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Denmark
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
DENMARK VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Denmark 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Denmark DENMARK   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    70.4
    74.0
    72.2
    4
    8
    4
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    70.9
    75.9
    73.3
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    71.2
    77.2
    74.1
    13
    13
    12
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    72.0
    77.7
    74.8
    24
    25
    26
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    74.5
    79.2
    76.9
    25
    30
    27
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    77.1
    81.3
    79.2
    25
    29
    28
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    79.6
    83.0
    81.3
    21
    30
    26
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.6
    83.0
    21
    30
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    80.0
    83.3
    22
    32
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    80.0
    83.4
    22
    32
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    80.1
    83.4
    24
    32
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    80.2
    83.4
    25
    32
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    80.4
    83.5
    25
    33
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    80.5
    83.6
    25
    33
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    80.7
    83.8
    26
    33
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.0
    28
    34
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    81.5
    84.3
    30
    35
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    82.3
    84.9
    30
    36
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.3
    85.6
    33
    37
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.5
    34
    37
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.1
    87.6
    36
    40
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.1
    48
    43
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.0
    67
    57
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36.00
    178
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    29.41
    11
    16.26
    122
    3. Lung Disease
    29.30
    56
    87.71
    5
    4. Lung Cancers
    28.82
    15
    37.70
    4
    5. Stroke
    23.60
    160
    162.14
    15
    6. Prostate Cancer
    22.37
    53
    2.38
    178
    7. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    62
    7.80
    177
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.72
    23
    10.37
    70
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.49
    144
    22.75
    104
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.05
    147
    11.82
    137
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.44
    16
    4.85
    68
    12. Suicide
    7.63
    106
    8.20
    95
    13. Liver Disease
    6.98
    151
    14.33
    111
    14. Alcohol
    6.10
    13
    1.00
    116
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.79
    161
    12.98
    129
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.69
    41
    2.96
    147
    17. Lymphomas
    5.26
    76
    1.84
    175
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    4.43
    75
    1.60
    160
    19. Leukemia
    4.10
    64
    3.44
    99
    20. Stomach Cancer
    3.96
    130
    11.99
    21
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.89
    46
    3.80
    49
    22. Hypertension
    3.86
    162
    18.24
    92
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    28
    1.61
    120
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.79
    111
    3.78
    113
    25. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    144
    16.66
    12
    26. Falls
    3.55
    136
    6.34
    79
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    79
    1.62
    152
    28. Drug Use
    3.09
    26
    1.24
    89
    29. Skin Cancers
    3.04
    31
    0.55
    160
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.00
    169
    22.21
    64
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.70
    154
    4.11
    136
    32. Other Injuries
    2.56
    175
    5.48
    125
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.50
    41
    0.14
    180
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.39
    136
    4.39
    98
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    155
    2.40
    153
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    2.33
    172
    3.79
    139
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.13
    100
    0.78
    168
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    134
    5.64
    51
    39. Epilepsy
    1.24
    121
    0.98
    137
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.19
    3
    0.13
    135
    41. Violence
    1.08
    151
    3.97
    101
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    142
    1.70
    109
    43. Asthma
    0.59
    157
    4.81
    90
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    147
    6.87
    15
    45. Fires
    0.53
    138
    0.90
    118
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    45
    0.65
    30
    47. Schizophrenia
    0.52
    7
    0.00
    88
    48. Skin Disease
    0.51
    140
    0.58
    138
    49. Drownings
    0.46
    174
    4.46
    35
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.44
    155
    2.66
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Denmark DENMARK   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,341
    11.90
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,218
    11.62
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Lung Disease
    4,387
    9.77
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,721
    8.29
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Stroke
    3,662
    8.16
    49,648
    23.17
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,244
    5.00
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,147
    4.78
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,480
    3.30
    219
    0.10
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,299
    2.89
    1,366
    0.64
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,284
    2.86
    3,671
    1.71
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    1,096
    2.44
    1,525
    0.71
    12. Kidney Disease
    911
    2.03
    3,959
    1.85
    13. Lymphomas
    730
    1.63
    560
    0.26
    14. Liver Disease
    692
    1.54
    4,506
    2.10
    15. Hypertension
    642
    1.43
    5,368
    2.51
    16. Suicide
    617
    1.37
    2,407
    1.12
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    600
    1.34
    1,155
    0.54
    18. Alcohol
    598
    1.33
    304
    0.14
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    575
    1.28
    452
    0.21
    20. Leukemia
    558
    1.24
    965
    0.45
    21. Bladder Cancer
    545
    1.21
    500
    0.23
    22. Falls
    541
    1.21
    1,801
    0.84
    23. Stomach Cancer
    484
    1.08
    3,771
    1.76
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    477
    1.06
    1,222
    0.57
    25. Liver Cancer
    464
    1.03
    5,326
    2.49
    26. Skin Cancers
    388
    0.86
    168
    0.08
    27. Other Neoplasms
    378
    0.84
    44
    0.02
    28. Oral Cancer
    371
    0.83
    513
    0.24
    29. Ovary Cancer
    367
    0.82
    532
    0.25
    30. Other Injuries
    347
    0.77
    1,531
    0.71
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    284
    0.63
    684
    0.32
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    216
    0.48
    1,712
    0.80
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    213
    0.47
    6,210
    2.90
    34. Drug Use
    197
    0.44
    356
    0.17
    35. Uterin Cancer
    156
    0.35
    138
    0.06
    36. Cervical Cancer
    153
    0.34
    704
    0.33
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.34
    991
    0.46
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    145
    0.32
    374
    0.17
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    132
    0.29
    40
    0.02
    40. Epilepsy
    125
    0.28
    266
    0.12
    41. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.26
    1,208
    0.56
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    96
    0.21
    2,093
    0.98
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    84
    0.19
    198
    0.09
    44. Asthma
    82
    0.18
    1,439
    0.67
    45. Skin Disease
    79
    0.18
    158
    0.07
    46. Anemia
    73
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    47. Violence
    63
    0.14
    1,082
    0.50
    48. Schizophrenia
    57
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    49. Fires
    53
    0.12
    253
    0.12
    50. Drownings
    37
    0.08
    1,126
    0.53
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.82
    15
    37.70
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    22.37
    53
    2.38
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    62
    7.80
    177
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.72
    23
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.44
    16
    4.85
    68
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.69
    41
    2.96
    147
    7. Lymphomas
    5.26
    76
    1.84
    175
    8. Leukemia
    4.10
    64
    3.44
    99
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.96
    130
    11.99
    21
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.89
    46
    3.80
    49
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    28
    1.61
    120
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    144
    16.66
    12
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    79
    1.62
    152
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.04
    31
    0.55
    160
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.70
    154
    4.11
    136
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.13
    100
    0.78
    168
    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.