DR CONGO VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	217,863	6	36,596	+ 181,267
Coronary Heart Disease	2	137,534	7	34,713	+ 102,820
Lung Disease	3	114,873	14	13,527	+ 101,346
Tuberculosis	4	76,429	2	43,759	+ 32,670
Lung Cancers	5	52,190	47	1,158	+ 51,032
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,341	1	73,546	- 46,205
Road Traffic Accidents	7	27,250	10	30,256	- 3,006
Hypertension	8	23,556	12	15,743	+ 7,813
Liver Cancer	9	23,370	31	3,840	+ 19,530
Liver Disease	10	19,775	13	15,044	+ 4,731
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	19,044	28	4,548	+ 14,496
Kidney Disease	12	17,371	20	9,077	+ 8,295
Stomach Cancer	13	16,547	37	2,579	+ 13,968
Diabetes Mellitus	14	16,107	16	12,902	+ 3,205
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	14,181	36	2,966	+ 11,215
Suicide	16	10,562	26	5,812	+ 4,750
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	9,183	43	1,728	+ 7,455
Falls	18	7,904	33	3,483	+ 4,421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	7,513	40	1,923	+ 5,591
Other Injuries	20	6,719	22	8,272	- 1,553
Pancreas Cancer	21	6,694	50	1,017	+ 5,678
Asthma	22	6,315	24	7,733	- 1,419
Breast Cancer	23	5,994	35	3,416	+ 2,578
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,363	53	790	+ 4,573
Low Birth Weight	25	5,302	8	34,668	- 29,367
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,067	49	1,035	+ 4,033
Drownings	27	4,941	34	3,454	+ 1,487
Violence	28	4,749	18	11,120	- 6,372
Congenital Anomalies	29	4,348	11	16,256	- 11,908
Leukemia	30	4,235	41	1,871	+ 2,363
HIV/AIDS	31	3,306	15	13,286	- 9,980
Birth Trauma	32	3,229	9	33,075	- 29,846
Cervical Cancer	33	3,090	27	4,823	- 1,732
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,002	29	4,045	- 1,043
Lymphomas	35	2,456	38	2,061	+ 395
Ovary Cancer	36	2,333	58	656	+ 1,678
Oral Cancer	37	2,249	51	1,003	+ 1,246
Bladder Cancer	38	2,193	65	270	+ 1,923
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,982	25	7,380	- 5,397
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,643	5	41,301	- 39,658
Poisonings	41	1,608	42	1,729	- 121
Drug Use	42	1,564	59	638	+ 926
Malnutrition	43	1,393	21	8,910	- 7,518
Alcohol	44	1,336	60	635	+ 701
Epilepsy	45	1,166	44	1,727	- 560
Fires	46	1,112	39	2,007	- 896
Maternal Conditions	47	1,104	19	10,513	- 9,408
Prostate Cancer	48	960	30	3,948	- 2,988
Meningitis	49	908	17	11,568	- 10,660
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	871	66	217	+ 654
Skin Cancers	51	738	55	765	- 27
Skin Disease	52	695	54	781	- 86
Uterin Cancer	53	606	63	352	+ 254
Encephalitis	54	513	57	680	- 167
Hepatitis B	55	301	61	456	- 156
Upper Respiratory	56	293	62	370	- 78
Appendicitis	57	249	56	703	- 455
Syphilis	58	237	32	3,751	- 3,514
Other Neoplasms	59	192	67	88	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	60	174	71	44	+ 130
Pertussis	61	151	23	7,921	- 7,771
Tetanus	62	121	46	1,166	- 1,045
War	63	72	45	1,658	- 1,587
Hepatitis C	64	46	69	69	- 23
Measles	65	16	3	42,254	- 42,238
Chlamydia	66	7	73	15	- 8
Ascariasis	67	4	68	80	- 76
Diphtheria	68	2	70	47	- 45
Malaria	69	1	4	41,813	- 41,811
Otitis Media	70	1	72	38	- 37
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	869	- 869
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

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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.