ZIMBABWE VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	32,377	5	5,126	+ 27,251
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,439	3	8,493	+ 11,946
Lung Disease	3	17,072	23	1,163	+ 15,908
Tuberculosis	4	11,358	16	1,999	+ 9,359
Lung Cancers	5	7,756	43	286	+ 7,470
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,063	2	10,779	- 6,716
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,050	4	6,037	- 1,988
Hypertension	8	3,501	24	1,146	+ 2,355
Liver Cancer	9	3,473	38	510	+ 2,963
Liver Disease	10	2,939	17	1,941	+ 998
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,830	31	768	+ 2,063
Kidney Disease	12	2,582	12	2,214	+ 368
Stomach Cancer	13	2,459	33	559	+ 1,900
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,394	9	3,344	- 950
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,107	40	505	+ 1,602
Suicide	16	1,570	13	2,069	- 499
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,365	36	542	+ 823
Falls	18	1,175	41	465	+ 710
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,117	35	548	+ 568
Other Injuries	20	998	20	1,656	- 657
Pancreas Cancer	21	995	47	217	+ 778
Asthma	22	938	21	1,531	- 592
Breast Cancer	23	891	28	839	+ 52
Oesophagus Cancer	24	797	29	801	- 4
Low Birth Weight	25	788	7	4,038	- 3,250
Parkinson's Disease	26	753	46	226	+ 527
Drownings	27	734	27	956	- 221
Violence	28	706	18	1,916	- 1,210
Congenital Anomalies	29	646	11	2,217	- 1,571
Leukemia	30	629	45	244	+ 386
HIV/AIDS	31	491	1	19,988	- 19,497
Birth Trauma	32	480	8	3,405	- 2,926
Cervical Cancer	33	459	14	2,023	- 1,564
Inflammatory/Heart	34	446	25	1,047	- 601
Lymphomas	35	365	26	960	- 595
Ovary Cancer	36	347	51	173	+ 173
Oral Cancer	37	334	49	208	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	38	326	54	125	+ 201
Endocrine Disorders	39	295	34	553	- 259
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	244	6	4,595	- 4,350
Poisonings	41	239	37	515	- 276
Drug Use	42	232	48	213	+ 20
Malnutrition	43	207	10	2,396	- 2,189
Alcohol	44	199	61	48	+ 150
Epilepsy	45	173	39	508	- 334
Fires	46	165	30	793	- 627
Maternal Conditions	47	164	19	1,749	- 1,585
Prostate Cancer	48	143	32	628	- 485
Meningitis	49	135	22	1,325	- 1,190
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	129	64	26	+ 103
Skin Cancers	51	110	44	264	- 154
Skin Disease	52	103	52	173	- 70
Uterin Cancer	53	90	50	182	- 92
Encephalitis	54	76	56	117	- 41
Hepatitis B	55	45	60	57	- 12
Upper Respiratory	56	43	59	65	- 22
Appendicitis	57	37	58	66	- 29
Syphilis	58	35	55	124	- 89
Other Neoplasms	59	29	62	37	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	60	26	67	14	+ 12
Pertussis	61	22	42	419	- 396
Tetanus	62	18	57	102	- 84
War	63	11	65	26	- 15
Hepatitis C	64	7	66	14	- 7
Measles	65	2	63	30	- 28
Chlamydia	66	1	69	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	1	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	68	0	72	2	- 2
Malaria	69	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Otitis Media	70	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	172	- 172
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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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.