NORTH KOREA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,341	2	31,342	+ 13,999
Stroke	2	24,786	1	49,648	- 24,862
Lung Cancers	3	15,807	5	11,893	+ 3,913
Hypertension	4	11,041	8	5,368	+ 5,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,313	15	3,232	+ 6,081
Falls	6	8,869	18	1,801	+ 7,068
Lung Disease	7	8,457	3	26,178	- 17,721
Alcohol	8	6,405	44	304	+ 6,100
Breast Cancer	9	6,066	23	1,366	+ 4,700
Prostate Cancer	10	5,968	48	219	+ 5,749
Lymphomas	11	5,829	35	560	+ 5,269
Liver Disease	12	5,381	10	4,506	+ 874
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	5,159	6	6,231	- 1,071
Suicide	14	5,155	16	2,407	+ 2,748
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,131	21	1,525	+ 3,606
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	4,706	11	4,340	+ 367
Stomach Cancer	17	4,270	13	3,771	+ 499
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,265	14	3,671	+ 595
Liver Cancer	19	3,567	9	5,326	- 1,759
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,998	34	684	+ 2,314
Leukemia	21	2,825	30	965	+ 1,860
Bladder Cancer	22	2,650	38	500	+ 2,151
Other Injuries	23	2,544	20	1,531	+ 1,013
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,461	26	1,155	+ 1,307
Skin Cancers	25	2,390	51	168	+ 2,222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	1,899	17	2,093	- 193
Oral Cancer	27	1,816	37	513	+ 1,303
Kidney Disease	28	1,797	12	3,959	- 2,162
Ovary Cancer	29	1,535	36	532	+ 1,003
Uterin Cancer	30	1,323	53	138	+ 1,185
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,316	7	6,210	- 4,894
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,161	24	1,222	- 61
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,160	39	452	+ 709
Other Neoplasms	34	866	59	44	+ 822
Epilepsy	35	780	45	266	+ 514
Cervical Cancer	36	758	33	704	+ 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	684	19	1,712	- 1,028
Congenital Anomalies	38	615	29	991	- 376
Multiple Sclerosis	39	436	60	40	+ 396
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	371	50	198	+ 173
Drug Use	41	301	42	356	- 56
Violence	42	236	28	1,082	- 847
Low Birth Weight	43	211	25	1,208	- 997
Drownings	44	210	27	1,126	- 916
Asthma	45	205	22	1,439	- 1,234
Tuberculosis	46	182	4	17,417	- 17,235
Schizophrenia	47	116	83	0	+ 116
Fires	48	101	46	253	- 152
Skin Disease	49	64	52	158	- 94
Meningitis	50	64	49	207	- 143
Poisonings	51	51	41	366	- 315
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	51	40	374	- 323
Oral conditions	53	38	82	0	+ 38
Appendicitis	54	27	57	57	- 30
Syphilis	55	25	58	54	- 29
Maternal Conditions	56	16	47	252	- 235
Birth Trauma	57	16	32	736	- 719
Hepatitis B	58	14	55	68	- 54
Tetanus	59	13	62	28	- 15
Anemia	60	13	85	0	+ 13
War	61	3	63	16	- 14
Leishmaniasis	62	0	75	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	56	67	- 66
Malnutrition	64	0	43	317	- 317
Encephalitis	65	0	54	117	- 117
Pertussis	66	0	61	34	- 34
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	10	- 10
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	31	753	- 753
Chlamydia	71	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	65	4	- 4
Diphtheria	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Slovenia

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.