CAMBODIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		CAMBODIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	32,214	1	13,107	+ 19,106
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,336	2	10,267	+ 10,069
Lung Disease	3	16,985	7	3,056	+ 13,929
Tuberculosis	4	11,301	8	2,866	+ 8,435
Lung Cancers	5	7,717	16	1,631	+ 6,086
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,043	3	8,794	- 4,751
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,029	6	3,223	+ 806
Hypertension	8	3,483	10	2,354	+ 1,129
Liver Cancer	9	3,456	9	2,713	+ 743
Liver Disease	10	2,924	4	8,117	- 5,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,816	17	1,362	+ 1,454
Kidney Disease	12	2,569	13	2,114	+ 455
Stomach Cancer	13	2,447	34	390	+ 2,057
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,382	5	3,362	- 980
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,097	23	905	+ 1,192
Suicide	16	1,562	25	800	+ 762
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,358	36	375	+ 983
Falls	18	1,169	12	2,116	- 947
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,111	14	1,938	- 827
Other Injuries	20	993	26	789	+ 204
Pancreas Cancer	21	990	48	135	+ 855
Asthma	22	934	21	1,235	- 302
Breast Cancer	23	886	24	856	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	24	793	39	297	+ 496
Low Birth Weight	25	784	15	1,826	- 1,042
Parkinson's Disease	26	749	37	369	+ 380
Drownings	27	731	22	1,113	- 382
Violence	28	702	38	347	+ 356
Congenital Anomalies	29	643	20	1,289	- 646
Leukemia	30	626	29	550	+ 76
HIV/AIDS	31	489	19	1,340	- 851
Birth Trauma	32	477	18	1,351	- 874
Cervical Cancer	33	457	27	728	- 272
Inflammatory/Heart	34	444	32	436	+ 8
Lymphomas	35	363	31	472	- 109
Ovary Cancer	36	345	40	249	+ 96
Oral Cancer	37	333	28	648	- 316
Bladder Cancer	38	324	45	165	+ 159
Endocrine Disorders	39	293	35	384	- 91
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	243	11	2,148	- 1,905
Poisonings	41	238	56	77	+ 161
Drug Use	42	231	58	64	+ 168
Malnutrition	43	206	33	427	- 221
Alcohol	44	197	49	133	+ 65
Epilepsy	45	172	51	119	+ 53
Fires	46	164	42	224	- 60
Maternal Conditions	47	163	30	484	- 321
Prostate Cancer	48	142	50	128	+ 14
Meningitis	49	134	54	99	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	129	64	22	+ 107
Skin Cancers	51	109	44	167	- 58
Skin Disease	52	103	43	211	- 108
Uterin Cancer	53	90	55	94	- 5
Encephalitis	54	76	46	137	- 61
Hepatitis B	55	44	47	137	- 92
Upper Respiratory	56	43	67	13	+ 30
Appendicitis	57	37	57	73	- 37
Syphilis	58	35	66	17	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	59	28	62	33	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	26	65	18	+ 8
Pertussis	61	22	41	231	- 209
Tetanus	62	18	52	110	- 92
War	63	11	68	7	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	7	61	47	- 40
Measles	65	2	60	58	- 56
Chlamydia	66	1	70	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	69	5	- 4
Diphtheria	68	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	69	0	53	102	- 102
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	63	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	59	58	- 58
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMBODIA

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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.