GREECE VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	19,749	2	14,077	+ 5,671
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,467	1	21,124	- 8,657
Lung Disease	3	10,413	5	5,526	+ 4,887
Tuberculosis	4	6,928	46	66	+ 6,862
Lung Cancers	5	4,731	4	7,355	- 2,625
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,478	3	8,282	- 5,804
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,470	22	870	+ 1,600
Hypertension	8	2,135	9	2,922	- 787
Liver Cancer	9	2,118	14	1,566	+ 553
Liver Disease	10	1,793	23	809	+ 983
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,726	7	3,940	- 2,213
Kidney Disease	12	1,575	6	4,759	- 3,184
Stomach Cancer	13	1,500	16	1,535	- 35
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,460	20	1,266	+ 195
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,285	8	3,264	- 1,978
Suicide	16	957	28	533	+ 425
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	832	43	100	+ 732
Falls	18	717	21	1,245	- 529
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	681	26	611	+ 70
Other Injuries	20	609	17	1,453	- 844
Pancreas Cancer	21	607	13	1,904	- 1,297
Asthma	22	572	55	27	+ 545
Breast Cancer	23	543	11	2,520	- 1,977
Oesophagus Cancer	24	486	35	246	+ 241
Low Birth Weight	25	481	41	127	+ 353
Parkinson's Disease	26	459	10	2,646	- 2,186
Drownings	27	448	32	435	+ 13
Violence	28	430	42	104	+ 327
Congenital Anomalies	29	394	38	174	+ 220
Leukemia	30	384	18	1,354	- 970
HIV/AIDS	31	300	50	47	+ 252
Birth Trauma	32	293	57	17	+ 276
Cervical Cancer	33	280	36	243	+ 37
Inflammatory/Heart	34	272	24	725	- 453
Lymphomas	35	223	19	1,268	- 1,046
Ovary Cancer	36	212	27	557	- 346
Oral Cancer	37	204	30	440	- 236
Bladder Cancer	38	199	15	1,551	- 1,352
Endocrine Disorders	39	180	29	526	- 346
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	149	44	95	+ 54
Poisonings	41	146	56	19	+ 126
Drug Use	42	142	37	193	- 51
Malnutrition	43	126	66	1	+ 125
Alcohol	44	121	49	50	+ 71
Epilepsy	45	106	34	249	- 143
Fires	46	101	39	146	- 46
Maternal Conditions	47	100	61	2	+ 98
Prostate Cancer	48	87	12	2,023	- 1,936
Meningitis	49	82	53	33	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	79	45	67	+ 12
Skin Cancers	51	67	31	438	- 371
Skin Disease	52	63	47	56	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	53	55	33	373	- 318
Encephalitis	54	47	67	1	+ 46
Hepatitis B	55	27	48	56	- 29
Upper Respiratory	56	27	59	8	+ 19
Appendicitis	57	23	58	9	+ 13
Syphilis	58	21	65	1	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	59	17	25	679	- 661
Multiple Sclerosis	60	16	40	135	- 119
Pertussis	61	14	69	0	+ 14
Tetanus	62	11	62	2	+ 9
War	63	6	64	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	4	52	38	- 34
Measles	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	80	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	4	- 4
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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Greece

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.