EGYPT VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	210,017	3	43,839	+ 166,178
Coronary Heart Disease	2	132,581	1	173,871	- 41,290
Lung Disease	3	110,736	9	13,393	+ 97,343
Tuberculosis	4	73,677	51	432	+ 73,245
Lung Cancers	5	50,310	18	5,677	+ 44,633
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	26,356	7	20,695	+ 5,662
Road Traffic Accidents	7	26,269	12	10,141	+ 16,128
Hypertension	8	22,707	5	21,094	+ 1,613
Liver Cancer	9	22,529	4	24,512	- 1,983
Liver Disease	10	19,063	2	60,122	- 41,059
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	18,358	16	6,975	+ 11,383
Kidney Disease	12	16,746	6	21,087	- 4,341
Stomach Cancer	13	15,952	32	1,844	+ 14,107
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,527	8	19,131	- 3,604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	13,670	24	3,083	+ 10,588
Suicide	16	10,182	25	3,022	+ 7,160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	8,852	36	1,248	+ 7,604
Falls	18	7,620	30	2,019	+ 5,601
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	7,243	34	1,339	+ 5,904
Other Injuries	20	6,477	21	3,819	+ 2,658
Pancreas Cancer	21	6,453	26	2,906	+ 3,547
Asthma	22	6,087	15	7,104	- 1,016
Breast Cancer	23	5,778	13	9,180	- 3,402
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,170	41	951	+ 4,220
Low Birth Weight	25	5,111	11	11,391	- 6,281
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,885	28	2,391	+ 2,494
Drownings	27	4,763	37	1,122	+ 3,641
Violence	28	4,578	20	4,165	+ 413
Congenital Anomalies	29	4,191	10	12,163	- 7,972
Leukemia	30	4,082	22	3,763	+ 319
HIV/AIDS	31	3,187	53	397	+ 2,790
Birth Trauma	32	3,113	17	6,109	- 2,996
Cervical Cancer	33	2,979	48	625	+ 2,354
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,894	27	2,489	+ 405
Lymphomas	35	2,368	14	7,539	- 5,171
Ovary Cancer	36	2,249	31	1,944	+ 306
Oral Cancer	37	2,168	45	793	+ 1,375
Bladder Cancer	38	2,114	19	5,133	- 3,019
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,911	29	2,372	- 461
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,584	23	3,692	- 2,108
Poisonings	41	1,550	57	195	+ 1,355
Drug Use	42	1,508	62	116	+ 1,392
Malnutrition	43	1,343	46	759	+ 584
Alcohol	44	1,288	60	141	+ 1,146
Epilepsy	45	1,124	50	451	+ 674
Fires	46	1,072	33	1,568	- 497
Maternal Conditions	47	1,064	44	795	+ 270
Prostate Cancer	48	926	35	1,282	- 356
Meningitis	49	875	43	827	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	840	65	26	+ 814
Skin Cancers	51	712	39	1,013	- 301
Skin Disease	52	670	55	219	+ 451
Uterin Cancer	53	584	52	422	+ 162
Encephalitis	54	495	38	1,046	- 551
Hepatitis B	55	290	40	988	- 699
Upper Respiratory	56	282	68	5	+ 277
Appendicitis	57	240	59	142	+ 97
Syphilis	58	228	58	159	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	59	185	61	116	+ 69
Multiple Sclerosis	60	168	56	213	- 45
Pertussis	61	145	42	906	- 761
Tetanus	62	117	49	540	- 424
War	63	69	47	714	- 645
Hepatitis C	64	44	63	97	- 53
Measles	65	16	64	43	- 28
Chlamydia	66	6	71	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	4	67	6	- 2
Diphtheria	68	2	70	3	- 1
Malaria	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	220	- 220
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	13	- 13
Dengue	76	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

North Korea

Egypt

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.