NORTH KOREA VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,698	2	31,342	+ 32,356
Stroke	2	54,494	1	49,648	+ 4,846
Diabetes Mellitus	3	16,654	14	3,671	+ 12,984
Lung Cancers	4	14,374	5	11,893	+ 2,481
Lung Disease	5	8,050	3	26,178	- 18,128
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,917	11	4,340	+ 3,577
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,911	15	3,232	+ 3,680
Inflammatory/Heart	8	6,050	34	684	+ 5,366
Kidney Disease	9	4,770	12	3,959	+ 811
Liver Disease	10	4,247	10	4,506	- 259
Hypertension	11	3,779	8	5,368	- 1,589
Stomach Cancer	12	3,686	13	3,771	- 85
Breast Cancer	13	3,654	23	1,366	+ 2,289
Liver Cancer	14	3,320	9	5,326	- 2,005
Pancreas Cancer	15	3,207	21	1,525	+ 1,682
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,088	7	6,210	- 3,122
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	3,047	6	6,231	- 3,184
Prostate Cancer	18	2,858	48	219	+ 2,639
Suicide	19	2,498	16	2,407	+ 91
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,360	26	1,155	+ 1,205
Falls	21	1,848	18	1,801	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	22	1,608	38	500	+ 1,108
Leukemia	23	1,289	30	965	+ 324
Lymphomas	24	1,276	35	560	+ 716
Ovary Cancer	25	1,262	36	532	+ 731
Other Injuries	26	1,085	20	1,531	- 446
Oral Cancer	27	1,010	37	513	+ 497
Skin Cancers	28	923	51	168	+ 755
Cervical Cancer	29	915	33	704	+ 211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	838	19	1,712	- 874
Oesophagus Cancer	31	762	24	1,222	- 461
Tuberculosis	32	645	4	17,417	- 16,772
Uterin Cancer	33	636	53	138	+ 498
Alcohol	34	623	44	304	+ 319
Congenital Anomalies	35	475	29	991	- 515
Epilepsy	36	416	45	266	+ 150
Asthma	37	412	22	1,439	- 1,027
Fires	38	377	46	253	+ 124
Endocrine Disorders	39	370	39	452	- 82
Violence	40	338	28	1,082	- 744
Low Birth Weight	41	334	25	1,208	- 874
Drownings	42	331	27	1,126	- 795
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	251	17	2,093	- 1,841
Drug Use	44	176	42	356	- 181
Other Neoplasms	45	157	59	44	+ 114
Multiple Sclerosis	46	151	60	40	+ 112
Skin Disease	47	143	52	158	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	134	50	198	- 64
Birth Trauma	49	97	32	736	- 639
Poisonings	50	93	41	366	- 273
Encephalitis	51	89	54	117	- 28
Appendicitis	52	74	57	57	+ 18
Meningitis	53	66	49	207	- 140
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	56	40	374	- 318
Measles	55	34	65	4	+ 31
Hepatitis B	56	19	55	68	- 49
Malnutrition	57	17	43	317	- 300
Maternal Conditions	58	17	47	252	- 235
Pertussis	59	16	61	34	- 18
Tetanus	60	7	62	28	- 20
Syphilis	61	5	58	54	- 49
War	62	2	63	16	- 14
Upper Respiratory	63	1	56	67	- 65
Leishmaniasis	64	1	75	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	64	10	- 10
Chlamydia	66	1	66	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	31	753	- 753
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.