LEBANON VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,127	2	1,795	+ 8,332
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,393	1	13,328	- 6,935
Lung Disease	3	5,340	11	889	+ 4,451
Tuberculosis	4	3,553	41	70	+ 3,482
Lung Cancers	5	2,426	3	1,498	+ 928
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,271	10	931	+ 340
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,267	7	1,127	+ 139
Hypertension	8	1,095	4	1,426	- 331
Liver Cancer	9	1,086	27	217	+ 869
Liver Disease	10	919	14	663	+ 256
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	885	6	1,213	- 328
Kidney Disease	12	808	5	1,243	- 435
Stomach Cancer	13	769	16	479	+ 290
Diabetes Mellitus	14	749	9	934	- 185
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	659	12	841	- 182
Suicide	16	491	29	190	+ 301
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	427	47	47	+ 380
Falls	18	367	33	148	+ 220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	349	37	114	+ 235
Other Injuries	20	312	30	168	+ 144
Pancreas Cancer	21	311	24	273	+ 39
Asthma	22	294	19	298	- 4
Breast Cancer	23	279	8	987	- 708
Oesophagus Cancer	24	249	44	52	+ 197
Low Birth Weight	25	246	28	190	+ 56
Parkinson's Disease	26	236	25	226	+ 10
Drownings	27	230	43	62	+ 168
Violence	28	221	22	285	- 64
Congenital Anomalies	29	202	20	298	- 95
Leukemia	30	197	18	334	- 137
HIV/AIDS	31	154	45	51	+ 103
Birth Trauma	32	150	42	67	+ 83
Cervical Cancer	33	144	35	135	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	34	140	32	153	- 13
Lymphomas	35	114	15	646	- 531
Ovary Cancer	36	108	26	224	- 116
Oral Cancer	37	105	31	162	- 57
Bladder Cancer	38	102	13	704	- 602
Endocrine Disorders	39	92	34	145	- 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	76	40	81	- 5
Poisonings	41	75	48	39	+ 36
Drug Use	42	73	23	281	- 208
Malnutrition	43	65	60	11	+ 54
Alcohol	44	62	54	18	+ 44
Epilepsy	45	54	46	49	+ 5
Fires	46	52	39	99	- 47
Maternal Conditions	47	51	50	30	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	48	45	17	442	- 398
Meningitis	49	42	49	35	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	40	62	5	+ 35
Skin Cancers	51	34	21	296	- 262
Skin Disease	52	32	53	19	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	53	28	38	99	- 71
Encephalitis	54	24	56	16	+ 8
Hepatitis B	55	14	36	123	- 109
Upper Respiratory	56	14	67	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	57	12	61	11	+ 1
Syphilis	58	11	63	5	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	59	9	58	14	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	55	16	- 8
Pertussis	61	7	57	16	- 9
Tetanus	62	6	52	23	- 18
War	63	3	51	25	- 22
Hepatitis C	64	2	64	4	- 2
Measles	65	1	59	12	- 11
Chlamydia	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

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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.