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Brunei
COUNTRY #1
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BRUNEI VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Brunei 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
Brunei Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Brunei BRUNEI   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.9
    62.9
    62.4
    45
    56
    52
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    65.8
    68.4
    67.0
    40
    54
    49
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    69.3
    72.7
    71.0
    28
    51
    33
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    72.1
    76.4
    74.2
    23
    35
    31
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    73.1
    76.0
    74.4
    35
    50
    41
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    75.5
    78.3
    76.9
    36
    47
    35
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    73.4
    75.4
    74.3
    65
    100
    83
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.4
    75.4
    65
    100
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    74.4
    76.2
    63
    106
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    74.5
    76.3
    63
    106
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    74.6
    76.3
    64
    107
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    74.7
    76.4
    66
    107
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    74.9
    76.5
    71
    108
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.2
    76.7
    71
    108
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.5
    76.8
    72
    109
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    75.9
    77.1
    72
    109
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    76.4
    77.5
    73
    109
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.1
    78.0
    69
    109
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.0
    78.5
    71
    112
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.0
    79.4
    74
    114
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.1
    80.4
    78
    129
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.6
    81.6
    90
    150
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.6
    83.3
    106
    170
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.3
    85.9
    118
    167
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.1
    88.5
    160
    178
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    90.67
    122
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    87.37
    89
    162.14
    15
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    56.41
    32
    11.82
    137
    4. Kidney Disease
    33.89
    42
    12.98
    129
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.87
    6
    16.26
    122
    6. Lung Disease
    27.00
    67
    87.71
    5
    7. Endocrine Disorders
    25.19
    1
    1.60
    160
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.00
    101
    22.75
    104
    9. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    28
    37.70
    4
    10. Breast Cancer
    21.80
    41
    7.80
    177
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.30
    5
    10.37
    70
    12. Prostate Cancer
    15.24
    100
    2.38
    178
    13. Hypertension
    15.15
    108
    18.24
    92
    14. Liver Cancer
    10.79
    26
    16.66
    12
    15. Lymphomas
    9.76
    5
    1.84
    175
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    9.40
    14
    3.79
    139
    17. Other Injuries
    8.96
    75
    5.48
    125
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.94
    89
    4.11
    136
    19. Stomach Cancer
    8.69
    55
    11.99
    21
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    7.90
    7
    3.78
    113
    21. Skin Disease
    7.61
    8
    0.58
    138
    22. Tuberculosis
    7.47
    73
    57.14
    16
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.38
    136
    22.21
    64
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.93
    50
    2.40
    153
    25. Other Neoplasms
    6.58
    6
    0.14
    180
    26. Oral Cancer
    6.55
    22
    1.62
    152
    27. Falls
    6.36
    78
    6.34
    79
    28. Uterin Cancer
    6.19
    11
    0.78
    168
    29. Ovary Cancer
    5.66
    43
    2.96
    147
    30. Leukemia
    5.44
    15
    3.44
    99
    31. Asthma
    4.75
    91
    4.81
    90
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    4.50
    76
    4.85
    68
    33. Low Birth Weight
    3.38
    118
    4.39
    98
    34. Suicide
    2.54
    172
    8.20
    95
    35. Hepatitis B
    2.36
    6
    0.23
    94
    36. Drownings
    2.21
    106
    4.46
    35
    37. Liver Disease
    1.90
    182
    14.33
    111
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.78
    124
    5.64
    51
    39. Hepatitis C
    1.69
    3
    0.03
    126
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.60
    122
    1.61
    120
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.58
    87
    6.87
    15
    42. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.43
    4
    0.00
    90
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.31
    122
    1.70
    109
    44. Epilepsy
    1.15
    124
    0.98
    137
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.91
    160
    3.80
    49
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.90
    128
    2.66
    86
    47. Fires
    0.85
    121
    0.90
    118
    48. Drug Use
    0.73
    139
    1.24
    89
    49. Violence
    0.65
    172
    3.97
    101
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.53
    108
    1.02
    84
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Brunei BRUNEI   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    295
    15.60
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    240
    12.69
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    179
    9.47
    3,671
    1.71
    4. Kidney Disease
    105
    5.55
    3,959
    1.85
    5. Endocrine Disorders
    86
    4.55
    452
    0.21
    6. Lung Cancers
    73
    3.86
    11,893
    5.55
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    73
    3.86
    4,340
    2.03
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    69
    3.65
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    69
    3.65
    3,232
    1.51
    10. Lung Disease
    61
    3.23
    26,178
    12.22
    11. Hypertension
    46
    2.43
    5,368
    2.51
    12. Breast Cancer
    39
    2.06
    1,366
    0.64
    13. Liver Cancer
    38
    2.01
    5,326
    2.49
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    37
    1.96
    991
    0.46
    15. Lymphomas
    32
    1.69
    560
    0.26
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    32
    1.69
    6,210
    2.90
    17. Other Injuries
    29
    1.53
    1,531
    0.71
    18. Stomach Cancer
    25
    1.32
    3,771
    1.76
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    25
    1.32
    684
    0.32
    20. Oral Cancer
    22
    1.16
    513
    0.24
    21. Tuberculosis
    21
    1.11
    17,417
    8.13
    22. Skin Disease
    20
    1.06
    158
    0.07
    23. Falls
    20
    1.06
    1,801
    0.84
    24. Prostate Cancer
    19
    1.00
    219
    0.10
    25. Leukemia
    19
    1.00
    965
    0.45
    26. Other Neoplasms
    19
    1.00
    44
    0.02
    27. Cervical Cancer
    18
    0.95
    704
    0.33
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    18
    0.95
    1,155
    0.54
    29. Low Birth Weight
    15
    0.79
    1,208
    0.56
    30. Asthma
    14
    0.74
    1,439
    0.67
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    13
    0.69
    1,525
    0.71
    32. Suicide
    12
    0.63
    2,407
    1.12
    33. Uterin Cancer
    11
    0.58
    138
    0.06
    34. Ovary Cancer
    11
    0.58
    532
    0.25
    35. Liver Disease
    9
    0.48
    4,506
    2.10
    36. Drownings
    9
    0.48
    1,126
    0.53
    37. Hepatitis B
    7
    0.37
    68
    0.03
    38. Hepatitis C
    6
    0.32
    10
    0.00
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    0.32
    1,712
    0.80
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4
    0.21
    374
    0.17
    41. Birth Trauma
    4
    0.21
    736
    0.34
    42. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.21
    500
    0.23
    43. Epilepsy
    4
    0.21
    266
    0.12
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.21
    2,093
    0.98
    45. Maternal Conditions
    3
    0.16
    252
    0.12
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    3
    0.16
    1,222
    0.57
    47. Drug Use
    3
    0.16
    356
    0.17
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. Fires
    3
    0.16
    253
    0.12
    50. Violence
    3
    0.16
    1,082
    0.50
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    28
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    21.80
    41
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.30
    5
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.24
    100
    2.38
    178
    5. Liver Cancer
    10.79
    26
    16.66
    12
    6. Lymphomas
    9.76
    5
    1.84
    175
    7. Cervical Cancer
    8.94
    89
    4.11
    136
    8. Stomach Cancer
    8.69
    55
    11.99
    21
    9. Oral Cancer
    6.55
    22
    1.62
    152
    10. Uterin Cancer
    6.19
    11
    0.78
    168
    11. Ovary Cancer
    5.66
    43
    2.96
    147
    12. Leukemia
    5.44
    15
    3.44
    99
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    4.50
    76
    4.85
    68
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.60
    122
    1.61
    120
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.91
    160
    3.80
    49
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.49
    163
    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.