NORTH KOREA VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,752	2	31,342	+ 4,410
Stroke	2	23,953	1	49,648	- 25,694
Diabetes Mellitus	3	20,594	14	3,671	+ 16,924
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,418	6	6,231	+ 6,187
Prostate Cancer	5	11,130	48	219	+ 10,911
Kidney Disease	6	9,212	12	3,959	+ 5,253
Endocrine Disorders	7	6,423	39	452	+ 5,971
Hypertension	8	6,191	8	5,368	+ 823
Breast Cancer	9	5,719	23	1,366	+ 4,354
Other Injuries	10	4,920	20	1,531	+ 3,389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	4,571	15	3,232	+ 1,340
Skin Disease	12	4,149	52	158	+ 3,990
Lung Disease	13	3,590	3	26,178	- 22,588
Lung Cancers	14	3,446	5	11,893	- 8,447
Uterin Cancer	15	2,774	53	138	+ 2,636
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,565	21	1,525	+ 1,040
Birth Trauma	17	2,470	32	736	+ 1,734
Liver Disease	18	2,444	10	4,506	- 2,062
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,380	11	4,340	- 1,959
Cervical Cancer	20	2,341	33	704	+ 1,636
Lymphomas	21	2,290	35	560	+ 1,731
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,046	7	6,210	- 4,164
Stomach Cancer	23	1,864	13	3,771	- 1,906
Violence	24	1,695	28	1,082	+ 613
Liver Cancer	25	1,607	9	5,326	- 3,719
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,548	29	991	+ 557
Low Birth Weight	27	1,548	25	1,208	+ 339
Oral Cancer	28	1,519	37	513	+ 1,006
Other Neoplasms	29	1,493	59	44	+ 1,449
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,365	24	1,222	+ 143
Alcohol	31	1,342	44	304	+ 1,037
Anemia	32	1,270	85	0	+ 1,270
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,077	19	1,712	- 635
Falls	34	1,054	18	1,801	- 747
Ovary Cancer	35	1,007	36	532	+ 475
Inflammatory/Heart	36	990	34	684	+ 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	975	80	0	+ 975
Leukemia	38	937	30	965	- 28
Drownings	39	932	27	1,126	- 194
Malnutrition	40	821	43	317	+ 503
Bladder Cancer	41	819	38	500	+ 320
HIV/AIDS	42	767	31	753	+ 14
Asthma	43	679	22	1,439	- 760
Parkinson's Disease	44	628	26	1,155	- 527
Epilepsy	45	481	45	266	+ 215
Fires	46	425	46	253	+ 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	399	17	2,093	- 1,693
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	366	40	374	- 9
Drug Use	49	287	42	356	- 69
Osteoarthritis	50	240	81	0	+ 240
Tuberculosis	51	221	4	17,417	- 17,196
Suicide	52	168	16	2,407	- 2,239
Appendicitis	53	142	57	57	+ 85
Skin Cancers	54	142	51	168	- 26
Maternal Conditions	55	123	47	252	- 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	101	50	198	- 98
Upper Respiratory	57	94	56	67	+ 27
Hepatitis B	58	70	55	68	+ 2
Syphilis	59	66	58	54	+ 12
Poisonings	60	20	41	366	- 347
War	61	3	63	16	- 13
Pertussis	62	0	61	34	- 34
Dengue	63	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	65	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	66	1	- 1
Meningitis	68	0	49	207	- 207
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	10	- 10
Encephalitis	70	0	54	117	- 117
Malaria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	77	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	78	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	60	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Grenada

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.