NORTH KOREA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,245	1	49,648	- 16,403
Coronary Heart Disease	2	30,932	2	31,342	- 410
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,480	14	3,671	+ 18,809
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,127	6	6,231	+ 12,896
Prostate Cancer	5	14,270	48	219	+ 14,052
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,944	15	3,232	+ 6,712
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	9,864	11	4,340	+ 5,525
Breast Cancer	8	8,220	23	1,366	+ 6,854
Endocrine Disorders	9	8,070	39	452	+ 7,618
Kidney Disease	10	7,979	12	3,959	+ 4,020
Other Injuries	11	6,789	20	1,531	+ 5,257
Lung Disease	12	6,384	3	26,178	- 19,794
Hypertension	13	6,224	8	5,368	+ 856
Skin Disease	14	5,397	52	158	+ 5,238
Lymphomas	15	4,389	35	560	+ 3,829
Lung Cancers	16	3,690	5	11,893	- 8,204
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,372	34	684	+ 2,688
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,349	21	1,525	+ 1,824
Violence	19	2,796	28	1,082	+ 1,714
Leukemia	20	2,515	30	965	+ 1,550
HIV/AIDS	21	2,434	31	753	+ 1,680
Stomach Cancer	22	2,396	13	3,771	- 1,375
Cervical Cancer	23	2,382	33	704	+ 1,677
Other Neoplasms	24	2,233	59	44	+ 2,189
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,029	7	6,210	- 4,181
Liver Disease	26	1,975	10	4,506	- 2,532
Uterin Cancer	27	1,832	53	138	+ 1,694
Oral Cancer	28	1,545	37	513	+ 1,032
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,544	29	991	+ 553
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,498	80	0	+ 1,498
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,416	26	1,155	+ 261
Ovary Cancer	32	1,342	36	532	+ 810
Liver Cancer	33	1,244	9	5,326	- 4,081
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,226	19	1,712	- 486
Asthma	35	1,123	22	1,439	- 316
Oesophagus Cancer	36	995	24	1,222	- 227
Anemia	37	963	85	0	+ 963
Epilepsy	38	813	45	266	+ 547
Bladder Cancer	39	810	38	500	+ 311
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	591	40	374	+ 216
Falls	41	571	18	1,801	- 1,230
Low Birth Weight	42	456	25	1,208	- 752
Birth Trauma	43	450	32	736	- 286
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	402	50	198	+ 203
Meningitis	45	373	49	207	+ 166
Alcohol	46	350	44	304	+ 45
Skin Cancers	47	341	51	168	+ 172
Poisonings	48	178	41	366	- 188
Malnutrition	49	171	43	317	- 147
Osteoarthritis	50	169	81	0	+ 169
Suicide	51	153	16	2,407	- 2,254
Hepatitis B	52	140	55	68	+ 71
Drug Use	53	128	42	356	- 228
Dengue	54	118	76	0	+ 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	102	17	2,093	- 1,991
Maternal Conditions	56	100	47	252	- 152
Drownings	57	95	27	1,126	- 1,031
Upper Respiratory	58	90	56	67	+ 23
Schizophrenia	59	89	83	0	+ 89
Tuberculosis	60	88	4	17,417	- 17,329
Multiple Sclerosis	61	65	60	40	+ 26
Fires	62	49	46	253	- 205
Oral conditions	63	48	82	0	+ 48
Syphilis	64	33	58	54	- 21
Appendicitis	65	28	57	57	- 29
War	66	3	63	16	- 14
Pertussis	67	0	61	34	- 34
Measles	68	0	65	4	- 4
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	28	- 28
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	66	1	- 1
Encephalitis	82	0	54	117	- 117
Hepatitis C	83	0	64	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	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

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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.