ALGERIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	88,771	2	23,393	+ 65,378
Coronary Heart Disease	2	56,040	1	54,547	+ 1,493
Lung Disease	3	46,806	10	4,668	+ 42,138
Tuberculosis	4	31,142	17	2,840	+ 28,302
Lung Cancers	5	21,265	12	3,931	+ 17,334
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,140	6	7,289	+ 3,851
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,103	3	8,996	+ 2,107
Hypertension	8	9,598	4	8,369	+ 1,229
Liver Cancer	9	9,523	41	551	+ 8,972
Liver Disease	10	8,058	15	3,464	+ 4,593
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	7,760	7	5,635	+ 2,125
Kidney Disease	12	7,078	5	7,528	- 450
Stomach Cancer	13	6,742	19	2,032	+ 4,710
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,563	9	4,678	+ 1,885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	5,778	16	3,139	+ 2,639
Suicide	16	4,304	28	1,072	+ 3,232
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,742	43	362	+ 3,380
Falls	18	3,221	23	1,315	+ 1,906
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,061	35	721	+ 2,340
Other Injuries	20	2,738	22	1,401	+ 1,337
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,728	31	973	+ 1,755
Asthma	22	2,573	18	2,040	+ 533
Breast Cancer	23	2,442	14	3,465	- 1,023
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,185	46	313	+ 1,872
Low Birth Weight	25	2,160	8	5,441	- 3,281
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,065	24	1,249	+ 816
Drownings	27	2,013	42	451	+ 1,563
Violence	28	1,935	36	713	+ 1,222
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,772	11	4,357	- 2,586
Leukemia	30	1,725	25	1,157	+ 568
HIV/AIDS	31	1,347	48	193	+ 1,154
Birth Trauma	32	1,316	13	3,800	- 2,485
Cervical Cancer	33	1,259	27	1,088	+ 171
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,223	34	825	+ 398
Lymphomas	35	1,001	20	1,833	- 832
Ovary Cancer	36	951	40	611	+ 339
Oral Cancer	37	916	38	695	+ 221
Bladder Cancer	38	893	21	1,423	- 529
Endocrine Disorders	39	808	32	926	- 118
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	670	26	1,111	- 441
Poisonings	41	655	47	287	+ 368
Drug Use	42	637	30	983	- 346
Malnutrition	43	567	53	82	+ 486
Alcohol	44	544	54	81	+ 463
Epilepsy	45	475	44	355	+ 121
Fires	46	453	39	636	- 183
Maternal Conditions	47	450	33	917	- 467
Prostate Cancer	48	391	29	1,069	- 678
Meningitis	49	370	45	320	+ 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	355	64	22	+ 333
Skin Cancers	51	301	37	711	- 411
Skin Disease	52	283	52	111	+ 172
Uterin Cancer	53	247	56	75	+ 172
Encephalitis	54	209	51	145	+ 64
Hepatitis B	55	122	50	165	- 42
Upper Respiratory	56	119	68	2	+ 117
Appendicitis	57	101	55	80	+ 21
Syphilis	58	97	61	41	+ 56
Other Neoplasms	59	78	58	58	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	60	71	57	74	- 3
Pertussis	61	61	49	169	- 108
Tetanus	62	49	60	52	- 2
War	63	29	62	41	- 12
Hepatitis C	64	19	65	4	+ 14
Measles	65	7	59	55	- 48
Chlamydia	66	3	69	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	2	67	2	- 1
Diphtheria	68	1	70	1	- 0
Malaria	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	63	22	- 22
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

North Korea

Algeria

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.