SPAIN VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	89,258	3	29,004	+ 60,255
Coronary Heart Disease	2	56,347	1	51,684	+ 4,663
Lung Disease	3	47,063	5	18,926	+ 28,137
Tuberculosis	4	31,313	50	270	+ 31,043
Lung Cancers	5	21,382	4	22,131	- 748
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,202	7	13,717	- 2,515
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,164	31	1,829	+ 9,335
Hypertension	8	9,651	9	9,115	+ 536
Liver Cancer	9	9,575	18	5,098	+ 4,476
Liver Disease	10	8,102	23	4,231	+ 3,871
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	7,802	2	42,339	- 34,536
Kidney Disease	12	7,117	8	9,725	- 2,608
Stomach Cancer	13	6,779	14	5,796	+ 983
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,599	10	7,773	- 1,174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	5,810	6	16,957	- 11,147
Suicide	16	4,327	25	3,609	+ 718
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,762	33	1,612	+ 2,150
Falls	18	3,238	26	3,246	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,078	44	475	+ 2,603
Other Injuries	20	2,753	15	5,536	- 2,783
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,743	12	6,752	- 4,010
Asthma	22	2,587	35	1,133	+ 1,454
Breast Cancer	23	2,456	11	7,067	- 4,612
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,197	29	2,011	+ 186
Low Birth Weight	25	2,172	52	253	+ 1,919
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,076	20	4,943	- 2,867
Drownings	27	2,024	45	446	+ 1,579
Violence	28	1,946	51	262	+ 1,684
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,781	38	863	+ 918
Leukemia	30	1,735	24	3,772	- 2,038
HIV/AIDS	31	1,354	43	538	+ 816
Birth Trauma	32	1,323	60	113	+ 1,210
Cervical Cancer	33	1,266	39	855	+ 411
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,230	19	4,984	- 3,754
Lymphomas	35	1,006	16	5,335	- 4,328
Ovary Cancer	36	956	28	2,026	- 1,070
Oral Cancer	37	921	27	2,583	- 1,661
Bladder Cancer	38	898	17	5,222	- 4,324
Endocrine Disorders	39	812	21	4,863	- 4,051
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	673	36	1,064	- 390
Poisonings	41	659	57	170	+ 488
Drug Use	42	641	41	776	- 135
Malnutrition	43	571	47	302	+ 268
Alcohol	44	547	46	333	+ 214
Epilepsy	45	478	40	824	- 346
Fires	46	455	55	185	+ 271
Maternal Conditions	47	452	64	14	+ 439
Prostate Cancer	48	394	13	6,420	- 6,026
Meningitis	49	372	59	129	+ 243
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	357	48	294	+ 63
Skin Cancers	51	302	32	1,803	- 1,500
Skin Disease	52	285	30	1,840	- 1,556
Uterin Cancer	53	248	34	1,612	- 1,364
Encephalitis	54	210	70	4	+ 207
Hepatitis B	55	123	58	162	- 39
Upper Respiratory	56	120	62	47	+ 73
Appendicitis	57	102	61	79	+ 23
Syphilis	58	97	67	9	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	59	79	22	4,748	- 4,669
Multiple Sclerosis	60	71	49	287	- 216
Pertussis	61	62	73	2	+ 60
Tetanus	62	50	72	2	+ 48
War	63	29	68	6	+ 24
Hepatitis C	64	19	42	652	- 633
Measles	65	7	81	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	1	76	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	66	9	- 8
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	11	- 11
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.