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Bolivia
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
BOLIVIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Bolivia 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
Bolivia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.8
    45.0
    42.8
    138
    129
    130
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    43.9
    48.3
    46.1
    142
    137
    140
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    50.4
    54.4
    52.4
    136
    135
    135
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    57.2
    60.7
    58.9
    132
    130
    133
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    60.8
    64.6
    62.6
    124
    125
    126
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    66.4
    71.1
    68.7
    111
    117
    114
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    71.1
    73.1
    72.1
    88
    116
    109
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.1
    73.1
    88
    116
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    73.3
    74.9
    82
    117
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    73.4
    75.0
    78
    119
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    73.5
    75.2
    79
    119
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    73.8
    75.3
    78
    120
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    74.1
    75.5
    79
    120
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    74.4
    75.7
    78
    120
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    74.7
    76.0
    82
    120
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    75.1
    76.3
    82
    120
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    75.5
    76.7
    83
    120
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    76.1
    77.3
    83
    121
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.9
    78.1
    84
    121
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    78.0
    79.1
    86
    126
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.6
    80.3
    89
    132
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.5
    82.0
    94
    138
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    95
    142
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.5
    86.7
    103
    150
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.7
    89.8
    113
    150
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    100.61
    108
    105.37
    99
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    69.51
    52
    22.75
    104
    3. Stroke
    67.18
    107
    162.14
    15
    4. Kidney Disease
    55.82
    7
    12.98
    129
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.27
    40
    11.82
    137
    6. Liver Disease
    40.11
    26
    14.33
    111
    7. Lung Disease
    32.44
    43
    87.71
    5
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.15
    58
    22.21
    64
    9. Cervical Cancer
    21.09
    36
    4.11
    136
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.86
    51
    16.26
    122
    11. Hypertension
    17.15
    97
    18.24
    92
    12. Other Injuries
    11.76
    47
    5.48
    125
    13. Prostate Cancer
    11.46
    127
    2.38
    178
    14. Tuberculosis
    10.73
    65
    57.14
    16
    15. Falls
    9.92
    21
    6.34
    79
    16. Violence
    9.68
    54
    3.97
    101
    17. Breast Cancer
    8.96
    168
    7.80
    177
    18. Malnutrition
    8.72
    34
    1.25
    93
    19. Lung Cancers
    8.69
    110
    37.70
    4
    20. Stomach Cancer
    7.85
    65
    11.99
    21
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    7.53
    9
    3.78
    113
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7.44
    71
    1.70
    109
    23. Chagas disease
    7.10
    1
    0.00
    61
    24. Liver Cancer
    7.02
    56
    16.66
    12
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    6.91
    53
    3.79
    139
    26. Suicide
    6.82
    119
    8.20
    95
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6.79
    66
    4.39
    98
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.21
    45
    5.64
    51
    29. Birth Trauma
    5.19
    63
    2.66
    86
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.16
    163
    10.37
    70
    31. Alcohol
    4.05
    26
    1.00
    116
    32. Drownings
    3.64
    57
    4.46
    35
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3.50
    91
    1.60
    160
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.45
    123
    2.40
    153
    35. Leukemia
    3.43
    100
    3.44
    99
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    3.21
    105
    4.85
    68
    37. Uterin Cancer
    3.06
    52
    0.78
    168
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.78
    46
    6.87
    15
    39. Drug Use
    2.34
    36
    1.24
    89
    40. Asthma
    2.32
    108
    4.81
    90
    41. Lymphomas
    2.26
    170
    1.84
    175
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2.23
    65
    1.02
    84
    43. Ovary Cancer
    2.16
    170
    2.96
    147
    44. Epilepsy
    1.87
    76
    0.98
    137
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.76
    102
    0.55
    160
    46. HIV/AIDS
    1.72
    109
    2.53
    100
    47. Fires
    1.62
    88
    0.90
    118
    48. Appendicitis
    1.47
    8
    0.19
    108
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    135
    3.80
    49
    50. Meningitis
    1.11
    75
    0.81
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,051
    14.68
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,069
    10.72
    6,231
    2.91
    3. Stroke
    7,206
    9.57
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Kidney Disease
    5,879
    7.81
    3,959
    1.85
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,927
    6.54
    3,671
    1.71
    6. Liver Disease
    3,987
    5.29
    4,506
    2.10
    7. Lung Disease
    3,735
    4.96
    26,178
    12.22
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,479
    3.29
    4,340
    2.03
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,430
    3.23
    6,210
    2.90
    10. Hypertension
    1,927
    2.56
    5,368
    2.51
    11. Other Injuries
    1,279
    1.70
    1,531
    0.71
    12. Low Birth Weight
    1,265
    1.68
    1,208
    0.56
    13. Tuberculosis
    1,187
    1.58
    17,417
    8.13
    14. Violence
    1,097
    1.46
    1,082
    0.50
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    1,080
    1.43
    991
    0.46
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1,071
    1.42
    704
    0.33
    17. Falls
    1,066
    1.42
    1,801
    0.84
    18. Malnutrition
    1,031
    1.37
    317
    0.15
    19. Birth Trauma
    984
    1.31
    736
    0.34
    20. Lung Cancers
    901
    1.20
    11,893
    5.55
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    883
    1.17
    374
    0.17
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    852
    1.13
    1,155
    0.54
    23. Stomach Cancer
    785
    1.04
    3,771
    1.76
    24. Chagas disease
    755
    1.00
    0
    0.00
    25. Liver Cancer
    720
    0.96
    5,326
    2.49
    26. Suicide
    715
    0.95
    2,407
    1.12
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    678
    0.90
    1,712
    0.80
    28. Prostate Cancer
    550
    0.73
    219
    0.10
    29. Breast Cancer
    482
    0.64
    1,366
    0.64
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    407
    0.54
    3,232
    1.51
    31. Drownings
    406
    0.54
    1,126
    0.53
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    384
    0.51
    452
    0.21
    33. Alcohol
    384
    0.51
    304
    0.14
    34. Leukemia
    380
    0.50
    965
    0.45
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    374
    0.50
    684
    0.32
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    332
    0.44
    1,525
    0.71
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    292
    0.39
    2,093
    0.98
    38. Asthma
    258
    0.34
    1,439
    0.67
    39. Maternal Conditions
    245
    0.33
    252
    0.12
    40. Drug Use
    244
    0.32
    356
    0.17
    41. Lymphomas
    219
    0.29
    560
    0.26
    42. Epilepsy
    199
    0.26
    266
    0.12
    43. Skin Cancers
    190
    0.25
    168
    0.08
    44. Fires
    181
    0.24
    253
    0.12
    45. HIV/AIDS
    174
    0.23
    753
    0.35
    46. Appendicitis
    156
    0.21
    57
    0.03
    47. Uterin Cancer
    151
    0.20
    138
    0.06
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    133
    0.18
    1,222
    0.57
    49. Meningitis
    128
    0.17
    207
    0.10
    50. Pertussis
    121
    0.16
    34
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    21.09
    36
    4.11
    136
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.46
    127
    2.38
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.96
    168
    7.80
    177
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.69
    110
    37.70
    4
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.85
    65
    11.99
    21
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.02
    56
    16.66
    12
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.16
    163
    10.37
    70
    8. Leukemia
    3.43
    100
    3.44
    99
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.21
    105
    4.85
    68
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.06
    52
    0.78
    168
    11. Lymphomas
    2.26
    170
    1.84
    175
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.16
    170
    2.96
    147
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.76
    102
    0.55
    160
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    135
    3.80
    49
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.89
    178
    1.62
    152
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.47
    180
    1.61
    120
    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.