NORTH KOREA VS HAITI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HAITI		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,552	2	31,342	- 1,790
Stroke	2	26,355	1	49,648	- 23,293
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,805	6	6,231	+ 9,574
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,244	14	3,671	+ 7,574
HIV/AIDS	5	6,054	31	753	+ 5,301
Kidney Disease	6	6,043	12	3,959	+ 2,084
Hypertension	7	5,888	8	5,368	+ 520
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,682	40	374	+ 5,308
Low Birth Weight	9	5,629	25	1,208	+ 4,421
Liver Disease	10	5,426	10	4,506	+ 919
Lung Disease	11	5,223	3	26,178	- 20,955
Violence	12	5,212	28	1,082	+ 4,130
Road Traffic Accidents	13	4,731	7	6,210	- 1,479
Birth Trauma	14	4,699	32	736	+ 3,964
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,071	29	991	+ 3,080
Other Injuries	16	3,353	20	1,531	+ 1,822
Prostate Cancer	17	3,035	48	219	+ 2,816
Maternal Conditions	18	3,018	47	252	+ 2,766
Drownings	19	2,923	27	1,126	+ 1,797
Asthma	20	2,477	22	1,439	+ 1,038
Suicide	21	2,428	16	2,407	+ 21
Tuberculosis	22	2,254	4	17,417	- 15,163
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,136	11	4,340	- 2,203
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,129	39	452	+ 1,677
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,105	34	684	+ 1,421
Stomach Cancer	26	1,931	13	3,771	- 1,840
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	1,822	17	2,093	- 271
Meningitis	28	1,745	49	207	+ 1,538
Malnutrition	29	1,604	43	317	+ 1,286
Breast Cancer	30	1,577	23	1,366	+ 211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,576	19	1,712	- 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,522	15	3,232	- 1,710
Liver Cancer	33	1,482	9	5,326	- 3,844
Cervical Cancer	34	1,281	33	704	+ 577
Falls	35	1,228	18	1,801	- 573
Lung Cancers	36	1,100	5	11,893	- 10,794
Fires	37	1,052	46	253	+ 798
Pertussis	38	999	61	34	+ 964
Alcohol	39	957	44	304	+ 652
Skin Disease	40	950	52	158	+ 792
Epilepsy	41	914	45	266	+ 648
Parkinson's Disease	42	737	26	1,155	- 418
Leukemia	43	672	30	965	- 293
Pancreas Cancer	44	600	21	1,525	- 925
Oral Cancer	45	584	37	513	+ 71
Syphilis	46	562	58	54	+ 508
Lymphomas	47	527	35	560	- 33
Appendicitis	48	384	57	57	+ 327
Oesophagus Cancer	49	347	24	1,222	- 875
Poisonings	50	345	41	366	- 21
Ovary Cancer	51	343	36	532	- 188
Drug Use	52	313	42	356	- 43
Tetanus	53	265	62	28	+ 238
Encephalitis	54	263	54	117	+ 146
Bladder Cancer	55	206	38	500	- 294
Skin Cancers	56	126	51	168	- 42
Uterin Cancer	57	94	53	138	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	83	50	198	- 115
Malaria	59	81	69	0	+ 80
Other Neoplasms	60	68	59	44	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	61	63	60	40	+ 24
Hepatitis B	62	58	55	68	- 10
Upper Respiratory	63	42	56	67	- 25
Dengue	64	38	76	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	65	16	64	10	+ 6
War	66	12	63	16	- 4
Ascariasis	67	12	67	1	+ 11
Chlamydia	68	10	66	1	+ 9
Diphtheria	69	7	68	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	70	3	70	0	+ 3
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	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
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	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

Haiti

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.