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Arab Emirates
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
ARAB EMIRATES VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Arab Emirates 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
Arab Emirates Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    51.9
    55.0
    53.4
    84
    85
    84
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    76
    77
    78
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    66.1
    70.4
    68.2
    49
    65
    59
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    71.2
    75.3
    73.2
    33
    45
    36
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    73.4
    75.7
    74.2
    32
    55
    42
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    75.5
    77.7
    76.2
    35
    57
    43
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    75.1
    78.4
    76.1
    47
    69
    61
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.1
    78.4
    47
    69
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    75.8
    79.0
    48
    74
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    75.8
    79.0
    48
    74
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    75.9
    79.1
    49
    74
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    76.1
    79.2
    49
    74
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    76.3
    79.3
    47
    74
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    76.5
    79.4
    49
    75
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    76.7
    79.5
    52
    76
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    77.0
    79.7
    54
    76
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    77.3
    80.0
    57
    79
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.7
    80.4
    60
    83
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.3
    80.9
    63
    84
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.2
    81.7
    68
    82
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.4
    82.7
    72
    81
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.1
    84.0
    72
    83
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.2
    85.7
    77
    82
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.8
    87.8
    83
    86
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.3
    95
    101
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    144.17
    51
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    74.74
    99
    162.14
    15
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.85
    43
    11.82
    137
    4. Kidney Disease
    40.17
    22
    12.98
    129
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39.12
    69
    22.75
    104
    6. Hypertension
    35.49
    31
    18.24
    92
    7. Lung Disease
    25.54
    77
    87.71
    5
    8. Breast Cancer
    19.37
    56
    7.80
    177
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.96
    107
    16.26
    122
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.25
    118
    22.21
    64
    11. Liver Disease
    10.88
    121
    14.33
    111
    12. Asthma
    10.30
    62
    4.81
    90
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.54
    94
    10.37
    70
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.47
    17
    3.78
    113
    15. Lung Cancers
    6.32
    127
    37.70
    4
    16. Prostate Cancer
    5.69
    161
    2.38
    178
    17. Uterin Cancer
    5.43
    13
    0.78
    168
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    5.39
    99
    3.79
    139
    19. Falls
    5.33
    96
    6.34
    79
    20. Other Injuries
    5.26
    129
    5.48
    125
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    5.24
    62
    4.85
    68
    22. Ovary Cancer
    5.24
    58
    2.96
    147
    23. Suicide
    5.24
    138
    8.20
    95
    24. Liver Cancer
    5.05
    98
    16.66
    12
    25. Drug Use
    4.99
    9
    1.24
    89
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.92
    129
    4.11
    136
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.81
    116
    11.99
    21
    28. Skin Cancers
    4.56
    10
    0.55
    160
    29. Lymphomas
    4.44
    103
    1.84
    175
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    4.35
    79
    1.60
    160
    31. Bladder Cancer
    3.48
    42
    1.61
    120
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.21
    38
    6.87
    15
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.13
    90
    1.70
    109
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.87
    128
    4.39
    98
    35. Fires
    2.55
    64
    0.90
    118
    36. Leukemia
    2.31
    146
    3.44
    99
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.27
    158
    2.40
    153
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.04
    108
    5.64
    51
    39. Tuberculosis
    2.00
    109
    57.14
    16
    40. Drownings
    1.83
    120
    4.46
    35
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.72
    118
    3.80
    49
    42. Tetanus
    1.54
    11
    0.09
    86
    43. Epilepsy
    1.41
    108
    0.98
    137
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.04
    174
    1.62
    152
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.95
    124
    2.66
    86
    46. Meningitis
    0.78
    91
    0.81
    89
    47. Violence
    0.76
    165
    3.97
    101
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.76
    46
    0.23
    94
    49. Alcohol
    0.54
    141
    1.00
    116
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.41
    128
    2.53
    100
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,164
    21.40
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    1,998
    10.27
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,305
    6.71
    3,959
    1.85
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,207
    6.20
    3,671
    1.71
    5. Hypertension
    934
    4.80
    5,368
    2.51
    6. Lung Disease
    912
    4.69
    26,178
    12.22
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    4.47
    6,210
    2.90
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    705
    3.62
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Suicide
    628
    3.23
    2,407
    1.12
    10. Other Injuries
    522
    2.68
    1,531
    0.71
    11. Falls
    511
    2.63
    1,801
    0.84
    12. Asthma
    458
    2.35
    1,439
    0.67
    13. Drug Use
    431
    2.21
    356
    0.17
    14. Liver Disease
    417
    2.14
    4,506
    2.10
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    369
    1.90
    991
    0.46
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    309
    1.59
    3,232
    1.51
    17. Breast Cancer
    264
    1.36
    1,366
    0.64
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    260
    1.34
    452
    0.21
    19. Low Birth Weight
    195
    1.00
    1,208
    0.56
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    194
    1.00
    4,340
    2.03
    21. Lung Cancers
    185
    0.95
    11,893
    5.55
    22. Fires
    178
    0.91
    253
    0.12
    23. Drownings
    169
    0.87
    1,126
    0.53
    24. Leukemia
    154
    0.79
    965
    0.45
    25. Epilepsy
    140
    0.72
    266
    0.12
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    135
    0.69
    1,525
    0.71
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    126
    0.65
    2,093
    0.98
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    120
    0.62
    684
    0.32
    29. Lymphomas
    117
    0.60
    560
    0.26
    30. Stomach Cancer
    112
    0.58
    3,771
    1.76
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    99
    0.51
    1,155
    0.54
    32. Liver Cancer
    96
    0.49
    5,326
    2.49
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    92
    0.47
    374
    0.17
    34. Skin Cancers
    77
    0.40
    168
    0.08
    35. Violence
    70
    0.36
    1,082
    0.50
    36. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.34
    17,417
    8.13
    37. Birth Trauma
    64
    0.33
    736
    0.34
    38. Ovary Cancer
    63
    0.32
    532
    0.25
    39. Bladder Cancer
    60
    0.31
    500
    0.23
    40. Alcohol
    59
    0.30
    304
    0.14
    41. Cervical Cancer
    57
    0.29
    704
    0.33
    42. Meningitis
    52
    0.27
    207
    0.10
    43. Prostate Cancer
    51
    0.26
    219
    0.10
    44. Hepatitis B
    47
    0.24
    68
    0.03
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    45
    0.23
    1,712
    0.80
    46. Uterin Cancer
    44
    0.23
    138
    0.06
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    37
    0.19
    1,222
    0.57
    48. Poisonings
    36
    0.18
    366
    0.17
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    35
    0.18
    40
    0.02
    50. HIV/AIDS
    34
    0.17
    753
    0.35
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    19.37
    56
    7.80
    177
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.54
    94
    10.37
    70
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.32
    127
    37.70
    4
    4. Prostate Cancer
    5.69
    161
    2.38
    178
    5. Uterin Cancer
    5.43
    13
    0.78
    168
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    5.24
    62
    4.85
    68
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.24
    58
    2.96
    147
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.05
    98
    16.66
    12
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.92
    129
    4.11
    136
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.81
    116
    11.99
    21
    11. Skin Cancers
    4.56
    10
    0.55
    160
    12. Lymphomas
    4.44
    103
    1.84
    175
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.48
    42
    1.61
    120
    14. Leukemia
    2.31
    146
    3.44
    99
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.72
    118
    3.80
    49
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.04
    174
    1.62
    152
    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.