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Brazil
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
BRAZIL VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Brazil 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
Brazil Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Brazil BRAZIL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    66.8
    74.3
    70.5
    95
    76
    87
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    72.4
    79.4
    75.9
    77
    56
    67
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.4
    79.4
    77
    56
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    73.8
    80.5
    74
    52
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.6
    71
    52
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.8
    66
    53
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.7
    81.0
    61
    53
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    76.2
    81.1
    60
    51
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.4
    59
    51
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    77.3
    81.8
    56
    50
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.2
    57
    49
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.8
    54
    47
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    80.1
    83.5
    54
    47
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.5
    84.5
    51
    48
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.2
    85.6
    51
    47
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.2
    53
    45
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.0
    55
    46
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.2
    68
    48
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.14
    145
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    50.40
    128
    162.14
    15
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    38.59
    70
    22.75
    104
    4. Violence
    31.58
    11
    3.97
    101
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.64
    100
    11.82
    137
    6. Lung Disease
    24.17
    82
    87.71
    5
    7. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    2.38
    178
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    7.80
    177
    9. Kidney Disease
    15.46
    122
    12.98
    129
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.08
    97
    22.21
    64
    11. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    37.70
    4
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.93
    151
    16.26
    122
    13. Hypertension
    11.69
    121
    18.24
    92
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    10.37
    70
    15. Liver Disease
    9.02
    133
    14.33
    111
    16. Falls
    7.64
    62
    6.34
    79
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    11.99
    21
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    4.11
    136
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.37
    45
    2.40
    153
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    7.18
    33
    1.60
    160
    21. Suicide
    6.41
    123
    8.20
    95
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.33
    77
    3.79
    139
    23. Other Injuries
    6.04
    118
    5.48
    125
    24. HIV/AIDS
    5.44
    73
    2.53
    100
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    4.85
    68
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    16.66
    12
    27. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    1.84
    175
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    3.80
    49
    29. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    1.62
    152
    30. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    3.44
    99
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    2.96
    147
    32. Low Birth Weight
    3.14
    121
    4.39
    98
    33. Alcohol
    3.02
    35
    1.00
    116
    34. Skin Disease
    2.94
    29
    0.58
    138
    35. Malnutrition
    2.76
    73
    1.25
    93
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.48
    99
    1.70
    109
    37. Drownings
    2.32
    97
    4.46
    35
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.19
    108
    57.14
    16
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    1.61
    120
    40. Chagas disease
    2.10
    3
    0.00
    61
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    0.78
    168
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    0.55
    160
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.94
    53
    0.14
    180
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    162
    3.78
    113
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    126
    5.64
    51
    46. Birth Trauma
    1.71
    99
    2.66
    86
    47. Epilepsy
    1.45
    105
    0.98
    137
    48. Asthma
    1.09
    127
    4.81
    90
    49. Drug Use
    1.08
    110
    1.24
    89
    50. Anemia
    0.98
    14
    0.00
    91
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Brazil BRAZIL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    165,788
    14.72
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    123,207
    10.94
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    94,705
    8.41
    6,231
    2.91
    4. Violence
    68,779
    6.11
    1,082
    0.50
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    59,608
    5.29
    3,671
    1.71
    6. Lung Disease
    59,373
    5.27
    26,178
    12.22
    7. Kidney Disease
    37,690
    3.35
    3,959
    1.85
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33,871
    3.01
    6,210
    2.90
    9. Lung Cancers
    31,659
    2.81
    11,893
    5.55
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,717
    2.73
    4,340
    2.03
    11. Hypertension
    28,822
    2.56
    5,368
    2.51
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23,161
    2.06
    3,232
    1.51
    13. Liver Disease
    21,422
    1.90
    4,506
    2.10
    14. Breast Cancer
    20,759
    1.84
    1,366
    0.64
    15. Prostate Cancer
    19,001
    1.69
    219
    0.10
    16. Falls
    18,847
    1.67
    1,801
    0.84
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,992
    1.60
    3,771
    1.76
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    17,508
    1.55
    684
    0.32
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    16,927
    1.50
    452
    0.21
    20. Suicide
    14,540
    1.29
    2,407
    1.12
    21. Other Injuries
    13,807
    1.23
    1,531
    0.71
    22. HIV/AIDS
    12,558
    1.12
    753
    0.35
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    12,317
    1.09
    991
    0.46
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    11,999
    1.07
    1,525
    0.71
    25. Liver Cancer
    11,514
    1.02
    5,326
    2.49
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,466
    0.93
    1,222
    0.57
    27. Lymphomas
    10,376
    0.92
    560
    0.26
    28. Oral Cancer
    9,951
    0.88
    513
    0.24
    29. Cervical Cancer
    9,511
    0.84
    704
    0.33
    30. Leukemia
    8,531
    0.76
    965
    0.45
    31. Skin Disease
    7,179
    0.64
    158
    0.07
    32. Alcohol
    7,121
    0.63
    304
    0.14
    33. Low Birth Weight
    6,881
    0.61
    1,208
    0.56
    34. Malnutrition
    6,695
    0.59
    317
    0.15
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,659
    0.50
    374
    0.17
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5,306
    0.47
    500
    0.23
    37. Chagas disease
    5,045
    0.45
    0
    0.00
    38. Skin Cancers
    5,032
    0.45
    168
    0.08
    39. Drownings
    4,937
    0.44
    1,126
    0.53
    40. Tuberculosis
    4,895
    0.43
    17,417
    8.13
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    4,770
    0.42
    1,155
    0.54
    42. Other Neoplasms
    4,665
    0.41
    44
    0.02
    43. Ovary Cancer
    4,355
    0.39
    532
    0.25
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4,258
    0.38
    1,712
    0.80
    45. Birth Trauma
    3,777
    0.34
    736
    0.34
    46. Epilepsy
    3,263
    0.29
    266
    0.12
    47. Uterin Cancer
    2,780
    0.25
    138
    0.06
    48. Asthma
    2,595
    0.23
    1,439
    0.67
    49. Drug Use
    2,467
    0.22
    356
    0.17
    50. Anemia
    2,417
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    2.38
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    7.80
    177
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    37.70
    4
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    10.37
    70
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    11.99
    21
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    4.11
    136
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    4.85
    68
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    16.66
    12
    9. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    1.84
    175
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    3.80
    49
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    1.62
    152
    12. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    3.44
    99
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    2.96
    147
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    1.61
    120
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    0.78
    168
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    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.