SOMALIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	24,575	6	8,595	+ 15,979
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,514	7	7,233	+ 8,281
Lung Disease	3	12,957	19	2,442	+ 10,515
Tuberculosis	4	8,621	4	10,261	- 1,640
Lung Cancers	5	5,887	54	233	+ 5,654
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,084	1	21,712	- 18,628
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,074	11	4,231	- 1,157
Hypertension	8	2,657	18	2,643	+ 14
Liver Cancer	9	2,636	53	256	+ 2,380
Liver Disease	10	2,231	13	3,917	- 1,686
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,148	32	647	+ 1,501
Kidney Disease	12	1,959	21	2,051	- 91
Stomach Cancer	13	1,867	49	310	+ 1,557
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,817	16	2,888	- 1,071
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,600	38	546	+ 1,053
Suicide	16	1,191	27	1,219	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,036	41	446	+ 590
Falls	18	892	37	548	+ 344
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	848	36	559	+ 288
Other Injuries	20	758	14	3,602	- 2,844
Pancreas Cancer	21	755	62	108	+ 648
Asthma	22	712	23	1,878	- 1,166
Breast Cancer	23	676	26	1,232	- 555
Oesophagus Cancer	24	605	40	516	+ 89
Low Birth Weight	25	598	8	6,250	- 5,652
Parkinson's Disease	26	572	56	184	+ 388
Drownings	27	557	25	1,272	- 714
Violence	28	536	29	828	- 293
Congenital Anomalies	29	490	15	3,410	- 2,920
Leukemia	30	478	35	562	- 84
HIV/AIDS	31	373	33	610	- 237
Birth Trauma	32	364	5	9,573	- 9,209
Cervical Cancer	33	349	28	883	- 534
Inflammatory/Heart	34	339	39	521	- 182
Lymphomas	35	277	34	605	- 327
Ovary Cancer	36	263	50	295	- 32
Oral Cancer	37	254	46	328	- 74
Bladder Cancer	38	247	61	149	+ 98
Endocrine Disorders	39	224	44	406	- 183
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	185	2	15,363	- 15,177
Poisonings	41	181	31	758	- 577
Drug Use	42	176	65	54	+ 122
Malnutrition	43	157	10	4,825	- 4,668
Alcohol	44	151	59	151	- 0
Epilepsy	45	132	43	419	- 287
Fires	46	125	30	810	- 685
Maternal Conditions	47	125	12	4,127	- 4,002
Prostate Cancer	48	108	52	285	- 177
Meningitis	49	102	9	5,381	- 5,279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	98	66	35	+ 63
Skin Cancers	51	83	57	164	- 80
Skin Disease	52	78	58	151	- 73
Uterin Cancer	53	68	64	78	- 9
Encephalitis	54	58	63	91	- 33
Hepatitis B	55	34	48	315	- 281
Upper Respiratory	56	33	47	326	- 293
Appendicitis	57	28	55	188	- 160
Syphilis	58	27	45	378	- 351
Other Neoplasms	59	22	70	12	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	60	20	71	8	+ 12
Pertussis	61	17	20	2,054	- 2,037
Tetanus	62	14	17	2,648	- 2,635
War	63	8	24	1,318	- 1,310
Hepatitis C	64	5	67	34	- 29
Measles	65	2	3	11,576	- 11,574
Chlamydia	66	1	72	5	- 4
Ascariasis	67	0	69	30	- 29
Diphtheria	68	0	60	150	- 149
Malaria	69	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Otitis Media	70	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Dengue	76	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.