ZAMBIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	39,265	3	7,948	+ 31,318
Coronary Heart Disease	2	24,788	10	4,432	+ 20,356
Lung Disease	3	20,704	21	1,273	+ 19,431
Tuberculosis	4	13,775	6	5,941	+ 7,834
Lung Cancers	5	9,406	41	226	+ 9,180
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,928	2	9,517	- 4,589
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,911	11	3,654	+ 1,257
Hypertension	8	4,245	13	2,616	+ 1,629
Liver Cancer	9	4,212	46	177	+ 4,035
Liver Disease	10	3,564	9	4,501	- 937
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,432	29	590	+ 2,843
Kidney Disease	12	3,131	18	1,760	+ 1,370
Stomach Cancer	13	2,982	42	206	+ 2,776
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,903	14	2,395	+ 508
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,556	43	203	+ 2,353
Suicide	16	1,904	20	1,303	+ 601
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,655	45	190	+ 1,465
Falls	18	1,425	28	596	+ 828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,354	40	246	+ 1,109
Other Injuries	20	1,211	19	1,729	- 518
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,206	62	42	+ 1,164
Asthma	22	1,138	26	741	+ 397
Breast Cancer	23	1,080	35	366	+ 714
Oesophagus Cancer	24	967	36	359	+ 608
Low Birth Weight	25	956	8	4,857	- 3,901
Parkinson's Disease	26	913	47	164	+ 749
Drownings	27	891	27	689	+ 202
Violence	28	856	23	1,153	- 297
Congenital Anomalies	29	784	12	3,146	- 2,362
Leukemia	30	763	39	261	+ 502
HIV/AIDS	31	596	1	17,234	- 16,639
Birth Trauma	32	582	7	5,062	- 4,480
Cervical Cancer	33	557	17	1,799	- 1,242
Inflammatory/Heart	34	541	33	501	+ 40
Lymphomas	35	443	31	548	- 105
Ovary Cancer	36	421	57	82	+ 338
Oral Cancer	37	405	48	155	+ 250
Bladder Cancer	38	395	50	132	+ 264
Endocrine Disorders	39	357	37	354	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	296	5	6,275	- 5,979
Poisonings	41	290	34	456	- 166
Drug Use	42	282	53	122	+ 159
Malnutrition	43	251	15	2,303	- 2,052
Alcohol	44	241	49	140	+ 101
Epilepsy	45	210	38	332	- 122
Fires	46	200	32	546	- 346
Maternal Conditions	47	199	22	1,188	- 989
Prostate Cancer	48	173	30	561	- 388
Meningitis	49	164	16	1,976	- 1,812
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	157	63	30	+ 127
Skin Cancers	51	133	54	108	+ 25
Skin Disease	52	125	52	126	- 1
Uterin Cancer	53	109	64	30	+ 79
Encephalitis	54	93	59	70	+ 22
Hepatitis B	55	54	55	104	- 50
Upper Respiratory	56	53	60	68	- 15
Appendicitis	57	45	56	84	- 39
Syphilis	58	43	24	885	- 842
Other Neoplasms	59	35	65	20	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	60	31	67	13	+ 18
Pertussis	61	27	25	743	- 716
Tetanus	62	22	44	190	- 168
War	63	13	69	6	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	8	66	18	- 9
Measles	65	3	61	48	- 45
Chlamydia	66	1	71	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	1	68	9	- 8
Diphtheria	68	0	73	3	- 2
Malaria	69	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Otitis Media	70	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	128	- 128
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.