ARGENTINA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	88,718	4	22,878	+ 65,841
Coronary Heart Disease	2	56,006	1	48,765	+ 7,242
Lung Disease	3	46,778	3	23,234	+ 23,545
Tuberculosis	4	31,123	41	655	+ 30,468
Lung Cancers	5	21,253	6	10,014	+ 11,239
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,134	2	40,986	- 29,852
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,097	10	6,298	+ 4,799
Hypertension	8	9,592	11	5,799	+ 3,793
Liver Cancer	9	9,517	30	2,045	+ 7,472
Liver Disease	10	8,053	16	4,029	+ 4,024
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	7,755	19	3,737	+ 4,018
Kidney Disease	12	7,074	5	13,588	- 6,514
Stomach Cancer	13	6,738	20	3,523	+ 3,215
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,559	9	6,838	- 279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	5,775	7	8,931	- 3,156
Suicide	16	4,301	18	3,747	+ 554
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,739	56	139	+ 3,600
Falls	18	3,219	43	506	+ 2,712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,060	44	488	+ 2,572
Other Injuries	20	2,736	12	5,642	- 2,906
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,726	14	4,607	- 1,881
Asthma	22	2,571	47	403	+ 2,169
Breast Cancer	23	2,441	8	7,063	- 4,622
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,184	29	2,054	+ 130
Low Birth Weight	25	2,159	28	2,183	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,063	36	965	+ 1,099
Drownings	27	2,012	48	380	+ 1,632
Violence	28	1,934	23	2,712	- 778
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,771	26	2,419	- 649
Leukemia	30	1,724	27	2,189	- 465
HIV/AIDS	31	1,346	32	1,481	- 135
Birth Trauma	32	1,315	49	373	+ 941
Cervical Cancer	33	1,258	25	2,480	- 1,221
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,223	13	5,495	- 4,272
Lymphomas	35	1,000	24	2,708	- 1,708
Ovary Cancer	36	950	33	1,307	- 357
Oral Cancer	37	916	35	1,073	- 157
Bladder Cancer	38	893	31	1,675	- 782
Endocrine Disorders	39	807	17	3,987	- 3,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	669	42	578	+ 91
Poisonings	41	655	55	193	+ 462
Drug Use	42	637	39	826	- 189
Malnutrition	43	567	38	929	- 362
Alcohol	44	544	46	442	+ 102
Epilepsy	45	475	50	332	+ 143
Fires	46	453	52	280	+ 173
Maternal Conditions	47	450	53	279	+ 171
Prostate Cancer	48	391	15	4,507	- 4,116
Meningitis	49	370	51	316	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	355	54	243	+ 111
Skin Cancers	51	301	34	1,073	- 772
Skin Disease	52	283	22	3,171	- 2,888
Uterin Cancer	53	247	37	944	- 697
Encephalitis	54	209	64	17	+ 192
Hepatitis B	55	122	62	56	+ 66
Upper Respiratory	56	119	67	12	+ 107
Appendicitis	57	101	60	71	+ 31
Syphilis	58	97	65	15	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	59	78	21	3,224	- 3,146
Multiple Sclerosis	60	71	58	101	- 31
Pertussis	61	61	68	10	+ 51
Tetanus	62	49	71	3	+ 46
War	63	29	70	5	+ 24
Hepatitis C	64	19	57	113	- 94
Measles	65	7	79	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	78	0	+ 1
Malaria	69	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	73	2	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	69	5	- 5
Chagas disease	72	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	82	0	66	14	- 14
Schizophrenia	83	0	61	59	- 59
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

North Korea

Argentina

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.