GUATEMALA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	34,463	6	4,849	+ 29,614
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,756	1	9,825	+ 11,931
Lung Disease	3	18,171	13	1,901	+ 16,270
Tuberculosis	4	12,090	37	301	+ 11,789
Lung Cancers	5	8,256	35	391	+ 7,864
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,325	2	9,245	- 4,920
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,311	8	4,026	+ 284
Hypertension	8	3,726	26	679	+ 3,047
Liver Cancer	9	3,697	15	1,765	+ 1,932
Liver Disease	10	3,128	5	5,684	- 2,556
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,012	12	1,957	+ 1,056
Kidney Disease	12	2,748	4	6,277	- 3,529
Stomach Cancer	13	2,618	17	1,570	+ 1,047
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,548	3	6,932	- 4,384
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,243	31	464	+ 1,779
Suicide	16	1,671	22	1,039	+ 631
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,453	54	62	+ 1,391
Falls	18	1,250	20	1,371	- 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,189	23	1,029	+ 159
Other Injuries	20	1,063	10	2,466	- 1,403
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,059	38	282	+ 777
Asthma	22	999	36	335	+ 664
Breast Cancer	23	948	28	495	+ 453
Oesophagus Cancer	24	848	48	144	+ 705
Low Birth Weight	25	839	16	1,658	- 820
Parkinson's Disease	26	802	34	393	+ 409
Drownings	27	782	32	463	+ 318
Violence	28	751	7	4,411	- 3,659
Congenital Anomalies	29	688	18	1,517	- 829
Leukemia	30	670	27	601	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	31	523	21	1,173	- 650
Birth Trauma	32	511	19	1,466	- 955
Cervical Cancer	33	489	25	808	- 319
Inflammatory/Heart	34	475	44	225	+ 250
Lymphomas	35	389	43	229	+ 159
Ovary Cancer	36	369	50	133	+ 236
Oral Cancer	37	356	49	142	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	38	347	55	57	+ 289
Endocrine Disorders	39	314	29	486	- 172
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	260	9	2,617	- 2,357
Poisonings	41	254	39	275	- 21
Drug Use	42	247	40	272	- 24
Malnutrition	43	220	11	1,981	- 1,760
Alcohol	44	211	14	1,799	- 1,588
Epilepsy	45	184	33	463	- 278
Fires	46	176	45	207	- 32
Maternal Conditions	47	175	30	468	- 294
Prostate Cancer	48	152	24	846	- 694
Meningitis	49	144	41	271	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	138	52	82	+ 56
Skin Cancers	51	117	46	195	- 78
Skin Disease	52	110	42	232	- 122
Uterin Cancer	53	96	59	27	+ 69
Encephalitis	54	81	51	104	- 22
Hepatitis B	55	48	65	2	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	56	46	57	34	+ 12
Appendicitis	57	39	47	164	- 124
Syphilis	58	37	64	3	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	59	30	56	42	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	60	28	60	21	+ 7
Pertussis	61	24	53	70	- 46
Tetanus	62	19	62	10	+ 9
War	63	11	68	2	+ 9
Hepatitis C	64	7	66	2	+ 5
Measles	65	3	72	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	1	67	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	63	7	- 6
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

North Korea

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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.