RUSSIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	265,848	2	327,199	- 61,351
Coronary Heart Disease	2	167,826	1	562,711	- 394,885
Lung Disease	3	140,174	9	36,600	+ 103,573
Tuberculosis	4	93,263	30	8,422	+ 84,841
Lung Cancers	5	63,685	3	54,361	+ 9,324
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	33,363	10	32,404	+ 958
Road Traffic Accidents	7	33,252	19	17,507	+ 15,745
Hypertension	8	28,744	17	18,348	+ 10,396
Liver Cancer	9	28,518	24	11,165	+ 17,353
Liver Disease	10	24,131	6	45,463	- 21,332
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	23,238	5	48,522	- 25,284
Kidney Disease	12	21,198	22	11,581	+ 9,617
Stomach Cancer	13	20,192	11	29,386	- 9,194
Diabetes Mellitus	14	19,655	18	18,345	+ 1,310
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	17,305	7	42,633	- 25,328
Suicide	16	12,889	8	36,625	- 23,737
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	11,205	42	2,770	+ 8,435
Falls	18	9,645	21	11,705	- 2,060
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	9,168	28	8,938	+ 230
Other Injuries	20	8,199	14	22,517	- 14,318
Pancreas Cancer	21	8,168	16	20,282	- 12,113
Asthma	22	7,706	46	1,764	+ 5,942
Breast Cancer	23	7,314	13	23,242	- 15,928
Oesophagus Cancer	24	6,545	33	7,431	- 887
Low Birth Weight	25	6,469	44	2,153	+ 4,316
Parkinson's Disease	26	6,183	26	9,371	- 3,187
Drownings	27	6,029	36	6,629	- 599
Violence	28	5,795	23	11,450	- 5,656
Congenital Anomalies	29	5,306	41	4,201	+ 1,104
Leukemia	30	5,167	31	8,238	- 3,070
HIV/AIDS	31	4,034	15	21,262	- 17,228
Birth Trauma	32	3,940	53	714	+ 3,226
Cervical Cancer	33	3,771	34	7,423	- 3,652
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,664	4	54,060	- 50,396
Lymphomas	35	2,997	29	8,919	- 5,922
Ovary Cancer	36	2,847	32	8,123	- 5,275
Oral Cancer	37	2,745	25	10,880	- 8,135
Bladder Cancer	38	2,676	38	6,307	- 3,631
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,419	45	2,004	+ 415
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,005	55	403	+ 1,602
Poisonings	41	1,962	40	5,565	- 3,603
Drug Use	42	1,909	27	9,113	- 7,204
Malnutrition	43	1,699	57	242	+ 1,457
Alcohol	44	1,630	12	27,984	- 26,354
Epilepsy	45	1,423	52	718	+ 705
Fires	46	1,356	37	6,387	- 5,031
Maternal Conditions	47	1,347	56	267	+ 1,080
Prostate Cancer	48	1,172	20	14,107	- 12,935
Meningitis	49	1,108	48	1,037	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,063	50	750	+ 313
Skin Cancers	51	901	39	5,612	- 4,711
Skin Disease	52	848	43	2,735	- 1,887
Uterin Cancer	53	739	35	6,867	- 6,128
Encephalitis	54	626	47	1,076	- 450
Hepatitis B	55	367	60	43	+ 323
Upper Respiratory	56	357	58	158	+ 199
Appendicitis	57	303	54	409	- 105
Syphilis	58	289	62	19	+ 271
Other Neoplasms	59	234	51	729	- 495
Multiple Sclerosis	60	212	49	827	- 615
Pertussis	61	184	65	2	+ 182
Tetanus	62	148	63	3	+ 144
War	63	87	59	123	- 35
Hepatitis C	64	56	66	2	+ 54
Measles	65	20	68	0	+ 20
Chlamydia	66	8	61	25	- 17
Ascariasis	67	5	77	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	68	2	67	0	+ 2
Malaria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	64	3	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.