NORTH KOREA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,050	6	6,231	+ 17,819
Malaria	2	15,381	69	0	+ 15,381
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,764	40	374	+ 12,389
Measles	4	11,328	65	4	+ 11,325
Stroke	5	10,863	1	49,648	- 38,785
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,653	2	31,342	- 20,689
Birth Trauma	7	9,019	32	736	+ 8,283
Low Birth Weight	8	8,120	25	1,208	+ 6,912
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,123	7	6,210	+ 913
HIV/AIDS	10	5,678	31	753	+ 4,925
Meningitis	11	4,951	49	207	+ 4,744
Liver Disease	12	4,795	10	4,506	+ 289
Tuberculosis	13	4,454	4	17,417	- 12,963
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,101	29	991	+ 3,110
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,020	14	3,671	+ 349
Kidney Disease	16	3,646	12	3,959	- 312
Maternal Conditions	17	3,372	47	252	+ 3,120
Other Injuries	18	2,828	20	1,531	+ 1,297
Cervical Cancer	19	2,804	33	704	+ 2,100
Lung Disease	20	2,581	3	26,178	- 23,596
Hypertension	21	2,535	8	5,368	- 2,833
Asthma	22	2,217	22	1,439	+ 778
Liver Cancer	23	2,195	9	5,326	- 3,131
Pertussis	24	2,191	61	34	+ 2,157
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,143	39	452	+ 1,691
Violence	26	2,121	28	1,082	+ 1,039
Trypanosomiasis	27	2,016	73	0	+ 2,016
Malnutrition	28	1,941	43	317	+ 1,623
Suicide	29	1,677	16	2,407	- 730
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,089	11	4,340	- 3,251
Drownings	31	994	27	1,126	- 132
Prostate Cancer	32	987	48	219	+ 769
Falls	33	902	18	1,801	- 900
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	842	19	1,712	- 870
Inflammatory/Heart	35	826	34	684	+ 142
Fires	36	771	46	253	+ 518
Epilepsy	37	657	45	266	+ 392
Breast Cancer	38	649	23	1,366	- 717
Syphilis	39	617	58	54	+ 563
Poisonings	40	554	41	366	+ 188
Stomach Cancer	41	461	13	3,771	- 3,310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	447	17	2,093	- 1,645
Schistosomiasis	43	436	74	0	+ 436
Parkinson's Disease	44	399	26	1,155	- 756
Tetanus	45	319	62	28	+ 291
Drug Use	46	317	42	356	- 39
Hepatitis B	47	305	55	68	+ 236
Lymphomas	48	297	35	560	- 263
Skin Cancers	49	286	51	168	+ 118
Lung Cancers	50	241	5	11,893	- 11,652
Skin Disease	51	239	52	158	+ 81
Oral Cancer	52	229	37	513	- 284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	188	15	3,232	- 3,044
Ovary Cancer	54	174	36	532	- 358
Alcohol	55	157	44	304	- 148
Encephalitis	56	152	54	117	+ 35
Appendicitis	57	78	57	57	+ 21
Diphtheria	58	74	68	0	+ 74
Uterin Cancer	59	71	53	138	- 67
Bladder Cancer	60	60	38	500	- 440
Hepatitis C	61	42	64	10	+ 32
Ascariasis	62	42	67	1	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	63	37	24	1,222	- 1,185
War	64	37	63	16	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	65	36	21	1,525	- 1,490
Multiple Sclerosis	66	33	60	40	- 6
Leukemia	67	32	30	965	- 933
Other Neoplasms	68	30	59	44	- 14
Upper Respiratory	69	28	56	67	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	24	50	198	- 175
Chlamydia	71	5	66	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

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.