NORTH KOREA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,543	2	31,342	- 3,799
Diabetes Mellitus	2	23,804	14	3,671	+ 20,134
Stroke	3	15,349	1	49,648	- 34,299
Violence	4	10,253	28	1,082	+ 9,171
Kidney Disease	5	8,200	12	3,959	+ 4,242
Prostate Cancer	6	6,157	48	219	+ 5,938
Breast Cancer	7	4,821	23	1,366	+ 3,455
Lung Cancers	8	4,055	5	11,893	- 7,838
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,009	11	4,340	- 330
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,834	6	6,231	- 2,397
Hypertension	11	3,757	8	5,368	- 1,611
HIV/AIDS	12	3,658	31	753	+ 2,905
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,652	15	3,232	+ 420
Liver Disease	14	2,537	10	4,506	- 1,969
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,430	7	6,210	- 3,780
Lung Disease	16	2,412	3	26,178	- 23,766
Suicide	17	2,259	16	2,407	- 148
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,228	39	452	+ 1,776
Pancreas Cancer	19	2,125	21	1,525	+ 599
Lymphomas	20	2,080	35	560	+ 1,520
Cervical Cancer	21	1,809	33	704	+ 1,105
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,741	29	991	+ 751
Low Birth Weight	23	1,547	25	1,208	+ 339
Ovary Cancer	24	1,496	36	532	+ 964
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,346	34	684	+ 661
Stomach Cancer	26	1,289	13	3,771	- 2,482
Uterin Cancer	27	1,264	53	138	+ 1,126
Liver Cancer	28	1,230	9	5,326	- 4,095
Leukemia	29	1,164	30	965	+ 199
Other Injuries	30	1,138	20	1,531	- 393
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	970	19	1,712	- 742
Parkinson's Disease	32	958	26	1,155	- 197
Falls	33	803	18	1,801	- 998
Bladder Cancer	34	757	38	500	+ 257
Asthma	35	753	22	1,439	- 686
Skin Disease	36	725	52	158	+ 566
Epilepsy	37	599	45	266	+ 333
Oral Cancer	38	577	37	513	+ 64
Drownings	39	576	27	1,126	- 550
Birth Trauma	40	471	32	736	- 265
Oesophagus Cancer	41	454	24	1,222	- 768
Alcohol	42	432	44	304	+ 127
Tuberculosis	43	402	4	17,417	- 17,015
Drug Use	44	350	42	356	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	336	40	374	- 39
War	46	315	63	16	+ 299
Malnutrition	47	309	43	317	- 8
Fires	48	305	46	253	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	208	17	2,093	- 1,884
Maternal Conditions	50	194	47	252	- 58
Other Neoplasms	51	189	59	44	+ 145
Meningitis	52	177	49	207	- 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	152	50	198	- 46
Encephalitis	54	114	54	117	- 3
Dengue	55	98	76	0	+ 98
Appendicitis	56	82	57	57	+ 25
Skin Cancers	57	80	51	168	- 88
Multiple Sclerosis	58	42	60	40	+ 3
Poisonings	59	27	41	366	- 339
Hepatitis B	60	9	55	68	- 60
Syphilis	61	2	58	54	- 52
Hepatitis C	62	2	64	10	- 8
Chlamydia	63	2	66	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	1	56	67	- 65
Tetanus	65	1	62	28	- 27
Ascariasis	66	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	61	34	- 34
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	65	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Trinidad/Tob.

North Korea

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.