GEORGIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,252	2	11,969	- 2,717
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,841	1	16,014	- 10,174
Lung Disease	3	4,878	7	1,158	+ 3,720
Tuberculosis	4	3,246	32	153	+ 3,093
Lung Cancers	5	2,216	8	1,152	+ 1,065
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,161	9	886	+ 275
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,157	13	496	+ 661
Hypertension	8	1,000	3	4,387	- 3,387
Liver Cancer	9	992	17	385	+ 608
Liver Disease	10	840	4	1,871	- 1,031
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	809	5	1,826	- 1,018
Kidney Disease	12	738	10	826	- 88
Stomach Cancer	13	703	12	533	+ 170
Diabetes Mellitus	14	684	6	1,621	- 937
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	602	14	444	+ 159
Suicide	16	449	18	367	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	390	15	426	- 36
Falls	18	336	16	420	- 84
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	319	24	226	+ 93
Other Injuries	20	285	20	346	- 61
Pancreas Cancer	21	284	23	227	+ 57
Asthma	22	268	35	136	+ 132
Breast Cancer	23	255	11	613	- 358
Oesophagus Cancer	24	228	43	75	+ 153
Low Birth Weight	25	225	37	114	+ 111
Parkinson's Disease	26	215	19	354	- 139
Drownings	27	210	39	95	+ 115
Violence	28	202	40	90	+ 111
Congenital Anomalies	29	185	28	174	+ 10
Leukemia	30	180	30	171	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	31	140	42	89	+ 51
Birth Trauma	32	137	46	39	+ 98
Cervical Cancer	33	131	27	187	- 56
Inflammatory/Heart	34	128	21	346	- 219
Lymphomas	35	104	25	208	- 104
Ovary Cancer	36	99	29	174	- 75
Oral Cancer	37	96	31	167	- 71
Bladder Cancer	38	93	26	205	- 112
Endocrine Disorders	39	84	38	109	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	70	50	19	+ 51
Poisonings	41	68	49	23	+ 45
Drug Use	42	66	41	90	- 23
Malnutrition	43	59	59	5	+ 55
Alcohol	44	57	45	49	+ 8
Epilepsy	45	50	44	51	- 1
Fires	46	47	34	140	- 93
Maternal Conditions	47	47	53	13	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	48	41	22	290	- 250
Meningitis	49	39	47	25	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	37	57	8	+ 29
Skin Cancers	51	31	33	149	- 118
Skin Disease	52	30	51	17	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	53	26	36	115	- 89
Encephalitis	54	22	48	24	- 2
Hepatitis B	55	13	58	7	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	56	12	60	1	+ 12
Appendicitis	57	11	55	10	+ 0
Syphilis	58	10	63	0	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	59	8	52	15	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	60	7	54	12	- 5
Pertussis	61	6	67	0	+ 6
Tetanus	62	5	62	0	+ 5
War	63	3	61	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	64	0	+ 2
Measles	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	56	8	- 8
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.