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Bangladesh
COUNTRY #1
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BANGLADESH VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Bangladesh 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
Bangladesh Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.20
    41
    162.14
    15
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.27
    118
    105.37
    99
    3. Lung Disease
    41.72
    25
    87.71
    5
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.61
    52
    1.70
    109
    5. Tuberculosis
    25.88
    42
    57.14
    16
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    98
    11.82
    137
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.96
    103
    22.75
    104
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.74
    88
    22.21
    64
    9. Liver Disease
    16.64
    101
    14.33
    111
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    3.80
    49
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.89
    142
    16.26
    122
    12. Hypertension
    13.27
    114
    18.24
    92
    13. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    1.62
    152
    14. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    7.80
    177
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    37.70
    4
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.14
    143
    12.98
    129
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    4.11
    136
    18. Asthma
    7.70
    74
    4.81
    90
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7.38
    60
    4.39
    98
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.68
    58
    2.66
    86
    21. Other Injuries
    5.56
    123
    5.48
    125
    22. Measles
    5.50
    13
    0.02
    72
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    11.99
    21
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    121
    3.79
    139
    25. Drownings
    4.55
    33
    4.46
    35
    26. Suicide
    3.85
    153
    8.20
    95
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    10.37
    70
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    125
    3.78
    113
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    2.96
    147
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    2.38
    178
    31. Violence
    2.89
    115
    3.97
    101
    32. Falls
    2.64
    159
    6.34
    79
    33. Drug Use
    2.34
    37
    1.24
    89
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    16.66
    12
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.25
    58
    6.87
    15
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.19
    67
    1.02
    84
    37. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    1.84
    175
    38. Malnutrition
    1.70
    86
    1.25
    93
    39. Meningitis
    1.37
    70
    0.81
    89
    40. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    3.44
    99
    41. Pertussis
    1.24
    60
    0.17
    96
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.20
    180
    2.40
    153
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    4.85
    68
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    149
    5.64
    51
    45. Skin Disease
    1.01
    110
    0.58
    138
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.98
    176
    1.60
    160
    47. Epilepsy
    0.97
    138
    0.98
    137
    48. Appendicitis
    0.93
    21
    0.19
    108
    49. Fires
    0.89
    119
    0.90
    118
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.85
    43
    0.23
    94
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    134,166
    18.74
    49,648
    23.17
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,528
    15.16
    31,342
    14.63
    3. Lung Disease
    45,699
    6.38
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Tuberculosis
    37,175
    5.19
    17,417
    8.13
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36,111
    5.05
    374
    0.17
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,586
    4.13
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    28,976
    4.05
    3,671
    1.71
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    25,023
    3.50
    6,210
    2.90
    9. Liver Disease
    21,024
    2.94
    4,506
    2.10
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    19,525
    2.73
    1,222
    0.57
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17,457
    2.44
    1,208
    0.56
    12. Oral Cancer
    15,511
    2.17
    513
    0.24
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,993
    2.09
    4,340
    2.03
    14. Hypertension
    14,776
    2.06
    5,368
    2.51
    15. Birth Trauma
    13,392
    1.87
    736
    0.34
    16. Lung Cancers
    12,174
    1.70
    11,893
    5.55
    17. Kidney Disease
    10,841
    1.51
    3,959
    1.85
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    10,113
    1.41
    991
    0.46
    19. Measles
    9,021
    1.26
    4
    0.00
    20. Asthma
    8,893
    1.24
    1,439
    0.67
    21. Other Injuries
    7,629
    1.07
    1,531
    0.71
    22. Drownings
    7,094
    0.99
    1,126
    0.53
    23. Breast Cancer
    6,808
    0.95
    1,366
    0.64
    24. Stomach Cancer
    6,799
    0.95
    3,771
    1.76
    25. Suicide
    5,998
    0.84
    2,407
    1.12
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5,132
    0.72
    704
    0.33
    27. Violence
    4,623
    0.65
    1,082
    0.50
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,534
    0.63
    3,232
    1.51
    29. Maternal Conditions
    3,920
    0.55
    252
    0.12
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3,782
    0.53
    1,155
    0.54
    31. Falls
    3,328
    0.46
    1,801
    0.84
    32. Drug Use
    2,967
    0.41
    356
    0.17
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,922
    0.41
    2,093
    0.98
    34. Liver Cancer
    2,884
    0.40
    5,326
    2.49
    35. Lymphomas
    2,667
    0.37
    560
    0.26
    36. Malnutrition
    2,418
    0.34
    317
    0.15
    37. Ovary Cancer
    2,231
    0.31
    532
    0.25
    38. Meningitis
    2,105
    0.29
    207
    0.10
    39. Pertussis
    2,011
    0.28
    34
    0.02
    40. Leukemia
    1,895
    0.26
    965
    0.45
    41. Prostate Cancer
    1,664
    0.23
    219
    0.10
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,485
    0.21
    684
    0.32
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1,414
    0.20
    1,525
    0.71
    44. Epilepsy
    1,353
    0.19
    266
    0.12
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,335
    0.19
    452
    0.21
    46. Fires
    1,271
    0.18
    253
    0.12
    47. Appendicitis
    1,262
    0.18
    57
    0.03
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,251
    0.17
    1,712
    0.80
    49. Syphilis
    1,227
    0.17
    54
    0.03
    50. Skin Disease
    1,131
    0.16
    158
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    3.80
    49
    2. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    1.62
    152
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    7.80
    177
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    37.70
    4
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    4.11
    136
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    11.99
    21
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    10.37
    70
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    2.96
    147
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    2.38
    178
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    16.66
    12
    11. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    1.84
    175
    12. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    3.44
    99
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    4.85
    68
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.84
    162
    1.61
    120
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.68
    153
    0.55
    160
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.68
    170
    0.78
    168
    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.