NORTH KOREA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,153	2	31,342	- 17,188
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,319	6	6,231	+ 7,088
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,986	14	3,671	+ 6,316
Kidney Disease	4	9,042	12	3,959	+ 5,084
Liver Disease	5	8,189	10	4,506	+ 3,683
Stroke	6	6,985	1	49,648	- 42,663
Violence	7	6,354	28	1,082	+ 5,272
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,800	7	6,210	- 409
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,771	40	374	+ 3,396
Other Injuries	10	3,552	20	1,531	+ 2,021
Malnutrition	11	2,853	43	317	+ 2,536
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,819	11	4,340	- 1,521
Lung Disease	13	2,739	3	26,178	- 23,439
Alcohol	14	2,592	44	304	+ 2,287
Liver Cancer	15	2,543	9	5,326	- 2,783
Low Birth Weight	16	2,389	25	1,208	+ 1,181
Stomach Cancer	17	2,262	13	3,771	- 1,508
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,185	29	991	+ 1,194
Birth Trauma	19	2,112	32	736	+ 1,376
Falls	20	1,976	18	1,801	+ 174
HIV/AIDS	21	1,689	31	753	+ 936
Suicide	22	1,497	16	2,407	- 910
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,483	19	1,712	- 229
Prostate Cancer	24	1,218	48	219	+ 999
Cervical Cancer	25	1,163	33	704	+ 459
Hypertension	26	979	8	5,368	- 4,389
Leukemia	27	865	30	965	- 100
Breast Cancer	28	714	23	1,366	- 652
Endocrine Disorders	29	699	39	452	+ 248
Maternal Conditions	30	675	47	252	+ 423
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	669	15	3,232	- 2,563
Drownings	32	668	27	1,126	- 458
Epilepsy	33	667	45	266	+ 401
Parkinson's Disease	34	566	26	1,155	- 589
Lung Cancers	35	564	5	11,893	- 11,330
Asthma	36	482	22	1,439	- 957
Tuberculosis	37	434	4	17,417	- 16,983
Pancreas Cancer	38	406	21	1,525	- 1,119
Poisonings	39	396	41	366	+ 30
Drug Use	40	391	42	356	+ 35
Meningitis	41	391	49	207	+ 184
Skin Disease	42	334	52	158	+ 176
Lymphomas	43	330	35	560	- 230
Inflammatory/Heart	44	325	34	684	- 360
Fires	45	299	46	253	+ 45
Skin Cancers	46	281	51	168	+ 113
Appendicitis	47	236	57	57	+ 179
Oesophagus Cancer	48	207	24	1,222	- 1,015
Oral Cancer	49	205	37	513	- 308
Ovary Cancer	50	191	36	532	- 340
Encephalitis	51	149	54	117	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	118	50	198	- 81
Pertussis	53	100	61	34	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	89	17	2,093	- 2,003
Bladder Cancer	55	83	38	500	- 417
Other Neoplasms	56	60	59	44	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	57	49	56	67	- 18
Dengue	58	47	76	0	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	59	39	53	138	- 99
Multiple Sclerosis	60	30	60	40	- 10
Chagas disease	61	27	72	0	+ 27
Tetanus	62	14	62	28	- 13
Ascariasis	63	10	67	1	+ 9
Syphilis	64	4	58	54	- 50
Hepatitis B	65	4	55	68	- 65
Hepatitis C	66	3	64	10	- 7
Chlamydia	67	3	66	1	+ 2
War	68	3	63	16	- 13
Leishmaniasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Guatemala

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.