BANGLADESH VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	NORTH KOREA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	318,474	1	134,166	+ 184,308
Coronary Heart Disease	2	201,048	2	108,528	+ 92,520
Lung Disease	3	167,922	3	45,699	+ 122,223
Tuberculosis	4	111,725	4	37,175	+ 74,549
Lung Cancers	5	76,292	16	12,174	+ 64,117
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	39,967	6	29,586	+ 10,381
Road Traffic Accidents	7	39,834	8	25,023	+ 14,812
Hypertension	8	34,434	14	14,776	+ 19,658
Liver Cancer	9	34,163	34	2,884	+ 31,278
Liver Disease	10	28,907	9	21,024	+ 7,883
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	27,838	13	14,993	+ 12,845
Kidney Disease	12	25,394	17	10,841	+ 14,553
Stomach Cancer	13	24,189	24	6,799	+ 17,390
Diabetes Mellitus	14	23,546	7	28,976	- 5,431
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	20,730	28	4,534	+ 16,196
Suicide	16	15,440	25	5,998	+ 9,442
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	13,423	33	2,922	+ 10,501
Falls	18	11,554	31	3,328	+ 8,227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	10,983	48	1,251	+ 9,732
Other Injuries	20	9,822	21	7,629	+ 2,193
Pancreas Cancer	21	9,785	43	1,414	+ 8,371
Asthma	22	9,231	20	8,893	+ 338
Breast Cancer	23	8,762	23	6,808	+ 1,954
Oesophagus Cancer	24	7,840	10	19,525	- 11,685
Low Birth Weight	25	7,750	11	17,457	- 9,707
Parkinson's Disease	26	7,407	30	3,782	+ 3,626
Drownings	27	7,223	22	7,094	+ 129
Violence	28	6,942	27	4,623	+ 2,319
Congenital Anomalies	29	6,356	18	10,113	- 3,757
Leukemia	30	6,190	40	1,895	+ 4,295
HIV/AIDS	31	4,832	55	563	+ 4,270
Birth Trauma	32	4,720	15	13,392	- 8,672
Cervical Cancer	33	4,517	26	5,132	- 615
Inflammatory/Heart	34	4,389	42	1,485	+ 2,904
Lymphomas	35	3,591	35	2,667	+ 924
Ovary Cancer	36	3,411	37	2,231	+ 1,180
Oral Cancer	37	3,288	12	15,511	- 12,223
Bladder Cancer	38	3,205	52	991	+ 2,215
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,898	45	1,335	+ 1,562
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,402	5	36,111	- 33,709
Poisonings	41	2,350	56	539	+ 1,812
Drug Use	42	2,287	32	2,967	- 681
Malnutrition	43	2,036	36	2,418	- 382
Alcohol	44	1,953	60	262	+ 1,691
Epilepsy	45	1,705	44	1,353	+ 352
Fires	46	1,625	46	1,271	+ 354
Maternal Conditions	47	1,614	29	3,920	- 2,306
Prostate Cancer	48	1,404	41	1,664	- 260
Meningitis	49	1,327	38	2,105	- 778
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,273	54	815	+ 458
Skin Cancers	51	1,079	53	853	+ 226
Skin Disease	52	1,016	50	1,131	- 115
Uterin Cancer	53	886	58	405	+ 481
Encephalitis	54	750	59	371	+ 379
Hepatitis B	55	439	51	1,121	- 682
Upper Respiratory	56	428	66	100	+ 328
Appendicitis	57	363	47	1,262	- 899
Syphilis	58	346	49	1,227	- 881
Other Neoplasms	59	280	61	243	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	60	254	64	179	+ 75
Pertussis	61	220	39	2,011	- 1,791
Tetanus	62	177	57	450	- 273
War	63	105	63	202	- 98
Hepatitis C	64	67	62	207	- 140
Measles	65	24	19	9,021	- 8,997
Chlamydia	66	10	70	21	- 12
Ascariasis	67	6	69	31	- 26
Diphtheria	68	3	72	5	- 2
Malaria	69	2	68	45	- 43
Otitis Media	70	2	71	14	- 12
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	67	56	- 56
Dengue	76	0	65	161	- 161
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

North Korea

Bangladesh

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.