NORTH KOREA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,084	2	31,342	- 8,258
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,637	6	6,231	+ 16,407
Stroke	3	6,799	1	49,648	- 42,849
Lung Cancers	4	6,720	5	11,893	- 5,173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,246	15	3,232	+ 2,014
Kidney Disease	6	4,486	12	3,959	+ 527
Liver Cancer	7	3,253	9	5,326	- 2,073
Hypertension	8	3,193	8	5,368	- 2,175
Suicide	9	2,837	16	2,407	+ 430
Breast Cancer	10	2,641	23	1,366	+ 1,275
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,343	21	1,525	+ 817
Stomach Cancer	12	1,765	13	3,771	- 2,006
Lymphomas	13	1,731	35	560	+ 1,171
Lung Disease	14	1,670	3	26,178	- 24,507
Oral Cancer	15	1,383	37	513	+ 870
Prostate Cancer	16	1,320	48	219	+ 1,101
Leukemia	17	1,088	30	965	+ 123
Falls	18	949	18	1,801	- 852
Inflammatory/Heart	19	939	34	684	+ 255
Liver Disease	20	913	10	4,506	- 3,594
Ovary Cancer	21	889	36	532	+ 357
Other Neoplasms	22	852	59	44	+ 808
Uterin Cancer	23	642	53	138	+ 504
Oesophagus Cancer	24	597	24	1,222	- 625
Skin Disease	25	593	52	158	+ 435
Road Traffic Accidents	26	528	7	6,210	- 5,682
Bladder Cancer	27	524	38	500	+ 24
Diabetes Mellitus	28	469	14	3,671	- 3,201
Parkinson's Disease	29	391	26	1,155	- 763
Cervical Cancer	30	371	33	704	- 333
Congenital Anomalies	31	347	29	991	- 644
Other Injuries	32	345	20	1,531	- 1,186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	302	19	1,712	- 1,410
Skin Cancers	34	245	51	168	+ 76
Asthma	35	162	22	1,439	- 1,277
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	141	11	4,340	- 4,198
Endocrine Disorders	37	133	39	452	- 319
Drownings	38	126	27	1,126	- 1,000
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	121	40	374	- 254
Tuberculosis	40	111	4	17,417	- 17,306
Low Birth Weight	41	110	25	1,208	- 1,098
Epilepsy	42	108	45	266	- 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	96	17	2,093	- 1,996
Drug Use	44	83	42	356	- 273
HIV/AIDS	45	79	31	753	- 674
Violence	46	64	28	1,082	- 1,019
Alcohol	47	44	44	304	- 260
Meningitis	48	36	49	207	- 171
Fires	49	30	46	253	- 223
Appendicitis	50	26	57	57	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	25	80	0	+ 25
Hepatitis B	52	18	55	68	- 51
Maternal Conditions	53	15	47	252	- 237
Upper Respiratory	54	14	56	67	- 53
Birth Trauma	55	14	32	736	- 722
Hepatitis C	56	13	64	10	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	11	60	40	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	10	50	198	- 189
War	59	10	63	16	- 7
Poisonings	60	5	41	366	- 362
Encephalitis	61	0	54	117	- 117
Pertussis	62	0	61	34	- 34
Malnutrition	63	0	43	317	- 317
Diphtheria	64	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	58	54	- 54
Dengue	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	65	4	- 4
Tetanus	73	0	62	28	- 28
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.