CROATIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,835	2	6,275	+ 1,559
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,946	1	12,307	- 7,361
Lung Disease	3	4,131	5	2,111	+ 2,020
Tuberculosis	4	2,749	44	61	+ 2,687
Lung Cancers	5	1,877	3	2,842	- 965
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	983	10	1,021	- 38
Road Traffic Accidents	7	980	27	328	+ 652
Hypertension	8	847	8	1,102	- 255
Liver Cancer	9	840	19	501	+ 339
Liver Disease	10	711	13	924	- 213
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	685	9	1,066	- 381
Kidney Disease	12	625	7	1,392	- 768
Stomach Cancer	13	595	15	786	- 191
Diabetes Mellitus	14	579	6	1,963	- 1,384
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	510	4	2,189	- 1,679
Suicide	16	380	17	676	- 296
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	330	35	137	+ 194
Falls	18	284	12	974	- 690
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	270	31	207	+ 63
Other Injuries	20	242	23	428	- 186
Pancreas Cancer	21	241	16	754	- 514
Asthma	22	227	41	74	+ 153
Breast Cancer	23	216	11	1,019	- 803
Oesophagus Cancer	24	193	33	189	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	25	191	56	10	+ 181
Parkinson's Disease	26	182	24	423	- 241
Drownings	27	178	38	86	+ 92
Violence	28	171	48	45	+ 126
Congenital Anomalies	29	156	37	94	+ 62
Leukemia	30	152	22	435	- 283
HIV/AIDS	31	119	59	8	+ 111
Birth Trauma	32	116	55	11	+ 105
Cervical Cancer	33	111	34	156	- 44
Inflammatory/Heart	34	108	21	457	- 349
Lymphomas	35	88	18	556	- 468
Ovary Cancer	36	84	28	308	- 224
Oral Cancer	37	81	25	338	- 257
Bladder Cancer	38	79	20	499	- 420
Endocrine Disorders	39	71	42	72	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	59	39	82	- 23
Poisonings	41	58	54	16	+ 42
Drug Use	42	56	43	70	- 14
Malnutrition	43	50	70	0	+ 50
Alcohol	44	48	30	219	- 171
Epilepsy	45	42	36	94	- 53
Fires	46	40	50	34	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	47	40	61	2	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	48	35	14	852	- 817
Meningitis	49	33	52	16	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	31	46	47	- 16
Skin Cancers	51	27	26	332	- 305
Skin Disease	52	25	58	8	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	53	22	32	199	- 178
Encephalitis	54	18	65	1	+ 18
Hepatitis B	55	11	51	17	- 6
Upper Respiratory	56	11	63	2	+ 9
Appendicitis	57	9	57	9	+ 0
Syphilis	58	9	71	0	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	59	7	29	283	- 276
Multiple Sclerosis	60	6	45	55	- 49
Pertussis	61	5	69	0	+ 5
Tetanus	62	4	68	0	+ 4
War	63	3	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	47	45	- 43
Measles	65	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	60	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	62	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	43	- 43
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	40	79	- 79
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	53	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

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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.