CANADA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	73,239	5	14,159	+ 59,080
Coronary Heart Disease	2	46,234	1	40,063	+ 6,171
Lung Disease	3	38,617	4	14,212	+ 24,404
Tuberculosis	4	25,693	58	97	+ 25,596
Lung Cancers	5	17,545	3	20,937	- 3,392
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,191	7	7,431	+ 1,760
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,161	28	1,998	+ 7,163
Hypertension	8	7,919	22	2,563	+ 5,356
Liver Cancer	9	7,856	20	3,113	+ 4,744
Liver Disease	10	6,648	17	3,624	+ 3,024
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,402	2	30,970	- 24,568
Kidney Disease	12	5,840	14	4,578	+ 1,262
Stomach Cancer	13	5,563	26	2,177	+ 3,385
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,415	9	5,718	- 303
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,767	6	9,651	- 4,884
Suicide	16	3,551	15	4,417	- 866
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,087	39	636	+ 2,451
Falls	18	2,657	12	4,829	- 2,172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,526	43	442	+ 2,084
Other Injuries	20	2,259	24	2,392	- 134
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,250	11	5,057	- 2,807
Asthma	22	2,123	49	262	+ 1,861
Breast Cancer	23	2,015	8	5,910	- 3,895
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,803	25	2,230	- 427
Low Birth Weight	25	1,782	42	553	+ 1,229
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,703	18	3,359	- 1,655
Drownings	27	1,661	48	283	+ 1,378
Violence	28	1,596	40	605	+ 991
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,462	35	1,081	+ 381
Leukemia	30	1,424	21	3,098	- 1,675
HIV/AIDS	31	1,111	53	163	+ 948
Birth Trauma	32	1,085	50	193	+ 893
Cervical Cancer	33	1,039	41	578	+ 461
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,009	27	2,060	- 1,051
Lymphomas	35	826	10	5,146	- 4,320
Ovary Cancer	36	784	29	1,902	- 1,118
Oral Cancer	37	756	32	1,592	- 836
Bladder Cancer	38	737	23	2,521	- 1,783
Endocrine Disorders	39	666	19	3,233	- 2,566
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	552	36	840	- 288
Poisonings	41	541	56	121	+ 419
Drug Use	42	526	16	3,686	- 3,160
Malnutrition	43	468	51	192	+ 276
Alcohol	44	449	33	1,491	- 1,042
Epilepsy	45	392	44	384	+ 8
Fires	46	374	52	192	+ 181
Maternal Conditions	47	371	64	45	+ 326
Prostate Cancer	48	323	13	4,711	- 4,388
Meningitis	49	305	59	68	+ 237
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	293	47	322	- 30
Skin Cancers	51	248	30	1,756	- 1,508
Skin Disease	52	234	38	679	- 445
Uterin Cancer	53	204	34	1,183	- 979
Encephalitis	54	173	68	3	+ 170
Hepatitis B	55	101	60	66	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	56	98	63	47	+ 52
Appendicitis	57	84	62	49	+ 34
Syphilis	58	80	67	5	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	59	64	31	1,679	- 1,614
Multiple Sclerosis	60	58	37	692	- 634
Pertussis	61	51	69	1	+ 50
Tetanus	62	41	71	0	+ 40
War	63	24	65	21	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	15	45	363	- 348
Measles	65	5	74	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	66	2	83	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Malaria	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

North Korea

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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.