NORTH KOREA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,824	31	753	+ 17,071
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,138	6	6,231	+ 10,908
Tuberculosis	3	17,103	4	17,417	- 314
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	11,259	40	374	+ 10,885
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,185	2	31,342	- 20,157
Stroke	6	10,226	1	49,648	- 39,422
Birth Trauma	7	9,744	32	736	+ 9,008
Low Birth Weight	8	8,689	25	1,208	+ 7,481
Malaria	9	8,436	69	0	+ 8,436
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,635	7	6,210	+ 1,425
Liver Disease	11	4,994	10	4,506	+ 488
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,603	29	991	+ 3,612
Maternal Conditions	13	4,108	47	252	+ 3,857
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,866	14	3,671	+ 195
Kidney Disease	15	3,304	12	3,959	- 655
Meningitis	16	3,186	49	207	+ 2,979
Other Injuries	17	2,889	20	1,531	+ 1,358
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,729	39	452	+ 2,277
Pertussis	19	2,614	61	34	+ 2,580
Lung Disease	20	2,356	3	26,178	- 23,822
Hypertension	21	2,188	8	5,368	- 3,180
Violence	22	2,132	28	1,082	+ 1,049
Cervical Cancer	23	1,903	33	704	+ 1,199
Asthma	24	1,850	22	1,439	+ 411
Measles	25	1,812	65	4	+ 1,809
Suicide	26	1,652	16	2,407	- 755
Malnutrition	27	1,492	43	317	+ 1,174
Liver Cancer	28	1,433	9	5,326	- 3,892
Breast Cancer	29	1,144	23	1,366	- 222
Drownings	30	1,104	27	1,126	- 22
Syphilis	31	1,048	58	54	+ 994
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	951	19	1,712	- 761
Falls	33	877	18	1,801	- 925
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	850	11	4,340	- 3,489
Fires	35	787	46	253	+ 534
Stomach Cancer	36	681	13	3,771	- 3,090
Inflammatory/Heart	37	647	34	684	- 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	611	15	3,232	- 2,620
Epilepsy	39	598	45	266	+ 332
Tetanus	40	595	62	28	+ 568
Poisonings	41	550	41	366	+ 183
Prostate Cancer	42	502	48	219	+ 283
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	408	17	2,093	- 1,685
Schistosomiasis	44	375	74	0	+ 375
Lymphomas	45	340	35	560	- 220
Parkinson's Disease	46	333	26	1,155	- 821
Hepatitis B	47	251	55	68	+ 183
Ovary Cancer	48	235	36	532	- 297
Oesophagus Cancer	49	233	24	1,222	- 989
Lung Cancers	50	226	5	11,893	- 11,667
Bladder Cancer	51	213	38	500	- 286
Skin Cancers	52	213	51	168	+ 45
Skin Disease	53	200	52	158	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	54	170	21	1,525	- 1,356
Drug Use	55	166	42	356	- 191
Oral Cancer	56	160	37	513	- 352
Alcohol	57	152	44	304	- 153
Encephalitis	58	128	54	117	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	59	102	53	138	- 36
Appendicitis	60	86	57	57	+ 29
Leukemia	61	77	30	965	- 888
Ascariasis	62	50	67	1	+ 50
Hepatitis C	63	33	64	10	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	64	29	60	40	- 11
Other Neoplasms	65	27	59	44	- 17
Upper Respiratory	66	27	56	67	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	21	50	198	- 178
Diphtheria	68	16	68	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	69	3	66	1	+ 2
War	70	3	63	16	- 14
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	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

Guinea-Bissau

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.