NORTH KOREA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,058	6	6,231	+ 14,827
Malaria	2	16,993	69	0	+ 16,993
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,004	40	374	+ 15,629
Low Birth Weight	4	9,544	25	1,208	+ 8,336
Stroke	5	8,702	1	49,648	- 40,945
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,216	2	31,342	- 23,126
Birth Trauma	7	8,017	32	736	+ 7,281
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,936	7	6,210	- 274
Meningitis	9	5,228	49	207	+ 5,022
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,338	29	991	+ 3,348
Liver Disease	11	4,109	10	4,506	- 397
Other Injuries	12	3,819	20	1,531	+ 2,288
Tuberculosis	13	3,697	4	17,417	- 13,720
Maternal Conditions	14	3,312	47	252	+ 3,060
Pertussis	15	2,853	61	34	+ 2,818
Kidney Disease	16	2,728	12	3,959	- 1,231
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,626	14	3,671	- 1,045
Measles	18	2,410	65	4	+ 2,406
Violence	19	2,240	28	1,082	+ 1,158
Lung Disease	20	2,168	3	26,178	- 24,009
Malnutrition	21	2,166	43	317	+ 1,849
Asthma	22	1,899	22	1,439	+ 460
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,803	39	452	+ 1,351
Drownings	24	1,578	27	1,126	+ 452
Hypertension	25	1,353	8	5,368	- 4,015
Falls	26	1,295	18	1,801	- 506
Suicide	27	1,225	16	2,407	- 1,182
Fires	28	1,119	46	253	+ 865
Breast Cancer	29	1,074	23	1,366	- 292
HIV/AIDS	30	1,046	31	753	+ 293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,043	19	1,712	- 670
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	857	11	4,340	- 3,483
Poisonings	33	770	41	366	+ 404
Inflammatory/Heart	34	767	34	684	+ 83
Liver Cancer	35	744	9	5,326	- 4,582
Epilepsy	36	675	45	266	+ 409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	521	15	3,232	- 2,711
Cervical Cancer	38	486	33	704	- 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	466	17	2,093	- 1,626
Ovary Cancer	40	424	36	532	- 108
War	41	409	63	16	+ 392
Tetanus	42	372	62	28	+ 344
Lymphomas	43	350	35	560	- 210
Stomach Cancer	44	300	13	3,771	- 3,471
Skin Cancers	45	286	51	168	+ 118
Hepatitis B	46	278	55	68	+ 210
Parkinson's Disease	47	275	26	1,155	- 880
Leukemia	48	257	30	965	- 708
Oral Cancer	49	242	37	513	- 271
Schistosomiasis	50	237	74	0	+ 237
Leishmaniasis	51	237	75	0	+ 237
Skin Disease	52	212	52	158	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	53	161	38	500	- 339
Pancreas Cancer	54	138	21	1,525	- 1,388
Oesophagus Cancer	55	131	24	1,222	- 1,091
Appendicitis	56	128	57	57	+ 71
Prostate Cancer	57	127	48	219	- 91
Drug Use	58	126	42	356	- 230
Ascariasis	59	125	67	1	+ 124
Alcohol	60	120	44	304	- 184
Encephalitis	61	112	54	117	- 5
Syphilis	62	109	58	54	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	63	94	56	67	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	64	86	53	138	- 52
Diphtheria	65	60	68	0	+ 60
Hepatitis C	66	45	64	10	+ 35
Lung Cancers	67	42	5	11,893	- 11,851
Other Neoplasms	68	24	59	44	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	69	22	60	40	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	18	50	198	- 181
Chlamydia	71	3	66	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Niger

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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.