CHILE VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	35,236	2	9,731	+ 25,505
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,244	1	10,685	+ 11,559
Lung Disease	3	18,579	4	4,062	+ 14,516
Tuberculosis	4	12,361	38	410	+ 11,951
Lung Cancers	5	8,441	9	3,452	+ 4,988
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,422	6	3,920	+ 502
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,407	12	2,826	+ 1,581
Hypertension	8	3,810	7	3,817	- 7
Liver Cancer	9	3,780	19	1,369	+ 2,411
Liver Disease	10	3,198	13	2,647	+ 551
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,080	5	4,000	- 920
Kidney Disease	12	2,810	3	4,065	- 1,255
Stomach Cancer	13	2,676	8	3,631	- 954
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,605	10	3,177	- 572
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,294	11	3,022	- 729
Suicide	16	1,708	15	1,700	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,485	52	104	+ 1,381
Falls	18	1,278	23	904	+ 374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,215	46	223	+ 992
Other Injuries	20	1,087	21	1,310	- 224
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,083	17	1,567	- 484
Asthma	22	1,021	42	295	+ 727
Breast Cancer	23	969	16	1,689	- 719
Oesophagus Cancer	24	867	30	722	+ 145
Low Birth Weight	25	857	36	437	+ 420
Parkinson's Disease	26	820	26	790	+ 29
Drownings	27	799	44	283	+ 516
Violence	28	768	29	744	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	29	703	25	858	- 155
Leukemia	30	685	24	879	- 194
HIV/AIDS	31	535	33	539	- 5
Birth Trauma	32	522	54	87	+ 435
Cervical Cancer	33	500	27	780	- 280
Inflammatory/Heart	34	486	31	709	- 224
Lymphomas	35	397	18	1,394	- 996
Ovary Cancer	36	377	35	514	- 137
Oral Cancer	37	364	40	307	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	38	355	32	641	- 287
Endocrine Disorders	39	321	22	1,286	- 966
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	266	39	334	- 69
Poisonings	41	260	57	68	+ 192
Drug Use	42	253	50	149	+ 104
Malnutrition	43	225	37	420	- 195
Alcohol	44	216	47	207	+ 9
Epilepsy	45	189	43	294	- 106
Fires	46	180	41	295	- 116
Maternal Conditions	47	179	63	24	+ 155
Prostate Cancer	48	155	14	2,435	- 2,280
Meningitis	49	147	53	95	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	141	48	187	- 46
Skin Cancers	51	119	34	526	- 406
Skin Disease	52	112	28	763	- 651
Uterin Cancer	53	98	45	275	- 177
Encephalitis	54	83	70	2	+ 81
Hepatitis B	55	49	60	30	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	56	47	67	4	+ 43
Appendicitis	57	40	59	37	+ 3
Syphilis	58	38	66	5	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	59	31	20	1,358	- 1,327
Multiple Sclerosis	60	28	62	27	+ 2
Pertussis	61	24	68	3	+ 22
Tetanus	62	20	69	2	+ 18
War	63	12	64	14	- 2
Hepatitis C	64	7	61	27	- 19
Measles	65	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	1	80	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	2	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	55	79	- 79
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	38	- 38
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.