SURINAME VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,221	2	615	+ 606
Coronary Heart Disease	2	771	1	650	+ 120
Lung Disease	3	644	12	93	+ 551
Tuberculosis	4	428	37	17	+ 412
Lung Cancers	5	292	11	102	+ 190
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	153	5	171	- 17
Road Traffic Accidents	7	153	13	89	+ 64
Hypertension	8	132	9	134	- 2
Liver Cancer	9	131	21	45	+ 86
Liver Disease	10	111	8	134	- 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	107	10	117	- 11
Kidney Disease	12	97	4	281	- 184
Stomach Cancer	13	93	33	25	+ 68
Diabetes Mellitus	14	90	3	286	- 196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	79	16	72	+ 7
Suicide	16	59	6	148	- 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	51	47	6	+ 45
Falls	18	44	25	34	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	42	28	29	+ 14
Other Injuries	20	38	15	73	- 35
Pancreas Cancer	21	38	32	26	+ 11
Asthma	22	35	39	16	+ 20
Breast Cancer	23	34	17	55	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	24	30	56	2	+ 28
Low Birth Weight	25	30	19	51	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	26	28	31	28	+ 1
Drownings	27	28	29	28	- 0
Violence	28	27	26	34	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	29	24	22	40	- 15
Leukemia	30	24	35	20	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	31	19	7	138	- 119
Birth Trauma	32	18	30	28	- 10
Cervical Cancer	33	17	20	48	- 31
Inflammatory/Heart	34	17	23	37	- 20
Lymphomas	35	14	34	23	- 9
Ovary Cancer	36	13	42	14	- 1
Oral Cancer	37	13	40	16	- 3
Bladder Cancer	38	12	48	5	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	39	11	24	37	- 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	9	27	31	- 22
Poisonings	41	9	57	2	+ 7
Drug Use	42	9	45	7	+ 1
Malnutrition	43	8	43	13	- 5
Alcohol	44	7	38	16	- 9
Epilepsy	45	7	36	18	- 12
Fires	46	6	44	13	- 6
Maternal Conditions	47	6	41	14	- 8
Prostate Cancer	48	5	14	78	- 73
Meningitis	49	5	50	5	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	5	58	1	+ 4
Skin Cancers	51	4	60	1	+ 3
Skin Disease	52	4	18	53	- 49
Uterin Cancer	53	3	49	5	- 2
Encephalitis	54	3	51	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	55	2	63	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	56	2	67	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	1	53	3	- 2
Syphilis	58	1	52	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	59	1	54	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	61	1	- 0
Pertussis	61	1	59	1	- 0
Tetanus	62	1	62	1	- 0
War	63	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	55	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.