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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
NORTH KOREA VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare North Korea and South Korea health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

South Korea
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
North Korea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    162.14
    15
    25.48
    155
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    105.37
    99
    27.78
    183
    3. Lung Disease
    87.71
    5
    8.14
    175
    4. Tuberculosis
    57.14
    16
    1.93
    110
    5. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    20.90
    49
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.75
    104
    25.21
    100
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.21
    64
    5.76
    150
    8. Hypertension
    18.24
    92
    3.45
    163
    9. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    12.57
    21
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.26
    122
    11.04
    154
    11. Liver Disease
    14.33
    111
    7.50
    148
    12. Kidney Disease
    12.98
    129
    9.92
    142
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    9.13
    50
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.82
    137
    6.84
    160
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    10.56
    68
    16. Suicide
    8.20
    95
    21.16
    12
    17. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    6.59
    180
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.87
    15
    0.23
    175
    19. Falls
    6.34
    79
    3.34
    142
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.64
    51
    0.54
    171
    21. Other Injuries
    5.48
    125
    3.88
    154
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    7.34
    34
    23. Asthma
    4.81
    90
    1.08
    129
    24. Drownings
    4.46
    35
    0.71
    161
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    98
    1.62
    152
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    2.29
    160
    27. Violence
    3.97
    101
    0.68
    170
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    1.84
    115
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.79
    139
    1.82
    181
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    113
    3.78
    114
    31. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    2.65
    138
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    2.84
    149
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.66
    86
    0.39
    164
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.53
    100
    0.11
    155
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.40
    153
    1.55
    172
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    6.10
    155
    37. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    3.72
    131
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.70
    109
    0.91
    139
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    1.60
    154
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    1.74
    111
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.60
    160
    2.11
    148
    42. Poisonings
    1.29
    64
    0.15
    158
    43. Malnutrition
    1.25
    93
    0.09
    158
    44. Drug Use
    1.24
    89
    0.20
    181
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1.02
    84
    0.07
    158
    46. Alcohol
    1.00
    116
    1.34
    97
    47. Epilepsy
    0.98
    137
    0.72
    166
    48. Fires
    0.90
    118
    0.33
    159
    49. Meningitis
    0.81
    89
    0.07
    181
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    0.89
    165
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    49,648
    23.17
    25,596
    10.21
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    31,342
    14.63
    28,043
    11.19
    3. Lung Disease
    26,178
    12.22
    8,526
    3.40
    4. Tuberculosis
    17,417
    8.13
    1,950
    0.78
    5. Lung Cancers
    11,893
    5.55
    20,293
    8.10
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,231
    2.91
    26,650
    10.63
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,210
    2.90
    4,399
    1.76
    8. Hypertension
    5,368
    2.51
    3,711
    1.48
    9. Liver Cancer
    5,326
    2.49
    11,589
    4.62
    10. Liver Disease
    4,506
    2.10
    6,348
    2.53
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,340
    2.03
    12,145
    4.85
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,959
    1.85
    10,107
    4.03
    13. Stomach Cancer
    3,771
    1.76
    8,625
    3.44
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,671
    1.71
    6,812
    2.72
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,232
    1.51
    10,180
    4.06
    16. Suicide
    2,407
    1.12
    14,636
    5.84
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,093
    0.98
    224
    0.09
    18. Falls
    1,801
    0.84
    2,934
    1.17
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,712
    0.80
    540
    0.22
    20. Other Injuries
    1,531
    0.71
    3,634
    1.45
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    1,525
    0.71
    6,994
    2.79
    22. Asthma
    1,439
    0.67
    1,150
    0.46
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,366
    0.64
    2,880
    1.15
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,222
    0.57
    1,733
    0.69
    25. Low Birth Weight
    1,208
    0.56
    370
    0.15
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,155
    0.54
    3,951
    1.58
    27. Drownings
    1,126
    0.53
    501
    0.20
    28. Violence
    1,082
    0.50
    386
    0.15
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    991
    0.46
    518
    0.21
    30. Leukemia
    965
    0.45
    2,140
    0.85
    31. HIV/AIDS
    753
    0.35
    84
    0.03
    32. Birth Trauma
    736
    0.34
    88
    0.04
    33. Cervical Cancer
    704
    0.33
    1,065
    0.42
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    684
    0.32
    1,325
    0.53
    35. Lymphomas
    560
    0.26
    3,477
    1.39
    36. Ovary Cancer
    532
    0.25
    1,330
    0.53
    37. Oral Cancer
    513
    0.24
    1,457
    0.58
    38. Bladder Cancer
    500
    0.23
    1,768
    0.71
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    452
    0.21
    1,891
    0.75
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    374
    0.17
    929
    0.37
    41. Poisonings
    366
    0.17
    115
    0.05
    42. Drug Use
    356
    0.17
    154
    0.06
    43. Malnutrition
    317
    0.15
    88
    0.04
    44. Alcohol
    304
    0.14
    1,081
    0.43
    45. Epilepsy
    266
    0.12
    524
    0.21
    46. Fires
    253
    0.12
    263
    0.10
    47. Maternal Conditions
    252
    0.12
    34
    0.01
    48. Prostate Cancer
    219
    0.10
    2,316
    0.92
    49. Meningitis
    207
    0.10
    51
    0.02
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    198
    0.09
    150
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    20.90
    49
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    12.57
    21
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    9.13
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    10.56
    68
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    6.59
    180
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    7.34
    34
    7. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    2.29
    160
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    1.84
    115
    9. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    2.65
    138
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    2.84
    149
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    6.10
    155
    12. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    3.72
    131
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    1.60
    154
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    1.74
    111
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    0.89
    165
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.55
    160
    0.60
    157
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.