NORTH KOREA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,397	2	31,342	- 5,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,308	11	4,340	+ 16,969
Lung Disease	3	12,997	3	26,178	- 13,181
Stroke	4	11,816	1	49,648	- 37,832
Lung Cancers	5	11,073	5	11,893	- 820
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,575	6	6,231	+ 2,345
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,528	15	3,232	+ 5,296
Prostate Cancer	8	5,595	48	219	+ 5,376
Falls	9	3,711	18	1,801	+ 1,910
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,676	21	1,525	+ 2,150
Breast Cancer	11	3,332	23	1,366	+ 1,966
Lymphomas	12	3,082	35	560	+ 2,522
Suicide	13	3,023	16	2,407	+ 616
Kidney Disease	14	2,915	12	3,959	- 1,043
Other Injuries	15	2,782	20	1,531	+ 1,251
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,671	14	3,671	- 1,000
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,645	26	1,155	+ 1,490
Skin Cancers	18	1,945	51	168	+ 1,776
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,713	39	452	+ 1,261
Bladder Cancer	20	1,700	38	500	+ 1,200
Leukemia	21	1,688	30	965	+ 723
Stomach Cancer	22	1,639	13	3,771	- 2,132
Other Neoplasms	23	1,548	59	44	+ 1,504
Ovary Cancer	24	1,475	36	532	+ 943
Drug Use	25	1,258	42	356	+ 902
Liver Cancer	26	1,237	9	5,326	- 4,089
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,183	24	1,222	- 39
Hypertension	28	1,097	8	5,368	- 4,271
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,055	34	684	+ 371
Liver Disease	30	1,020	10	4,506	- 3,487
Alcohol	31	977	44	304	+ 672
Oral Cancer	32	800	37	513	+ 288
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	762	19	1,712	- 950
Congenital Anomalies	34	650	29	991	- 340
Malnutrition	35	645	43	317	+ 328
Uterin Cancer	36	640	53	138	+ 502
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	610	40	374	+ 236
Skin Disease	38	609	52	158	+ 451
Cervical Cancer	39	597	33	704	- 108
Epilepsy	40	569	45	266	+ 304
Multiple Sclerosis	41	568	60	40	+ 529
Road Traffic Accidents	42	545	7	6,210	- 5,665
Asthma	43	404	22	1,439	- 1,035
Anemia	44	356	85	0	+ 356
Drownings	45	309	27	1,126	- 817
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	293	17	2,093	- 1,800
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	288	50	198	+ 90
Fires	48	213	46	253	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	155	80	0	+ 155
Violence	50	152	28	1,082	- 930
Osteoarthritis	51	130	81	0	+ 130
Low Birth Weight	52	112	25	1,208	- 1,096
Schizophrenia	53	109	83	0	+ 109
Birth Trauma	54	83	32	736	- 653
Hepatitis C	55	80	64	10	+ 70
Tuberculosis	56	71	4	17,417	- 17,346
Poisonings	57	69	41	366	- 298
Meningitis	58	65	49	207	- 142
Appendicitis	59	58	57	57	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	55	56	67	- 11
HIV/AIDS	61	49	31	753	- 704
Oral conditions	62	41	82	0	+ 41
Hepatitis B	63	16	55	68	- 52
Pertussis	64	6	61	34	- 28
Otitis Media	65	6	70	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	66	5	47	252	- 246
Syphilis	67	4	58	54	- 50
War	68	3	63	16	- 14
Tetanus	69	2	62	28	- 26
Encephalitis	70	1	54	117	- 116
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	65	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	77	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Norway

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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.