PHILIPPINES VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	223,289	3	74,167	+ 149,122
Coronary Heart Disease	2	140,959	1	129,955	+ 11,004
Lung Disease	3	117,734	6	32,559	+ 85,174
Tuberculosis	4	78,333	8	27,061	+ 51,272
Lung Cancers	5	53,490	13	10,296	+ 43,194
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	28,022	2	93,807	- 65,785
Road Traffic Accidents	7	27,929	10	13,017	+ 14,912
Hypertension	8	24,142	5	34,500	- 10,358
Liver Cancer	9	23,952	19	7,663	+ 16,289
Liver Disease	10	20,268	20	7,076	+ 13,191
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	19,518	39	2,010	+ 17,508
Kidney Disease	12	17,804	4	39,380	- 21,576
Stomach Cancer	13	16,960	41	1,868	+ 15,091
Diabetes Mellitus	14	16,508	7	32,260	- 15,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	14,534	16	8,063	+ 6,471
Suicide	16	10,825	35	2,325	+ 8,500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	9,411	42	1,807	+ 7,604
Falls	18	8,101	28	3,861	+ 4,240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	7,701	21	6,865	+ 835
Other Injuries	20	6,886	31	3,536	+ 3,350
Pancreas Cancer	21	6,861	37	2,121	+ 4,740
Asthma	22	6,472	11	11,404	- 4,932
Breast Cancer	23	6,143	15	9,802	- 3,659
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,497	53	672	+ 4,825
Low Birth Weight	25	5,434	14	10,141	- 4,707
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,193	55	594	+ 4,599
Drownings	27	5,064	27	3,881	+ 1,183
Violence	28	4,867	9	14,835	- 9,968
Congenital Anomalies	29	4,456	17	8,051	- 3,595
Leukemia	30	4,340	29	3,596	+ 744
HIV/AIDS	31	3,388	66	204	+ 3,184
Birth Trauma	32	3,309	18	7,960	- 4,651
Cervical Cancer	33	3,167	33	3,076	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,077	30	3,545	- 468
Lymphomas	35	2,518	36	2,279	+ 239
Ovary Cancer	36	2,392	40	1,994	+ 398
Oral Cancer	37	2,305	34	2,916	- 611
Bladder Cancer	38	2,247	58	569	+ 1,678
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,032	12	10,464	- 8,432
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,684	22	6,189	- 4,505
Poisonings	41	1,648	65	226	+ 1,422
Drug Use	42	1,603	52	695	+ 909
Malnutrition	43	1,427	24	4,311	- 2,883
Alcohol	44	1,369	60	401	+ 968
Epilepsy	45	1,195	45	1,120	+ 76
Fires	46	1,139	54	600	+ 540
Maternal Conditions	47	1,132	38	2,042	- 910
Prostate Cancer	48	984	26	4,149	- 3,165
Meningitis	49	930	47	1,041	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	893	62	323	+ 570
Skin Cancers	51	757	61	368	+ 389
Skin Disease	52	712	25	4,229	- 3,517
Uterin Cancer	53	621	50	761	- 140
Encephalitis	54	526	67	185	+ 341
Hepatitis B	55	308	56	590	- 282
Upper Respiratory	56	300	70	39	+ 261
Appendicitis	57	255	63	276	- 21
Syphilis	58	243	44	1,157	- 914
Other Neoplasms	59	197	23	5,146	- 4,950
Multiple Sclerosis	60	178	72	31	+ 147
Pertussis	61	154	43	1,760	- 1,606
Tetanus	62	124	59	521	- 397
War	63	73	49	817	- 744
Hepatitis C	64	47	81	0	+ 47
Measles	65	17	48	894	- 877
Chlamydia	66	7	78	4	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	4	76	13	- 9
Diphtheria	68	2	75	14	- 12
Malaria	69	1	69	94	- 93
Otitis Media	70	1	74	23	- 21
Leprosy	71	0	71	37	- 37
Chagas disease	72	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	64	233	- 233
Leishmaniasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Trichuriasis	77	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Schizophrenia	83	0	68	127	- 127
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.