NORTH KOREA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,221	2	31,342	+ 4,879
Stroke	2	26,896	1	49,648	- 22,752
Diabetes Mellitus	3	16,883	14	3,671	+ 13,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,069	6	6,231	+ 3,838
Prostate Cancer	5	9,145	48	219	+ 8,926
Hypertension	6	9,051	8	5,368	+ 3,683
Violence	7	8,485	28	1,082	+ 7,403
Lung Disease	8	6,562	3	26,178	- 19,616
Kidney Disease	9	5,699	12	3,959	+ 1,740
Breast Cancer	10	5,396	23	1,366	+ 4,030
HIV/AIDS	11	4,968	31	753	+ 4,214
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,617	39	452	+ 3,165
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,116	15	3,232	- 116
Skin Disease	14	3,044	52	158	+ 2,886
Other Injuries	15	3,031	20	1,531	+ 1,500
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,648	34	684	+ 1,964
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,443	29	991	+ 1,452
Stomach Cancer	18	2,435	13	3,771	- 1,336
Uterin Cancer	19	2,265	53	138	+ 2,127
Pancreas Cancer	20	2,224	21	1,525	+ 698
Cervical Cancer	21	2,220	33	704	+ 1,516
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,140	7	6,210	- 4,070
Liver Cancer	23	2,092	9	5,326	- 3,234
Lung Cancers	24	2,087	5	11,893	- 9,806
Drownings	25	2,002	27	1,126	+ 876
Lymphomas	26	1,948	35	560	+ 1,388
Oral Cancer	27	1,637	37	513	+ 1,124
Falls	28	1,622	18	1,801	- 179
Leukemia	29	1,569	30	965	+ 604
Liver Disease	30	1,560	10	4,506	- 2,946
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,506	19	1,712	- 207
Anemia	32	1,464	85	0	+ 1,464
Ovary Cancer	33	1,198	36	532	+ 666
Low Birth Weight	34	1,097	25	1,208	- 111
Asthma	35	968	22	1,439	- 471
Oesophagus Cancer	36	959	24	1,222	- 263
Malnutrition	37	846	43	317	+ 528
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	806	17	2,093	- 1,286
Fires	39	753	46	253	+ 500
Other Neoplasms	40	529	59	44	+ 486
Epilepsy	41	525	45	266	+ 260
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	521	11	4,340	- 3,819
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	516	40	374	+ 142
Parkinson's Disease	44	491	26	1,155	- 664
Bladder Cancer	45	490	38	500	- 9
Tuberculosis	46	474	4	17,417	- 16,943
Alcohol	47	424	44	304	+ 119
Birth Trauma	48	344	32	736	- 392
Skin Cancers	49	332	51	168	+ 163
Drug Use	50	321	42	356	- 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	310	80	0	+ 310
Suicide	52	282	16	2,407	- 2,125
Maternal Conditions	53	259	47	252	+ 7
Otitis Media	54	192	70	0	+ 191
Appendicitis	55	116	57	57	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	100	50	198	- 98
Osteoarthritis	57	92	81	0	+ 92
War	58	16	63	16	- 0
Syphilis	59	2	58	54	- 52
Poisonings	60	1	41	366	- 365
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	83	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	60	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	66	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	0	56	67	- 67
Leprosy	68	0	71	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	55	68	- 68
Hepatitis C	70	0	64	10	- 10
Meningitis	71	0	49	207	- 207
Encephalitis	72	0	54	117	- 117
Ascariasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	61	34	- 34
Tetanus	80	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	81	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Saint Vincent

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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.