INDONESIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		INDONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	531,546	1	357,183	+ 174,363
Coronary Heart Disease	2	335,557	2	259,297	+ 76,260
Lung Disease	3	280,269	6	78,285	+ 201,984
Tuberculosis	4	186,473	4	90,077	+ 96,396
Lung Cancers	5	127,334	13	28,633	+ 98,701
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	66,707	9	52,539	+ 14,168
Road Traffic Accidents	7	66,485	12	30,668	+ 35,817
Hypertension	8	57,471	8	54,904	+ 2,568
Liver Cancer	9	57,019	19	19,721	+ 37,298
Liver Disease	10	48,248	5	89,583	- 41,335
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	46,463	15	27,054	+ 19,409
Kidney Disease	12	42,383	10	43,039	- 656
Stomach Cancer	13	40,373	45	2,821	+ 37,552
Diabetes Mellitus	14	39,299	3	110,513	- 71,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	34,599	22	18,064	+ 16,536
Suicide	16	25,770	34	6,544	+ 19,227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	22,404	53	1,251	+ 21,153
Falls	18	19,285	21	18,404	+ 881
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	18,331	49	2,174	+ 16,158
Other Injuries	20	16,393	30	9,499	+ 6,893
Pancreas Cancer	21	16,332	37	5,410	+ 10,922
Asthma	22	15,407	14	27,635	- 12,228
Breast Cancer	23	14,624	16	24,160	- 9,535
Oesophagus Cancer	24	13,086	54	1,175	+ 11,911
Low Birth Weight	25	12,935	17	22,326	- 9,391
Parkinson's Disease	26	12,363	32	8,492	+ 3,871
Drownings	27	12,055	38	4,518	+ 7,537
Violence	28	11,586	27	11,606	- 20
Congenital Anomalies	29	10,608	24	14,900	- 4,291
Leukemia	30	10,331	26	11,719	- 1,387
HIV/AIDS	31	8,066	11	34,321	- 26,255
Birth Trauma	32	7,878	25	14,511	- 6,633
Cervical Cancer	33	7,539	20	19,306	- 11,767
Inflammatory/Heart	34	7,325	29	9,548	- 2,223
Lymphomas	35	5,993	28	11,251	- 5,258
Ovary Cancer	36	5,693	31	8,499	- 2,806
Oral Cancer	37	5,488	23	16,080	- 10,592
Bladder Cancer	38	5,350	42	3,720	+ 1,630
Endocrine Disorders	39	4,836	39	4,027	+ 809
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	4,009	7	63,966	- 59,957
Poisonings	41	3,923	58	800	+ 3,123
Drug Use	42	3,817	57	959	+ 2,857
Malnutrition	43	3,398	18	19,978	- 16,580
Alcohol	44	3,259	61	589	+ 2,670
Epilepsy	45	2,846	59	706	+ 2,140
Fires	46	2,712	52	1,388	+ 1,324
Maternal Conditions	47	2,694	35	6,214	- 3,519
Prostate Cancer	48	2,343	36	5,707	- 3,363
Meningitis	49	2,215	43	3,140	- 925
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	2,125	63	421	+ 1,704
Skin Cancers	51	1,801	40	3,756	- 1,955
Skin Disease	52	1,696	41	3,734	- 2,038
Uterin Cancer	53	1,478	47	2,625	- 1,146
Encephalitis	54	1,252	51	1,549	- 297
Hepatitis B	55	733	44	2,853	- 2,120
Upper Respiratory	56	714	67	78	+ 636
Appendicitis	57	607	56	1,109	- 502
Syphilis	58	578	50	2,166	- 1,588
Other Neoplasms	59	468	60	681	- 213
Multiple Sclerosis	60	424	64	250	+ 175
Pertussis	61	367	48	2,200	- 1,833
Tetanus	62	296	46	2,742	- 2,446
War	63	175	66	163	+ 12
Hepatitis C	64	112	62	550	- 438
Measles	65	39	65	215	- 176
Chlamydia	66	16	70	15	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	9	68	29	- 19
Diphtheria	68	4	69	18	- 13
Malaria	69	3	55	1,156	- 1,153
Otitis Media	70	3	72	3	+ 1
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	33	7,938	- 7,938
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDONESIA

North Korea

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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.