PAKISTAN VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	476,423	2	141,432	+ 334,991
Coronary Heart Disease	2	300,759	1	240,720	+ 60,039
Lung Disease	3	251,204	5	86,968	+ 164,236
Tuberculosis	4	167,136	11	42,103	+ 125,032
Lung Cancers	5	114,129	26	9,688	+ 104,441
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	59,789	6	83,483	- 23,694
Road Traffic Accidents	7	59,591	12	28,170	+ 31,420
Hypertension	8	51,511	16	22,917	+ 28,594
Liver Cancer	9	51,106	41	4,427	+ 46,680
Liver Disease	10	43,244	10	54,835	- 11,591
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	41,645	22	15,216	+ 26,429
Kidney Disease	12	37,988	9	56,796	- 18,808
Stomach Cancer	13	36,186	43	4,044	+ 32,141
Diabetes Mellitus	14	35,223	7	63,852	- 28,629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	31,011	38	5,279	+ 25,733
Suicide	16	23,098	18	19,331	+ 3,767
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	20,080	15	26,017	- 5,936
Falls	18	17,285	28	8,642	+ 8,643
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	16,430	36	5,450	+ 10,980
Other Injuries	20	14,693	13	27,010	- 12,317
Pancreas Cancer	21	14,639	60	1,069	+ 13,569
Asthma	22	13,809	17	20,750	- 6,941
Breast Cancer	23	13,108	20	18,009	- 4,902
Oesophagus Cancer	24	11,729	29	7,866	+ 3,863
Low Birth Weight	25	11,594	4	93,373	- 81,779
Parkinson's Disease	26	11,081	35	6,145	+ 4,936
Drownings	27	10,805	37	5,376	+ 5,429
Violence	28	10,384	23	12,925	- 2,540
Congenital Anomalies	29	9,508	14	26,320	- 16,811
Leukemia	30	9,260	39	5,254	+ 4,006
HIV/AIDS	31	7,229	32	6,797	+ 432
Birth Trauma	32	7,061	8	59,559	- 52,498
Cervical Cancer	33	6,757	44	4,009	+ 2,748
Inflammatory/Heart	34	6,566	52	2,318	+ 4,248
Lymphomas	35	5,372	31	7,020	- 1,648
Ovary Cancer	36	5,103	46	3,533	+ 1,569
Oral Cancer	37	4,919	21	17,181	- 12,263
Bladder Cancer	38	4,795	48	2,727	+ 2,068
Endocrine Disorders	39	4,335	25	11,439	- 7,105
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	3,593	3	104,383	- 100,789
Poisonings	41	3,516	47	3,364	+ 152
Drug Use	42	3,421	61	829	+ 2,592
Malnutrition	43	3,046	27	8,852	- 5,806
Alcohol	44	2,921	50	2,520	+ 401
Epilepsy	45	2,551	40	4,873	- 2,323
Fires	46	2,431	42	4,305	- 1,874
Maternal Conditions	47	2,415	24	12,392	- 9,978
Prostate Cancer	48	2,100	45	3,559	- 1,459
Meningitis	49	1,985	19	18,025	- 16,040
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,904	56	1,388	+ 517
Skin Cancers	51	1,615	54	1,539	+ 76
Skin Disease	52	1,520	67	132	+ 1,388
Uterin Cancer	53	1,325	59	1,191	+ 134
Encephalitis	54	1,122	33	6,651	- 5,529
Hepatitis B	55	657	53	2,267	- 1,610
Upper Respiratory	56	640	66	288	+ 351
Appendicitis	57	544	51	2,472	- 1,928
Syphilis	58	518	57	1,289	- 770
Other Neoplasms	59	420	64	412	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	60	380	65	411	- 31
Pertussis	61	329	34	6,358	- 6,029
Tetanus	62	265	30	7,541	- 7,276
War	63	157	62	597	- 440
Hepatitis C	64	100	58	1,227	- 1,127
Measles	65	35	49	2,579	- 2,544
Chlamydia	66	14	70	44	- 30
Ascariasis	67	8	68	75	- 67
Diphtheria	68	4	69	68	- 64
Malaria	69	3	63	587	- 584
Otitis Media	70	3	71	28	- 25
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	4	- 4
Dengue	76	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

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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.