NEW ZEALAND VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,744	3	2,378	+ 7,365
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,151	1	5,095	+ 1,056
Lung Disease	3	5,137	5	1,815	+ 3,323
Tuberculosis	4	3,418	52	17	+ 3,401
Lung Cancers	5	2,334	4	1,873	+ 461
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,223	7	920	+ 303
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,219	16	458	+ 761
Hypertension	8	1,053	20	327	+ 727
Liver Cancer	9	1,045	24	288	+ 757
Liver Disease	10	884	32	158	+ 727
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	852	2	3,032	- 2,180
Kidney Disease	12	777	17	432	+ 345
Stomach Cancer	13	740	22	323	+ 417
Diabetes Mellitus	14	720	8	769	- 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	634	6	1,495	- 860
Suicide	16	472	15	528	- 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	411	35	113	+ 298
Falls	18	354	11	627	- 273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	336	39	70	+ 266
Other Injuries	20	300	28	218	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	21	299	14	543	- 243
Asthma	22	282	36	91	+ 192
Breast Cancer	23	268	10	737	- 469
Oesophagus Cancer	24	240	25	279	- 39
Low Birth Weight	25	237	38	78	+ 159
Parkinson's Disease	26	227	19	353	- 126
Drownings	27	221	44	54	+ 167
Violence	28	212	42	57	+ 155
Congenital Anomalies	29	194	30	176	+ 19
Leukemia	30	189	18	391	- 202
HIV/AIDS	31	148	57	10	+ 137
Birth Trauma	32	144	54	15	+ 130
Cervical Cancer	33	138	41	61	+ 77
Inflammatory/Heart	34	134	23	313	- 179
Lymphomas	35	110	13	608	- 498
Ovary Cancer	36	104	29	207	- 102
Oral Cancer	37	101	31	164	- 63
Bladder Cancer	38	98	26	267	- 169
Endocrine Disorders	39	89	21	325	- 236
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	73	37	81	- 7
Poisonings	41	72	58	9	+ 63
Drug Use	42	70	40	69	+ 1
Malnutrition	43	62	55	14	+ 48
Alcohol	44	60	45	51	+ 8
Epilepsy	45	52	43	55	- 3
Fires	46	50	53	17	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	47	49	63	5	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	48	43	9	739	- 696
Meningitis	49	41	59	9	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	39	46	47	- 8
Skin Cancers	51	33	12	612	- 579
Skin Disease	52	31	34	118	- 87
Uterin Cancer	53	27	33	145	- 117
Encephalitis	54	23	66	1	+ 22
Hepatitis B	55	13	56	14	- 0
Upper Respiratory	56	13	64	4	+ 9
Appendicitis	57	11	62	6	+ 5
Syphilis	58	11	70	0	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	59	9	27	245	- 236
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	47	43	- 36
Pertussis	61	7	65	1	+ 6
Tetanus	62	5	69	0	+ 5
War	63	3	68	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	48	30	- 28
Measles	65	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	8	- 8
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

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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.