ETHIOPIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	223,804	3	39,362	+ 184,443
Coronary Heart Disease	2	141,284	4	36,530	+ 104,755
Lung Disease	3	118,006	15	11,870	+ 106,135
Tuberculosis	4	78,514	9	21,455	+ 57,058
Lung Cancers	5	53,613	38	2,202	+ 51,411
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	28,087	1	59,931	- 31,844
Road Traffic Accidents	7	27,993	5	31,564	- 3,571
Hypertension	8	24,198	12	13,470	+ 10,728
Liver Cancer	9	24,008	42	1,730	+ 22,278
Liver Disease	10	20,314	8	27,270	- 6,956
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	19,563	21	8,258	+ 11,306
Kidney Disease	12	17,845	13	12,103	+ 5,742
Stomach Cancer	13	16,999	47	1,519	+ 15,480
Diabetes Mellitus	14	16,546	10	16,258	+ 289
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	14,568	31	3,755	+ 10,813
Suicide	16	10,850	25	6,030	+ 4,820
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	9,433	49	1,339	+ 8,094
Falls	18	8,120	28	4,510	+ 3,610
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	7,718	41	1,758	+ 5,960
Other Injuries	20	6,902	16	11,735	- 4,833
Pancreas Cancer	21	6,877	61	488	+ 6,389
Asthma	22	6,487	29	4,484	+ 2,003
Breast Cancer	23	6,157	20	8,485	- 2,328
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,510	40	1,839	+ 3,671
Low Birth Weight	25	5,446	7	28,020	- 22,574
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,205	46	1,578	+ 3,628
Drownings	27	5,076	35	3,133	+ 1,943
Violence	28	4,878	22	8,076	- 3,198
Congenital Anomalies	29	4,467	11	15,638	- 11,171
Leukemia	30	4,350	30	4,222	+ 128
HIV/AIDS	31	3,396	17	11,471	- 8,075
Birth Trauma	32	3,317	6	31,107	- 27,790
Cervical Cancer	33	3,174	27	5,019	- 1,844
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,084	39	2,168	+ 916
Lymphomas	35	2,523	33	3,590	- 1,066
Ovary Cancer	36	2,397	36	2,424	- 27
Oral Cancer	37	2,311	48	1,477	+ 834
Bladder Cancer	38	2,252	51	1,080	+ 1,173
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,036	45	1,623	+ 414
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,688	2	44,361	- 42,673
Poisonings	41	1,652	32	3,668	- 2,017
Drug Use	42	1,607	60	513	+ 1,094
Malnutrition	43	1,431	19	8,643	- 7,212
Alcohol	44	1,372	55	750	+ 622
Epilepsy	45	1,198	44	1,625	- 427
Fires	46	1,142	34	3,255	- 2,113
Maternal Conditions	47	1,134	18	8,887	- 7,752
Prostate Cancer	48	987	50	1,244	- 258
Meningitis	49	933	14	12,019	- 11,086
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	895	65	221	+ 674
Skin Cancers	51	758	52	1,006	- 248
Skin Disease	52	714	53	904	- 190
Uterin Cancer	53	622	62	421	+ 201
Encephalitis	54	527	63	386	+ 142
Hepatitis B	55	309	56	742	- 433
Upper Respiratory	56	301	57	709	- 408
Appendicitis	57	255	58	677	- 422
Syphilis	58	243	43	1,699	- 1,456
Other Neoplasms	59	197	66	148	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	60	179	70	61	+ 118
Pertussis	61	155	23	6,896	- 6,741
Tetanus	62	124	37	2,203	- 2,078
War	63	74	64	281	- 207
Hepatitis C	64	47	69	115	- 68
Measles	65	17	24	6,324	- 6,308
Chlamydia	66	7	72	21	- 14
Ascariasis	67	4	68	130	- 126
Diphtheria	68	2	67	146	- 144
Malaria	69	1	26	5,626	- 5,625
Otitis Media	70	1	71	39	- 37
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	839	- 839
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	579	- 579
Dengue	76	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.