TANZANIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	127,358	7	16,894	+ 110,464
Coronary Heart Disease	2	80,399	9	13,215	+ 67,185
Lung Disease	3	67,152	22	3,051	+ 64,101
Tuberculosis	4	44,679	4	20,269	+ 24,410
Lung Cancers	5	30,509	61	159	+ 30,350
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,983	2	26,028	- 10,045
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,930	5	18,054	- 2,124
Hypertension	8	13,770	17	5,209	+ 8,561
Liver Cancer	9	13,662	36	1,413	+ 12,248
Liver Disease	10	11,560	13	6,586	+ 4,974
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	11,133	27	2,048	+ 9,085
Kidney Disease	12	10,155	19	4,547	+ 5,608
Stomach Cancer	13	9,673	39	1,190	+ 8,483
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,416	15	6,247	+ 3,169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	8,290	33	1,567	+ 6,723
Suicide	16	6,175	24	2,474	+ 3,700
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	5,368	50	401	+ 4,967
Falls	18	4,621	34	1,533	+ 3,087
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	4,392	46	462	+ 3,930
Other Injuries	20	3,928	20	4,270	- 342
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,913	62	158	+ 3,755
Asthma	22	3,691	30	1,700	+ 1,991
Breast Cancer	23	3,504	37	1,285	+ 2,219
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,135	25	2,247	+ 888
Low Birth Weight	25	3,099	10	12,173	- 9,074
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,962	45	513	+ 2,449
Drownings	27	2,888	32	1,642	+ 1,247
Violence	28	2,776	18	4,713	- 1,937
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,542	11	9,791	- 7,249
Leukemia	30	2,475	47	416	+ 2,059
HIV/AIDS	31	1,933	1	27,402	- 25,469
Birth Trauma	32	1,888	8	15,086	- 13,198
Cervical Cancer	33	1,806	14	6,424	- 4,617
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,755	38	1,227	+ 528
Lymphomas	35	1,436	41	805	+ 631
Ovary Cancer	36	1,364	53	337	+ 1,027
Oral Cancer	37	1,315	31	1,646	- 331
Bladder Cancer	38	1,282	44	667	+ 615
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,159	29	1,778	- 619
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	961	6	17,587	- 16,626
Poisonings	41	940	40	1,170	- 230
Drug Use	42	914	48	404	+ 510
Malnutrition	43	814	16	5,574	- 4,760
Alcohol	44	781	56	270	+ 510
Epilepsy	45	682	43	707	- 25
Fires	46	650	35	1,424	- 774
Maternal Conditions	47	646	12	6,835	- 6,189
Prostate Cancer	48	561	28	1,819	- 1,258
Meningitis	49	531	21	3,188	- 2,658
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	509	63	81	+ 428
Skin Cancers	51	432	42	744	- 313
Skin Disease	52	406	52	359	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	53	354	57	218	+ 136
Encephalitis	54	300	59	199	+ 102
Hepatitis B	55	176	60	168	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	56	171	54	299	- 128
Appendicitis	57	145	58	218	- 72
Syphilis	58	139	26	2,115	- 1,976
Other Neoplasms	59	112	64	58	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	60	102	68	27	+ 75
Pertussis	61	88	23	2,774	- 2,686
Tetanus	62	71	49	402	- 331
War	63	42	67	30	+ 12
Hepatitis C	64	27	66	40	- 13
Measles	65	9	55	295	- 285
Chlamydia	66	4	71	9	- 5
Ascariasis	67	2	65	56	- 53
Diphtheria	68	1	70	11	- 10
Malaria	69	1	3	21,758	- 21,757
Otitis Media	70	1	69	17	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	371	- 371
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

North Korea

Tanzania

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.