SAUDI ARABIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	68,990	2	16,793	+ 52,197
Coronary Heart Disease	2	43,552	1	39,037	+ 4,516
Lung Disease	3	36,376	10	2,842	+ 33,534
Tuberculosis	4	24,203	27	752	+ 23,451
Lung Cancers	5	16,527	26	775	+ 15,752
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,658	5	6,132	+ 2,526
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,629	3	12,317	- 3,688
Hypertension	8	7,459	22	834	+ 6,625
Liver Cancer	9	7,401	21	845	+ 6,556
Liver Disease	10	6,262	7	4,931	+ 1,331
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,031	11	2,442	+ 3,588
Kidney Disease	12	5,501	4	9,051	- 3,550
Stomach Cancer	13	5,240	36	389	+ 4,851
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,101	9	3,890	+ 1,211
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,491	14	1,630	+ 2,861
Suicide	16	3,345	13	2,046	+ 1,299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,908	39	280	+ 2,628
Falls	18	2,503	6	5,340	- 2,837
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,379	41	275	+ 2,104
Other Injuries	20	2,128	8	4,004	- 1,876
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,120	31	526	+ 1,594
Asthma	22	2,000	17	1,168	+ 832
Breast Cancer	23	1,898	20	908	+ 990
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,698	44	229	+ 1,469
Low Birth Weight	25	1,679	18	989	+ 690
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,605	25	776	+ 828
Drownings	27	1,565	24	821	+ 743
Violence	28	1,504	30	646	+ 858
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,377	12	2,307	- 930
Leukemia	30	1,341	19	925	+ 416
HIV/AIDS	31	1,047	47	192	+ 855
Birth Trauma	32	1,022	37	343	+ 679
Cervical Cancer	33	979	49	157	+ 822
Inflammatory/Heart	34	951	16	1,342	- 391
Lymphomas	35	778	28	716	+ 62
Ovary Cancer	36	739	42	247	+ 491
Oral Cancer	37	712	34	465	+ 248
Bladder Cancer	38	694	46	214	+ 480
Endocrine Disorders	39	628	15	1,447	- 819
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	520	35	457	+ 64
Poisonings	41	509	40	279	+ 230
Drug Use	42	495	33	491	+ 4
Malnutrition	43	441	52	79	+ 362
Alcohol	44	423	51	128	+ 295
Epilepsy	45	369	29	694	- 325
Fires	46	352	23	825	- 473
Maternal Conditions	47	350	48	172	+ 177
Prostate Cancer	48	304	50	148	+ 156
Meningitis	49	287	45	227	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	276	62	9	+ 267
Skin Cancers	51	234	55	55	+ 179
Skin Disease	52	220	32	516	- 296
Uterin Cancer	53	192	38	323	- 131
Encephalitis	54	163	43	234	- 72
Hepatitis B	55	95	53	57	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	56	93	70	1	+ 92
Appendicitis	57	79	58	35	+ 44
Syphilis	58	75	59	33	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	59	61	57	40	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	60	55	56	49	+ 6
Pertussis	61	48	54	56	- 8
Tetanus	62	38	61	16	+ 23
War	63	23	65	3	+ 20
Hepatitis C	64	14	64	7	+ 7
Measles	65	5	68	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	66	1	- 0
Diphtheria	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	25	- 25
Leishmaniasis	75	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

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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.