NIGER VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	49,731	5	8,717	+ 41,014
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,394	6	8,229	+ 23,165
Lung Disease	3	26,222	20	2,172	+ 24,050
Tuberculosis	4	17,446	13	3,703	+ 13,743
Lung Cancers	5	11,913	67	42	+ 11,871
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,241	1	21,093	- 14,852
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,220	8	5,946	+ 274
Hypertension	8	5,377	25	1,356	+ 4,021
Liver Cancer	9	5,335	35	745	+ 4,590
Liver Disease	10	4,514	11	4,116	+ 398
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,347	32	858	+ 3,489
Kidney Disease	12	3,965	16	2,732	+ 1,233
Stomach Cancer	13	3,777	44	300	+ 3,477
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,677	17	2,630	+ 1,047
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	3,237	37	522	+ 2,715
Suicide	16	2,411	27	1,227	+ 1,184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,096	39	467	+ 1,629
Falls	18	1,804	26	1,297	+ 507
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,715	31	1,044	+ 671
Other Injuries	20	1,534	12	3,826	- 2,292
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,528	54	138	+ 1,390
Asthma	22	1,441	22	1,902	- 461
Breast Cancer	23	1,368	29	1,075	+ 293
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,224	55	132	+ 1,093
Low Birth Weight	25	1,210	4	9,560	- 8,350
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,157	47	275	+ 881
Drownings	27	1,128	24	1,581	- 453
Violence	28	1,084	19	2,244	- 1,160
Congenital Anomalies	29	993	10	4,346	- 3,353
Leukemia	30	967	48	258	+ 709
HIV/AIDS	31	755	30	1,048	- 293
Birth Trauma	32	737	7	8,030	- 7,293
Cervical Cancer	33	705	38	487	+ 219
Inflammatory/Heart	34	685	34	769	- 83
Lymphomas	35	561	43	350	+ 210
Ovary Cancer	36	533	40	425	+ 108
Oral Cancer	37	513	49	242	+ 271
Bladder Cancer	38	501	53	161	+ 339
Endocrine Disorders	39	452	23	1,806	- 1,354
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	375	3	16,030	- 15,655
Poisonings	41	367	33	771	- 404
Drug Use	42	357	58	126	+ 231
Malnutrition	43	318	21	2,170	- 1,852
Alcohol	44	305	60	120	+ 185
Epilepsy	45	266	36	676	- 410
Fires	46	254	28	1,120	- 867
Maternal Conditions	47	252	14	3,317	- 3,065
Prostate Cancer	48	219	57	128	+ 92
Meningitis	49	207	9	5,237	- 5,030
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	199	70	18	+ 181
Skin Cancers	51	169	45	287	- 118
Skin Disease	52	159	52	213	- 54
Uterin Cancer	53	138	64	86	+ 52
Encephalitis	54	117	61	112	+ 5
Hepatitis B	55	69	46	279	- 210
Upper Respiratory	56	67	63	94	- 27
Appendicitis	57	57	56	128	- 71
Syphilis	58	54	62	110	- 56
Other Neoplasms	59	44	68	24	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	60	40	69	22	+ 17
Pertussis	61	34	15	2,858	- 2,823
Tetanus	62	28	42	372	- 345
War	63	16	41	409	- 393
Hepatitis C	64	10	66	46	- 35
Measles	65	4	18	2,414	- 2,410
Chlamydia	66	1	71	3	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	59	125	- 124
Diphtheria	68	0	65	60	- 60
Malaria	69	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Otitis Media	70	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	237	- 237
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	237	- 237
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.