GERMANY VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	158,804	3	49,794	+ 109,010
Coronary Heart Disease	2	100,250	1	147,055	- 46,805
Lung Disease	3	83,733	5	42,797	+ 40,936
Tuberculosis	4	55,710	56	281	+ 55,430
Lung Cancers	5	38,042	4	46,560	- 8,518
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,929	9	20,712	- 783
Road Traffic Accidents	7	19,863	34	3,160	+ 16,703
Hypertension	8	17,170	6	26,796	- 9,625
Liver Cancer	9	17,035	25	8,057	+ 8,978
Liver Disease	10	14,414	15	15,194	- 779
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	13,881	2	51,168	- 37,287
Kidney Disease	12	12,662	8	22,770	- 10,108
Stomach Cancer	13	12,062	20	9,658	+ 2,404
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,741	13	15,560	- 3,819
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	10,337	7	26,026	- 15,689
Suicide	16	7,699	19	10,284	- 2,585
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	6,693	33	3,615	+ 3,078
Falls	18	5,762	14	15,325	- 9,564
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	5,477	38	2,166	+ 3,311
Other Injuries	20	4,897	23	8,248	- 3,351
Pancreas Cancer	21	4,879	11	17,971	- 13,092
Asthma	22	4,603	44	924	+ 3,679
Breast Cancer	23	4,369	10	18,842	- 14,473
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,910	27	6,212	- 2,303
Low Birth Weight	25	3,864	45	770	+ 3,094
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,694	16	12,594	- 8,900
Drownings	27	3,602	49	459	+ 3,143
Violence	28	3,461	46	769	+ 2,693
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,169	36	2,291	+ 878
Leukemia	30	3,087	22	8,737	- 5,650
HIV/AIDS	31	2,410	54	345	+ 2,064
Birth Trauma	32	2,354	57	239	+ 2,114
Cervical Cancer	33	2,252	39	2,131	+ 121
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,188	21	8,891	- 6,703
Lymphomas	35	1,790	17	12,249	- 10,458
Ovary Cancer	36	1,701	30	5,192	- 3,491
Oral Cancer	37	1,639	29	6,023	- 4,384
Bladder Cancer	38	1,598	28	6,193	- 4,595
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,445	18	10,677	- 9,232
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,198	32	3,830	- 2,632
Poisonings	41	1,172	58	216	+ 956
Drug Use	42	1,140	40	1,930	- 790
Malnutrition	43	1,015	50	450	+ 565
Alcohol	44	974	26	6,257	- 5,284
Epilepsy	45	850	35	3,091	- 2,241
Fires	46	810	53	359	+ 452
Maternal Conditions	47	805	64	38	+ 767
Prostate Cancer	48	700	12	16,487	- 15,787
Meningitis	49	662	60	168	+ 494
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	635	47	543	+ 92
Skin Cancers	51	538	31	4,055	- 3,517
Skin Disease	52	507	42	1,543	- 1,036
Uterin Cancer	53	442	37	2,231	- 1,789
Encephalitis	54	374	67	8	+ 367
Hepatitis B	55	219	59	182	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	56	213	61	138	+ 75
Appendicitis	57	181	62	129	+ 52
Syphilis	58	173	68	6	+ 167
Other Neoplasms	59	140	24	8,161	- 8,021
Multiple Sclerosis	60	127	41	1,571	- 1,444
Pertussis	61	110	69	2	+ 107
Tetanus	62	88	75	1	+ 88
War	63	52	66	10	+ 42
Hepatitis C	64	33	48	507	- 473
Measles	65	12	70	2	+ 10
Chlamydia	66	5	85	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	3	81	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Malaria	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	71	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.