MOZAMBIQUE VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	62,961	2	23,110	+ 39,851
Coronary Heart Disease	2	39,747	6	12,621	+ 27,126
Lung Disease	3	33,198	22	2,986	+ 30,212
Tuberculosis	4	22,088	12	5,770	+ 16,318
Lung Cancers	5	15,083	56	220	+ 14,862
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,901	3	22,445	- 14,544
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,875	9	9,117	- 1,242
Hypertension	8	6,807	11	5,786	+ 1,021
Liver Cancer	9	6,754	33	1,108	+ 5,646
Liver Disease	10	5,715	20	4,004	+ 1,711
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,504	24	1,724	+ 3,780
Kidney Disease	12	5,020	19	4,036	+ 984
Stomach Cancer	13	4,782	57	198	+ 4,584
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,655	10	6,877	- 2,222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,098	48	424	+ 3,674
Suicide	16	3,052	16	4,144	- 1,091
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,654	45	516	+ 2,138
Falls	18	2,284	25	1,524	+ 760
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,171	37	969	+ 1,202
Other Injuries	20	1,942	14	4,924	- 2,982
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,935	62	90	+ 1,845
Asthma	22	1,825	23	2,160	- 335
Breast Cancer	23	1,732	40	757	+ 976
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,550	36	976	+ 574
Low Birth Weight	25	1,532	7	10,409	- 8,877
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,464	47	453	+ 1,011
Drownings	27	1,428	26	1,418	+ 9
Violence	28	1,372	32	1,113	+ 260
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,257	13	5,566	- 4,310
Leukemia	30	1,224	43	555	+ 669
HIV/AIDS	31	955	1	50,430	- 49,475
Birth Trauma	32	933	8	9,817	- 8,883
Cervical Cancer	33	893	21	3,297	- 2,404
Inflammatory/Heart	34	868	35	1,020	- 152
Lymphomas	35	710	30	1,180	- 470
Ovary Cancer	36	674	60	120	+ 555
Oral Cancer	37	650	44	545	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	38	634	55	236	+ 397
Endocrine Disorders	39	573	38	912	- 339
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	475	5	12,928	- 12,453
Poisonings	41	465	31	1,136	- 671
Drug Use	42	452	59	160	+ 292
Malnutrition	43	402	18	4,039	- 3,636
Alcohol	44	386	49	403	- 17
Epilepsy	45	337	34	1,082	- 745
Fires	46	321	29	1,318	- 997
Maternal Conditions	47	319	15	4,339	- 4,020
Prostate Cancer	48	278	39	805	- 527
Meningitis	49	262	17	4,102	- 3,840
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	252	63	78	+ 174
Skin Cancers	51	213	41	563	- 350
Skin Disease	52	201	51	377	- 176
Uterin Cancer	53	175	61	98	+ 78
Encephalitis	54	148	54	240	- 92
Hepatitis B	55	87	53	258	- 171
Upper Respiratory	56	85	52	309	- 225
Appendicitis	57	72	50	393	- 321
Syphilis	58	68	27	1,404	- 1,336
Other Neoplasms	59	55	65	43	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	60	50	66	38	+ 13
Pertussis	61	43	28	1,320	- 1,276
Tetanus	62	35	46	456	- 421
War	63	21	58	175	- 155
Hepatitis C	64	13	64	55	- 41
Measles	65	5	71	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	2	69	18	- 16
Ascariasis	67	1	67	28	- 27
Diphtheria	68	1	70	5	- 5
Malaria	69	0	4	14,971	- 14,971
Otitis Media	70	0	68	22	- 22
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	562	- 562
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

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.