UNITED KINGDOM VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	129,240	4	37,626	+ 91,614
Coronary Heart Disease	2	81,587	2	71,728	+ 9,859
Lung Disease	3	68,144	6	32,896	+ 35,249
Tuberculosis	4	45,339	47	351	+ 44,988
Lung Cancers	5	30,960	5	35,715	- 4,755
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,219	3	40,540	- 24,321
Road Traffic Accidents	7	16,165	33	2,169	+ 13,996
Hypertension	8	13,974	23	5,208	+ 8,766
Liver Cancer	9	13,864	21	5,237	+ 8,627
Liver Disease	10	11,731	14	7,666	+ 4,065
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	11,297	1	98,135	- 86,838
Kidney Disease	12	10,305	18	5,471	+ 4,834
Stomach Cancer	13	9,816	24	4,999	+ 4,817
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,555	17	5,842	+ 3,713
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	8,412	7	18,446	- 10,034
Suicide	16	6,266	20	5,325	+ 941
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	5,447	45	876	+ 4,571
Falls	18	4,689	15	7,618	- 2,929
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	4,457	36	2,090	+ 2,367
Other Injuries	20	3,986	19	5,464	- 1,478
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,971	11	8,995	- 5,024
Asthma	22	3,746	41	1,302	+ 2,444
Breast Cancer	23	3,556	9	12,718	- 9,163
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,182	12	8,727	- 5,545
Low Birth Weight	25	3,145	40	1,313	+ 1,832
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,006	13	8,573	- 5,567
Drownings	27	2,931	49	301	+ 2,630
Violence	28	2,817	46	868	+ 1,949
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,579	35	2,127	+ 453
Leukemia	30	2,512	22	5,211	- 2,699
HIV/AIDS	31	1,961	55	188	+ 1,773
Birth Trauma	32	1,915	54	190	+ 1,726
Cervical Cancer	33	1,833	43	1,099	+ 734
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,781	29	3,126	- 1,345
Lymphomas	35	1,457	10	9,350	- 7,893
Ovary Cancer	36	1,384	25	4,019	- 2,634
Oral Cancer	37	1,334	30	3,109	- 1,775
Bladder Cancer	38	1,301	16	6,133	- 4,833
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,176	28	3,297	- 2,121
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	975	38	1,599	- 624
Poisonings	41	954	53	221	+ 733
Drug Use	42	928	31	2,824	- 1,896
Malnutrition	43	826	58	116	+ 711
Alcohol	44	792	39	1,555	- 762
Epilepsy	45	692	42	1,193	- 502
Fires	46	659	48	334	+ 325
Maternal Conditions	47	655	64	47	+ 608
Prostate Cancer	48	570	8	13,289	- 12,720
Meningitis	49	539	52	232	+ 306
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	517	44	1,014	- 497
Skin Cancers	51	438	27	3,727	- 3,289
Skin Disease	52	412	34	2,134	- 1,721
Uterin Cancer	53	359	32	2,346	- 1,987
Encephalitis	54	304	68	6	+ 299
Hepatitis B	55	178	65	40	+ 138
Upper Respiratory	56	174	63	48	+ 125
Appendicitis	57	147	59	105	+ 42
Syphilis	58	141	62	49	+ 92
Other Neoplasms	59	114	26	3,986	- 3,872
Multiple Sclerosis	60	103	37	1,856	- 1,753
Pertussis	61	89	69	3	+ 86
Tetanus	62	72	72	0	+ 72
War	63	42	67	10	+ 33
Hepatitis C	64	27	51	267	- 240
Measles	65	10	75	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	66	4	79	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Malaria	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.