MOROCCO VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	70,582	2	31,861	+ 38,721
Coronary Heart Disease	2	44,557	1	77,340	- 32,783
Lung Disease	3	37,216	8	6,296	+ 30,920
Tuberculosis	4	24,761	15	2,870	+ 21,891
Lung Cancers	5	16,908	7	6,585	+ 10,323
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,858	6	7,237	+ 1,621
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,828	9	6,185	+ 2,643
Hypertension	8	7,631	3	10,736	- 3,105
Liver Cancer	9	7,571	44	423	+ 7,149
Liver Disease	10	6,407	11	4,866	+ 1,541
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,170	10	4,967	+ 1,203
Kidney Disease	12	5,628	4	10,216	- 4,588
Stomach Cancer	13	5,361	25	1,691	+ 3,670
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,218	5	7,377	- 2,159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,594	17	2,556	+ 2,038
Suicide	16	3,422	16	2,617	+ 805
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,975	37	718	+ 2,257
Falls	18	2,561	19	2,456	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,434	29	1,076	+ 1,359
Other Injuries	20	2,177	21	2,271	- 95
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,169	36	747	+ 1,422
Asthma	22	2,046	13	3,342	- 1,296
Breast Cancer	23	1,942	12	3,604	- 1,662
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,738	42	439	+ 1,298
Low Birth Weight	25	1,718	14	3,305	- 1,587
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,642	26	1,511	+ 131
Drownings	27	1,601	43	426	+ 1,175
Violence	28	1,538	39	632	+ 906
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,409	22	2,124	- 716
Leukemia	30	1,372	31	1,035	+ 337
HIV/AIDS	31	1,071	49	289	+ 782
Birth Trauma	32	1,046	23	2,067	- 1,021
Cervical Cancer	33	1,001	18	2,508	- 1,507
Inflammatory/Heart	34	973	32	1,022	- 50
Lymphomas	35	796	20	2,274	- 1,478
Ovary Cancer	36	756	34	800	- 44
Oral Cancer	37	729	35	780	- 52
Bladder Cancer	38	710	30	1,069	- 358
Endocrine Disorders	39	642	28	1,129	- 487
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	532	27	1,192	- 659
Poisonings	41	521	50	266	+ 255
Drug Use	42	507	47	321	+ 186
Malnutrition	43	451	51	200	+ 251
Alcohol	44	433	57	109	+ 324
Epilepsy	45	378	45	336	+ 42
Fires	46	360	33	904	- 544
Maternal Conditions	47	358	38	704	- 346
Prostate Cancer	48	311	24	1,914	- 1,603
Meningitis	49	294	40	542	- 248
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	282	62	38	+ 244
Skin Cancers	51	239	41	477	- 238
Skin Disease	52	225	54	149	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	53	196	53	154	+ 42
Encephalitis	54	166	52	176	- 10
Hepatitis B	55	97	48	316	- 219
Upper Respiratory	56	95	67	4	+ 91
Appendicitis	57	81	56	130	- 50
Syphilis	58	77	55	140	- 64
Other Neoplasms	59	62	60	70	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	60	56	58	106	- 49
Pertussis	61	49	46	324	- 276
Tetanus	62	39	59	76	- 37
War	63	23	63	22	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	15	65	7	+ 8
Measles	65	5	70	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	66	2	68	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	66	5	- 4
Diphtheria	68	1	69	1	- 0
Malaria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	61	67	- 67
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	15	- 15
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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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.