NORTH KOREA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,797	2	31,342	+ 456
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,347	11	4,340	+ 17,007
Stroke	3	11,628	1	49,648	- 38,020
Lung Cancers	4	10,446	5	11,893	- 1,447
Lung Disease	5	8,614	3	26,178	- 17,564
Hypertension	6	7,335	8	5,368	+ 1,967
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,920	15	3,232	+ 2,688
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,786	6	6,231	- 445
Falls	9	5,697	18	1,801	+ 3,895
Prostate Cancer	10	4,687	48	219	+ 4,469
Breast Cancer	11	4,680	23	1,366	+ 3,314
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,410	21	1,525	+ 2,885
Kidney Disease	13	3,743	12	3,959	- 216
Suicide	14	3,707	16	2,407	+ 1,300
Lymphomas	15	3,358	35	560	+ 2,798
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,048	34	684	+ 2,364
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,033	14	3,671	- 638
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,544	26	1,155	+ 1,389
Liver Cancer	19	2,389	9	5,326	- 2,937
Other Neoplasms	20	2,022	59	44	+ 1,978
Liver Disease	21	2,010	10	4,506	- 2,496
Leukemia	22	1,992	30	965	+ 1,027
Bladder Cancer	23	1,987	38	500	+ 1,487
Stomach Cancer	24	1,821	13	3,771	- 1,950
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,760	39	452	+ 1,308
Oral Cancer	26	1,485	37	513	+ 973
Skin Cancers	27	1,464	51	168	+ 1,295
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,457	24	1,222	+ 235
Ovary Cancer	29	1,357	36	532	+ 825
Other Injuries	30	1,216	20	1,531	- 315
Congenital Anomalies	31	906	29	991	- 85
Alcohol	32	679	44	304	+ 375
Uterin Cancer	33	664	53	138	+ 526
Road Traffic Accidents	34	573	7	6,210	- 5,637
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	552	40	374	+ 177
Drug Use	36	522	42	356	+ 166
Osteoarthritis	37	504	81	0	+ 504
Multiple Sclerosis	38	475	60	40	+ 435
Epilepsy	39	470	45	266	+ 205
Skin Disease	40	384	52	158	+ 225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	363	19	1,712	- 1,349
Cervical Cancer	42	312	33	704	- 392
Low Birth Weight	43	311	25	1,208	- 897
Anemia	44	302	85	0	+ 302
Schizophrenia	45	286	83	0	+ 286
Asthma	46	281	22	1,439	- 1,158
Malnutrition	47	250	43	317	- 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	231	17	2,093	- 1,862
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	201	50	198	+ 3
Drownings	50	146	27	1,126	- 980
Violence	51	126	28	1,082	- 957
Birth Trauma	52	95	32	736	- 641
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	94	80	0	+ 94
HIV/AIDS	54	86	31	753	- 667
Fires	55	63	46	253	- 190
Tuberculosis	56	63	4	17,417	- 17,354
Meningitis	57	59	49	207	- 148
Hepatitis C	58	45	64	10	+ 34
Appendicitis	59	43	57	57	- 13
Poisonings	60	38	41	366	- 328
Upper Respiratory	61	32	56	67	- 34
Oral conditions	62	24	82	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	63	13	55	68	- 55
Maternal Conditions	64	13	47	252	- 239
Syphilis	65	4	58	54	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	66	3	79	0	+ 3
War	67	3	63	16	- 14
Encephalitis	68	2	54	117	- 115
Otitis Media	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	62	28	- 26
Leishmaniasis	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	61	34	- 34
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	65	4	- 4
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Switzerland

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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.