KENYA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	109,960	4	15,895	+ 94,065
Coronary Heart Disease	2	69,416	9	11,972	+ 57,444
Lung Disease	3	57,979	20	4,280	+ 53,699
Tuberculosis	4	38,575	3	19,655	+ 18,920
Lung Cancers	5	26,341	47	669	+ 25,673
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,800	1	22,571	- 8,772
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,754	6	14,883	- 1,129
Hypertension	8	11,889	17	4,418	+ 7,471
Liver Cancer	9	11,796	34	1,351	+ 10,445
Liver Disease	10	9,981	7	13,405	- 3,424
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	9,612	31	1,827	+ 7,785
Kidney Disease	12	8,768	16	4,464	+ 4,304
Stomach Cancer	13	8,352	28	2,010	+ 6,342
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,130	14	5,651	+ 2,478
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	7,158	32	1,477	+ 5,680
Suicide	16	5,331	23	3,214	+ 2,117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,635	53	408	+ 4,227
Falls	18	3,989	33	1,465	+ 2,524
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,792	41	1,089	+ 2,703
Other Injuries	20	3,391	19	4,336	- 945
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,379	46	716	+ 2,662
Asthma	22	3,187	26	2,300	+ 887
Breast Cancer	23	3,025	25	2,658	+ 367
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,707	18	4,373	- 1,665
Low Birth Weight	25	2,676	11	9,562	- 6,886
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,558	50	470	+ 2,088
Drownings	27	2,494	39	1,200	+ 1,294
Violence	28	2,397	24	2,942	- 546
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,195	12	6,115	- 3,921
Leukemia	30	2,137	35	1,327	+ 810
HIV/AIDS	31	1,669	2	20,885	- 19,216
Birth Trauma	32	1,630	10	9,957	- 8,327
Cervical Cancer	33	1,560	22	3,389	- 1,829
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,515	40	1,121	+ 394
Lymphomas	35	1,240	29	1,931	- 691
Ovary Cancer	36	1,178	45	795	+ 383
Oral Cancer	37	1,135	30	1,842	- 707
Bladder Cancer	38	1,107	57	318	+ 789
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,001	44	831	+ 170
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	829	5	15,420	- 14,590
Poisonings	41	812	38	1,269	- 457
Drug Use	42	790	62	113	+ 676
Malnutrition	43	703	21	4,212	- 3,509
Alcohol	44	674	55	355	+ 319
Epilepsy	45	589	43	832	- 244
Fires	46	561	36	1,316	- 755
Maternal Conditions	47	557	13	5,651	- 5,094
Prostate Cancer	48	485	37	1,292	- 807
Meningitis	49	458	15	5,364	- 4,905
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	440	66	84	+ 355
Skin Cancers	51	373	48	638	- 266
Skin Disease	52	351	51	455	- 104
Uterin Cancer	53	306	56	323	- 17
Encephalitis	54	259	60	189	+ 70
Hepatitis B	55	152	49	522	- 370
Upper Respiratory	56	148	64	95	+ 53
Appendicitis	57	125	58	240	- 115
Syphilis	58	120	52	449	- 330
Other Neoplasms	59	97	67	60	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	60	88	68	39	+ 49
Pertussis	61	76	42	1,014	- 938
Tetanus	62	61	27	2,129	- 2,068
War	63	36	65	89	- 53
Hepatitis C	64	23	61	152	- 129
Measles	65	8	63	103	- 95
Chlamydia	66	3	70	10	- 7
Ascariasis	67	2	71	9	- 7
Diphtheria	68	1	69	13	- 12
Malaria	69	1	8	12,652	- 12,651
Otitis Media	70	1	72	7	- 6
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	194	- 194
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.