UZBEKISTAN VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		UZBEKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	68,945	2	21,534	+ 47,411
Coronary Heart Disease	2	43,524	1	69,725	- 26,201
Lung Disease	3	36,353	14	1,985	+ 34,367
Tuberculosis	4	24,187	17	1,544	+ 22,643
Lung Cancers	5	16,516	13	2,019	+ 14,497
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,652	5	4,574	+ 4,079
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,624	6	3,853	+ 4,771
Hypertension	8	7,454	8	2,789	+ 4,666
Liver Cancer	9	7,396	20	1,194	+ 6,202
Liver Disease	10	6,258	3	9,568	- 3,310
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,027	18	1,454	+ 4,573
Kidney Disease	12	5,497	7	3,133	+ 2,364
Stomach Cancer	13	5,237	12	2,133	+ 3,104
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,097	4	6,205	- 1,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,488	23	1,018	+ 3,469
Suicide	16	3,343	9	2,653	+ 689
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,906	21	1,176	+ 1,730
Falls	18	2,501	27	752	+ 1,749
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,378	32	615	+ 1,762
Other Injuries	20	2,126	19	1,423	+ 703
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,118	29	670	+ 1,449
Asthma	22	1,998	24	922	+ 1,077
Breast Cancer	23	1,897	15	1,821	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,697	31	634	+ 1,063
Low Birth Weight	25	1,678	10	2,375	- 698
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,604	36	563	+ 1,040
Drownings	27	1,564	22	1,147	+ 416
Violence	28	1,503	38	485	+ 1,017
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,376	11	2,318	- 942
Leukemia	30	1,340	35	566	+ 774
HIV/AIDS	31	1,046	28	716	+ 330
Birth Trauma	32	1,022	16	1,764	- 742
Cervical Cancer	33	978	25	840	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	34	950	39	424	+ 527
Lymphomas	35	777	34	587	+ 191
Ovary Cancer	36	738	43	320	+ 419
Oral Cancer	37	712	30	669	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	38	694	49	201	+ 493
Endocrine Disorders	39	627	42	332	+ 295
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	520	33	599	- 79
Poisonings	41	509	44	277	+ 232
Drug Use	42	495	46	269	+ 226
Malnutrition	43	441	60	13	+ 428
Alcohol	44	423	52	108	+ 314
Epilepsy	45	369	26	820	- 451
Fires	46	352	37	542	- 191
Maternal Conditions	47	349	48	215	+ 134
Prostate Cancer	48	304	41	338	- 34
Meningitis	49	287	51	131	+ 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	276	53	96	+ 180
Skin Cancers	51	234	50	164	+ 70
Skin Disease	52	220	55	37	+ 183
Uterin Cancer	53	192	47	229	- 37
Encephalitis	54	162	40	415	- 252
Hepatitis B	55	95	54	91	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	56	93	45	276	- 183
Appendicitis	57	79	56	30	+ 48
Syphilis	58	75	67	1	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	59	61	57	28	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	60	55	58	24	+ 31
Pertussis	61	48	63	3	+ 45
Tetanus	62	38	59	18	+ 21
War	63	23	62	4	+ 19
Hepatitis C	64	14	66	1	+ 13
Measles	65	5	69	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	66	2	65	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	68	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	64	1	- 1
Malaria	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	61	5	- 5
Dengue	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UZBEKISTAN

North Korea

Uzbekistan

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.