NORTH KOREA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,922	31	753	+ 26,168
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,365	6	6,231	+ 7,135
Malaria	3	9,775	69	0	+ 9,775
Low Birth Weight	4	6,691	25	1,208	+ 5,482
Birth Trauma	5	6,456	32	736	+ 5,720
Stroke	6	6,401	1	49,648	- 43,247
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,134	2	31,342	- 25,208
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,396	7	6,210	- 814
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,108	40	374	+ 4,734
Tuberculosis	10	4,699	4	17,417	- 12,718
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,381	14	3,671	+ 710
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,650	29	991	+ 2,660
Liver Disease	13	2,918	10	4,506	- 1,588
Kidney Disease	14	2,905	12	3,959	- 1,053
Measles	15	2,651	65	4	+ 2,647
Hypertension	16	2,418	8	5,368	- 2,950
Maternal Conditions	17	2,031	47	252	+ 1,779
Syphilis	18	1,960	58	54	+ 1,906
Meningitis	19	1,860	49	207	+ 1,653
Lung Disease	20	1,764	3	26,178	- 24,414
Pertussis	21	1,597	61	34	+ 1,562
Suicide	22	1,569	16	2,407	- 838
Other Injuries	23	1,539	20	1,531	+ 8
Breast Cancer	24	1,234	23	1,366	- 132
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,070	39	452	+ 619
Asthma	26	955	22	1,439	- 484
Inflammatory/Heart	27	924	34	684	+ 240
Cervical Cancer	28	821	33	704	+ 117
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	812	11	4,340	- 3,527
Drug Use	30	737	42	356	+ 380
Malnutrition	31	704	43	317	+ 387
Falls	32	669	18	1,801	- 1,133
Violence	33	655	28	1,082	- 427
Liver Cancer	34	630	9	5,326	- 4,696
Prostate Cancer	35	627	48	219	+ 408
Drownings	36	578	27	1,126	- 548
Oral Cancer	37	505	37	513	- 7
Epilepsy	38	473	45	266	+ 207
Fires	39	442	46	253	+ 188
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	419	15	3,232	- 2,813
Lung Cancers	41	391	5	11,893	- 11,502
Tetanus	42	341	62	28	+ 313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	320	19	1,712	- 1,392
Poisonings	44	308	41	366	- 58
Lymphomas	45	283	35	560	- 276
Parkinson's Disease	46	258	26	1,155	- 897
Trypanosomiasis	47	241	73	0	+ 241
Skin Cancers	48	237	51	168	+ 69
Stomach Cancer	49	228	13	3,771	- 3,543
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	208	17	2,093	- 1,885
Skin Disease	51	190	52	158	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	52	188	36	532	- 344
Alcohol	53	174	44	304	- 130
Oesophagus Cancer	54	173	24	1,222	- 1,049
Pancreas Cancer	55	167	21	1,525	- 1,359
Bladder Cancer	56	125	38	500	- 375
Encephalitis	57	114	54	117	- 3
Uterin Cancer	58	113	53	138	- 25
Appendicitis	59	81	57	57	+ 25
Schistosomiasis	60	63	74	0	+ 63
Leukemia	61	55	30	965	- 910
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	54	50	198	- 145
Other Neoplasms	63	46	59	44	+ 2
Diphtheria	64	45	68	0	+ 45
Hepatitis B	65	44	55	68	- 24
Upper Respiratory	66	24	56	67	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	67	21	60	40	- 19
Chlamydia	68	6	66	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	64	10	- 6
Ascariasis	70	4	67	1	+ 3
War	71	2	63	16	- 14
Otitis Media	72	2	70	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Equ. Guinea

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.