NORTH KOREA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	30,650	31	753	+ 29,897
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,529	6	6,231	+ 10,299
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,023	2	31,342	- 18,319
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,258	7	6,210	+ 3,048
Stroke	5	7,860	1	49,648	- 41,788
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,045	40	374	+ 6,671
Low Birth Weight	7	6,191	25	1,208	+ 4,983
Birth Trauma	8	5,222	32	736	+ 4,486
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,127	14	3,671	+ 1,457
Malnutrition	10	3,674	43	317	+ 3,357
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,400	29	991	+ 2,409
Kidney Disease	12	3,394	12	3,959	- 564
Suicide	13	3,172	16	2,407	+ 765
Cervical Cancer	14	3,102	33	704	+ 2,398
Malaria	15	3,071	69	0	+ 3,071
Tuberculosis	16	3,065	4	17,417	- 14,352
Liver Disease	17	2,977	10	4,506	- 1,530
Violence	18	2,938	28	1,082	+ 1,856
Maternal Conditions	19	2,682	47	252	+ 2,430
Other Injuries	20	2,539	20	1,531	+ 1,008
Asthma	21	2,347	22	1,439	+ 908
Meningitis	22	2,032	49	207	+ 1,825
Lung Disease	23	1,784	3	26,178	- 24,394
Hypertension	24	1,757	8	5,368	- 3,611
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,606	34	684	+ 922
Lymphomas	26	1,472	35	560	+ 912
Drownings	27	1,466	27	1,126	+ 340
Breast Cancer	28	1,287	23	1,366	- 79
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,229	24	1,222	+ 7
Fires	30	1,215	46	253	+ 962
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,177	11	4,340	- 3,163
Prostate Cancer	32	963	48	219	+ 744
Stomach Cancer	33	857	13	3,771	- 2,914
Endocrine Disorders	34	849	39	452	+ 397
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	840	19	1,712	- 872
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	831	17	2,093	- 1,261
Poisonings	37	790	41	366	+ 424
Liver Cancer	38	782	9	5,326	- 4,544
Epilepsy	39	779	45	266	+ 513
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	774	15	3,232	- 2,457
Falls	41	713	18	1,801	- 1,089
Pertussis	42	642	61	34	+ 608
Lung Cancers	43	438	5	11,893	- 11,455
Skin Cancers	44	405	51	168	+ 237
Leukemia	45	373	30	965	- 592
Parkinson's Disease	46	346	26	1,155	- 809
Pancreas Cancer	47	332	21	1,525	- 1,193
Drug Use	48	326	42	356	- 31
Oral Cancer	49	318	37	513	- 194
Uterin Cancer	50	279	53	138	+ 141
Ovary Cancer	51	266	36	532	- 266
Skin Disease	52	265	52	158	+ 107
Schistosomiasis	53	264	74	0	+ 264
Bladder Cancer	54	191	38	500	- 308
Syphilis	55	191	58	54	+ 137
Encephalitis	56	180	54	117	+ 63
Tetanus	57	156	62	28	+ 128
Appendicitis	58	102	57	57	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	59	100	56	67	+ 33
Hepatitis B	60	87	55	68	+ 19
Alcohol	61	74	44	304	- 230
Other Neoplasms	62	57	59	44	+ 13
Measles	63	47	65	4	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	40	50	198	- 158
War	65	40	63	16	+ 24
Hepatitis C	66	22	64	10	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	67	22	60	40	- 18
Otitis Media	68	5	70	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	5	66	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	67	1	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	73	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	72	3	68	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
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
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.