NORTH KOREA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,959	2	31,342	- 9,383
Stroke	2	18,685	1	49,648	- 30,962
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,135	14	3,671	+ 10,464
Hypertension	4	6,703	8	5,368	+ 1,335
Prostate Cancer	5	6,627	48	219	+ 6,408
Breast Cancer	6	6,613	23	1,366	+ 5,248
Kidney Disease	7	6,441	12	3,959	+ 2,483
Endocrine Disorders	8	6,157	39	452	+ 5,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,992	6	6,231	- 239
Other Injuries	10	5,166	20	1,531	+ 3,635
Lung Disease	11	4,336	3	26,178	- 21,842
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,980	15	3,232	+ 749
Skin Disease	13	2,277	52	158	+ 2,119
Cervical Cancer	14	2,253	33	704	+ 1,549
Stomach Cancer	15	1,826	13	3,771	- 1,945
Lung Cancers	16	1,703	5	11,893	- 10,190
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	1,697	11	4,340	- 2,643
HIV/AIDS	18	1,562	31	753	+ 809
Lymphomas	19	1,546	35	560	+ 987
Uterin Cancer	20	1,476	53	138	+ 1,338
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,442	34	684	+ 757
Anemia	22	1,324	85	0	+ 1,324
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,299	21	1,525	- 226
Leukemia	24	1,234	30	965	+ 269
Liver Cancer	25	1,160	9	5,326	- 4,166
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,091	29	991	+ 100
Epilepsy	27	905	45	266	+ 639
Liver Disease	28	898	10	4,506	- 3,609
Alcohol	29	881	44	304	+ 577
Ovary Cancer	30	853	36	532	+ 321
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	828	80	0	+ 828
Other Neoplasms	32	765	59	44	+ 721
Oral Cancer	33	653	37	513	+ 140
Violence	34	602	28	1,082	- 481
Drownings	35	600	27	1,126	- 526
Asthma	36	492	22	1,439	- 947
Low Birth Weight	37	432	25	1,208	- 776
Malnutrition	38	341	43	317	+ 23
Appendicitis	39	330	57	57	+ 273
Drug Use	40	318	42	356	- 38
Bladder Cancer	41	285	38	500	- 215
Parkinson's Disease	42	259	26	1,155	- 896
Skin Cancers	43	259	51	168	+ 90
Birth Trauma	44	247	32	736	- 489
Schizophrenia	45	237	83	0	+ 237
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	213	40	374	- 162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	210	19	1,712	- 1,502
Poisonings	48	183	41	366	- 183
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	152	17	2,093	- 1,940
Tuberculosis	50	139	4	17,417	- 17,278
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	114	50	198	- 84
Maternal Conditions	52	111	47	252	- 141
Meningitis	53	105	49	207	- 102
Suicide	54	98	16	2,407	- 2,309
Otitis Media	55	75	70	0	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	56	69	60	40	+ 29
Fires	57	44	46	253	- 209
Oesophagus Cancer	58	29	24	1,222	- 1,193
War	59	5	63	16	- 11
Syphilis	60	1	58	54	- 53
Chlamydia	61	0	66	1	- 1
Diphtheria	62	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	62	28	- 28
Pertussis	64	0	61	34	- 34
Measles	65	0	65	4	- 4
Ascariasis	66	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	67	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	56	67	- 67
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	54	117	- 117
Hepatitis B	74	0	55	68	- 68
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	7	6,210	- 6,210
Falls	82	0	18	1,801	- 1,801
Oral conditions	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	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

Antigua/Bar.

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.