MADAGASCAR VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	55,602	1	17,964	+ 37,638
Coronary Heart Disease	2	35,101	3	12,388	+ 22,713
Lung Disease	3	29,317	14	3,957	+ 25,360
Tuberculosis	4	19,506	4	11,606	+ 7,900
Lung Cancers	5	13,320	55	147	+ 13,173
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,978	2	14,605	- 7,627
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,955	7	7,880	- 925
Hypertension	8	6,012	8	6,208	- 196
Liver Cancer	9	5,964	30	933	+ 5,031
Liver Disease	10	5,047	12	4,803	+ 244
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,860	26	1,120	+ 3,740
Kidney Disease	12	4,433	22	2,202	+ 2,231
Stomach Cancer	13	4,223	47	368	+ 3,856
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,111	16	3,278	+ 833
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	3,619	39	606	+ 3,014
Suicide	16	2,696	24	1,476	+ 1,220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,344	38	627	+ 1,716
Falls	18	2,017	36	653	+ 1,364
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,918	42	495	+ 1,422
Other Injuries	20	1,715	21	2,359	- 644
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,708	61	80	+ 1,628
Asthma	22	1,612	19	2,507	- 895
Breast Cancer	23	1,530	37	629	+ 901
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,369	27	1,080	+ 289
Low Birth Weight	25	1,353	10	5,353	- 4,000
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,293	49	266	+ 1,027
Drownings	27	1,261	31	825	+ 436
Violence	28	1,212	23	1,749	- 537
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,110	15	3,380	- 2,271
Leukemia	30	1,081	45	401	+ 680
HIV/AIDS	31	844	25	1,341	- 498
Birth Trauma	32	824	11	5,347	- 4,523
Cervical Cancer	33	789	17	3,028	- 2,239
Inflammatory/Heart	34	766	28	1,046	- 280
Lymphomas	35	627	34	675	- 48
Ovary Cancer	36	596	57	135	+ 461
Oral Cancer	37	574	32	697	- 123
Bladder Cancer	38	560	48	286	+ 274
Endocrine Disorders	39	506	44	463	+ 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	419	5	11,085	- 10,666
Poisonings	41	410	40	571	- 161
Drug Use	42	399	62	58	+ 341
Malnutrition	43	355	13	4,236	- 3,880
Alcohol	44	341	53	161	+ 180
Epilepsy	45	298	46	385	- 87
Fires	46	284	35	661	- 378
Maternal Conditions	47	282	18	2,776	- 2,494
Prostate Cancer	48	245	29	996	- 751
Meningitis	49	232	20	2,391	- 2,159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	222	64	47	+ 175
Skin Cancers	51	188	43	467	- 279
Skin Disease	52	177	51	187	- 10
Uterin Cancer	53	155	59	95	+ 60
Encephalitis	54	131	60	94	+ 37
Hepatitis B	55	77	58	98	- 22
Upper Respiratory	56	75	63	49	+ 26
Appendicitis	57	63	56	147	- 83
Syphilis	58	60	33	680	- 620
Other Neoplasms	59	49	65	24	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	60	44	66	18	+ 27
Pertussis	61	38	41	519	- 481
Tetanus	62	31	52	186	- 155
War	63	18	54	155	- 136
Hepatitis C	64	12	67	16	- 4
Measles	65	4	6	9,172	- 9,168
Chlamydia	66	2	69	7	- 5
Ascariasis	67	1	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	68	0	71	3	- 2
Malaria	69	0	9	5,507	- 5,506
Otitis Media	70	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	260	- 260
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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.