CHAD VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	36,046	6	6,058	+ 29,988
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,755	7	5,639	+ 17,116
Lung Disease	3	19,006	22	1,430	+ 17,576
Tuberculosis	4	12,645	12	3,499	+ 9,146
Lung Cancers	5	8,635	59	100	+ 8,535
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,524	1	23,230	- 18,706
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,509	8	5,171	- 663
Hypertension	8	3,897	23	1,258	+ 2,639
Liver Cancer	9	3,867	40	387	+ 3,480
Liver Disease	10	3,272	14	3,069	+ 203
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,151	32	664	+ 2,487
Kidney Disease	12	2,874	19	1,893	+ 982
Stomach Cancer	13	2,738	51	187	+ 2,551
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,665	20	1,880	+ 785
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,346	42	334	+ 2,012
Suicide	16	1,748	27	1,027	+ 721
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,519	45	286	+ 1,234
Falls	18	1,308	34	643	+ 664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,243	33	650	+ 593
Other Injuries	20	1,112	15	2,664	- 1,552
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,108	58	109	+ 999
Asthma	22	1,045	24	1,254	- 209
Breast Cancer	23	992	28	1,013	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	24	887	56	121	+ 766
Low Birth Weight	25	877	5	7,027	- 6,150
Parkinson's Disease	26	838	50	204	+ 634
Drownings	27	818	26	1,063	- 246
Violence	28	786	21	1,430	- 644
Congenital Anomalies	29	719	10	3,725	- 3,005
Leukemia	30	701	46	277	+ 423
HIV/AIDS	31	547	13	3,219	- 2,672
Birth Trauma	32	534	4	8,314	- 7,780
Cervical Cancer	33	511	35	634	- 122
Inflammatory/Heart	34	497	37	468	+ 29
Lymphomas	35	406	39	389	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	36	386	49	220	+ 166
Oral Cancer	37	372	43	294	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	38	363	61	82	+ 280
Endocrine Disorders	39	328	25	1,156	- 828
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	272	2	14,842	- 14,570
Poisonings	41	266	36	553	- 287
Drug Use	42	259	48	231	+ 28
Malnutrition	43	230	18	2,150	- 1,920
Alcohol	44	221	60	91	+ 130
Epilepsy	45	193	38	449	- 256
Fires	46	184	29	722	- 538
Maternal Conditions	47	183	11	3,672	- 3,489
Prostate Cancer	48	159	41	340	- 181
Meningitis	49	150	9	4,803	- 4,653
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	144	71	12	+ 132
Skin Cancers	51	122	54	137	- 14
Skin Disease	52	115	53	142	- 27
Uterin Cancer	53	100	65	55	+ 45
Encephalitis	54	85	57	121	- 36
Hepatitis B	55	50	47	267	- 217
Upper Respiratory	56	48	66	36	+ 13
Appendicitis	57	41	62	76	- 35
Syphilis	58	39	30	718	- 679
Other Neoplasms	59	32	68	18	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	60	29	69	15	+ 13
Pertussis	61	25	16	2,498	- 2,473
Tetanus	62	20	31	684	- 663
War	63	12	44	287	- 275
Hepatitis C	64	8	67	31	- 24
Measles	65	3	17	2,372	- 2,369
Chlamydia	66	1	72	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	63	72	- 71
Diphtheria	68	0	55	132	- 132
Malaria	69	0	3	8,630	- 8,630
Otitis Media	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	70	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	74	0	52	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	60	- 60
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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 CHAD

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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.