TURKEY VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	158,805	2	44,006	+ 114,799
Coronary Heart Disease	2	100,251	1	85,905	+ 14,346
Lung Disease	3	83,733	4	25,088	+ 58,645
Tuberculosis	4	55,711	50	303	+ 55,407
Lung Cancers	5	38,042	3	35,070	+ 2,972
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,929	9	12,845	+ 7,084
Road Traffic Accidents	7	19,863	16	5,573	+ 14,290
Hypertension	8	17,170	8	14,763	+ 2,407
Liver Cancer	9	17,035	20	4,542	+ 12,493
Liver Disease	10	14,414	13	6,340	+ 8,074
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	13,881	6	17,308	- 3,427
Kidney Disease	12	12,662	7	17,021	- 4,358
Stomach Cancer	13	12,062	11	10,333	+ 1,729
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,741	5	17,900	- 6,159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	10,337	10	10,606	- 269
Suicide	16	7,699	29	2,003	+ 5,696
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	6,693	45	452	+ 6,242
Falls	18	5,762	22	4,373	+ 1,388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	5,477	39	789	+ 4,687
Other Injuries	20	4,897	30	1,678	+ 3,219
Pancreas Cancer	21	4,879	12	6,882	- 2,003
Asthma	22	4,603	27	2,434	+ 2,169
Breast Cancer	23	4,369	14	5,643	- 1,274
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,910	33	1,321	+ 2,588
Low Birth Weight	25	3,864	24	3,478	+ 386
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,694	25	3,439	+ 254
Drownings	27	3,602	44	549	+ 3,053
Violence	28	3,461	23	4,010	- 549
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,169	17	4,966	- 1,797
Leukemia	30	3,087	18	4,870	- 1,784
HIV/AIDS	31	2,410	53	204	+ 2,206
Birth Trauma	32	2,354	41	720	+ 1,634
Cervical Cancer	33	2,252	34	1,311	+ 941
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,188	31	1,632	+ 556
Lymphomas	35	1,790	19	4,849	- 3,058
Ovary Cancer	36	1,701	28	2,287	- 586
Oral Cancer	37	1,639	35	1,305	+ 334
Bladder Cancer	38	1,598	21	4,485	- 2,887
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,445	26	2,612	- 1,167
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,198	40	741	+ 457
Poisonings	41	1,172	46	369	+ 803
Drug Use	42	1,140	38	972	+ 168
Malnutrition	43	1,015	43	588	+ 427
Alcohol	44	974	55	182	+ 791
Epilepsy	45	850	36	1,147	- 297
Fires	46	810	47	343	+ 468
Maternal Conditions	47	805	57	109	+ 696
Prostate Cancer	48	700	15	5,608	- 4,908
Meningitis	49	662	51	274	+ 387
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	635	52	237	+ 398
Skin Cancers	51	538	32	1,548	- 1,010
Skin Disease	52	507	48	324	+ 183
Uterin Cancer	53	442	37	1,090	- 648
Encephalitis	54	374	54	184	+ 190
Hepatitis B	55	219	60	72	+ 147
Upper Respiratory	56	213	66	5	+ 208
Appendicitis	57	181	59	93	+ 88
Syphilis	58	173	61	50	+ 122
Other Neoplasms	59	140	42	646	- 507
Multiple Sclerosis	60	127	56	169	- 42
Pertussis	61	110	58	103	+ 7
Tetanus	62	88	64	12	+ 77
War	63	52	49	318	- 266
Hepatitis C	64	33	63	19	+ 14
Measles	65	12	65	6	+ 5
Chlamydia	66	5	69	2	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	3	70	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	1	71	1	+ 1
Malaria	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	67	3	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.