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HEALTH PROFILE: North Korea

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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North Korea NORTH KOREA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    North Korea
    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 Korea NORTH KOREA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    North Korea NORTH KOREA 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
    162.14
    15
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    105.37
    99
    3. Lung Disease
    87.71
    5
    4. Tuberculosis
    57.14
    16
    5. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.75
    104
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.21
    64
    8. Hypertension
    18.24
    92
    9. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.26
    122
    11. Liver Disease
    14.33
    111
    12. Kidney Disease
    12.98
    129
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.82
    137
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    16. Suicide
    8.20
    95
    17. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.87
    15
    19. Falls
    6.34
    79
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.64
    51
    21. Other Injuries
    5.48
    125
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    23. Asthma
    4.81
    90
    24. Drownings
    4.46
    35
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    98
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    27. Violence
    3.97
    101
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.79
    139
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    113
    31. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.66
    86
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.53
    100
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.40
    153
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    37. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.70
    109
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.60
    160
    42. Poisonings
    1.29
    64
    43. Malnutrition
    1.25
    93
    44. Drug Use
    1.24
    89
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1.02
    84
    46. Alcohol
    1.00
    116
    47. Epilepsy
    0.98
    137
    48. Fires
    0.90
    118
    49. Meningitis
    0.81
    89
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    North Korea NORTH KOREA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    49,648
    23.17
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    31,342
    14.63
    3. Lung Disease
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Tuberculosis
    17,417
    8.13
    5. Lung Cancers
    11,893
    5.55
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,210
    2.90
    8. Hypertension
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Liver Cancer
    5,326
    2.49
    10. Liver Disease
    4,506
    2.10
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,340
    2.03
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,959
    1.85
    13. Stomach Cancer
    3,771
    1.76
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,671
    1.71
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,232
    1.51
    16. Suicide
    2,407
    1.12
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,093
    0.98
    18. Falls
    1,801
    0.84
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,712
    0.80
    20. Other Injuries
    1,531
    0.71
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    1,525
    0.71
    22. Asthma
    1,439
    0.67
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,366
    0.64
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,222
    0.57
    25. Low Birth Weight
    1,208
    0.56
      Deaths %
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,155
    0.54
    27. Drownings
    1,126
    0.53
    28. Violence
    1,082
    0.50
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    991
    0.46
    30. Leukemia
    965
    0.45
    31. HIV/AIDS
    753
    0.35
    32. Birth Trauma
    736
    0.34
    33. Cervical Cancer
    704
    0.33
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    684
    0.32
    35. Lymphomas
    560
    0.26
    36. Ovary Cancer
    532
    0.25
    37. Oral Cancer
    513
    0.24
    38. Bladder Cancer
    500
    0.23
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    452
    0.21
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    374
    0.17
    41. Poisonings
    366
    0.17
    42. Drug Use
    356
    0.17
    43. Malnutrition
    317
    0.15
    44. Alcohol
    304
    0.14
    45. Epilepsy
    266
    0.12
    46. Fires
    253
    0.12
    47. Maternal Conditions
    252
    0.12
    48. Prostate Cancer
    219
    0.10
    49. Meningitis
    207
    0.10
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    198
    0.09
    North Korea NORTH KOREA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    7. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    12. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.55
    160
    North Korea NORTH KOREA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    4.2
    113
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    36.4
    N/D
    51
    163
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    6.1
    7.3
    134
    175
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    North Korea NORTH KOREA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    North Korea NORTH KOREA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    25.831m
    54
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.95
    147
    Population 0-14
    20.3%
    125
    Population 15-64
    69.9%
    22
    Population 65 +
    9.8%
    70
    Birth Rate / 1000
    14.21
    117
    Death Rate / 1000
    9.53
    40
    Fertility Rate
    1.91
    116
    Infant Mortality
    22.42
    75
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    28
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    115
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.99
    110
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.53
    186
    Net Migration
    -0.04
    76
    Population Growth
    0.49%
    137
    Literacy Total
    100.0%
    4
    Literacy Male
    100.0%
    2
    Literacy Female
    100.0%
    2
    Unemployment
    25.6%
    18
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    72.6
    106
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    65.0
    84
    GDP per Capita USD
    $1,700
    180
    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.