NORTH KOREA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,642	2	31,342	- 8,700
Violence	2	15,259	28	1,082	+ 14,177
Stroke	3	10,211	1	49,648	- 39,437
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,406	14	3,671	+ 5,735
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,364	7	6,210	+ 3,154
HIV/AIDS	6	6,303	31	753	+ 5,550
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,049	6	6,231	- 181
Kidney Disease	8	4,992	12	3,959	+ 1,033
Hypertension	9	4,372	8	5,368	- 996
Lung Disease	10	4,334	3	26,178	- 21,844
Lung Cancers	11	3,282	5	11,893	- 8,611
Low Birth Weight	12	2,599	25	1,208	+ 1,390
Prostate Cancer	13	2,397	48	219	+ 2,178
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,395	29	991	+ 1,404
Breast Cancer	15	2,157	23	1,366	+ 791
Liver Disease	16	1,970	10	4,506	- 2,537
Stomach Cancer	17	1,830	13	3,771	- 1,941
Other Neoplasms	18	1,824	59	44	+ 1,780
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,715	15	3,232	- 1,517
Cervical Cancer	20	1,672	33	704	+ 967
Other Injuries	21	1,425	20	1,531	- 106
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,144	40	374	+ 769
Lymphomas	23	1,050	35	560	+ 490
Birth Trauma	24	915	32	736	+ 179
Pancreas Cancer	25	911	21	1,525	- 615
Liver Cancer	26	866	9	5,326	- 4,460
Leukemia	27	848	30	965	- 117
Falls	28	728	18	1,801	- 1,073
Chagas disease	29	695	72	0	+ 695
Endocrine Disorders	30	639	39	452	+ 188
Tuberculosis	31	629	4	17,417	- 16,788
Malnutrition	32	529	43	317	+ 212
Inflammatory/Heart	33	504	34	684	- 180
Suicide	34	492	16	2,407	- 1,915
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	481	11	4,340	- 3,858
Ovary Cancer	36	473	36	532	- 58
Skin Cancers	37	465	51	168	+ 297
Oral Cancer	38	458	37	513	- 55
Maternal Conditions	39	355	47	252	+ 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	351	19	1,712	- 1,361
Epilepsy	41	345	45	266	+ 80
Malaria	42	338	69	0	+ 338
Drownings	43	327	27	1,126	- 799
Oesophagus Cancer	44	311	24	1,222	- 911
Bladder Cancer	45	307	38	500	- 193
Asthma	46	262	22	1,439	- 1,177
Uterin Cancer	47	260	53	138	+ 122
Parkinson's Disease	48	212	26	1,155	- 943
Meningitis	49	211	49	207	+ 4
Drug Use	50	190	42	356	- 167
War	51	156	63	16	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	151	50	198	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	127	80	0	+ 127
Fires	54	122	46	253	- 132
Anemia	55	106	85	0	+ 106
Appendicitis	56	82	57	57	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	67	17	2,093	- 2,025
Poisonings	58	57	41	366	- 310
Dengue	59	55	76	0	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	60	43	60	40	+ 3
Encephalitis	61	31	54	117	- 86
Alcohol	62	29	44	304	- 275
Hepatitis B	63	25	55	68	- 44
Pertussis	64	22	61	34	- 13
Hepatitis C	65	18	64	10	+ 7
Skin Disease	66	15	52	158	- 144
Syphilis	67	13	58	54	- 41
Tetanus	68	6	62	28	- 21
Schizophrenia	69	5	83	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	4	67	1	+ 3
Leprosy	71	4	71	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	72	2	81	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	73	2	75	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	74	1	56	67	- 66
Otitis Media	75	1	70	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	1	74	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	65	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Venezuela

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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.