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Comoros
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Comoros 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
Comoros Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Comoros COMOROS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Comoros COMOROS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.2
    45.2
    43.7
    127
    128
    128
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    46.2
    49.8
    48.0
    132
    130
    131
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    50.2
    54.2
    52.2
    137
    136
    136
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    54.9
    58.8
    56.8
    141
    140
    143
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    57.9
    61.1
    59.5
    135
    134
    135
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    60.2
    63.4
    61.8
    143
    146
    147
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    65.9
    68.9
    67.4
    132
    140
    134
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Comoros COMOROS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    65.9
    68.9
    132
    140
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    70.9
    73.2
    109
    131
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    71.3
    73.6
    105
    131
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    71.5
    73.7
    106
    132
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    71.8
    74.0
    106
    132
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.3
    106
    131
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    72.6
    74.6
    105
    130
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    73.1
    75.0
    102
    131
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    73.6
    75.4
    101
    132
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    74.3
    76.0
    101
    134
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.7
    100
    135
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.1
    77.6
    100
    139
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.8
    99
    138
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.2
    80.3
    103
    137
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.3
    82.1
    105
    128
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.3
    98
    128
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.6
    87.0
    100
    119
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.2
    92
    108
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Comoros COMOROS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    105.00
    100
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    104.85
    63
    162.14
    15
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    96.62
    30
    22.75
    104
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    56.27
    27
    1.70
    109
    5. Cervical Cancer
    42.83
    10
    4.11
    136
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.95
    63
    11.82
    137
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    37.42
    31
    22.21
    64
    8. Liver Disease
    36.50
    36
    14.33
    111
    9. Hypertension
    36.33
    30
    18.24
    92
    10. Kidney Disease
    27.00
    70
    12.98
    129
    11. Lung Disease
    25.91
    73
    87.71
    5
    12. Prostate Cancer
    25.34
    44
    2.38
    178
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.70
    38
    16.26
    122
    14. Low Birth Weight
    14.65
    7
    4.39
    98
    15. Tuberculosis
    14.19
    58
    57.14
    16
    16. Malnutrition
    14.16
    19
    1.25
    93
    17. Meningitis
    14.07
    17
    0.81
    89
    18. Other Injuries
    13.47
    33
    5.48
    125
    19. Asthma
    11.32
    55
    4.81
    90
    20. Birth Trauma
    9.63
    29
    2.66
    86
    21. Breast Cancer
    9.31
    167
    7.80
    177
    22. Violence
    8.76
    59
    3.97
    101
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.59
    15
    3.80
    49
    24. Suicide
    8.46
    89
    8.20
    95
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7.95
    33
    3.79
    139
    26. Falls
    6.78
    72
    6.34
    79
    27. Liver Cancer
    6.45
    66
    16.66
    12
    28. Maternal Conditions
    6.12
    43
    1.02
    84
    29. Pertussis
    5.87
    8
    0.17
    96
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.04
    87
    2.40
    153
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.97
    59
    5.64
    51
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    153
    10.37
    70
    33. Malaria
    4.60
    43
    0.00
    68
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4.22
    85
    3.78
    113
    35. Fires
    3.94
    28
    0.90
    118
    36. Drownings
    3.62
    58
    4.46
    35
    37. Oral Cancer
    3.54
    68
    1.62
    152
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    3.32
    97
    1.60
    160
    39. Lymphomas
    3.17
    141
    1.84
    175
