NORTH KOREA VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,090	2	31,342	+ 54,748
Stroke	2	64,206	1	49,648	+ 14,558
Inflammatory/Heart	3	60,383	34	684	+ 59,699
Lung Cancers	4	25,850	5	11,893	+ 13,956
Kidney Disease	5	16,481	12	3,959	+ 12,522
Lung Disease	6	15,231	3	26,178	- 10,947
Diabetes Mellitus	7	14,275	14	3,671	+ 10,605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	13,557	15	3,232	+ 10,326
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	11,369	11	4,340	+ 7,029
Breast Cancer	10	9,031	23	1,366	+ 7,665
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	7,244	6	6,231	+ 1,013
Hypertension	12	6,408	8	5,368	+ 1,040
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,542	21	1,525	+ 4,017
Prostate Cancer	14	5,207	48	219	+ 4,989
Stomach Cancer	15	4,755	13	3,771	+ 984
Suicide	16	3,939	16	2,407	+ 1,532
Liver Cancer	17	3,630	9	5,326	- 1,696
Bladder Cancer	18	3,530	38	500	+ 3,030
Liver Disease	19	3,508	10	4,506	- 998
Lymphomas	20	3,286	35	560	+ 2,727
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,178	26	1,155	+ 2,023
Leukemia	22	2,809	30	965	+ 1,844
Oral Cancer	23	2,690	37	513	+ 2,178
Road Traffic Accidents	24	2,591	7	6,210	- 3,619
Cervical Cancer	25	2,524	33	704	+ 1,820
Skin Cancers	26	2,524	51	168	+ 2,356
Other Neoplasms	27	2,377	59	44	+ 2,333
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,350	19	1,712	+ 638
Ovary Cancer	29	2,195	36	532	+ 1,663
Other Injuries	30	1,607	20	1,531	+ 75
Asthma	31	1,541	22	1,439	+ 102
Uterin Cancer	32	1,458	53	138	+ 1,320
Falls	33	1,429	18	1,801	- 372
Alcohol	34	1,349	44	304	+ 1,044
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,311	24	1,222	+ 88
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,220	39	452	+ 768
Epilepsy	37	881	45	266	+ 615
Low Birth Weight	38	741	25	1,208	- 467
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	660	40	374	+ 286
Congenital Anomalies	40	639	29	991	- 351
Anemia	41	600	85	0	+ 600
Multiple Sclerosis	42	579	60	40	+ 539
Skin Disease	43	447	52	158	+ 289
Schizophrenia	44	429	83	0	+ 429
Violence	45	425	28	1,082	- 657
Tuberculosis	46	397	4	17,417	- 17,020
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	309	17	2,093	- 1,784
Drownings	48	289	27	1,126	- 837
Drug Use	49	284	42	356	- 73
Fires	50	252	46	253	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	203	80	0	+ 203
Birth Trauma	52	179	32	736	- 557
Hepatitis B	53	142	55	68	+ 73
Meningitis	54	140	49	207	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	135	50	198	- 63
HIV/AIDS	56	98	31	753	- 655
Poisonings	57	89	41	366	- 277
Appendicitis	58	63	57	57	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	59	47	47	252	- 204
Hepatitis C	60	47	64	10	+ 36
Malnutrition	61	39	43	317	- 278
Osteoarthritis	62	28	81	0	+ 28
Pertussis	63	26	61	34	- 9
Upper Respiratory	64	10	56	67	- 57
Tetanus	65	10	62	28	- 18
Encephalitis	66	8	54	117	- 109
Syphilis	67	7	58	54	- 47
Otitis Media	68	5	70	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	69	4	82	0	+ 4
Iodine Deficiency	70	4	79	0	+ 4
War	71	3	63	16	- 13
Measles	72	3	65	4	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	2	86	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Serbia

North Korea

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.