NORTH KOREA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,208	2	31,342	+ 12,866
Stroke	2	33,859	1	49,648	- 15,789
Diabetes Mellitus	3	19,164	14	3,671	+ 15,493
Hypertension	4	10,597	8	5,368	+ 5,229
Suicide	5	10,443	16	2,407	+ 8,036
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,985	6	6,231	+ 3,755
HIV/AIDS	7	8,484	31	753	+ 7,731
Kidney Disease	8	7,728	12	3,959	+ 3,770
Liver Disease	9	6,518	10	4,506	+ 2,012
Violence	10	6,410	28	1,082	+ 5,328
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,790	7	6,210	- 420
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,776	39	452	+ 5,325
Lung Disease	13	5,762	3	26,178	- 20,416
Other Injuries	14	5,537	20	1,531	+ 4,006
Drownings	15	4,796	27	1,126	+ 3,670
Tuberculosis	16	4,536	4	17,417	- 12,881
Prostate Cancer	17	4,083	48	219	+ 3,864
Anemia	18	3,276	85	0	+ 3,276
Breast Cancer	19	3,175	23	1,366	+ 1,809
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,039	34	684	+ 2,354
Cervical Cancer	21	3,026	33	704	+ 2,322
Low Birth Weight	22	2,956	25	1,208	+ 1,748
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,275	29	991	+ 1,284
Birth Trauma	24	2,133	32	736	+ 1,397
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,940	15	3,232	- 1,292
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,799	19	1,712	+ 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,573	40	374	+ 1,199
Other Neoplasms	28	1,330	59	44	+ 1,286
Lung Cancers	29	1,250	5	11,893	- 10,643
Malnutrition	30	1,236	43	317	+ 918
Stomach Cancer	31	1,125	13	3,771	- 2,646
Lymphomas	32	1,066	35	560	+ 506
Malaria	33	994	69	0	+ 993
Liver Cancer	34	957	9	5,326	- 4,369
Maternal Conditions	35	933	47	252	+ 681
Asthma	36	844	22	1,439	- 595
Epilepsy	37	781	45	266	+ 515
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	756	11	4,340	- 3,583
Leukemia	39	703	30	965	- 262
Oral Cancer	40	664	37	513	+ 151
Fires	41	644	46	253	+ 390
Pancreas Cancer	42	629	21	1,525	- 896
Ovary Cancer	43	587	36	532	+ 55
Meningitis	44	576	49	207	+ 369
Drug Use	45	518	42	356	+ 161
Uterin Cancer	46	430	53	138	+ 292
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	426	17	2,093	- 1,666
Falls	48	368	18	1,801	- 1,433
Parkinson's Disease	49	298	26	1,155	- 856
Bladder Cancer	50	262	38	500	- 237
Oesophagus Cancer	51	259	24	1,222	- 963
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	257	80	0	+ 257
Encephalitis	53	233	54	117	+ 116
Appendicitis	54	198	57	57	+ 142
Skin Cancers	55	160	51	168	- 8
Skin Disease	56	106	52	158	- 52
Alcohol	57	103	44	304	- 202
Osteoarthritis	58	100	81	0	+ 100
Hepatitis B	59	66	55	68	- 2
Dengue	60	61	76	0	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	61	41	60	40	+ 1
Schizophrenia	62	33	83	0	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	33	50	198	- 165
War	64	20	63	16	+ 4
Poisonings	65	19	41	366	- 347
Upper Respiratory	66	17	56	67	- 50
Oral conditions	67	14	82	0	+ 14
Leprosy	68	12	71	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	69	9	64	10	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	8	86	0	+ 8
Syphilis	71	8	58	54	- 46
Tetanus	72	7	62	28	- 21
Pertussis	73	2	61	34	- 32
Ascariasis	74	1	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	65	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Guyana

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.