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Bahamas
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
BAHAMAS VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Bahamas 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
Bahamas Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    47
    49
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    69.5
    75.7
    72.6
    65
    53
    55
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    69.9
    76.6
    73.2
    101
    94
    98
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    76.6
    101
    94
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    70.7
    77.4
    115
    94
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    70.8
    77.5
    115
    94
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.6
    114
    94
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    71.3
    77.8
    113
    93
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.0
    110
    93
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    72.6
    78.4
    102
    92
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    73.5
    78.8
    97
    91
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    74.4
    79.3
    90
    86
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    75.4
    79.9
    85
    82
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.6
    80
    75
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.4
    77
    71
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.1
    82.4
    70
    66
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.6
    67
    61
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.8
    85.0
    61
    57
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.0
    86.6
    61
    56
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.5
    88.7
    56
    52
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.3
    64
    38
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.11
    124
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    60.37
    118
    162.14
    15
    3. Hypertension
    53.15
    10
    18.24
    92
    4. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    2.38
    178
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.27
    61
    11.82
    137
    6. Violence
    36.36
    10
    3.97
    101
    7. HIV/AIDS
    32.20
    32
    2.53
    100
    8. Kidney Disease
    30.95
    52
    12.98
    129
    9. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    7.80
    177
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.39
    90
    22.75
    104
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.83
    110
    16.26
    122
    12. Other Injuries
    16.64
    13
    5.48
    125
    13. Liver Disease
    16.20
    103
    14.33
    111
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    16.00
    7
    1.60
    160
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.79
    20
    2.40
    153
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    10.37
    70
    17. Lung Disease
    9.23
    170
    87.71
    5
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    4.11
    136
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.42
    134
    22.21
    64
    20. Skin Disease
    7.42
    9
    0.58
    138
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    37.70
    4
    22. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    0.78
    168
    23. Drownings
    6.38
    17
    4.46
    35
    24. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    1.84
    175
    25. Falls
    4.97
    103
    6.34
    79
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.97
    49
    3.78
    113
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    11.99
    21
    28. Alcohol
    4.67
    20
    1.00
    116
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    2.96
    147
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.13
    133
    3.79
    139
    31. Low Birth Weight
    3.70
    109
    4.39
    98
    32. Suicide
    3.37
    159
    8.20
    95
    33. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    16.66
    12
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.69
    90
    5.64
    51
    35. Fires
    2.66
    59
    0.90
    118
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    4.85
    68
    37. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    3.44
    99
    38. Asthma
    2.16
    112
    4.81
    90
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    3.80
    49
    40. Epilepsy
    1.91
    73
    0.98
    137
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.63
    75
    1.02
    84
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.47
    107
    2.66
    86
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.45
    115
    1.70
    109
    44. Malnutrition
    1.19
    94
    1.25
    93
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    112
    6.87
    15
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.87
    63
    0.14
    180
    47. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    1.62
    152
    48. Drug Use
    0.62
    149
    1.24
    89
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    1.61
    120
    50. Meningitis
    0.61
    105
    0.81
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    334
    14.26
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    224
    9.56
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Hypertension
    198
    8.45
    5,368
    2.51
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    154
    6.58
    3,671
    1.71
    5. Violence
    148
    6.32
    1,082
    0.50
    6. HIV/AIDS
    134
    5.72
    753
    0.35
    7. Kidney Disease
    120
    5.12
    3,959
    1.85
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98
    4.18
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Breast Cancer
    69
    2.95
    1,366
    0.64
    10. Liver Disease
    67
    2.86
    4,506
    2.10
    11. Other Injuries
    67
    2.86
    1,531
    0.71
    12. Prostate Cancer
    65
    2.78
    219
    0.10
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    62
    2.65
    452
    0.21
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53
    2.26
    4,340
    2.03
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    47
    2.01
    684
    0.32
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    42
    1.79
    3,232
    1.51
    17. Lung Disease
    33
    1.41
    26,178
    12.22
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    30
    1.28
    6,210
    2.90
    19. Lung Cancers
    29
    1.24
    11,893
    5.55
    20. Skin Disease
    27
    1.15
    158
    0.07
    21. Drownings
    26
    1.11
    1,126
    0.53
    22. Lymphomas
    25
    1.07
    560
    0.26
    23. Cervical Cancer
    21
    0.90
    704
    0.33
    24. Alcohol
    20
    0.85
    304
    0.14
    25. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.77
    3,771
    1.76
    26. Falls
    18
    0.77
    1,801
    0.84
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    17
    0.73
    1,155
    0.54
    28. Low Birth Weight
    16
    0.68
    1,208
    0.56
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    16
    0.68
    991
    0.46
    30. Uterin Cancer
    14
    0.60
    138
    0.06
    31. Suicide
    14
    0.60
    2,407
    1.12
    32. Liver Cancer
    12
    0.51
    5,326
    2.49
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    10
    0.43
    1,525
    0.71
    34. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.43
    532
    0.25
    35. Leukemia
    10
    0.43
    965
    0.45
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.43
    1,712
    0.80
    37. Fires
    10
    0.43
    253
    0.12
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    9
    0.38
    1,222
    0.57
    39. Asthma
    9
    0.38
    1,439
    0.67
    40. Epilepsy
    8
    0.34
    266
    0.12
    41. Maternal Conditions
    6
    0.26
    252
    0.12
    42. Birth Trauma
    6
    0.26
    736
    0.34
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.21
    374
    0.17
    44. Malnutrition
    4
    0.17
    317
    0.15
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.17
    2,093
    0.98
    46. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.13
    513
    0.24
    47. Other Neoplasms
    3
    0.13
    44
    0.02
    48. Meningitis
    2
    0.09
    207
    0.10
    49. Encephalitis
    2
    0.09
    117
    0.05
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.09
    500
    0.23
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    2.38
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    10.37
    70
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    4.11
    136
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    37.70
    4
    6. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    0.78
    168
    7. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    1.84
    175
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    11.99
    21
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    2.96
    147
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    16.66
    12
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    4.85
    68
    12. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    3.44
    99
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    3.80
    49
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    1.62
    152
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    173
    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.