NORTH KOREA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,895	2	31,342	- 2,447
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,858	6	6,231	+ 14,627
Stroke	3	16,491	1	49,648	- 33,157
Kidney Disease	4	8,756	12	3,959	+ 4,797
Hypertension	5	7,671	8	5,368	+ 2,303
Lung Disease	6	7,239	3	26,178	- 18,938
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,173	14	3,671	+ 3,502
Tuberculosis	8	6,017	4	17,417	- 11,400
Violence	9	3,298	28	1,082	+ 2,216
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,894	7	6,210	- 3,316
Asthma	11	2,536	22	1,439	+ 1,097
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,327	39	452	+ 1,875
Lung Cancers	13	2,289	5	11,893	- 9,604
Low Birth Weight	14	2,255	25	1,208	+ 1,047
Breast Cancer	15	2,180	23	1,366	+ 814
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,793	15	3,232	- 1,439
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,790	29	991	+ 799
Birth Trauma	18	1,770	32	736	+ 1,034
Liver Cancer	19	1,704	9	5,326	- 3,622
Liver Disease	20	1,573	10	4,506	- 2,933
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	1,526	19	1,712	- 186
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,376	40	374	+ 1,002
Other Neoplasms	23	1,144	59	44	+ 1,101
Malnutrition	24	959	43	317	+ 641
Skin Disease	25	940	52	158	+ 782
Prostate Cancer	26	923	48	219	+ 704
Drownings	27	863	27	1,126	- 263
Falls	28	858	18	1,801	- 943
Leukemia	29	800	30	965	- 165
Inflammatory/Heart	30	788	34	684	+ 104
Other Injuries	31	786	20	1,531	- 745
Anemia	32	764	85	0	+ 764
Cervical Cancer	33	684	33	704	- 20
Oral Cancer	34	648	37	513	+ 136
Suicide	35	517	16	2,407	- 1,890
Lymphomas	36	507	35	560	- 53
Pancreas Cancer	37	472	21	1,525	- 1,054
Maternal Conditions	38	454	47	252	+ 202
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	447	11	4,340	- 3,893
Ovary Cancer	40	443	36	532	- 88
Stomach Cancer	41	415	13	3,771	- 3,355
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	402	17	2,093	- 1,691
Pertussis	43	391	61	34	+ 357
Syphilis	44	257	58	54	+ 203
Epilepsy	45	249	45	266	- 17
Dengue	46	236	76	0	+ 236
Meningitis	47	231	49	207	+ 25
Measles	48	199	65	4	+ 195
War	49	182	63	16	+ 165
Uterin Cancer	50	169	53	138	+ 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	167	80	0	+ 167
Drug Use	52	154	42	356	- 202
Oesophagus Cancer	53	149	24	1,222	- 1,073
Fires	54	133	46	253	- 120
Parkinson's Disease	55	132	26	1,155	- 1,023
Hepatitis B	56	131	55	68	+ 63
Osteoarthritis	57	127	81	0	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	58	127	38	500	- 373
Tetanus	59	116	62	28	+ 88
Alcohol	60	89	44	304	- 215
Skin Cancers	61	82	51	168	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	72	50	198	- 127
Appendicitis	63	61	57	57	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	64	52	74	0	+ 52
Poisonings	65	50	41	366	- 316
HIV/AIDS	66	45	31	753	- 708
Encephalitis	67	41	54	117	- 76
Schizophrenia	68	28	83	0	+ 28
Malaria	69	21	69	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	70	9	56	67	- 58
Leprosy	71	8	71	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	60	40	- 33
Oral conditions	73	6	82	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	74	5	70	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	75	3	68	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	76	3	67	1	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	64	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

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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.