NORTH KOREA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,090	2	31,342	+ 13,748
Stroke	2	18,573	1	49,648	- 31,074
Hypertension	3	6,164	8	5,368	+ 796
Kidney Disease	4	5,618	12	3,959	+ 1,660
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	5,473	11	4,340	+ 1,133
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,209	7	6,210	- 2,001
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,174	6	6,231	- 2,057
Lung Cancers	8	4,036	5	11,893	- 7,857
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,869	14	3,671	+ 199
Lung Disease	10	3,827	3	26,178	- 22,350
Liver Disease	11	2,866	10	4,506	- 1,640
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,140	29	991	+ 1,149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,120	15	3,232	- 1,111
Low Birth Weight	14	2,016	25	1,208	+ 808
Breast Cancer	15	1,705	23	1,366	+ 339
Asthma	16	1,452	22	1,439	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	17	1,427	38	500	+ 928
Lymphomas	18	1,346	35	560	+ 786
Stomach Cancer	19	1,272	13	3,771	- 2,499
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,024	26	1,155	- 131
Falls	21	970	18	1,801	- 831
Birth Trauma	22	951	32	736	+ 215
Prostate Cancer	23	910	48	219	+ 691
Violence	24	894	28	1,082	- 188
Leukemia	25	841	30	965	- 124
Suicide	26	836	16	2,407	- 1,571
Other Injuries	27	812	20	1,531	- 719
Pancreas Cancer	28	788	21	1,525	- 738
Liver Cancer	29	785	9	5,326	- 4,541
Inflammatory/Heart	30	651	34	684	- 34
Endocrine Disorders	31	623	39	452	+ 171
HIV/AIDS	32	570	31	753	- 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	517	19	1,712	- 1,195
Drug Use	34	514	42	356	+ 157
Oral Cancer	35	506	37	513	- 6
Skin Cancers	36	467	51	168	+ 298
Fires	37	441	46	253	+ 188
Cervical Cancer	38	440	33	704	- 264
Ovary Cancer	39	420	36	532	- 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	402	40	374	+ 27
Tuberculosis	41	298	4	17,417	- 17,119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	269	17	2,093	- 1,824
Drownings	43	266	27	1,126	- 860
Oesophagus Cancer	44	238	24	1,222	- 984
Epilepsy	45	221	45	266	- 45
Meningitis	46	187	49	207	- 20
Maternal Conditions	47	182	47	252	- 70
Poisonings	48	177	41	366	- 190
Hepatitis B	49	152	55	68	+ 84
Uterin Cancer	50	101	53	138	- 38
Skin Disease	51	89	52	158	- 69
Pertussis	52	87	61	34	+ 53
Encephalitis	53	82	54	117	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	54	73	60	40	+ 33
Alcohol	55	67	44	304	- 237
Tetanus	56	56	62	28	+ 28
War	57	54	63	16	+ 38
Appendicitis	58	54	57	57	- 3
Other Neoplasms	59	52	59	44	+ 8
Malnutrition	60	51	43	317	- 266
Syphilis	61	39	58	54	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	20	50	198	- 179
Schistosomiasis	63	17	74	0	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	64	8	75	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	3	64	10	- 8
Upper Respiratory	66	1	56	67	- 65
Ascariasis	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	66	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	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

Tunisia

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.