ITALY VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	115,092	2	62,633	+ 52,459
Coronary Heart Disease	2	72,656	1	97,116	- 24,460
Lung Disease	3	60,685	5	32,382	+ 28,302
Tuberculosis	4	40,376	53	336	+ 40,040
Lung Cancers	5	27,571	4	34,152	- 6,582
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,444	9	16,339	- 1,895
Road Traffic Accidents	7	14,396	30	3,221	+ 11,175
Hypertension	8	12,444	6	29,931	- 17,487
Liver Cancer	9	12,346	17	9,620	+ 2,726
Liver Disease	10	10,447	23	5,559	+ 4,887
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	10,060	3	41,445	- 31,384
Kidney Disease	12	9,177	11	12,726	- 3,549
Stomach Cancer	13	8,742	14	10,252	- 1,511
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,509	8	19,836	- 11,327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	7,492	7	21,254	- 13,762
Suicide	16	5,580	26	4,042	+ 1,538
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,851	32	2,216	+ 2,635
Falls	18	4,176	25	4,222	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,969	43	690	+ 3,279
Other Injuries	20	3,549	12	12,112	- 8,563
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,536	13	12,095	- 8,558
Asthma	22	3,336	47	494	+ 2,842
Breast Cancer	23	3,166	10	13,868	- 10,702
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,833	34	2,045	+ 788
Low Birth Weight	25	2,801	51	357	+ 2,443
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,677	19	8,428	- 5,751
Drownings	27	2,610	52	344	+ 2,266
Violence	28	2,509	50	409	+ 2,100
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,297	37	1,443	+ 854
Leukemia	30	2,237	21	6,728	- 4,491
HIV/AIDS	31	1,746	46	520	+ 1,227
Birth Trauma	32	1,706	59	140	+ 1,565
Cervical Cancer	33	1,632	40	1,154	+ 479
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,586	24	5,531	- 3,945
Lymphomas	35	1,298	16	9,670	- 8,373
Ovary Cancer	36	1,233	28	3,282	- 2,049
Oral Cancer	37	1,188	27	3,343	- 2,155
Bladder Cancer	38	1,158	22	6,711	- 5,552
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,047	18	8,431	- 7,384
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	868	36	1,622	- 754
Poisonings	41	849	58	154	+ 695
Drug Use	42	826	45	654	+ 172
Malnutrition	43	736	41	775	- 40
Alcohol	44	706	55	277	+ 429
Epilepsy	45	616	39	1,337	- 720
Fires	46	587	56	271	+ 316
Maternal Conditions	47	583	67	6	+ 577
Prostate Cancer	48	507	20	8,409	- 7,902
Meningitis	49	480	60	128	+ 352
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	460	42	701	- 241
Skin Cancers	51	390	29	3,239	- 2,849
Skin Disease	52	367	38	1,440	- 1,073
Uterin Cancer	53	320	33	2,198	- 1,878
Encephalitis	54	271	68	5	+ 267
Hepatitis B	55	159	54	334	- 175
Upper Respiratory	56	155	64	20	+ 134
Appendicitis	57	131	61	49	+ 83
Syphilis	58	125	69	4	+ 121
Other Neoplasms	59	101	15	9,984	- 9,883
Multiple Sclerosis	60	92	44	677	- 585
Pertussis	61	80	73	1	+ 79
Tetanus	62	64	63	22	+ 42
War	63	38	66	6	+ 32
Hepatitis C	64	24	31	2,451	- 2,426
Measles	65	9	71	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	3	84	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Malaria	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	3	- 3
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.