ANGOLA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	70,232	8	10,687	+ 59,545
Coronary Heart Disease	2	44,336	9	10,020	+ 34,316
Lung Disease	3	37,031	22	2,447	+ 34,584
Tuberculosis	4	24,638	2	16,991	+ 7,647
Lung Cancers	5	16,824	45	401	+ 16,423
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,814	1	24,897	- 16,084
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,785	10	8,317	+ 468
Hypertension	8	7,594	15	3,667	+ 3,926
Liver Cancer	9	7,534	39	579	+ 6,955
Liver Disease	10	6,375	12	6,103	+ 272
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,139	29	1,198	+ 4,941
Kidney Disease	12	5,600	20	2,746	+ 2,854
Stomach Cancer	13	5,334	47	349	+ 4,986
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,192	13	4,413	+ 780
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,572	42	477	+ 4,094
Suicide	16	3,405	23	1,936	+ 1,469
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,960	44	436	+ 2,524
Falls	18	2,548	30	1,147	+ 1,401
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,422	35	679	+ 1,743
Other Injuries	20	2,166	21	2,682	- 516
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,158	59	142	+ 2,016
Asthma	22	2,036	25	1,681	+ 355
Breast Cancer	23	1,932	31	1,141	+ 792
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,729	48	310	+ 1,419
Low Birth Weight	25	1,709	7	11,184	- 9,475
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,634	49	293	+ 1,341
Drownings	27	1,593	26	1,600	- 7
Violence	28	1,531	19	2,928	- 1,397
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,402	11	7,402	- 6,001
Leukemia	30	1,365	46	361	+ 1,004
HIV/AIDS	31	1,066	6	12,805	- 11,739
Birth Trauma	32	1,041	5	12,983	- 11,942
Cervical Cancer	33	996	24	1,931	- 935
Inflammatory/Heart	34	968	28	1,305	- 337
Lymphomas	35	792	38	608	+ 184
Ovary Cancer	36	752	53	210	+ 542
Oral Cancer	37	725	41	507	+ 218
Bladder Cancer	38	707	58	162	+ 545
Endocrine Disorders	39	639	32	1,119	- 480
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	530	3	15,245	- 14,715
Poisonings	41	518	37	639	- 121
Drug Use	42	504	55	206	+ 298
Malnutrition	43	449	17	3,509	- 3,060
Alcohol	44	431	51	219	+ 211
Epilepsy	45	376	36	647	- 271
Fires	46	358	34	839	- 480
Maternal Conditions	47	356	18	3,268	- 2,912
Prostate Cancer	48	310	33	1,071	- 761
Meningitis	49	293	16	3,564	- 3,272
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	281	65	61	+ 219
Skin Cancers	51	238	43	467	- 229
Skin Disease	52	224	50	224	- 0
Uterin Cancer	53	195	64	76	+ 119
Encephalitis	54	165	56	190	- 25
Hepatitis B	55	97	61	117	- 20
Upper Respiratory	56	94	60	130	- 35
Appendicitis	57	80	54	207	- 127
Syphilis	58	76	27	1,316	- 1,240
Other Neoplasms	59	62	67	40	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	60	56	69	19	+ 37
Pertussis	61	49	14	4,197	- 4,148
Tetanus	62	39	40	510	- 471
War	63	23	68	23	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	15	70	15	- 0
Measles	65	5	63	95	- 90
Chlamydia	66	2	73	5	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	66	40	- 39
Diphtheria	68	1	62	111	- 111
Malaria	69	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Otitis Media	70	0	72	8	- 8
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	71	12	- 12
Schistosomiasis	74	0	52	216	- 216
Leishmaniasis	75	0	57	166	- 166
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	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 ANGOLA

North Korea

Angola

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.