    40. Stomach Cancer
    3.03
    155
    11.99
    21
    41. Poisonings
    2.87
    21
    1.29
    64
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.85
    36
    0.55
    160
    43. Epilepsy
    2.60
    42
    0.98
    137
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.24
    59
    6.87
    15
    45. Bladder Cancer
    2.09
    91
    1.61
    120
    46. Skin Disease
    2.01
    64
    0.58
    138
    47. Syphilis
    1.38
    25
    0.21
    78
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.37
    149
    0.78
    168
    49. Alcohol
    1.29
    99
    1.00
    116
    50. Ovary Cancer
    1.26
    181
    2.96
    147
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Comoros COMOROS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    594
    13.20
    6,231
    2.91
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    363
    8.06
    374
    0.17
    3. Stroke
    356
    7.91
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    349
    7.75
    31,342
    14.63
    5. Low Birth Weight
    328
    7.29
    1,208
    0.56
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    226
    5.02
    6,210
    2.90
    7. Birth Trauma
    211
    4.69
    736
    0.34
    8. Liver Disease
    160
    3.55
    4,506
    2.10
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    136
    3.02
    3,671
    1.71
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    131
    2.91
    991
    0.46
    11. Meningitis
    115
    2.55
    207
    0.10
    12. Hypertension
    115
    2.55
    5,368
    2.51
    13. Cervical Cancer
    104
    2.31
    704
    0.33
    14. Kidney Disease
    101
    2.24
    3,959
    1.85
    15. Malnutrition
    96
    2.13
    317
    0.15
    16. Other Injuries
    90
    2.00
    1,531
    0.71
    17. Lung Disease
    83
    1.84
    26,178
    12.22
    18. Pertussis
    80
    1.78
    34
    0.02
    19. Tuberculosis
    79
    1.76
    17,417
    8.13
    20. Violence
    63
    1.40
    1,082
    0.50
    21. Asthma
    49
    1.09
    1,439
    0.67
    22. Maternal Conditions
    47
    1.04
    252
    0.12
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    46
    1.02
    4,340
    2.03
    24. Suicide
    46
    1.02
    2,407
    1.12
    25. Drownings
    35
    0.78
    1,126
    0.53
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    34
    0.76
    1,222
    0.57
    27. Prostate Cancer
    33
    0.73
    219
    0.10
    28. Malaria
    29
    0.64
    0
    0.00
    29. Liver Cancer
    29
    0.64
    5,326
    2.49
    30. Fires
    27
    0.60
    253
    0.12
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    26
    0.58
    684
    0.32
    32. Falls
    26
    0.58
    1,801
    0.84
    33. Breast Cancer
    23
    0.51
    1,366
    0.64
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    21
    0.47
    1,712
    0.80
    35. Poisonings
    20
    0.44
    366
    0.17
    36. Syphilis
    19
    0.42
    54
    0.03
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19
    0.42
    3,232
    1.51
    38. Lymphomas
    19
    0.42
    560
    0.26
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.42
    452
    0.21
    40. Epilepsy
    17
    0.38
    266
    0.12
    41. Oral Cancer
    15
    0.33
    513
    0.24
    42. Tetanus
    12
    0.27
    28
    0.01
    43. Skin Cancers
    12
    0.27
    168
    0.08
    44. Stomach Cancer
    11
    0.24
    3,771
    1.76
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.24
    1,155
    0.54
    46. Bladder Cancer
    10
    0.22
    500
    0.23
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10
    0.22
    2,093
    0.98
    48. Skin Disease
    9
    0.20
    158
    0.07
    49. Drug Use
    7
    0.16
    356
    0.17
    50. Alcohol
    6
    0.13
    304
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Comoros COMOROS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.83
    10
    4.11
    136
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.34
    44
    2.38
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.31
    167
    7.80
    177
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.59
    15
    3.80
    49
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.45
    66
    16.66
    12
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    153
    10.37
    70
    7. Oral Cancer
    3.54
    68
    1.62
    152
    8. Lymphomas
    3.17
    141
    1.84
    175
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.03
    155
    11.99
    21
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.85
    36
    0.55
    160
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.09
    91
    1.61
    120
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.37
    149
    0.78
    168
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.26
    181
    2.96
    147
    14. Leukemia
    0.82
    173
    3.44
    99
    15. Lung Cancers
    0.21
    183
    37.70
    4
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.00
    183
    4.85
    68
    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.