MOLDOVA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,795	2	5,878	+ 918
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,290	1	14,292	- 10,003
Lung Disease	3	3,583	9	752	+ 2,831
Tuberculosis	4	2,384	26	197	+ 2,187
Lung Cancers	5	1,628	5	1,131	+ 497
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	853	6	1,042	- 189
Road Traffic Accidents	7	850	20	293	+ 557
Hypertension	8	735	4	2,287	- 1,552
Liver Cancer	9	729	13	514	+ 215
Liver Disease	10	617	3	2,869	- 2,252
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	594	32	163	+ 431
Kidney Disease	12	542	18	307	+ 235
Stomach Cancer	13	516	12	518	- 2
Diabetes Mellitus	14	502	16	407	+ 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	442	7	1,030	- 588
Suicide	16	329	10	593	- 264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	286	41	68	+ 218
Falls	18	247	33	149	+ 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	234	24	219	+ 16
Other Injuries	20	210	8	772	- 562
Pancreas Cancer	21	209	15	427	- 218
Asthma	22	197	48	26	+ 171
Breast Cancer	23	187	11	592	- 405
Oesophagus Cancer	24	167	38	105	+ 62
Low Birth Weight	25	165	39	90	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	26	158	55	6	+ 152
Drownings	27	154	30	179	- 25
Violence	28	148	31	167	- 18
Congenital Anomalies	29	136	27	190	- 55
Leukemia	30	132	34	140	- 8
HIV/AIDS	31	103	28	189	- 86
Birth Trauma	32	101	47	37	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	33	96	25	212	- 116
Inflammatory/Heart	34	94	14	476	- 382
Lymphomas	35	77	22	230	- 154
Ovary Cancer	36	73	35	123	- 51
Oral Cancer	37	70	17	375	- 305
Bladder Cancer	38	68	29	181	- 113
Endocrine Disorders	39	62	46	40	+ 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	51	59	4	+ 48
Poisonings	41	50	23	220	- 170
Drug Use	42	49	43	59	- 10
Malnutrition	43	43	64	1	+ 42
Alcohol	44	42	21	233	- 192
Epilepsy	45	36	44	46	- 9
Fires	46	35	40	70	- 35
Maternal Conditions	47	34	54	7	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	48	30	19	295	- 265
Meningitis	49	28	49	17	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	27	57	5	+ 22
Skin Cancers	51	23	36	121	- 98
Skin Disease	52	22	45	45	- 23
Uterin Cancer	53	19	37	108	- 89
Encephalitis	54	16	60	3	+ 13
Hepatitis B	55	9	58	4	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	56	9	62	2	+ 7
Appendicitis	57	8	51	10	- 2
Syphilis	58	7	68	0	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	59	6	42	65	- 59
Multiple Sclerosis	60	5	52	9	- 4
Pertussis	61	5	70	0	+ 5
Tetanus	62	4	72	0	+ 4
War	63	2	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	1	63	1	- 0
Measles	65	1	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	61	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	53	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.