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HEALTH PROFILE: North Macedonia

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    North Macedonia
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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 Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.8
    76.9
    73
    92
    Age 5
    73.3
    77.3
    80
    95
    Age 10
    73.4
    77.4
    81
    95
    Age 15
    73.4
    77.4
    82
    95
    Age 20
    73.5
    77.5
    81
    95
    Age 25
    73.7
    77.5
    86
    95
    Age 30
    73.8
    77.6
    86
    97
    Age 35
    74.0
    77.7
    89
    100
    Age 40
    74.2
    77.9
    94
    100
    Age 45
    74.5
    78.1
    96
    102
    Age 50
    75.1
    78.4
    98
    104
    Age 55
    75.8
    78.9
    110
    105
    Age 60
    77.0
    79.6
    115
    106
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.5
    126
    121
    Age 70
    80.2
    81.7
    145
    144
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.3
    167
    169
    Age 80
    84.9
    85.5
    180
    177
    Age 85
    88.2
    88.6
    181
    177
    North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    165.58
    13
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    135.53
    62
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    130.29
    1
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    32.55
    85
    5. Lung Cancers
    31.93
    10
    6. Lung Disease
    24.14
    83
    7. Breast Cancer
    22.40
    40
    8. Hypertension
    19.07
    87
    9. Prostate Cancer
    17.47
    77
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.77
    15
    11. Kidney Disease
    15.54
    121
    12. Stomach Cancer
    13.66
    14
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.02
    21
    14. Liver Cancer
    7.85
    48
    15. Suicide
    7.15
    114
    16. Liver Disease
    6.93
    152
    17. Other Injuries
    6.73
    104
    18. Uterin Cancer
    6.29
    10
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5.58
    181
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.54
    50
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.82
    12
    22. Low Birth Weight
    4.49
    96
    23. Cervical Cancer
    4.36
    133
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.25
    160
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.11
    92
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Skin Cancers
    4.00
    13
    27. Leukemia
    3.83
    79
    28. Lymphomas
    3.03
    146
    29. Falls
    2.53
    165
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    117
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.15
    179
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.99
    175
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.69
    127
    34. Asthma
    1.60
    120
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.42
    131
    36. Violence
    1.27
    142
    37. Tuberculosis
    0.97
    129
    38. Epilepsy
    0.86
    146
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.78
    17
    40. Drownings
    0.73
    158
    41. Other Neoplasms
    0.58
    78
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    0.47
    183
    43. Alcohol
    0.44
    146
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.44
    156
    45. Fires
    0.43
    151
    46. Poisonings
    0.41
    109
    47. Drug Use
    0.39
    170
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.39
    163
    49. Pertussis
    0.29
    87
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    90
    North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    5,521
    24.02
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,420
    19.23
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,249
    18.49
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,104
    4.80
    5. Lung Cancers
    1,055
    4.59
    6. Lung Disease
    807
    3.51
    7. Hypertension
    627
    2.73
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    560
    2.44
    9. Kidney Disease
    516
    2.25
    10. Stomach Cancer
    455
    1.98
    11. Breast Cancer
    386
    1.68
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    267
    1.16
    13. Liver Cancer
    260
    1.13
    14. Prostate Cancer
    259
    1.13
    15. Liver Disease
    218
    0.95
    16. Suicide
    196
    0.85
    17. Other Injuries
    183
    0.80
    18. Bladder Cancer
    163
    0.71
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    157
    0.68
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    141
    0.61
    21. Skin Cancers
    126
    0.55
    22. Leukemia
    114
    0.50
    23. Uterin Cancer
    108
    0.47
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    107
    0.47
    25. Lymphomas
    96
    0.42
      Deaths %
    26. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.40
    27. Falls
    78
    0.34
    28. Low Birth Weight
    73
    0.32
    29. Oral Cancer
    72
    0.31
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    71
    0.31
    31. Cervical Cancer
    68
    0.30
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    56
    0.24
    33. Asthma
    53
    0.23
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    45
    0.20
    35. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.14
    36. Violence
    31
    0.13
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    29
    0.13
    38. Epilepsy
    23
    0.10
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    21
    0.09
    40. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.08
    41. Drownings
    18
    0.08
    42. Alcohol
    14
    0.06
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13
    0.06
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    12
    0.05
    45. Fires
    11
    0.05
    46. Poisonings
    11
    0.05
    47. Drug Use
    9
    0.04
    48. Hepatitis B
    7
    0.03
    49. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.03
    50. Pertussis
    4
    0.02
    North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.93
    10
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.40
    40
    3. Prostate Cancer
    17.47
    77
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.77
    15
    5. Stomach Cancer
    13.66
    14
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.02
    21
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.85
    48
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.29
    10
      Rate World Rank
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.54
    50
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.82
    12
    11. Cervical Cancer
    4.36
    133
    12. Skin Cancers
    4.00
    13
    13. Leukemia
    3.83
    79
    14. Lymphomas
    3.03
    146
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    117
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.42
    131
    North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    6.4
    86
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    22.6
    22.1
    55
    98
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.20
    85
    North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    51
    68
    54
    2010
    72.4
    77.0
    74.7
    55
    71
    60
    2019
    72.8
    76.9
    74.8
    73
    92
    78
    North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    N/D
    N/D
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.99
    81
    Population 0-14
    16.2%
    160
    Population 15-64
    69.7%
    24
    Population 65 +
    14.2%
    48
    Birth Rate / 1000
    N/D
    N/D
    Death Rate / 1000
    N/D
    N/D
    Fertility Rate
    N/D
    N/D
    Infant Mortality
    N/D
    N/D
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.07
    9
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.07
    14
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.03
    50
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.78
    105
    Net Migration
    N/D
    N/D
    Population Growth
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Total
    98.4%
    59
    Literacy Male
    99.1%
    36
    Literacy Female
    97.6%
    47
    Unemployment
    N/D
    N/D
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    74.8
    78
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    66.1
    68
    GDP per Capita USD
    N/D
    N/D

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    350,567
    9,976
    4/1/24
    North Macedonia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected North Macedonia causes.

     
     
    North Macedonia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    North Macedonia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.