ARAB EMIRATES VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		ARAB EMIRATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,939	2	1,998	+ 16,941
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,956	1	4,164	+ 7,792
Lung Disease	3	9,986	6	912	+ 9,074
Tuberculosis	4	6,644	36	66	+ 6,578
Lung Cancers	5	4,537	21	185	+ 4,352
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,377	8	705	+ 1,671
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,369	7	870	+ 1,499
Hypertension	8	2,048	5	934	+ 1,113
Liver Cancer	9	2,032	32	96	+ 1,936
Liver Disease	10	1,719	14	417	+ 1,302
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,656	20	194	+ 1,461
Kidney Disease	12	1,510	3	1,305	+ 205
Stomach Cancer	13	1,438	30	112	+ 1,327
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,400	4	1,207	+ 194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,233	16	309	+ 924
Suicide	16	918	9	628	+ 290
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	798	27	126	+ 672
Falls	18	687	11	511	+ 176
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	653	45	45	+ 608
Other Injuries	20	584	10	522	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	21	582	26	135	+ 447
Asthma	22	549	12	458	+ 90
Breast Cancer	23	521	17	264	+ 257
Oesophagus Cancer	24	466	47	37	+ 429
Low Birth Weight	25	461	19	195	+ 266
Parkinson's Disease	26	441	31	99	+ 341
Drownings	27	430	23	169	+ 261
Violence	28	413	35	70	+ 343
Congenital Anomalies	29	378	15	369	+ 9
Leukemia	30	368	24	154	+ 214
HIV/AIDS	31	287	50	34	+ 253
Birth Trauma	32	281	37	64	+ 217
Cervical Cancer	33	269	41	57	+ 212
Inflammatory/Heart	34	261	28	120	+ 141
Lymphomas	35	214	29	117	+ 97
Ovary Cancer	36	203	38	63	+ 140
Oral Cancer	37	196	52	32	+ 164
Bladder Cancer	38	191	39	60	+ 131
Endocrine Disorders	39	172	18	260	- 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	143	33	92	+ 51
Poisonings	41	140	48	36	+ 104
Drug Use	42	136	13	431	- 295
Malnutrition	43	121	60	3	+ 118
Alcohol	44	116	40	59	+ 57
Epilepsy	45	101	25	140	- 38
Fires	46	97	22	178	- 82
Maternal Conditions	47	96	59	5	+ 91
Prostate Cancer	48	83	43	51	+ 33
Meningitis	49	79	42	52	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	76	61	3	+ 73
Skin Cancers	51	64	34	77	- 13
Skin Disease	52	60	57	13	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	53	53	46	44	+ 8
Encephalitis	54	45	54	28	+ 17
Hepatitis B	55	26	44	47	- 21
Upper Respiratory	56	25	64	0	+ 25
Appendicitis	57	22	55	13	+ 8
Syphilis	58	21	62	3	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	59	17	56	13	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	60	15	49	35	- 20
Pertussis	61	13	58	12	+ 1
Tetanus	62	11	51	33	- 22
War	63	6	53	29	- 23
Hepatitis C	64	4	63	1	+ 3
Measles	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARAB EMIRATES

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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.