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Australia
COUNTRY #1
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AUSTRALIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Australia 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Australia AUSTRALIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.8
    74.0
    70.8
    11
    7
    10
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    17
    19
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    76.7
    82.2
    79.5
    6
    6
    5
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    81.3
    84.8
    83.0
    3
    9
    7
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    84.8
    3
    9
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    81.6
    85.2
    3
    9
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    81.7
    85.2
    3
    9
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.3
    3
    9
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    82.1
    85.4
    3
    8
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    82.3
    85.5
    2
    8
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    82.5
    85.6
    2
    7
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    82.8
    85.8
    2
    7
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    83.2
    86.0
    1
    6
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    83.7
    86.4
    1
    6
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    84.4
    86.8
    1
    7
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    85.2
    87.4
    1
    7
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    86.2
    88.1
    1
    7
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    87.5
    89.0
    1
    9
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.2
    3
    12
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.3
    91.9
    10
    17
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    37.36
    176
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.63
    23
    16.26
    122
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    37.70
    4
    4. Stroke
    17.13
    179
    162.14
    15
    5. Lung Disease
    15.32
    141
    87.71
    5
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    7.80
    177
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    2.38
    178
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    10.37
    70
    9. Suicide
    11.25
    57
    8.20
    95
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.50
    149
    11.82
    137
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.99
    176
    22.75
    104
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    4.85
    68
    13. Drug Use
    6.56
    3
    1.24
    89
    14. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    1.84
    175
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    166
    12.98
    129
    16. Falls
    4.99
    102
    6.34
    79
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    63
    1.60
    160
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    0.55
    160
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    16.66
    12
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.46
    158
    22.21
    64
    21. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    3.44
    99
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    2.96
    147
    23. Liver Disease
    3.89
    172
    14.33
    111
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    125
    2.40
    153
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.35
    131
    3.78
    113
    26. Other Injuries
    3.28
    166
    5.48
    125
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    3.80
    49
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    11.99
    21
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.62
    163
    3.79
    139
    30. Hypertension
    2.60
    172
    18.24
    92
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.28
    47
    0.14
    180
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    1.62
    152
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    0.78
    168
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    1.61
    120
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    4.11
    136
    36. Alcohol
    1.07
    110
    1.00
    116
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    166
    4.39
    98
    38. Violence
    0.98
    156
    3.97
    101
    39. Skin Disease
    0.98
    111
    0.58
    138
    40. Asthma
    0.96
    136
    4.81
    90
    41. Epilepsy
    0.86
    145
    0.98
    137
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    136
    6.87
    15
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    165
    4.46
    35
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.57
    146
    2.66
    86
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    173
    5.64
    51
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.51
    162
    1.70
    109
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.51
    18
    0.03
    126
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.47
    37
    0.13
    135
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.42
    72
    0.65
    30
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    43
    0.00
    91
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Australia AUSTRALIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,548
    15.79
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,588
    11.42
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Stroke
    10,331
    7.57
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    8,769
    6.43
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Lung Disease
    8,487
    6.22
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,209
    4.55
    3,232
    1.51
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,471
    3.28
    3,671
    1.71
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,446
    3.26
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3,766
    2.76
    219
    0.10
    10. Breast Cancer
    3,405
    2.49
    1,366
    0.64
    11. Suicide
    3,150
    2.31
    2,407
    1.12
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,139
    2.30
    3,959
    1.85
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3,118
    2.28
    1,525
    0.71
    14. Falls
    3,116
    2.28
    1,801
    0.84
    15. Lymphomas
    3,039
    2.23
    560
    0.26
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    2,328
    1.71
    452
    0.21
    17. Skin Cancers
    2,319
    1.70
    168
    0.08
    18. Leukemia
    2,126
    1.56
    965
    0.45
    19. Liver Cancer
    2,036
    1.49
    5,326
    2.49
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    2,036
    1.49
    1,155
    0.54
    21. Drug Use
    1,783
    1.31
    356
    0.17
    22. Other Injuries
    1,642
    1.20
    1,531
    0.71
    23. Hypertension
    1,631
    1.20
    5,368
    2.51
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,571
    1.15
    684
    0.32
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,494
    1.09
    1,222
    0.57
    26. Liver Disease
    1,421
    1.04
    4,506
    2.10
    27. Stomach Cancer
    1,288
    0.94
    3,771
    1.76
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1,252
    0.92
    44
    0.02
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,245
    0.91
    6,210
    2.90
    30. Bladder Cancer
    1,187
    0.87
    500
    0.23
    31. Ovary Cancer
    1,003
    0.73
    532
    0.25
    32. Oral Cancer
    972
    0.71
    513
    0.24
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    711
    0.52
    991
    0.46
    34. Skin Disease
    594
    0.44
    158
    0.07
    35. Uterin Cancer
    524
    0.38
    138
    0.06
    36. Asthma
    455
    0.33
    1,439
    0.67
    37. Alcohol
    380
    0.28
    304
    0.14
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.28
    2,093
    0.98
    39. Cervical Cancer
    342
    0.25
    704
    0.33
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    296
    0.22
    374
    0.17
    41. Epilepsy
    285
    0.21
    266
    0.12
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.20
    1,712
    0.80
    43. Low Birth Weight
    248
    0.18
    1,208
    0.56
    44. Violence
    243
    0.18
    1,082
    0.50
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    229
    0.17
    198
    0.09
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    188
    0.14
    40
    0.02
    47. Drownings
    177
    0.13
    1,126
    0.53
    48. Hepatitis C
    173
    0.13
    10
    0.00
    49. Anemia
    157
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    50. Birth Trauma
    140
    0.10
    736
    0.34
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    7.80
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    2.38
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    1.84
    175
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    0.55
    160
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    16.66
    12
    9. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    3.44
    99
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    2.96
    147
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    3.80
    49
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    11.99
    21
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    1.62
    152
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    0.78
    168
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    1.61
    120
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    4.11
    136
    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.