FRANCE VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	129,081	3	36,354	+ 92,726
Coronary Heart Disease	2	81,487	1	63,181	+ 18,305
Lung Disease	3	68,060	7	18,232	+ 49,829
Tuberculosis	4	45,283	50	435	+ 44,848
Lung Cancers	5	30,922	4	35,657	- 4,736
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,199	6	19,771	- 3,572
Road Traffic Accidents	7	16,145	31	3,339	+ 12,806
Hypertension	8	13,956	23	7,109	+ 6,847
Liver Cancer	9	13,847	15	9,573	+ 4,274
Liver Disease	10	11,716	22	7,382	+ 4,334
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	11,283	2	53,157	- 41,874
Kidney Disease	12	10,292	11	11,477	- 1,184
Stomach Cancer	13	9,804	26	5,530	+ 4,274
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,543	12	10,912	- 1,368
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	8,402	5	21,854	- 13,452
Suicide	16	6,258	16	8,961	- 2,703
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	5,440	41	1,384	+ 4,056
Falls	18	4,683	18	8,284	- 3,601
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	4,452	43	986	+ 3,466
Other Injuries	20	3,981	9	15,119	- 11,138
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,966	10	12,360	- 8,394
Asthma	22	3,741	42	1,039	+ 2,702
Breast Cancer	23	3,551	8	15,536	- 11,984
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,178	28	4,673	- 1,495
Low Birth Weight	25	3,141	47	651	+ 2,490
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,002	20	7,570	- 4,568
Drownings	27	2,927	45	868	+ 2,060
Violence	28	2,814	49	538	+ 2,276
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,576	35	2,012	+ 564
Leukemia	30	2,509	21	7,457	- 4,948
HIV/AIDS	31	1,959	54	362	+ 1,597
Birth Trauma	32	1,913	55	309	+ 1,604
Cervical Cancer	33	1,831	40	1,574	+ 257
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,779	25	6,065	- 4,287
Lymphomas	35	1,455	14	10,067	- 8,612
Ovary Cancer	36	1,383	30	3,964	- 2,581
Oral Cancer	37	1,333	27	4,676	- 3,343
Bladder Cancer	38	1,299	24	6,566	- 5,267
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,174	19	8,086	- 6,912
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	974	38	1,807	- 834
Poisonings	41	953	57	228	+ 725
Drug Use	42	927	36	1,881	- 954
Malnutrition	43	825	29	4,212	- 3,386
Alcohol	44	791	33	3,189	- 2,397
Epilepsy	45	691	37	1,865	- 1,174
Fires	46	659	53	403	+ 256
Maternal Conditions	47	654	64	52	+ 602
Prostate Cancer	48	569	13	10,873	- 10,304
Meningitis	49	538	58	163	+ 374
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	516	51	426	+ 90
Skin Cancers	51	437	32	3,256	- 2,818
Skin Disease	52	412	39	1,598	- 1,186
Uterin Cancer	53	359	34	2,721	- 2,362
Encephalitis	54	304	66	8	+ 296
Hepatitis B	55	178	59	135	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	56	173	63	54	+ 120
Appendicitis	57	147	61	90	+ 58
Syphilis	58	140	68	4	+ 137
Other Neoplasms	59	114	17	8,771	- 8,657
Multiple Sclerosis	60	103	46	752	- 649
Pertussis	61	89	69	3	+ 86
Tetanus	62	72	70	2	+ 70
War	63	42	67	7	+ 36
Hepatitis C	64	27	52	416	- 389
Measles	65	10	77	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	66	4	78	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	2	79	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	1	75	1	+ 1
Malaria	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	71	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	72	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	647	- 647
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.