INDIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,660,215	3	697,038	+ 1,963,177
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,679,353	1	1,520,034	+ 159,319
Lung Disease	3	1,402,653	2	879,732	+ 522,920
Tuberculosis	4	933,239	5	435,882	+ 497,357
Lung Cancers	5	637,264	21	88,276	+ 548,988
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	333,846	6	392,425	- 58,579
Road Traffic Accidents	7	332,737	12	212,596	+ 120,141
Hypertension	8	287,626	19	108,050	+ 179,576
Liver Cancer	9	285,363	39	30,369	+ 254,995
Liver Disease	10	241,464	8	268,580	- 27,115
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	232,533	17	126,593	+ 105,940
Kidney Disease	12	212,115	11	222,903	- 10,788
Stomach Cancer	13	202,052	24	81,058	+ 120,994
Diabetes Mellitus	14	196,677	7	271,495	- 74,819
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	173,158	25	77,368	+ 95,790
Suicide	16	128,971	14	173,347	- 44,376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	112,123	18	126,079	- 13,956
Falls	18	96,514	10	225,755	- 129,241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	91,743	26	68,108	+ 23,635
Other Injuries	20	82,040	15	149,570	- 67,530
Pancreas Cancer	21	81,738	37	32,812	+ 48,926
Asthma	22	77,106	13	196,051	- 118,945
Breast Cancer	23	73,189	22	82,821	- 9,632
Oesophagus Cancer	24	65,491	34	38,898	+ 26,593
Low Birth Weight	25	64,735	9	238,739	- 174,004
Parkinson's Disease	26	61,874	32	43,398	+ 18,476
Drownings	27	60,333	28	48,774	+ 11,558
Violence	28	57,984	27	51,767	+ 6,218
Congenital Anomalies	29	53,092	23	82,769	- 29,677
Leukemia	30	51,705	35	33,383	+ 18,323
HIV/AIDS	31	40,366	31	44,406	- 4,040
Birth Trauma	32	39,426	20	102,819	- 63,393
Cervical Cancer	33	37,731	30	45,319	- 7,588
Inflammatory/Heart	34	36,660	49	12,651	+ 24,009
Lymphomas	35	29,993	33	40,159	- 10,166
Ovary Cancer	36	28,493	44	21,947	+ 6,545
Oral Cancer	37	27,464	16	134,187	- 106,723
Bladder Cancer	38	26,773	48	14,081	+ 12,693
Endocrine Disorders	39	24,205	47	15,264	+ 8,941
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	20,064	4	670,315	- 650,250
Poisonings	41	19,633	61	3,540	+ 16,093
Drug Use	42	19,101	52	11,747	+ 7,354
Malnutrition	43	17,006	55	8,626	+ 8,380
Alcohol	44	16,310	43	23,097	- 6,787
Epilepsy	45	14,242	40	30,307	- 16,066
Fires	46	13,573	42	23,265	- 9,692
Maternal Conditions	47	13,484	41	25,917	- 12,434
Prostate Cancer	48	11,728	38	30,945	- 19,217
Meningitis	49	11,086	36	33,337	- 22,251
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	10,634	50	11,931	- 1,297
Skin Cancers	51	9,015	60	5,054	+ 3,961
Skin Disease	52	8,487	45	17,857	- 9,370
Uterin Cancer	53	7,399	59	6,841	+ 558
Encephalitis	54	6,267	29	48,080	- 41,813
Hepatitis B	55	3,670	56	8,184	- 4,514
Upper Respiratory	56	3,572	68	584	+ 2,989
Appendicitis	57	3,036	53	11,245	- 8,210
Syphilis	58	2,894	64	2,007	+ 886
Other Neoplasms	59	2,343	62	2,968	- 626
Multiple Sclerosis	60	2,124	63	2,328	- 205
Pertussis	61	1,838	54	10,094	- 8,256
Tetanus	62	1,479	58	7,093	- 5,613
War	63	874	67	890	- 16
Hepatitis C	64	559	65	1,364	- 805
Measles	65	197	51	11,923	- 11,725
Chlamydia	66	80	69	379	- 299
Ascariasis	67	47	70	126	- 79
Diphtheria	68	23	72	65	- 42
Malaria	69	17	57	7,705	- 7,688
Otitis Media	70	16	71	68	- 52
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	973	- 973
Dengue	76	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	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	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.