NORTH KOREA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,489	1	49,648	- 27,159
Diabetes Mellitus	2	19,344	14	3,671	+ 15,674
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,075	2	31,342	- 15,267
Violence	4	13,824	28	1,082	+ 12,742
Prostate Cancer	5	8,228	48	219	+ 8,009
Kidney Disease	6	7,386	12	3,959	+ 3,427
HIV/AIDS	7	7,053	31	753	+ 6,300
Hypertension	8	6,060	8	5,368	+ 692
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,470	11	4,340	+ 1,130
Lung Cancers	10	4,400	5	11,893	- 7,493
Lung Disease	11	4,209	3	26,178	- 21,969
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,136	7	6,210	- 2,074
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,064	15	3,232	+ 833
Breast Cancer	14	3,849	23	1,366	+ 2,483
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,659	6	6,231	- 2,571
Cervical Cancer	16	3,333	33	704	+ 2,629
Lymphomas	17	2,337	35	560	+ 1,777
Low Birth Weight	18	2,241	25	1,208	+ 1,033
Stomach Cancer	19	2,147	13	3,771	- 1,624
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,642	39	452	+ 1,190
Liver Disease	21	1,442	10	4,506	- 3,065
Skin Disease	22	1,354	52	158	+ 1,195
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,292	29	991	+ 301
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,242	34	684	+ 557
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,234	26	1,155	+ 79
Leukemia	26	1,200	30	965	+ 235
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,104	21	1,525	- 421
Uterin Cancer	28	988	53	138	+ 850
Liver Cancer	29	942	9	5,326	- 4,384
Ovary Cancer	30	903	36	532	+ 371
Other Injuries	31	846	20	1,531	- 685
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	767	19	1,712	- 945
Falls	33	764	18	1,801	- 1,037
Oesophagus Cancer	34	687	24	1,222	- 535
Suicide	35	653	16	2,407	- 1,754
Asthma	36	608	22	1,439	- 831
Birth Trauma	37	606	32	736	- 130
Bladder Cancer	38	555	38	500	+ 55
Oral Cancer	39	547	37	513	+ 35
Malnutrition	40	444	43	317	+ 127
Epilepsy	41	427	45	266	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	322	40	374	- 52
Maternal Conditions	43	322	47	252	+ 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	248	17	2,093	- 1,845
Other Neoplasms	45	173	59	44	+ 129
Fires	46	145	46	253	- 108
Meningitis	47	145	49	207	- 62
Drug Use	48	122	42	356	- 235
Encephalitis	49	121	54	117	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	105	50	198	- 93
Drownings	51	95	27	1,126	- 1,031
Skin Cancers	52	93	51	168	- 75
Appendicitis	53	84	57	57	+ 28
Tuberculosis	54	72	4	17,417	- 17,345
Alcohol	55	70	44	304	- 235
Multiple Sclerosis	56	31	60	40	- 8
Poisonings	57	22	41	366	- 345
Dengue	58	10	76	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	59	9	55	68	- 60
Syphilis	60	7	58	54	- 47
War	61	5	63	16	- 12
Chlamydia	62	3	66	1	+ 2
Tetanus	63	2	62	28	- 25
Hepatitis C	64	1	64	10	- 9
Upper Respiratory	65	1	56	67	- 65
Ascariasis	66	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	61	34	- 34
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	65	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Jamaica

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.