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Belize
COUNTRY #1
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BELIZE VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Belize 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
Belize Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Belize BELIZE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.1
    62.3
    61.7
    50
    58
    57
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    65.6
    71.3
    68.3
    99
    101
    102
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    71.4
    77.8
    74.4
    83
    79
    81
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    77.8
    83
    79
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.6
    87
    79
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    72.4
    78.7
    87
    78
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    72.5
    78.8
    89
    78
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    72.9
    79.0
    87
    76
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    73.6
    79.2
    87
    75
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    74.4
    79.5
    81
    73
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.2
    79.8
    73
    71
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.0
    80.2
    68
    70
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    76.9
    80.6
    63
    68
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.8
    81.2
    58
    65
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.9
    82.0
    56
    61
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    80.3
    82.9
    48
    57
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.1
    42
    52
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.4
    40
    51
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.8
    87.1
    39
    47
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.2
    43
    40
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.5
    34
    28
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.43
    143
    105.37
    99
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.85
    33
    11.82
    137
    3. Stroke
    48.39
    130
    162.14
    15
    4. Violence
    40.23
    6
    3.97
    101
    5. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    2.38
    178
    6. Kidney Disease
    37.02
    32
    12.98
    129
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.29
    78
    22.75
    104
    8. HIV/AIDS
    33.57
    31
    2.53
    100
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.61
    57
    22.21
    64
    10. Liver Disease
    20.20
    89
    14.33
    111
    11. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    4.11
    136
    12. Lung Disease
    18.01
    114
    87.71
    5
    13. Hypertension
    17.49
    96
    18.24
    92
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    115
    16.26
    122
    15. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    7.80
    177
    16. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    37.70
    4
    17. Other Injuries
    10.64
    60
    5.48
    125
    18. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    16.66
    12
    19. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    11.99
    21
    20. Suicide
    7.65
    104
    8.20
    95
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    10.37
    70
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    36
    1.60
    160
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.25
    62
    2.40
    153
    24. Drownings
    5.99
    18
    4.46
    35
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.45
    126
    3.79
    139
    26. Falls
    4.43
    116
    6.34
    79
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.40
    74
    3.78
    113
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    4.85
    68
    29. Malnutrition
    3.27
    66
    1.25
    93
    30. Low Birth Weight
    3.22
    119
    4.39
    98
    31. Alcohol
    3.08
    33
    1.00
    116
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.92
    97
    57.14
    16
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.79
    95
    1.70
    109
    34. Asthma
    2.51
    106
    4.81
    90
    35. Epilepsy
    2.12
    59
    0.98
    137
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    68
    0.58
    138
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.89
    117
    5.64
    51
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.50
    105
    2.66
    86
    39. Fires
    1.06
    111
    0.90
    118
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.03
    116
    6.87
    15
    41. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    0.78
    168
    42. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    3.44
    99
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    3.80
    49
    44. Maternal Conditions
    0.55
    107
    1.02
    84
    45. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    2.96
    147
    46. Appendicitis
    0.45
    72
    0.19
    108
    47. Drug Use
    0.43
    165
    1.24
    89
    48. Meningitis
    0.42
    124
    0.81
    89
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.40
    76
    0.65
    30
    50. Poisonings
    0.38
    115
    1.29
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belize BELIZE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192
    11.27
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Violence
    146
    8.57
    1,082
    0.50
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    141
    8.27
    3,671
    1.71
    4. Stroke
    127
    7.45
    49,648
    23.17
    5. HIV/AIDS
    119
    6.98
    753
    0.35
    6. Kidney Disease
    102
    5.99
    3,959
    1.85
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97
    5.69
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    88
    5.16
    6,210
    2.90
    9. Liver Disease
    58
    3.40
    4,506
    2.10
    10. Prostate Cancer
    47
    2.76
    219
    0.10
    11. Hypertension
    46
    2.70
    5,368
    2.51
    12. Lung Disease
    46
    2.70
    26,178
    12.22
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    45
    2.64
    4,340
    2.03
    14. Other Injuries
    36
    2.11
    1,531
    0.71
    15. Lung Cancers
    30
    1.76
    11,893
    5.55
    16. Cervical Cancer
    28
    1.64
    704
    0.33
    17. Suicide
    28
    1.64
    2,407
    1.12
    18. Liver Cancer
    24
    1.41
    5,326
    2.49
    19. Drownings
    24
    1.41
    1,126
    0.53
    20. Stomach Cancer
    23
    1.35
    3,771
    1.76
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    23
    1.35
    452
    0.21
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    23
    1.35
    991
    0.46
    23. Breast Cancer
    22
    1.29
    1,366
    0.64
    24. Low Birth Weight
    20
    1.17
    1,208
    0.56
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20
    1.17
    3,232
    1.51
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    18
    1.06
    684
    0.32
    27. Falls
    13
    0.76
    1,801
    0.84
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.65
    1,155
    0.54
    29. Malnutrition
    10
    0.59
    317
    0.15
    30. Alcohol
    10
    0.59
    304
    0.14
    31. Tuberculosis
    9
    0.53
    17,417
    8.13
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9
    0.53
    374
    0.17
    33. Birth Trauma
    9
    0.53
    736
    0.34
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    9
    0.53
    1,525
    0.71
    35. Epilepsy
    8
    0.47
    266
    0.12
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.47
    1,439
    0.67
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.29
    1,712
    0.80
    38. Skin Disease
    5
    0.29
    158
    0.07
    39. Leukemia
    4
    0.23
    965
    0.45
    40. Fires
    4
    0.23
    253
    0.12
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.18
    2,093
    0.98
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.12
    252
    0.12
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.12
    1,222
    0.57
    44. Meningitis
    1
    0.06
    207
    0.10
    45. Encephalitis
    1
    0.06
    117
    0.05
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1
    0.06
    138
    0.06
    47. Ovary Cancer
    1
    0.06
    532
    0.25
    48. Lymphomas
    1
    0.06
    560
    0.26
    49. Other Neoplasms
    1
    0.06
    44
    0.02
    50. Drug Use
    1
    0.06
    356
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    2.38
    178
    2. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    4.11
    136
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    7.80
    177
    4. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    37.70
    4
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    16.66
    12
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    11.99
    21
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    10.37
    70
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    4.85
    68
    9. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    0.78
    168
    10. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    3.44
    99
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    3.80
    49
    12. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    2.96
    147
    13. Lymphomas
    0.36
    182
    1.84
    175
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    180
    0.55
    160
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.00
    182
    1.61
    120
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.00
    183
    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.