NORTH KOREA VS MOROCCO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOROCCO		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,402	2	31,342	+ 23,060
Stroke	2	22,411	1	49,648	- 27,237
Hypertension	3	7,552	8	5,368	+ 2,184
Kidney Disease	4	7,186	12	3,959	+ 3,228
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,189	14	3,671	+ 1,519
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,090	6	6,231	- 1,140
Lung Cancers	7	4,632	5	11,893	- 7,262
Lung Disease	8	4,429	3	26,178	- 21,749
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,350	7	6,210	- 1,859
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,494	11	4,340	- 846
Liver Disease	11	3,423	10	4,506	- 1,084
Breast Cancer	12	2,535	23	1,366	+ 1,169
Asthma	13	2,351	22	1,439	+ 912
Low Birth Weight	14	2,325	25	1,208	+ 1,116
Tuberculosis	15	2,019	4	17,417	- 15,398
Suicide	16	1,841	16	2,407	- 566
Colon-Rectum Cancers	17	1,798	15	3,232	- 1,434
Cervical Cancer	18	1,764	33	704	+ 1,060
Falls	19	1,728	18	1,801	- 74
Lymphomas	20	1,599	35	560	+ 1,040
Other Injuries	21	1,598	20	1,531	+ 67
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,494	29	991	+ 503
Birth Trauma	23	1,454	32	736	+ 718
Prostate Cancer	24	1,346	48	219	+ 1,128
Stomach Cancer	25	1,190	13	3,771	- 2,581
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,063	26	1,155	- 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	838	40	374	+ 464
Endocrine Disorders	28	794	39	452	+ 343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	757	19	1,712	- 956
Bladder Cancer	30	752	38	500	+ 252
Leukemia	31	728	30	965	- 237
Inflammatory/Heart	32	719	34	684	+ 35
Fires	33	636	46	253	+ 383
Ovary Cancer	34	562	36	532	+ 31
Oral Cancer	35	549	37	513	+ 36
Pancreas Cancer	36	525	21	1,525	- 1,000
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	505	17	2,093	- 1,587
Maternal Conditions	38	495	47	252	+ 243
Violence	39	445	28	1,082	- 638
Meningitis	40	382	49	207	+ 175
Skin Cancers	41	336	51	168	+ 168
Oesophagus Cancer	42	309	24	1,222	- 913
Drownings	43	300	27	1,126	- 826
Liver Cancer	44	297	9	5,326	- 5,028
Epilepsy	45	236	45	266	- 30
Pertussis	46	228	61	34	+ 194
Drug Use	47	226	42	356	- 131
Hepatitis B	48	222	55	68	+ 154
HIV/AIDS	49	203	31	753	- 550
Poisonings	50	187	41	366	- 179
Malnutrition	51	141	43	317	- 177
Encephalitis	52	124	54	117	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	53	108	53	138	- 30
Skin Disease	54	105	52	158	- 54
Syphilis	55	99	58	54	+ 45
Appendicitis	56	92	57	57	+ 35
Alcohol	57	77	44	304	- 228
Multiple Sclerosis	58	74	60	40	+ 35
Tetanus	59	54	62	28	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	60	49	59	44	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	61	47	74	0	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	27	50	198	- 172
War	63	15	63	16	- 1
Leishmaniasis	64	11	75	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	65	5	64	10	- 5
Ascariasis	66	3	67	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	3	56	67	- 64
Chlamydia	68	1	66	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	1	68	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	65	4	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	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
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
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.