NORTH KOREA VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,606	2	31,342	- 7,736
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,236	6	6,231	+ 11,005
Stroke	3	15,393	1	49,648	- 34,255
Kidney Disease	4	12,557	12	3,959	+ 8,598
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,524	14	3,671	+ 6,853
Liver Disease	6	8,517	10	4,506	+ 4,010
Lung Disease	7	7,979	3	26,178	- 18,199
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,296	11	4,340	+ 956
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,190	7	6,210	- 1,020
Hypertension	10	4,115	8	5,368	- 1,253
Other Injuries	11	2,733	20	1,531	+ 1,201
Low Birth Weight	12	2,701	25	1,208	+ 1,493
Tuberculosis	13	2,535	4	17,417	- 14,882
Violence	14	2,343	28	1,082	+ 1,261
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,308	29	991	+ 1,317
Cervical Cancer	16	2,288	33	704	+ 1,584
Falls	17	2,278	18	1,801	+ 477
Malnutrition	18	2,202	43	317	+ 1,885
Birth Trauma	19	2,102	32	736	+ 1,367
Lung Cancers	20	1,926	5	11,893	- 9,968
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,886	40	374	+ 1,511
Parkinson's Disease	22	1,820	26	1,155	+ 666
Stomach Cancer	23	1,677	13	3,771	- 2,094
Chagas disease	24	1,612	72	0	+ 1,612
Liver Cancer	25	1,539	9	5,326	- 3,787
Suicide	26	1,527	16	2,407	- 880
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,448	19	1,712	- 264
Prostate Cancer	28	1,174	48	219	+ 956
Breast Cancer	29	1,029	23	1,366	- 336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	870	15	3,232	- 2,361
Drownings	31	867	27	1,126	- 259
Endocrine Disorders	32	821	39	452	+ 369
Alcohol	33	820	44	304	+ 516
Leukemia	34	811	30	965	- 154
Inflammatory/Heart	35	799	34	684	+ 115
Pancreas Cancer	36	708	21	1,525	- 817
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	624	17	2,093	- 1,469
Asthma	38	552	22	1,439	- 887
Maternal Conditions	39	524	47	252	+ 273
Drug Use	40	521	42	356	+ 165
Lymphomas	41	469	35	560	- 91
Epilepsy	42	426	45	266	+ 160
Skin Cancers	43	406	51	168	+ 238
Fires	44	387	46	253	+ 134
HIV/AIDS	45	372	31	753	- 381
Appendicitis	46	333	57	57	+ 276
Uterin Cancer	47	323	53	138	+ 185
Oesophagus Cancer	48	285	24	1,222	- 938
Meningitis	49	272	49	207	+ 65
Pertussis	50	258	61	34	+ 224
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	237	50	198	+ 39
Encephalitis	52	234	54	117	+ 117
Syphilis	53	224	58	54	+ 170
Ovary Cancer	54	218	36	532	- 314
Skin Disease	55	215	52	158	+ 56
Oral Cancer	56	194	37	513	- 318
Poisonings	57	140	41	366	- 226
Other Neoplasms	58	92	59	44	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	59	91	38	500	- 408
Tetanus	60	66	62	28	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	61	47	60	40	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	33	56	67	- 34
War	63	19	63	16	+ 3
Hepatitis B	64	12	55	68	- 56
Leishmaniasis	65	12	75	0	+ 12
Dengue	66	9	76	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	67	6	64	10	- 5
Chlamydia	68	4	66	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	4	67	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Bolivia

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.