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Canada
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
CANADA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Canada 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
Canada Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Canada CANADA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    10
    4
    6
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    76.4
    81.7
    79.1
    7
    8
    7
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    80.4
    84.1
    82.2
    14
    16
    15
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    16
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.5
    13
    14
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.6
    12
    14
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.7
    11
    14
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.8
    11
    14
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.7
    84.9
    10
    13
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    82.0
    85.0
    7
    12
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    82.3
    85.2
    6
    12
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    82.7
    85.5
    6
    13
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.9
    5
    13
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.8
    86.4
    4
    12
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.8
    87.1
    3
    10
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.9
    3
    9
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    87.4
    89.0
    2
    8
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.4
    2
    9
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.2
    5
    9
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.15
    166
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.87
    13
    16.26
    122
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    37.70
    4
    4. Lung Disease
    15.91
    133
    87.71
    5
    5. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    7.80
    177
    6. Stroke
    15.12
    182
    162.14
    15
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    10.37
    70
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    2.38
    178
    9. Suicide
    10.34
    67
    8.20
    95
    10. Drug Use
    8.70
    2
    1.24
    89
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.69
    169
    22.75
    104
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.22
    156
    11.82
    137
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    4.85
    68
    14. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    1.84
    175
    15. Liver Disease
    5.73
    159
    14.33
    111
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    2.96
    147
    17. Falls
    5.07
    101
    6.34
    79
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.99
    168
    12.98
    129
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.58
    157
    22.21
    64
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.41
    77
    1.60
    160
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    16.66
    12
    22. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    3.44
    99
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.46
    128
    3.78
    113
    24. Other Injuries
    3.35
    164
    5.48
    125
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    3.80
    49
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.99
    156
    3.79
    139
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.94
    141
    2.40
    153
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    0.78
    168
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    1.61
    120
    30. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    11.99
    21
    31. Hypertension
    2.79
    169
    18.24
    92
    32. Alcohol
    2.76
    44
    1.00
    116
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    0.55
    160
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    1.62
    152
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.99
    51
    0.14
    180
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    4.11
    136
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.90
    148
    4.39
    98
    38. Violence
    1.60
    139
    3.97
    101
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.09
    6
    0.13
    135
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.90
    140
    1.70
    109
    41. Epilepsy
    0.81
    153
    0.98
    137
    42. Skin Disease
    0.76
    122
    0.58
    138
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    135
    6.87
    15
    44. Drownings
    0.71
    160
    4.46
    35
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.65
    140
    2.66
    86
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.60
    15
    0.03
    126
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    172
    5.64
    51
    48. Fires
    0.41
    153
    0.90
    118
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.38
    80
    0.65
    30
    50. Asthma
    0.37
    173
    4.81
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Canada CANADA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40,063
    17.18
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,970
    13.28
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,937
    8.98
    11,893
    5.55
    4. Lung Disease
    14,212
    6.09
    26,178
    12.22
    5. Stroke
    14,159
    6.07
    49,648
    23.17
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,651
    4.14
    3,232
    1.51
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,431
    3.19
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Breast Cancer
    5,910
    2.53
    1,366
    0.64
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,718
    2.45
    3,671
    1.71
    10. Lymphomas
    5,146
    2.21
    560
    0.26
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5,057
    2.17
    1,525
    0.71
    12. Falls
    4,829
    2.07
    1,801
    0.84
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,711
    2.02
    219
    0.10
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,578
    1.96
    3,959
    1.85
    15. Suicide
    4,417
    1.89
    2,407
    1.12
    16. Drug Use
    3,686
    1.58
    356
    0.17
    17. Liver Disease
    3,624
    1.55
    4,506
    2.10
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    3,359
    1.44
    1,155
    0.54
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,233
    1.39
    452
    0.21
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,113
    1.33
    5,326
    2.49
    21. Leukemia
    3,098
    1.33
    965
    0.45
    22. Hypertension
    2,563
    1.10
    5,368
    2.51
    23. Bladder Cancer
    2,521
    1.08
    500
    0.23
    24. Other Injuries
    2,392
    1.03
    1,531
    0.71
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,230
    0.96
    1,222
    0.57
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2,177
    0.93
    3,771
    1.76
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,060
    0.88
    684
    0.32
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,998
    0.86
    6,210
    2.90
    29. Ovary Cancer
    1,902
    0.82
    532
    0.25
    30. Skin Cancers
    1,756
    0.75
    168
    0.08
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,679
    0.72
    44
    0.02
    32. Oral Cancer
    1,592
    0.68
    513
    0.24
    33. Alcohol
    1,491
    0.64
    304
    0.14
    34. Uterin Cancer
    1,183
    0.51
    138
    0.06
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,081
    0.46
    991
    0.46
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    840
    0.36
    374
    0.17
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    692
    0.30
    40
    0.02
    38. Skin Disease
    679
    0.29
    158
    0.07
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    636
    0.27
    2,093
    0.98
    40. Violence
    605
    0.26
    1,082
    0.50
    41. Cervical Cancer
    578
    0.25
    704
    0.33
    42. Low Birth Weight
    553
    0.24
    1,208
    0.56
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    442
    0.19
    1,712
    0.80
    44. Epilepsy
    384
    0.16
    266
    0.12
    45. Hepatitis C
    363
    0.16
    10
    0.00
    46. Anemia
    343
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    322
    0.14
    198
    0.09
    48. Drownings
    283
    0.12
    1,126
    0.53
    49. Asthma
    262
    0.11
    1,439
    0.67
    50. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.08
    736
    0.34
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    2.38
    178
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    1.84
    175
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    2.96
    147
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    16.66
    12
    9. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    3.44
    99
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    3.80
    49
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    0.78
    168
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    1.61
    120
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    11.99
    21
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    0.55
    160
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    1.62
    152
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    4.11
    136
    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.