POLAND VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	73,147	2	32,693	+ 40,454
Coronary Heart Disease	2	46,177	1	117,700	- 71,523
Lung Disease	3	38,568	6	13,677	+ 24,892
Tuberculosis	4	25,661	41	597	+ 25,064
Lung Cancers	5	17,523	3	25,781	- 8,258
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,180	4	19,998	- 10,819
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,149	22	3,555	+ 5,595
Hypertension	8	7,909	15	4,937	+ 2,972
Liver Cancer	9	7,847	29	2,290	+ 5,557
Liver Disease	10	6,639	10	7,912	- 1,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,394	21	3,701	+ 2,693
Kidney Disease	12	5,832	20	4,065	+ 1,767
Stomach Cancer	13	5,556	12	5,910	- 355
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,408	8	8,947	- 3,539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,761	5	14,610	- 9,849
Suicide	16	3,546	18	4,282	- 736
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,083	40	612	+ 2,471
Falls	18	2,654	16	4,712	- 2,058
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,523	26	3,091	- 568
Other Injuries	20	2,256	28	2,527	- 271
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,248	13	5,430	- 3,182
Asthma	22	2,120	43	540	+ 1,580
Breast Cancer	23	2,012	9	7,967	- 5,954
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,801	33	1,803	- 2
Low Birth Weight	25	1,780	42	579	+ 1,201
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,701	34	1,500	+ 201
Drownings	27	1,659	39	636	+ 1,022
Violence	28	1,594	49	294	+ 1,300
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,460	36	916	+ 544
Leukemia	30	1,422	24	3,456	- 2,034
HIV/AIDS	31	1,110	54	115	+ 995
Birth Trauma	32	1,084	57	52	+ 1,032
Cervical Cancer	33	1,037	32	1,907	- 869
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,008	23	3,495	- 2,487
Lymphomas	35	825	19	4,141	- 3,317
Ovary Cancer	36	783	27	2,929	- 2,146
Oral Cancer	37	755	25	3,377	- 2,621
Bladder Cancer	38	736	17	4,700	- 3,964
Endocrine Disorders	39	666	38	831	- 165
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	552	37	839	- 287
Poisonings	41	540	51	205	+ 335
Drug Use	42	525	48	321	+ 204
Malnutrition	43	468	50	291	+ 177
Alcohol	44	448	14	5,238	- 4,790
Epilepsy	45	392	35	1,145	- 754
Fires	46	373	45	474	- 101
Maternal Conditions	47	371	63	10	+ 361
Prostate Cancer	48	322	11	6,489	- 6,166
Meningitis	49	305	53	171	+ 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	292	47	369	- 76
Skin Cancers	51	248	31	2,155	- 1,907
Skin Disease	52	233	46	469	- 236
Uterin Cancer	53	203	30	2,163	- 1,959
Encephalitis	54	172	64	6	+ 166
Hepatitis B	55	101	56	52	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	56	98	60	19	+ 79
Appendicitis	57	83	55	69	+ 15
Syphilis	58	80	69	0	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	59	64	7	9,256	- 9,192
Multiple Sclerosis	60	58	44	502	- 444
Pertussis	61	51	71	0	+ 50
Tetanus	62	41	67	2	+ 39
War	63	24	66	4	+ 20
Hepatitis C	64	15	52	188	- 173
Measles	65	5	72	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	66	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

North Korea

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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.