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Albania
COUNTRY #1
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ALBANIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Albania and North 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.

North 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
Albania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.6
    63.6
    62.6
    48
    53
    51
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    65.6
    68.7
    67.1
    43
    52
    47
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    67.5
    72.3
    69.8
    40
    55
    48
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    69.0
    74.9
    71.9
    43
    50
    44
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    69.4
    76.4
    72.6
    67
    47
    56
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    73.2
    79.8
    76.2
    46
    39
    42
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    76.3
    79.9
    78.0
    42
    50
    44
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.3
    79.9
    42
    50
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    77.1
    80.6
    41
    49
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    77.1
    80.7
    41
    49
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    77.2
    80.8
    41
    49
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    77.4
    80.9
    41
    48
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    77.6
    81.0
    42
    49
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    77.7
    81.0
    43
    50
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    77.8
    81.1
    43
    53
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    78.0
    81.1
    44
    57
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    78.4
    81.2
    44
    59
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    78.9
    81.4
    44
    62
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    79.5
    81.6
    45
    67
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    80.2
    81.9
    50
    76
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.4
    82.2
    54
    91
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.4
    82.6
    67
    104
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.7
    83.6
    102
    163
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    85.5
    84.9
    167
    182
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    87.9
    86.9
    182
    183
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    178.76
    36
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    176.14
    12
    162.14
    15
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    36.92
    4
    16.26
    122
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.55
    45
    37.70
    4
    5. Lung Disease
    17.46
    123
    87.71
    5
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.67
    143
    22.75
    104
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.90
    120
    2.38
    178
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10.67
    35
    11.99
    21
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.57
    154
    7.80
    177
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.88
    124
    22.21
    64
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.64
    30
    2.40
    153
    12. Liver Cancer
    8.97
    39
    16.66
    12
    13. Hypertension
    8.48
    137
    18.24
    92
    14. Kidney Disease
    8.43
    147
    12.98
    129
    15. Liver Disease
    8.30
    139
    14.33
    111
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    7.22
    11
    3.78
    113
    17. Bladder Cancer
    6.60
    4
    1.61
    120
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    70
    4.85
    68
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    4.40
    128
    3.79
    139
    20. Low Birth Weight
    4.27
    101
    4.39
    98
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.25
    160
    10.37
    70
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.25
    175
    11.82
    137
    23. Asthma
    3.86
    97
    4.81
    90
    24. Suicide
    3.72
    155
    8.20
    95
    25. Violence
    3.30
    109
    3.97
    101
    26. Leukemia
    3.28
    109
    3.44
    99
    27. Other Injuries
    2.93
    172
    5.48
    125
    28. Falls
    2.86
    154
    6.34
    79
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    162
    4.11
    136
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.13
    145
    1.60
    160
    31. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    138
    1.62
    152
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    122
    0.78
    168
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1.74
    176
    2.96
    147
    34. Lymphomas
    1.58
    177
    1.84
    175
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    126
    0.55
    160
    36. Birth Trauma
    1.30
    110
    2.66
    86
    37. Epilepsy
    1.25
    120
    0.98
    137
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    145
    5.64
    51
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.08
    110
    6.87
    15
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    155
    3.80
    49
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.91
    115
    2.53
    100
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.87
    14
    0.13
    135
    43. Drownings
    0.87
    154
    4.46
    35
    44. Drug Use
    0.70
    141
    1.24
    89
    45. Encephalitis
    0.60
    62
    0.51
    77
    46. Alcohol
    0.48
    143
    1.00
    116
    47. Fires
    0.48
    143
    0.90
    118
    48. Meningitis
    0.39
    126
    0.81
    89
    49. Other Neoplasms
    0.39
    104
    0.14
    180
    50. Upper Respiratory
    0.28
    30
    0.25
    31
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,797
    30.66
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    8,790
    30.63
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,827
    6.37
    4,340
    2.03
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,026
    3.58
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Lung Disease
    876
    3.05
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    634
    2.21
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Stomach Cancer
    493
    1.72
    3,771
    1.76
    8. Inflammatory/Heart
    465
    1.62
    684
    0.32
    9. Liver Cancer
    434
    1.51
    5,326
    2.49
    10. Hypertension
    425
    1.48
    5,368
    2.51
    11. Kidney Disease
    399
    1.39
    3,959
    1.85
    12. Liver Disease
    376
    1.31
    4,506
    2.10
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    369
    1.29
    1,155
    0.54
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    337
    1.17
    6,210
    2.90
    15. Bladder Cancer
    330
    1.15
    500
    0.23
    16. Prostate Cancer
    311
    1.08
    219
    0.10
    17. Breast Cancer
    229
    0.80
    1,366
    0.64
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    225
    0.78
    1,525
    0.71
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    208
    0.72
    3,671
    1.71
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    197
    0.69
    3,232
    1.51
    21. Asthma
    193
    0.67
    1,439
    0.67
    22. Leukemia
    131
    0.46
    965
    0.45
    23. Falls
    125
    0.44
    1,801
    0.84
    24. Suicide
    125
    0.44
    2,407
    1.12
    25. Low Birth Weight
    106
    0.37
    1,208
    0.56
    26. Other Injuries
    105
    0.37
    1,531
    0.71
    27. Violence
    103
    0.36
    1,082
    0.50
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    102
    0.36
    991
    0.46
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    91
    0.32
    452
    0.21
    30. Oral Cancer
    90
    0.31
    513
    0.24
    31. Lymphomas
    69
    0.24
    560
    0.26
    32. Skin Cancers
    64
    0.22
    168
    0.08
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    57
    0.20
    1,712
    0.80
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.18
    1,222
    0.57
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.17
    2,093
    0.98
    36. Cervical Cancer
    48
    0.17
    704
    0.33
    37. Epilepsy
    44
    0.15
    266
    0.12
    38. Uterin Cancer
    42
    0.15
    138
    0.06
    39. Ovary Cancer
    39
    0.14
    532
    0.25
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    39
    0.14
    40
    0.02
    41. Birth Trauma
    32
    0.11
    736
    0.34
    42. HIV/AIDS
    26
    0.09
    753
    0.35
    43. Drug Use
    25
    0.09
    356
    0.17
    44. Drownings
    25
    0.09
    1,126
    0.53
    45. Encephalitis
    20
    0.07
    117
    0.05
    46. Fires
    20
    0.07
    253
    0.12
    47. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.07
    44
    0.02
    48. Alcohol
    18
    0.06
    304
    0.14
    49. Meningitis
    14
    0.05
    207
    0.10
    50. Upper Respiratory
    12
    0.04
    67
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.55
    45
    37.70
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    12.90
    120
    2.38
    178
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.67
    35
    11.99
    21
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.57
    154
    7.80
    177
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.97
    39
    16.66
    12
    6. Bladder Cancer
    6.60
    4
    1.61
    120
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    70
    4.85
    68
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.25
    160
    10.37
    70
    9. Leukemia
    3.28
    109
    3.44
    99
    10. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    162
    4.11
    136
    11. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    138
    1.62
    152
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    122
    0.78
    168
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.74
    176
    2.96
    147
    14. Lymphomas
    1.58
    177
    1.84
    175
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    126
    0.55
    160
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    155
    3.80
    49
    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.