NORTH KOREA VS MONTENEGRO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONTENEGRO		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	96,784	1	49,648	+ 47,137
Coronary Heart Disease	2	76,621	2	31,342	+ 45,279
Lung Cancers	3	14,893	5	11,893	+ 3,000
Inflammatory/Heart	4	13,648	34	684	+ 12,964
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,936	11	4,340	+ 5,596
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,631	14	3,671	+ 3,960
Kidney Disease	7	6,462	12	3,959	+ 2,503
Suicide	8	5,769	16	2,407	+ 3,362
Breast Cancer	9	5,554	23	1,366	+ 4,188
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,965	15	3,232	+ 1,733
Lung Disease	11	3,958	3	26,178	- 22,219
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	3,552	6	6,231	- 2,679
Prostate Cancer	13	3,309	48	219	+ 3,090
Falls	14	2,937	18	1,801	+ 1,136
Parkinson's Disease	15	2,900	26	1,155	+ 1,745
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,791	21	1,525	+ 1,265
Liver Disease	17	2,489	10	4,506	- 2,017
Hypertension	18	2,433	8	5,368	- 2,935
Stomach Cancer	19	2,214	13	3,771	- 1,557
Liver Cancer	20	2,210	9	5,326	- 3,116
Road Traffic Accidents	21	2,104	7	6,210	- 4,105
Bladder Cancer	22	1,538	38	500	+ 1,038
Other Injuries	23	1,262	20	1,531	- 269
Lymphomas	24	1,177	35	560	+ 617
Leukemia	25	1,028	30	965	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	900	19	1,712	- 812
Cervical Cancer	27	899	33	704	+ 194
Ovary Cancer	28	830	36	532	+ 298
Violence	29	768	28	1,082	- 314
Oesophagus Cancer	30	742	24	1,222	- 481
Drug Use	31	618	42	356	+ 261
Fires	32	606	46	253	+ 353
Uterin Cancer	33	603	53	138	+ 465
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	583	17	2,093	- 1,509
Skin Cancers	35	512	51	168	+ 344
Drownings	36	469	27	1,126	- 657
Oral Cancer	37	427	37	513	- 86
Alcohol	38	408	44	304	+ 103
Multiple Sclerosis	39	334	60	40	+ 294
Endocrine Disorders	40	293	39	452	- 159
Birth Trauma	41	263	32	736	- 473
Epilepsy	42	257	45	266	- 8
Low Birth Weight	43	226	25	1,208	- 982
Poisonings	44	166	41	366	- 200
Congenital Anomalies	45	161	29	991	- 830
Asthma	46	158	22	1,439	- 1,281
Other Neoplasms	47	98	59	44	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	95	50	198	- 104
Meningitis	49	63	49	207	- 144
Encephalitis	50	61	54	117	- 56
Tuberculosis	51	55	4	17,417	- 17,362
Appendicitis	52	39	57	57	- 18
Malnutrition	53	38	43	317	- 280
Skin Disease	54	35	52	158	- 123
Pertussis	55	33	61	34	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	25	40	374	- 349
Leishmaniasis	57	24	75	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	58	22	47	252	- 230
Syphilis	59	8	58	54	- 46
Upper Respiratory	60	6	56	67	- 61
Hepatitis B	61	4	55	68	- 64
Tetanus	62	3	62	28	- 24
War	63	3	63	16	- 14
Chlamydia	64	1	66	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	1	64	10	- 10
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	67	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	31	753	- 753
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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

Montenegro

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.