JAPAN VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	232,586	2	121,823	+ 110,763
Coronary Heart Disease	2	146,828	1	163,905	- 17,077
Lung Disease	3	122,636	5	78,169	+ 44,466
Tuberculosis	4	81,594	34	3,459	+ 78,136
Lung Cancers	5	55,717	4	79,688	- 23,971
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	29,189	3	107,899	- 78,710
Road Traffic Accidents	7	29,092	31	4,566	+ 24,526
Hypertension	8	25,148	28	6,673	+ 18,474
Liver Cancer	9	24,950	11	29,384	- 4,435
Liver Disease	10	21,112	17	14,195	+ 6,916
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	20,331	7	56,937	- 36,606
Kidney Disease	12	18,545	9	44,779	- 26,233
Stomach Cancer	13	17,666	8	50,433	- 32,767
Diabetes Mellitus	14	17,196	29	5,433	+ 11,763
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	15,139	6	57,340	- 42,201
Suicide	16	11,276	13	19,466	- 8,190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	9,803	39	2,555	+ 7,248
Falls	18	8,438	23	9,736	- 1,298
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	8,021	35	2,922	+ 5,099
Other Injuries	20	7,173	12	22,068	- 14,895
Pancreas Cancer	21	7,146	10	37,027	- 29,881
Asthma	22	6,741	42	1,922	+ 4,819
Breast Cancer	23	6,399	15	15,805	- 9,406
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,726	20	12,316	- 6,590
Low Birth Weight	25	5,660	55	202	+ 5,458
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,410	18	14,007	- 8,598
Drownings	27	5,275	25	8,409	- 3,134
Violence	28	5,070	53	266	+ 4,804
Congenital Anomalies	29	4,642	40	2,473	+ 2,169
Leukemia	30	4,521	24	9,607	- 5,086
HIV/AIDS	31	3,529	63	48	+ 3,481
Birth Trauma	32	3,447	61	104	+ 3,343
Cervical Cancer	33	3,299	32	3,799	- 500
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,205	27	8,232	- 5,027
Lymphomas	35	2,622	14	19,273	- 16,651
Ovary Cancer	36	2,491	30	5,061	- 2,570
Oral Cancer	37	2,401	26	8,333	- 5,932
Bladder Cancer	38	2,341	22	9,936	- 7,596
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,116	21	11,486	- 9,370
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,754	37	2,731	- 977
Poisonings	41	1,717	54	255	+ 1,462
Drug Use	42	1,670	50	732	+ 938
Malnutrition	43	1,487	43	1,910	- 423
Alcohol	44	1,426	51	576	+ 850
Epilepsy	45	1,245	45	1,558	- 313
Fires	46	1,187	48	1,007	+ 180
Maternal Conditions	47	1,179	64	39	+ 1,140
Prostate Cancer	48	1,025	19	13,515	- 12,490
Meningitis	49	969	52	308	+ 661
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	930	38	2,618	- 1,688
Skin Cancers	51	788	44	1,843	- 1,054
Skin Disease	52	742	36	2,806	- 2,064
Uterin Cancer	53	647	33	3,461	- 2,814
Encephalitis	54	548	69	5	+ 543
Hepatitis B	55	321	46	1,423	- 1,102
Upper Respiratory	56	312	57	159	+ 153
Appendicitis	57	265	58	126	+ 140
Syphilis	58	253	65	16	+ 237
Other Neoplasms	59	205	16	15,120	- 14,915
Multiple Sclerosis	60	186	59	108	+ 78
Pertussis	61	161	71	1	+ 159
Tetanus	62	129	67	9	+ 120
War	63	76	66	15	+ 62
Hepatitis C	64	49	41	2,220	- 2,171
Measles	65	17	75	0	+ 17
Chlamydia	66	7	80	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	4	82	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Malaria	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	68	8	- 6
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.