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China
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
CHINA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare China 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
China Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      China CHINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    110.80
    58
    162.14
    15
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.57
    115
    105.37
    99
    3. Lung Disease
    54.18
    13
    87.71
    5
    4. Lung Cancers
    36.63
    5
    37.70
    4
    5. Stomach Cancer
    20.55
    3
    11.99
    21
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.36
    97
    16.26
    122
    7. Hypertension
    16.80
    98
    18.24
    92
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.09
    96
    22.21
    64
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.02
    42
    10.37
    70
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.42
    6
    3.80
    49
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.28
    152
    22.75
    104
    12. Kidney Disease
    10.39
    141
    12.98
    129
    13. Liver Cancer
    9.30
    33
    16.66
    12
    14. Breast Cancer
    8.95
    169
    7.80
    177
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.56
    148
    11.82
    137
    16. Falls
    8.04
    50
    6.34
    79
    17. Liver Disease
    7.57
    146
    14.33
    111
    18. Suicide
    6.67
    121
    8.20
    95
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    152
    2.38
    178
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    5.72
    59
    4.85
    68
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.16
    124
    4.11
    136
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    98
    3.78
    113
    23. Drownings
    3.66
    56
    4.46
    35
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.53
    34
    6.87
    15
    25. Other Injuries
    3.50
    161
    5.48
    125
    26. Leukemia
    3.48
    97
    3.44
    99
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    3.32
    150
    3.79
    139
    28. Lymphomas
    3.04
    145
    1.84
    175
    29. Oral Cancer
    2.81
    89
    1.62
    152
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.76
    153
    2.96
    147
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.05
    106
    5.64
    51
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.04
    94
    1.61
    120
    33. Tuberculosis
    1.88
    111
    57.14
    16
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.76
    150
    4.39
    98
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    168
    2.40
    153
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.62
    111
    2.53
    100
    37. Poisonings
    1.55
    57
    1.29
    64
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.51
    162
    1.60
    160
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.40
    108
    2.66
    86
    40. Drug Use
    1.34
    79
    1.24
    89
    41. Asthma
    1.29
    123
    4.81
    90
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    157
    0.78
    168
    43. Alcohol
    1.05
    111
    1.00
    116
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.05
    137
    0.55
    160
    45. Malnutrition
    0.78
    107
    1.25
    93
    46. Epilepsy
    0.74
    163
    0.98
    137
    47. Violence
    0.73
    166
    3.97
    101
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.72
    150
    1.70
    109
    49. Fires
    0.62
    129
    0.90
    118
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    41
    0.65
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      China CHINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2.043m
    21.27
    49,648
    23.17
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1.772m
    18.44
    31,342
    14.63
    3. Lung Disease
    968,607
    10.08
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Lung Cancers
    714,311
    7.44
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Stomach Cancer
    398,439
    4.15
    3,771
    1.76
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    304,455
    3.17
    4,340
    2.03
    7. Hypertension
    301,183
    3.14
    5,368
    2.51
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    250,272
    2.61
    6,210
    2.90
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    248,388
    2.59
    3,232
    1.51
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    242,891
    2.53
    1,222
    0.57
    11. Kidney Disease
    192,302
    2.00
    3,959
    1.85
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    183,342
    1.91
    6,231
    2.91
    13. Liver Cancer
    180,952
    1.88
    5,326
    2.49
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    161,672
    1.68
    3,671
    1.71
    15. Liver Disease
    145,603
    1.52
    4,506
    2.10
    16. Falls
    138,878
    1.45
    1,801
    0.84
    17. Suicide
    116,324
    1.21
    2,407
    1.12
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    111,537
    1.16
    1,525
    0.71
    19. Breast Cancer
    92,757
    0.97
    1,366
    0.64
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    70,699
    0.74
    1,155
    0.54
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    65,350
    0.68
    2,093
    0.98
    22. Leukemia
    58,145
    0.61
    965
    0.45
    23. Lymphomas
    57,838
    0.60
    560
    0.26
    24. Oral Cancer
    54,695
    0.57
    513
    0.24
    25. Other Injuries
    54,087
    0.56
    1,531
    0.71
    26. Drownings
    52,807
    0.55
    1,126
    0.53
    27. Cervical Cancer
    51,650
    0.54
    704
    0.33
    28. Prostate Cancer
    51,056
    0.53
    219
    0.10
    29. Bladder Cancer
    37,873
    0.39
    500
    0.23
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    37,723
    0.39
    1,712
    0.80
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    36,613
    0.38
    991
    0.46
    32. Tuberculosis
    34,802
    0.36
    17,417
    8.13
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    29,954
    0.31
    684
    0.32
    34. HIV/AIDS
    28,746
    0.30
    753
    0.35
    35. Ovary Cancer
    28,078
    0.29
    532
    0.25
    36. Poisonings
    25,762
    0.27
    366
    0.17
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    25,613
    0.27
    452
    0.21
    38. Drug Use
    24,214
    0.25
    356
    0.17
    39. Asthma
    23,147
    0.24
    1,439
    0.67
    40. Low Birth Weight
    21,631
    0.23
    1,208
    0.56
    41. Skin Cancers
    19,669
    0.20
    168
    0.08
    42. Alcohol
    19,071
    0.20
    304
    0.14
    43. Birth Trauma
    17,644
    0.18
    736
    0.34
    44. Malnutrition
    12,995
    0.14
    317
    0.15
    45. Uterin Cancer
    11,751
    0.12
    138
    0.06
    46. Epilepsy
    11,365
    0.12
    266
    0.12
    47. Violence
    11,115
    0.12
    1,082
    0.50
    48. Fires
    10,498
    0.11
    253
    0.12
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    10,108
    0.11
    198
    0.09
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8,719
    0.09
    374
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    36.63
    5
    37.70
    4
    2. Stomach Cancer
    20.55
    3
    11.99
    21
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.02
    42
    10.37
    70
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.42
    6
    3.80
    49
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.30
    33
    16.66
    12
    6. Breast Cancer
    8.95
    169
    7.80
    177
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    152
    2.38
    178
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    5.72
    59
    4.85
    68
    9. Cervical Cancer
    5.16
    124
    4.11
    136
    10. Leukemia
    3.48
    97
    3.44
    99
    11. Lymphomas
    3.04
    145
    1.84
    175
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.81
    89
    1.62
    152
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.76
    153
    2.96
    147
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.04
    94
    1.61
    120
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    157
    0.78
    168
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.05
    137
    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.