PERU VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	61,544	3	7,722	+ 53,823
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,852	2	13,769	+ 25,083
Lung Disease	3	32,450	15	2,519	+ 29,932
Tuberculosis	4	21,591	17	2,377	+ 19,213
Lung Cancers	5	14,743	10	3,169	+ 11,574
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,724	1	15,326	- 7,603
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,698	9	4,414	+ 3,284
Hypertension	8	6,654	28	1,061	+ 5,593
Liver Cancer	9	6,602	16	2,476	+ 4,126
Liver Disease	10	5,586	5	6,375	- 789
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,380	6	5,811	- 432
Kidney Disease	12	4,907	4	7,234	- 2,327
Stomach Cancer	13	4,674	7	5,072	- 397
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,550	8	4,437	+ 113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,006	14	2,642	+ 1,364
Suicide	16	2,984	30	903	+ 2,081
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,594	51	198	+ 2,396
Falls	18	2,233	25	1,285	+ 948
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,122	35	609	+ 1,514
Other Injuries	20	1,898	13	2,876	- 978
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,891	23	1,607	+ 284
Asthma	22	1,784	50	208	+ 1,576
Breast Cancer	23	1,693	20	1,969	- 276
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,515	42	394	+ 1,121
Low Birth Weight	25	1,498	24	1,475	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,431	26	1,270	+ 162
Drownings	27	1,396	36	584	+ 812
Violence	28	1,341	12	3,013	- 1,671
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,228	19	1,997	- 768
Leukemia	30	1,196	22	1,850	- 654
HIV/AIDS	31	934	31	849	+ 85
Birth Trauma	32	912	37	537	+ 375
Cervical Cancer	33	873	21	1,924	- 1,051
Inflammatory/Heart	34	848	39	494	+ 355
Lymphomas	35	694	18	2,254	- 1,560
Ovary Cancer	36	659	33	713	- 54
Oral Cancer	37	635	38	519	+ 116
Bladder Cancer	38	619	41	463	+ 157
Endocrine Disorders	39	560	40	474	+ 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	464	27	1,108	- 644
Poisonings	41	454	55	126	+ 328
Drug Use	42	442	34	635	- 194
Malnutrition	43	393	29	1,006	- 612
Alcohol	44	377	44	321	+ 56
Epilepsy	45	329	47	262	+ 68
Fires	46	314	49	239	+ 75
Maternal Conditions	47	312	43	345	- 33
Prostate Cancer	48	271	11	3,167	- 2,896
Meningitis	49	256	56	118	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	246	57	107	+ 139
Skin Cancers	51	209	32	786	- 577
Skin Disease	52	196	54	156	+ 40
Uterin Cancer	53	171	45	304	- 133
Encephalitis	54	145	46	281	- 136
Hepatitis B	55	85	64	10	+ 75
Upper Respiratory	56	83	63	11	+ 72
Appendicitis	57	70	53	170	- 100
Syphilis	58	67	52	182	- 115
Other Neoplasms	59	54	58	54	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	60	49	62	35	+ 15
Pertussis	61	43	48	260	- 218
Tetanus	62	34	60	48	- 13
War	63	20	67	3	+ 17
Hepatitis C	64	13	65	4	+ 9
Measles	65	5	73	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	66	2	68	3	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	69	2	- 1
Diphtheria	68	1	70	1	- 1
Malaria	69	0	61	35	- 35
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

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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.