SYRIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	45,054	2	8,088	+ 36,966
Coronary Heart Disease	2	28,442	1	28,203	+ 239
Lung Disease	3	23,756	13	1,601	+ 22,155
Tuberculosis	4	15,806	56	23	+ 15,782
Lung Cancers	5	10,793	9	2,048	+ 8,745
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,654	4	2,958	+ 2,696
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,635	5	2,550	+ 3,085
Hypertension	8	4,871	23	707	+ 4,164
Liver Cancer	9	4,833	31	366	+ 4,467
Liver Disease	10	4,090	11	1,720	+ 2,370
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,938	14	1,551	+ 2,388
Kidney Disease	12	3,592	6	2,329	+ 1,263
Stomach Cancer	13	3,422	22	725	+ 2,697
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,331	15	1,534	+ 1,797
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,933	16	1,224	+ 1,709
Suicide	16	2,184	33	333	+ 1,852
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,899	41	197	+ 1,702
Falls	18	1,635	29	383	+ 1,252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,554	49	79	+ 1,475
Other Injuries	20	1,389	24	521	+ 868
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,384	27	411	+ 973
Asthma	22	1,306	17	1,052	+ 254
Breast Cancer	23	1,240	10	1,953	- 713
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,109	47	97	+ 1,012
Low Birth Weight	25	1,096	12	1,652	- 556
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,048	30	367	+ 681
Drownings	27	1,022	40	215	+ 807
Violence	28	982	25	444	+ 538
Congenital Anomalies	29	899	8	2,077	- 1,178
Leukemia	30	876	19	796	+ 80
HIV/AIDS	31	684	58	15	+ 669
Birth Trauma	32	668	21	744	- 77
Cervical Cancer	33	639	42	188	+ 451
Inflammatory/Heart	34	621	32	337	+ 284
Lymphomas	35	508	18	827	- 319
Ovary Cancer	36	483	34	328	+ 155
Oral Cancer	37	465	36	289	+ 176
Bladder Cancer	38	453	20	757	- 304
Endocrine Disorders	39	410	26	418	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	340	7	2,156	- 1,816
Poisonings	41	333	46	98	+ 235
Drug Use	42	324	39	249	+ 74
Malnutrition	43	288	51	73	+ 215
Alcohol	44	276	53	51	+ 226
Epilepsy	45	241	48	92	+ 149
Fires	46	230	43	179	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	47	228	45	105	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	48	199	28	404	- 205
Meningitis	49	188	35	295	- 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	180	62	7	+ 173
Skin Cancers	51	153	38	276	- 124
Skin Disease	52	144	61	8	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	53	125	44	146	- 20
Encephalitis	54	106	50	77	+ 29
Hepatitis B	55	62	63	5	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	56	61	66	3	+ 57
Appendicitis	57	51	54	36	+ 15
Syphilis	58	49	55	31	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	59	40	57	21	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	60	36	59	14	+ 22
Pertussis	61	31	37	289	- 258
Tetanus	62	25	52	57	- 32
War	63	15	3	7,760	- 7,746
Hepatitis C	64	9	68	1	+ 9
Measles	65	3	70	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	1	69	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	64	5	- 5
Malaria	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	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 SYRIA

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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.