
Leishmaniasis	59	23	75	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	60	20	60	40	- 20
War	61	3	63	16	- 13
Hepatitis C	62	2	64	10	- 9
Tetanus	63	1	62	28	- 27
Syphilis	64	1	58	54	- 53
Pertussis	65	1	61	34	- 34
Chlamydia	66	1	66	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Kyrgyzstan

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.