NORTH KOREA VS HONDURAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HONDURAS		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,251	2	31,342	- 9,090
Violence	2	17,995	28	1,082	+ 16,913
Stroke	3	15,640	1	49,648	- 34,007
Kidney Disease	4	8,434	12	3,959	+ 4,475
Lung Disease	5	8,270	3	26,178	- 17,908
Liver Disease	6	7,510	10	4,506	+ 3,004
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,339	7	6,210	- 1,871
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	3,898	11	4,340	- 441
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,686	6	6,231	- 2,545
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,967	14	3,671	- 703
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	2,546	40	374	+ 2,171
Other Injuries	12	2,333	20	1,531	+ 802
Hypertension	13	2,313	8	5,368	- 3,055
HIV/AIDS	14	2,191	31	753	+ 1,438
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,189	29	991	+ 1,198
Low Birth Weight	16	2,083	25	1,208	+ 875
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,812	19	1,712	+ 100
Stomach Cancer	18	1,774	13	3,771	- 1,997
Cervical Cancer	19	1,360	33	704	+ 656
Breast Cancer	20	1,319	23	1,366	- 47
Leukemia	21	1,311	30	965	+ 346
Tuberculosis	22	1,249	4	17,417	- 16,168
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,184	26	1,155	+ 29
Lymphomas	24	1,077	35	560	+ 517
Prostate Cancer	25	1,043	48	219	+ 824
Liver Cancer	26	1,037	9	5,326	- 4,289
Lung Cancers	27	1,019	5	11,893	- 10,874
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,011	34	684	+ 327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	976	15	3,232	- 2,256
Asthma	30	955	22	1,439	- 484
Endocrine Disorders	31	923	39	452	+ 471
Pancreas Cancer	32	898	21	1,525	- 628
Birth Trauma	33	856	32	736	+ 120
Alcohol	34	851	44	304	+ 546
Falls	35	799	18	1,801	- 1,002
Epilepsy	36	556	45	266	+ 290
Suicide	37	554	16	2,407	- 1,853
Drownings	38	505	27	1,126	- 621
Malnutrition	39	501	43	317	+ 183
Skin Disease	40	462	52	158	+ 304
Appendicitis	41	385	57	57	+ 328
Drug Use	42	355	42	356	- 1
Dengue	43	332	76	0	+ 332
Oral Cancer	44	272	37	513	- 240
Ovary Cancer	45	269	36	532	- 263
Meningitis	46	253	49	207	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	252	50	198	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	48	248	47	252	- 3
Bladder Cancer	49	226	38	500	- 274
Oesophagus Cancer	50	224	24	1,222	- 999
Encephalitis	51	217	54	117	+ 100
Skin Cancers	52	187	51	168	+ 19
Pertussis	53	159	61	34	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	129	17	2,093	- 1,964
Poisonings	55	124	41	366	- 243
Other Neoplasms	56	113	59	44	+ 69
Fires	57	110	46	253	- 143
Chagas disease	58	74	72	0	+ 74
Tetanus	59	71	62	28	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	60	63	53	138	- 75
Syphilis	61	50	58	54	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	62	29	60	40	- 10
Upper Respiratory	63	25	56	67	- 42
Hepatitis B	64	14	55	68	- 55
War	65	11	63	16	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	9	64	10	- 2
Ascariasis	67	5	67	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	3	66	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	2	75	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	68	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	65	4	- 4
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Honduras

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.