NORTH KOREA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,388	2	31,342	- 9,954
Stroke	2	14,342	1	49,648	- 35,306
Hypertension	3	12,658	8	5,368	+ 7,290
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,831	14	3,671	+ 6,161
Violence	5	9,504	28	1,082	+ 8,422
HIV/AIDS	6	8,594	31	753	+ 7,841
Kidney Disease	7	7,667	12	3,959	+ 3,708
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,246	6	6,231	+ 16
Breast Cancer	9	4,410	23	1,366	+ 3,044
Other Injuries	10	4,290	20	1,531	+ 2,759
Liver Disease	11	4,287	10	4,506	- 220
Prostate Cancer	12	4,188	48	219	+ 3,970
Endocrine Disorders	13	3,948	39	452	+ 3,496
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,419	11	4,340	- 921
Inflammatory/Heart	15	3,003	34	684	+ 2,319
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,711	15	3,232	- 521
Lung Disease	17	2,126	3	26,178	- 24,051
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,931	7	6,210	- 4,279
Lung Cancers	19	1,873	5	11,893	- 10,020
Skin Disease	20	1,697	52	158	+ 1,538
Drownings	21	1,663	27	1,126	+ 537
Lymphomas	22	1,593	35	560	+ 1,033
Cervical Cancer	23	1,315	33	704	+ 611
Alcohol	24	1,285	44	304	+ 981
Stomach Cancer	25	1,135	13	3,771	- 2,636
Falls	26	1,126	18	1,801	- 675
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,077	26	1,155	- 78
Low Birth Weight	28	1,055	25	1,208	- 153
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,015	29	991	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	30	894	53	138	+ 756
Suicide	31	881	16	2,407	- 1,526
Liver Cancer	32	756	9	5,326	- 4,569
Fires	33	666	46	253	+ 412
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	664	19	1,712	- 1,048
Leukemia	35	646	30	965	- 319
Ovary Cancer	36	639	36	532	+ 107
Pancreas Cancer	37	625	21	1,525	- 901
Oesophagus Cancer	38	558	24	1,222	- 665
Asthma	39	546	22	1,439	- 893
Epilepsy	40	499	45	266	+ 234
Maternal Conditions	41	410	47	252	+ 159
Birth Trauma	42	397	32	736	- 339
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	331	40	374	- 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	279	17	2,093	- 1,814
Malnutrition	45	272	43	317	- 46
Oral Cancer	46	222	37	513	- 291
Other Neoplasms	47	210	59	44	+ 166
Drug Use	48	160	42	356	- 197
Meningitis	49	158	49	207	- 49
Bladder Cancer	50	135	38	500	- 365
Encephalitis	51	117	54	117	+ 0
Appendicitis	52	115	57	57	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	100	50	198	- 99
Multiple Sclerosis	54	96	60	40	+ 57
Skin Cancers	55	53	51	168	- 116
Poisonings	56	42	41	366	- 325
War	57	42	63	16	+ 25
Tuberculosis	58	23	4	17,417	- 17,394
Dengue	59	16	76	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	60	14	55	68	- 55
Upper Respiratory	61	12	56	67	- 54
Tetanus	62	5	62	28	- 23
Syphilis	63	5	58	54	- 49
Chlamydia	64	4	66	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	64	10	- 9
Otitis Media	66	1	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	61	34	- 34
Measles	69	0	65	4	- 4
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Bahamas

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.