GHANA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	65,299	2	15,163	+ 50,136
Coronary Heart Disease	2	41,222	3	14,103	+ 27,120
Lung Disease	3	34,430	15	3,120	+ 31,310
Tuberculosis	4	22,908	6	10,214	+ 12,693
Lung Cancers	5	15,643	55	237	+ 15,405
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,195	1	16,262	- 8,067
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,168	7	7,808	+ 360
Hypertension	8	7,060	19	2,231	+ 4,830
Liver Cancer	9	7,005	17	2,851	+ 4,153
Liver Disease	10	5,927	11	6,053	- 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,708	29	1,294	+ 4,414
Kidney Disease	12	5,207	13	4,161	+ 1,045
Stomach Cancer	13	4,960	33	870	+ 4,089
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,828	12	5,929	- 1,102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,250	34	803	+ 3,448
Suicide	16	3,166	21	1,993	+ 1,173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,752	52	256	+ 2,497
Falls	18	2,369	30	1,168	+ 1,201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,252	48	321	+ 1,931
Other Injuries	20	2,014	18	2,433	- 419
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,006	46	334	+ 1,672
Asthma	22	1,893	23	1,979	- 87
Breast Cancer	23	1,797	25	1,937	- 141
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,608	49	285	+ 1,322
Low Birth Weight	25	1,589	8	6,662	- 5,073
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,519	43	387	+ 1,132
Drownings	27	1,481	36	740	+ 741
Violence	28	1,423	27	1,857	- 434
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,303	14	3,935	- 2,632
Leukemia	30	1,269	45	340	+ 929
HIV/AIDS	31	991	4	13,565	- 12,574
Birth Trauma	32	968	10	6,194	- 5,226
Cervical Cancer	33	926	20	2,161	- 1,235
Inflammatory/Heart	34	900	28	1,615	- 715
Lymphomas	35	736	32	875	- 139
Ovary Cancer	36	699	38	698	+ 1
Oral Cancer	37	674	42	483	+ 191
Bladder Cancer	38	657	53	245	+ 412
Endocrine Disorders	39	594	24	1,965	- 1,371
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	493	9	6,538	- 6,046
Poisonings	41	482	40	522	- 40
Drug Use	42	469	39	630	- 161
Malnutrition	43	417	26	1,868	- 1,451
Alcohol	44	400	54	244	+ 156
Epilepsy	45	350	47	329	+ 20
Fires	46	333	37	729	- 396
Maternal Conditions	47	331	22	1,991	- 1,660
Prostate Cancer	48	288	31	1,031	- 743
Meningitis	49	272	16	2,983	- 2,711
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	261	67	16	+ 245
Skin Cancers	51	221	58	214	+ 7
Skin Disease	52	208	50	264	- 56
Uterin Cancer	53	182	57	219	- 37
Encephalitis	54	154	44	357	- 203
Hepatitis B	55	90	62	101	- 11
Upper Respiratory	56	88	66	16	+ 71
Appendicitis	57	75	59	146	- 71
Syphilis	58	71	41	483	- 412
Other Neoplasms	59	58	63	48	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	60	52	61	113	- 60
Pertussis	61	45	35	744	- 699
Tetanus	62	36	56	220	- 184
War	63	21	64	29	- 8
Hepatitis C	64	14	65	28	- 14
Measles	65	5	60	135	- 131
Chlamydia	66	2	70	3	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	68	12	- 11
Diphtheria	68	1	69	4	- 3
Malaria	69	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	257	- 257
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.