MEXICO VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	246,817	4	39,790	+ 207,027
Coronary Heart Disease	2	155,812	1	116,238	+ 39,574
Lung Disease	3	130,139	7	29,123	+ 101,016
Tuberculosis	4	86,587	38	1,943	+ 84,644
Lung Cancers	5	59,126	17	7,349	+ 51,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	30,974	8	24,816	+ 6,159
Road Traffic Accidents	7	30,872	10	16,303	+ 14,569
Hypertension	8	26,686	9	17,806	+ 8,880
Liver Cancer	9	26,476	21	6,817	+ 19,659
Liver Disease	10	22,403	6	29,838	- 7,435
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	21,575	30	3,447	+ 18,128
Kidney Disease	12	19,680	3	44,622	- 24,942
Stomach Cancer	13	18,747	19	6,939	+ 11,808
Diabetes Mellitus	14	18,248	2	86,110	- 67,862
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	16,066	20	6,871	+ 9,195
Suicide	16	11,966	22	6,772	+ 5,194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	10,403	52	859	+ 9,544
Falls	18	8,955	35	2,628	+ 6,327
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	8,512	33	2,734	+ 5,778
Other Injuries	20	7,612	11	12,175	- 4,563
Pancreas Cancer	21	7,584	27	4,510	+ 3,074
Asthma	22	7,154	47	1,342	+ 5,812
Breast Cancer	23	6,791	16	7,380	- 589
Oesophagus Cancer	24	6,076	49	1,252	+ 4,825
Low Birth Weight	25	6,006	18	7,163	- 1,156
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,741	43	1,567	+ 4,173
Drownings	27	5,598	42	1,799	+ 3,799
Violence	28	5,380	5	32,450	- 27,070
Congenital Anomalies	29	4,926	13	10,457	- 5,531
Leukemia	30	4,797	25	4,830	- 33
HIV/AIDS	31	3,745	28	4,128	- 383
Birth Trauma	32	3,658	36	2,552	+ 1,106
Cervical Cancer	33	3,501	26	4,787	- 1,286
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,401	41	1,866	+ 1,535
Lymphomas	35	2,783	24	4,961	- 2,178
Ovary Cancer	36	2,644	34	2,649	- 6
Oral Cancer	37	2,548	46	1,355	+ 1,193
Bladder Cancer	38	2,484	48	1,272	+ 1,212
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,246	12	11,310	- 9,065
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,862	29	3,476	- 1,614
Poisonings	41	1,822	57	531	+ 1,291
Drug Use	42	1,772	44	1,470	+ 302
Malnutrition	43	1,578	14	7,552	- 5,974
Alcohol	44	1,513	32	2,945	- 1,432
Epilepsy	45	1,321	39	1,912	- 590
Fires	46	1,259	56	604	+ 656
Maternal Conditions	47	1,251	54	750	+ 501
Prostate Cancer	48	1,088	15	7,494	- 6,406
Meningitis	49	1,029	58	357	+ 671
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	987	45	1,415	- 429
Skin Cancers	51	836	40	1,909	- 1,072
Skin Disease	52	787	31	3,029	- 2,241
Uterin Cancer	53	686	50	902	- 215
Encephalitis	54	581	62	140	+ 441
Hepatitis B	55	341	61	210	+ 131
Upper Respiratory	56	331	64	127	+ 205
Appendicitis	57	282	53	774	- 492
Syphilis	58	268	73	5	+ 264
Other Neoplasms	59	217	23	6,204	- 5,987
Multiple Sclerosis	60	197	60	295	- 98
Pertussis	61	171	70	21	+ 149
Tetanus	62	137	71	10	+ 128
War	63	81	66	112	- 31
Hepatitis C	64	52	55	625	- 574
Measles	65	18	80	0	+ 18
Chlamydia	66	7	77	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	4	72	5	- 1
Diphtheria	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Malaria	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	1	68	29	- 28
Leprosy	71	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	72	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	67	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.