BOLIVIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	23,243	3	7,206	+ 16,037
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,673	1	11,051	+ 3,622
Lung Disease	3	12,255	7	3,735	+ 8,520
Tuberculosis	4	8,154	13	1,187	+ 6,967
Lung Cancers	5	5,568	20	901	+ 4,667
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,917	2	8,069	- 5,152
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,907	9	2,430	+ 477
Hypertension	8	2,513	10	1,927	+ 586
Liver Cancer	9	2,493	25	720	+ 1,773
Liver Disease	10	2,110	6	3,987	- 1,877
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,032	8	2,479	- 448
Kidney Disease	12	1,853	4	5,879	- 4,025
Stomach Cancer	13	1,765	23	785	+ 980
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,718	5	4,927	- 3,208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,513	30	407	+ 1,106
Suicide	16	1,127	26	715	+ 412
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	980	37	292	+ 688
Falls	18	843	17	1,066	- 223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	802	27	678	+ 123
Other Injuries	20	717	11	1,279	- 562
Pancreas Cancer	21	714	36	332	+ 383
Asthma	22	674	38	258	+ 415
Breast Cancer	23	639	29	482	+ 158
Oesophagus Cancer	24	572	48	133	+ 439
Low Birth Weight	25	566	12	1,265	- 699
Parkinson's Disease	26	541	22	852	- 312
Drownings	27	527	31	406	+ 121
Violence	28	507	14	1,097	- 590
Congenital Anomalies	29	464	15	1,080	- 616
Leukemia	30	452	34	380	+ 72
HIV/AIDS	31	353	45	174	+ 179
Birth Trauma	32	344	19	984	- 640
Cervical Cancer	33	330	16	1,071	- 741
Inflammatory/Heart	34	320	35	374	- 54
Lymphomas	35	262	41	219	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	36	249	54	102	+ 147
Oral Cancer	37	240	56	91	+ 149
Bladder Cancer	38	234	59	43	+ 191
Endocrine Disorders	39	211	32	384	- 173
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	175	21	883	- 708
Poisonings	41	172	57	66	+ 106
Drug Use	42	167	40	244	- 77
Malnutrition	43	149	18	1,031	- 882
Alcohol	44	143	33	384	- 242
Epilepsy	45	124	42	199	- 75
Fires	46	119	44	181	- 63
Maternal Conditions	47	118	39	245	- 128
Prostate Cancer	48	102	28	550	- 447
Meningitis	49	97	49	128	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	93	51	111	- 18
Skin Cancers	51	79	43	190	- 111
Skin Disease	52	74	55	101	- 26
Uterin Cancer	53	65	47	151	- 87
Encephalitis	54	55	52	110	- 55
Hepatitis B	55	32	64	6	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	56	31	62	15	+ 16
Appendicitis	57	27	46	156	- 129
Syphilis	58	25	53	105	- 80
Other Neoplasms	59	20	58	43	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	60	19	61	22	- 4
Pertussis	61	16	50	121	- 105
Tetanus	62	13	60	31	- 18
War	63	8	63	9	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	5	67	3	+ 2
Measles	65	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	68	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	69	2	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	24	755	- 755
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Dengue	76	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

North Korea

Bolivia

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.