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Bulgaria
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
BULGARIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Bulgaria 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
Bulgaria Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.6
    71.0
    69.2
    12
    29
    20
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    67.8
    74.7
    71.1
    84
    71
    78
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    71.6
    78.6
    75.1
    82
    68
    75
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.6
    82
    68
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    72.2
    79.1
    89
    72
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    72.2
    79.1
    92
    72
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    72.3
    79.2
    93
    72
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    72.5
    79.3
    96
    72
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    72.6
    79.3
    99
    73
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    72.9
    79.5
    100
    74
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    73.1
    79.6
    101
    75
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    73.5
    79.8
    103
    75
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    74.0
    80.1
    105
    78
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    74.8
    80.5
    108
    78
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.9
    81.1
    107
    76
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.4
    82.0
    103
    74
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.3
    83.0
    97
    73
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.1
    92
    77
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.9
    85.6
    88
    84
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.5
    104
    96
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    121
    125
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    210.78
    26
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    116.86
    50
    162.14
    15
    3. Hypertension
    32.82
    39
    18.24
    92
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    37.70
    4
    5. Lung Disease
    22.97
    89
    87.71
    5
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    7.80
    177
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    10.37
    70
    8. Liver Disease
    15.44
    106
    14.33
    111
    9. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    2.38
    178
    10. Kidney Disease
    11.77
    137
    12.98
    129
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.70
    157
    22.75
    104
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.59
    129
    22.21
    64
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.11
    153
    11.82
    137
    14. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    11.99
    21
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    4.85
    68
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    4.11
    136
    17. Suicide
    6.50
    122
    8.20
    95
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    2.96
    147
    19. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    0.78
    168
    20. Other Injuries
    4.55
    141
    5.48
    125
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    16.66
    12
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.28
    100
    2.40
    153
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    1.61
    120
    24. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    1.84
    175
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.67
    141
    3.79
    139
    26. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    3.44
    99
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    1.62
    152
    28. Falls
    2.99
    149
    6.34
    79
    29. Low Birth Weight
    2.58
    133
    4.39
    98
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    0.55
    160
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    125
    5.64
    51
    32. Drownings
    1.55
    128
    4.46
    35
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    3.80
    49
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1.44
    169
    3.78
    113
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    1.33
    168
    1.60
    160
    36. Epilepsy
    1.03
    133
    0.98
    137
    37. Violence
    1.00
    155
    3.97
    101
    38. Fires
    0.97
    116
    0.90
    118
    39. Tuberculosis
    0.95
    130
    57.14
    16
    40. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    130
    2.66
    86
    41. Drug Use
    0.87
    126
    1.24
    89
    42. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.79
    182
    16.26
    122
    43. Other Neoplasms
    0.66
    72
    0.14
    180
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.50
    35
    0.13
    135
    45. Alcohol
    0.43
    148
    1.00
    116
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.40
    165
    1.70
    109
    47. Skin Disease
    0.39
    149
    0.58
    138
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.36
    168
    6.87
    15
    49. Poisonings
    0.34
    120
    1.29
    64
    50. Meningitis
    0.32
    135
    0.81
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,513
    38.86
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    21,347
    22.72
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Hypertension
    5,916
    6.30
    5,368
    2.51
    4. Lung Disease
    3,993
    4.25
    26,178
    12.22
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,288
    3.50
    11,893
    5.55
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,591
    2.76
    3,232
    1.51
    7. Kidney Disease
    1,855
    1.97
    3,959
    1.85
    8. Liver Disease
    1,804
    1.92
    4,506
    2.10
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,396
    1.49
    6,231
    2.91
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,358
    1.45
    1,366
    0.64
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,344
    1.43
    3,671
    1.71
    12. Stomach Cancer
    1,175
    1.25
    3,771
    1.76
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,063
    1.13
    1,525
    0.71
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,016
    1.08
    219
    0.10
    15. Suicide
    681
    0.72
    2,407
    1.12
    16. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.71
    5,326
    2.49
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    647
    0.69
    6,210
    2.90
    18. Bladder Cancer
    637
    0.68
    500
    0.23
    19. Lymphomas
    499
    0.53
    560
    0.26
    20. Leukemia
    460
    0.49
    965
    0.45
    21. Other Injuries
    437
    0.47
    1,531
    0.71
    22. Cervical Cancer
    422
    0.45
    704
    0.33
    23. Ovary Cancer
    420
    0.45
    532
    0.25
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    409
    0.44
    684
    0.32
    25. Oral Cancer
    408
    0.43
    513
    0.24
    26. Falls
    381
    0.41
    1,801
    0.84
    27. Uterin Cancer
    369
    0.39
    138
    0.06
    28. Skin Cancers
    328
    0.35
    168
    0.08
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    284
    0.30
    1,155
    0.54
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.29
    1,712
    0.80
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    195
    0.21
    1,222
    0.57
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    160
    0.17
    991
    0.46
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    147
    0.16
    4,340
    2.03
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    146
    0.16
    452
    0.21
    35. Drownings
    129
    0.14
    1,126
    0.53
    36. Fires
    124
    0.13
    253
    0.12
    37. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.12
    1,208
    0.56
    38. Tuberculosis
    104
    0.11
    17,417
    8.13
    39. Other Neoplasms
    93
    0.10
    44
    0.02
    40. Epilepsy
    93
    0.10
    266
    0.12
    41. Violence
    84
    0.09
    1,082
    0.50
    42. Drug Use
    76
    0.08
    356
    0.17
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.06
    2,093
    0.98
    44. Skin Disease
    53
    0.06
    158
    0.07
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    52
    0.06
    40
    0.02
    46. Alcohol
    44
    0.05
    304
    0.14
    47. Birth Trauma
    40
    0.04
    736
    0.34
    48. Poisonings
    38
    0.04
    366
    0.17
    49. Meningitis
    31
    0.03
    207
    0.10
    50. Asthma
    28
    0.03
    1,439
    0.67
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    2.38
    178
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    11.99
    21
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    4.85
    68
    7. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    4.11
    136
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    2.96
    147
    9. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    0.78
    168
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    16.66
    12
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    1.61
    120
    12. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    1.84
    175
    13. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    3.44
    99
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    1.62
    152
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    0.55
    160
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    3.80
    49
    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.