NORTH KOREA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,748	2	31,342	- 2,594
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,550	11	4,340	+ 19,210
Stroke	3	16,133	1	49,648	- 33,515
Lung Cancers	4	12,310	5	11,893	+ 416
Lung Disease	5	10,527	3	26,178	- 15,650
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,432	15	3,232	+ 6,201
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,630	6	6,231	+ 1,399
Kidney Disease	8	5,409	12	3,959	+ 1,450
Hypertension	9	5,070	8	5,368	- 298
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,324	14	3,671	+ 653
Breast Cancer	11	3,931	23	1,366	+ 2,565
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,756	21	1,525	+ 2,230
Prostate Cancer	13	3,571	48	219	+ 3,352
Stomach Cancer	14	3,224	13	3,771	- 547
Other Injuries	15	3,079	20	1,531	+ 1,548
Lymphomas	16	2,967	35	560	+ 2,407
Bladder Cancer	17	2,905	38	500	+ 2,405
Liver Cancer	18	2,836	9	5,326	- 2,490
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,772	34	684	+ 2,088
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,749	26	1,155	+ 1,595
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,705	39	452	+ 2,253
Other Neoplasms	22	2,641	59	44	+ 2,597
Liver Disease	23	2,353	10	4,506	- 2,153
Leukemia	24	2,098	30	965	+ 1,133
Suicide	25	2,008	16	2,407	- 399
Falls	26	1,806	18	1,801	+ 5
Oral Cancer	27	1,437	37	513	+ 924
Ovary Cancer	28	1,127	36	532	+ 595
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,119	24	1,222	- 104
Skin Disease	30	1,024	52	158	+ 865
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,018	7	6,210	- 5,192
Skin Cancers	32	1,003	51	168	+ 835
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	897	17	2,093	- 1,196
Uterin Cancer	34	897	53	138	+ 758
Asthma	35	630	22	1,439	- 809
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	592	40	374	+ 217
Anemia	37	509	85	0	+ 509
Congenital Anomalies	38	480	29	991	- 511
Cervical Cancer	39	476	33	704	- 229
Epilepsy	40	458	45	266	+ 193
Drug Use	41	432	42	356	+ 75
Hepatitis C	42	363	64	10	+ 352
HIV/AIDS	43	299	31	753	- 454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	264	19	1,712	- 1,448
Drownings	45	248	27	1,126	- 878
Alcohol	46	185	44	304	- 119
Malnutrition	47	168	43	317	- 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	163	50	198	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	49	160	60	40	+ 120
Tuberculosis	50	150	4	17,417	- 17,267
Violence	51	145	28	1,082	- 937
Low Birth Weight	52	141	25	1,208	- 1,068
Osteoarthritis	53	118	81	0	+ 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	114	80	0	+ 114
Fires	55	103	46	253	- 151
Schizophrenia	56	100	83	0	+ 100
Poisonings	57	95	41	366	- 272
Hepatitis B	58	90	55	68	+ 22
Meningitis	59	72	49	207	- 135
Birth Trauma	60	63	32	736	- 673
Appendicitis	61	44	57	57	- 13
Upper Respiratory	62	26	56	67	- 41
Oral conditions	63	24	82	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	64	8	47	252	- 244
Leishmaniasis	65	6	75	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	5	70	0	+ 5
Syphilis	67	5	58	54	- 49
War	68	3	63	16	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	54	117	- 115
Chagas disease	71	2	72	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	62	28	- 27
Pertussis	73	1	61	34	- 33
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	65	4	- 4
Chlamydia	82	0	66	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	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.