NORTH KOREA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,830	2	31,342	- 3,512
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,054	6	6,231	+ 13,824
Stroke	3	17,811	1	49,648	- 31,837
Kidney Disease	4	11,426	12	3,959	+ 7,467
Hypertension	5	11,233	8	5,368	+ 5,865
Liver Disease	6	8,375	10	4,506	+ 3,868
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,840	14	3,671	+ 3,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,613	15	3,232	+ 3,381
Lung Disease	9	6,014	3	26,178	- 20,164
Prostate Cancer	10	5,365	48	219	+ 5,146
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,015	11	4,340	+ 675
Lung Cancers	12	4,874	5	11,893	- 7,019
Breast Cancer	13	3,879	23	1,366	+ 2,513
Violence	14	3,877	28	1,082	+ 2,795
Oral Cancer	15	3,570	37	513	+ 3,058
Drownings	16	3,123	27	1,126	+ 1,997
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,949	7	6,210	- 3,261
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,666	34	684	+ 1,982
Cervical Cancer	19	2,432	33	704	+ 1,728
Lymphomas	20	2,265	35	560	+ 1,706
Suicide	21	2,118	16	2,407	- 289
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,005	21	1,525	+ 479
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,877	19	1,712	+ 165
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,867	29	991	+ 876
Stomach Cancer	25	1,833	13	3,771	- 1,938
Leukemia	26	1,676	30	965	+ 711
Asthma	27	1,654	22	1,439	+ 215
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,604	26	1,155	+ 449
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,587	40	374	+ 1,213
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,582	39	452	+ 1,130
Liver Cancer	31	1,570	9	5,326	- 3,756
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,557	24	1,222	+ 335
Low Birth Weight	33	1,503	25	1,208	+ 295
Falls	34	1,492	18	1,801	- 310
Ovary Cancer	35	1,349	36	532	+ 817
Bladder Cancer	36	1,187	38	500	+ 687
Other Injuries	37	1,141	20	1,531	- 390
Meningitis	38	633	49	207	+ 426
Birth Trauma	39	487	32	736	- 249
Skin Disease	40	483	52	158	+ 325
Fires	41	476	46	253	+ 223
Malnutrition	42	455	43	317	+ 137
Uterin Cancer	43	455	53	138	+ 316
Skin Cancers	44	317	51	168	+ 149
Maternal Conditions	45	253	47	252	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	226	17	2,093	- 1,867
Drug Use	47	221	42	356	- 136
Encephalitis	48	216	54	117	+ 99
Alcohol	49	170	44	304	- 135
Epilepsy	50	147	45	266	- 119
Poisonings	51	139	41	366	- 228
Appendicitis	52	133	57	57	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	53	113	59	44	+ 69
Pertussis	54	102	61	34	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	55	67	60	40	+ 28
Hepatitis B	56	61	55	68	- 7
Syphilis	57	57	58	54	+ 3
Dengue	58	40	76	0	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	23	50	198	- 175
Tetanus	60	22	62	28	- 5
War	61	20	63	16	+ 4
Hepatitis C	62	11	64	10	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	5	56	67	- 61
Chlamydia	64	4	66	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	2	67	1	+ 1
Tuberculosis	66	1	4	17,417	- 17,416
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	31	753	- 753
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Seychelles

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.