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Argentina
COUNTRY #1
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ARGENTINA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Argentina 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
Argentina Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Argentina ARGENTINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.3
    68.1
    65.2
    41
    39
    39
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    63.6
    70.2
    66.8
    55
    46
    51
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    66.3
    73.1
    69.6
    48
    46
    49
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    54
    44
    45
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    70.4
    77.8
    74.1
    53
    40
    43
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    71.9
    79.1
    75.5
    63
    42
    49
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    73.5
    79.5
    76.6
    62
    55
    56
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    79.5
    62
    55
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    74.3
    80.2
    65
    56
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    74.3
    80.2
    67
    57
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    74.4
    80.3
    67
    57
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.4
    67
    58
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    75.0
    80.6
    68
    58
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.7
    67
    58
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.7
    80.9
    67
    58
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.1
    69
    56
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    76.4
    81.4
    71
    55
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.9
    75
    55
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    77.8
    82.4
    75
    54
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    78.8
    83.1
    76
    53
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.3
    84.0
    74
    53
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.1
    85.2
    74
    53
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.7
    75
    52
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.5
    84
    56
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.7
    112
    68
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75.11
    140
    105.37
    99
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60.51
    57
    22.75
    104
    3. Stroke
    36.50
    142
    162.14
    15
    4. Lung Disease
    35.48
    36
    87.71
    5
    5. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    38
    7.80
    177
    6. Kidney Disease
    21.52
    101
    12.98
    129
    7. Prostate Cancer
    18.19
    74
    2.38
    178
    8. Lung Cancers
    17.98
    67
    37.70
    4
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    25
    10.37
    70
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.91
    105
    22.21
    64
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    138
    11.82
    137
    12. Other Injuries
    10.23
    63
    5.48
    125
    13. Cervical Cancer
    9.43
    87
    4.11
    136
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.11
    34
    2.40
    153
    15. Hypertension
    8.32
    140
    18.24
    92
    16. Suicide
    8.14
    97
    8.20
    95
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.96
    22
    4.85
    68
    18. Liver Disease
    7.81
    144
    14.33
    111
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.33
    47
    1.60
    160
    20. Stomach Cancer
    6.28
    87
    11.99
    21
    21. Violence
    6.09
    79
    3.97
    101
    22. Other Neoplasms
    5.61
    9
    0.14
    180
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.95
    167
    16.26
    122
    24. Lymphomas
    4.94
    80
    1.84
    175
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.87
    116
    3.79
    139
    26. Skin Disease
    4.81
    16
    0.58
    138
    27. Ovary Cancer
    4.39
    94
    2.96
    147
    28. Leukemia
    4.06
    68
    3.44
    99
    29. Low Birth Weight
    3.88
    107
    4.39
    98
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.60
    149
    16.66
    12
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.56
    54
    3.80
    49
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.30
    88
    2.53
    100
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.85
    69
    0.78
    168
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    64
    1.61
    120
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    134
    1.62
    152
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    98
    0.55
    160
    37. Drug Use
    1.45
    69
    1.24
    89
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    1.39
    171
    3.78
    113
    39. Malnutrition
    1.38
    91
    1.25
    93
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.29
    118
    57.14
    16
    41. Anemia
    1.00
    13
    0.00
    91
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.93
    137
    1.70
    109
    43. Falls
    0.91
    180
    6.34
    79
    44. Alcohol
    0.89
    124
    1.00
    116
    45. Drownings
    0.85
    155
    4.46
    35
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    159
    5.64
    51
    47. Chagas disease
    0.78
    4
    0.00
    61
    48. Asthma
    0.71
    148
    4.81
    90
    49. Epilepsy
    0.68
    167
    0.98
    137
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.67
    138
    2.66
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Argentina ARGENTINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48,765
    17.64
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,986
    14.82
    6,231
    2.91
    3. Lung Disease
    23,234
    8.40
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Stroke
    22,878
    8.27
    49,648
    23.17
    5. Kidney Disease
    13,588
    4.91
    3,959
    1.85
    6. Lung Cancers
    10,014
    3.62
    11,893
    5.55
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,931
    3.23
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Breast Cancer
    7,063
    2.55
    1,366
    0.64
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,838
    2.47
    3,671
    1.71
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,298
    2.28
    6,210
    2.90
    11. Hypertension
    5,799
    2.10
    5,368
    2.51
    12. Other Injuries
    5,642
    2.04
    1,531
    0.71
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,495
    1.99
    684
    0.32
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    4,607
    1.67
    1,525
    0.71
    15. Prostate Cancer
    4,507
    1.63
    219
    0.10
    16. Liver Disease
    4,029
    1.46
    4,506
    2.10
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    3,987
    1.44
    452
    0.21
    18. Suicide
    3,747
    1.36
    2,407
    1.12
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,737
    1.35
    4,340
    2.03
    20. Stomach Cancer
    3,523
    1.27
    3,771
    1.76
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3,224
    1.17
    44
    0.02
    22. Skin Disease
    3,171
    1.15
    158
    0.07
    23. Violence
    2,712
    0.98
    1,082
    0.50
    24. Lymphomas
    2,708
    0.98
    560
    0.26
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2,480
    0.90
    704
    0.33
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2,419
    0.87
    991
    0.46
    27. Leukemia
    2,189
    0.79
    965
    0.45
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2,183
    0.79
    1,208
    0.56
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,054
    0.74
    1,222
    0.57
    30. Liver Cancer
    2,045
    0.74
    5,326
    2.49
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1,675
    0.61
    500
    0.23
    32. HIV/AIDS
    1,481
    0.54
    753
    0.35
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,307
    0.47
    532
    0.25
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,073
    0.39
    513
    0.24
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,073
    0.39
    168
    0.08
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    965
    0.35
    1,155
    0.54
    37. Uterin Cancer
    944
    0.34
    138
    0.06
    38. Malnutrition
    929
    0.34
    317
    0.15
    39. Drug Use
    826
    0.30
    356
    0.17
    40. Anemia
    691
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    41. Tuberculosis
    655
    0.24
    17,417
    8.13
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    578
    0.21
    374
    0.17
    43. Falls
    506
    0.18
    1,801
    0.84
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    488
    0.18
    1,712
    0.80
    45. Chagas disease
    451
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    46. Alcohol
    442
    0.16
    304
    0.14
    47. Asthma
    403
    0.15
    1,439
    0.67
    48. Drownings
    380
    0.14
    1,126
    0.53
    49. Birth Trauma
    373
    0.13
    736
    0.34
    50. Epilepsy
    332
    0.12
    266
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    38
    7.80
    177
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.19
    74
    2.38
    178
    3. Lung Cancers
    17.98
    67
    37.70
    4
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    25
    10.37
    70
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.43
    87
    4.11
    136
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.96
    22
    4.85
    68
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.28
    87
    11.99
    21
    8. Lymphomas
    4.94
    80
    1.84
    175
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.39
    94
    2.96
    147
    10. Leukemia
    4.06
    68
    3.44
    99
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.60
    149
    16.66
    12
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.56
    54
    3.80
    49
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.85
    69
    0.78
    168
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    64
    1.61
    120
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    134
    1.62
    152
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    98
    0.55
    160
    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.