MALAYSIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	65,253	3	21,592	+ 43,661
Coronary Heart Disease	2	41,193	1	36,729	+ 4,464
Lung Disease	3	34,406	5	6,633	+ 27,773
Tuberculosis	4	22,892	26	1,227	+ 21,665
Lung Cancers	5	15,632	8	4,319	+ 11,313
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,189	2	23,477	- 15,288
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,162	4	7,181	+ 980
Hypertension	8	7,055	38	649	+ 6,406
Liver Cancer	9	7,000	16	1,984	+ 5,016
Liver Disease	10	5,923	7	5,125	+ 798
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,704	10	3,996	+ 1,708
Kidney Disease	12	5,203	6	6,629	- 1,426
Stomach Cancer	13	4,956	21	1,441	+ 3,515
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,824	9	4,107	+ 717
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,247	11	3,832	+ 415
Suicide	16	3,164	19	1,823	+ 1,340
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,750	51	246	+ 2,504
Falls	18	2,367	18	1,855	+ 512
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,250	22	1,424	+ 826
Other Injuries	20	2,012	14	2,222	- 210
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,005	32	994	+ 1,011
Asthma	22	1,891	30	1,013	+ 878
Breast Cancer	23	1,795	12	3,071	- 1,276
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,606	41	435	+ 1,172
Low Birth Weight	25	1,588	29	1,020	+ 567
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,518	28	1,106	+ 412
Drownings	27	1,480	36	820	+ 660
Violence	28	1,422	34	869	+ 554
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,302	24	1,403	- 101
Leukemia	30	1,268	23	1,412	- 144
HIV/AIDS	31	990	13	2,679	- 1,689
Birth Trauma	32	967	42	359	+ 609
Cervical Cancer	33	926	31	1,010	- 85
Inflammatory/Heart	34	899	27	1,214	- 314
Lymphomas	35	736	25	1,321	- 585
Ovary Cancer	36	699	35	827	- 129
Oral Cancer	37	674	17	1,865	- 1,191
Bladder Cancer	38	657	39	467	+ 190
Endocrine Disorders	39	594	37	809	- 216
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	492	20	1,773	- 1,280
Poisonings	41	482	53	211	+ 271
Drug Use	42	469	45	322	+ 147
Malnutrition	43	417	49	249	+ 168
Alcohol	44	400	55	181	+ 219
Epilepsy	45	349	52	226	+ 124
Fires	46	333	44	336	- 3
Maternal Conditions	47	331	56	167	+ 164
Prostate Cancer	48	288	33	903	- 616
Meningitis	49	272	46	301	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	261	60	27	+ 233
Skin Cancers	51	221	50	247	- 26
Skin Disease	52	208	15	2,066	- 1,858
Uterin Cancer	53	181	43	352	- 171
Encephalitis	54	154	40	452	- 299
Hepatitis B	55	90	54	206	- 116
Upper Respiratory	56	88	65	5	+ 83
Appendicitis	57	74	58	71	+ 3
Syphilis	58	71	62	19	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	59	57	48	265	- 207
Multiple Sclerosis	60	52	59	30	+ 22
Pertussis	61	45	57	80	- 35
Tetanus	62	36	61	21	+ 15
War	63	21	63	11	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	14	64	6	+ 8
Measles	65	5	70	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	66	2	68	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	67	2	- 1
Diphtheria	68	1	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.