BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,171	2	7,871	- 700
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,527	1	9,201	- 4,674
Lung Disease	3	3,781	5	1,163	+ 2,618
Tuberculosis	4	2,516	32	93	+ 2,423
Lung Cancers	5	1,718	4	2,076	- 358
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	900	17	440	+ 460
Road Traffic Accidents	7	897	16	446	+ 451
Hypertension	8	775	11	546	+ 230
Liver Cancer	9	769	14	480	+ 290
Liver Disease	10	651	10	613	+ 37
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	627	6	1,144	- 517
Kidney Disease	12	572	9	689	- 117
Stomach Cancer	13	545	12	532	+ 12
Diabetes Mellitus	14	530	3	2,406	- 1,875
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	467	7	998	- 531
Suicide	16	348	19	361	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	302	43	36	+ 266
Falls	18	260	21	267	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	247	30	121	+ 126
Other Injuries	20	221	26	157	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	21	220	15	463	- 243
Asthma	22	208	37	60	+ 148
Breast Cancer	23	197	13	528	- 331
Oesophagus Cancer	24	177	31	110	+ 67
Low Birth Weight	25	175	41	48	+ 126
Parkinson's Disease	26	167	20	341	- 174
Drownings	27	163	42	48	+ 115
Violence	28	156	40	49	+ 107
Congenital Anomalies	29	143	35	69	+ 74
Leukemia	30	139	23	186	- 47
HIV/AIDS	31	109	70	0	+ 109
Birth Trauma	32	106	49	14	+ 92
Cervical Cancer	33	102	29	132	- 30
Inflammatory/Heart	34	99	8	874	- 775
Lymphomas	35	81	24	184	- 103
Ovary Cancer	36	77	25	182	- 106
Oral Cancer	37	74	27	146	- 72
Bladder Cancer	38	72	22	232	- 160
Endocrine Disorders	39	65	39	53	+ 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	54	54	8	+ 46
Poisonings	41	53	50	13	+ 39
Drug Use	42	51	44	25	+ 26
Malnutrition	43	46	57	2	+ 43
Alcohol	44	44	34	90	- 46
Epilepsy	45	38	36	60	- 22
Fires	46	37	38	54	- 18
Maternal Conditions	47	36	58	2	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	48	32	18	413	- 381
Meningitis	49	30	53	10	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	29	48	19	+ 9
Skin Cancers	51	24	28	133	- 109
Skin Disease	52	23	47	21	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	53	20	33	92	- 72
Encephalitis	54	17	51	13	+ 4
Hepatitis B	55	10	56	3	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	56	10	63	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	57	8	52	11	- 3
Syphilis	58	8	61	1	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	59	6	45	23	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	60	6	46	22	- 16
Pertussis	61	5	59	2	+ 3
Tetanus	62	4	60	1	+ 3
War	63	2	62	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	65	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	55	5	- 4
Chlamydia	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

North Korea

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.