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Egypt
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
EGYPT VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Egypt 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
Egypt Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Egypt EGYPT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Egypt EGYPT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.1
    46.9
    46.0
    112
    115
    115
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    49.5
    51.3
    50.4
    121
    120
    119
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    54.1
    55.9
    54.9
    124
    127
    127
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    60.8
    63.6
    62.2
    117
    123
    120
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    66.4
    71.4
    68.8
    96
    100
    100
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    67.9
    72.2
    70.0
    99
    113
    105
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    69.6
    74.1
    71.8
    105
    111
    112
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Egypt EGYPT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.6
    74.1
    105
    111
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    71.1
    75.6
    106
    112
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    71.3
    75.8
    106
    112
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    71.4
    75.9
    107
    112
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    71.7
    76.0
    107
    112
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    72.0
    76.2
    109
    112
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    72.2
    76.3
    111
    113
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    72.5
    76.5
    114
    113
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    72.9
    76.7
    115
    114
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    73.3
    77.0
    121
    115
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    73.9
    77.4
    126
    117
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.0
    78.1
    132
    119
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.5
    79.1
    134
    122
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.5
    131
    117
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.0
    82.6
    116
    105
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.4
    84.7
    119
    103
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    109
    103
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.1
    98
    120
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Egypt EGYPT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    268.11
    15
    105.37
    99
    2. Liver Disease
    93.37
    1
    14.33
    111
    3. Stroke
    65.24
    110
    162.14
    15
    4. Liver Cancer
    34.11
    2
    16.66
    12
    5. Hypertension
    34.03
    35
    18.24
    92
    6. Kidney Disease
    32.58
    46
    12.98
    129
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.97
    92
    11.82
    137
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.25
    99
    22.75
    104
    9. Breast Cancer
    24.04
    33
    7.80
    177
    10. Lung Disease
    20.69
    100
    87.71
    5
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.14
    148
    16.26
    122
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.77
    116
    22.21
    64
    13. Lymphomas
    11.00
    2
    1.84
    175
    14. Asthma
    10.51
    59
    4.81
    90
    15. Bladder Cancer
    8.13
    2
    1.61
    120
    16. Lung Cancers
    8.02
    115
    37.70
    4
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    7.73
    38
    3.79
    139
    18. Prostate Cancer
    6.17
    154
    2.38
    178
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.01
    80
    4.39
    98
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.11
    61
    2.96
    147
    21. Leukemia
    4.53
    42
    3.44
    99
    22. Violence
    4.42
    93
    3.97
    101
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.35
    156
    10.37
    70
    24. Other Injuries
    4.29
    144
    5.48
    125
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.12
    91
    3.78
    113
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.11
    83
    4.85
    68
    27. Suicide
    3.41
    158
    8.20
    95
    28. Birth Trauma
    3.36
    79
    2.66
    86
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.32
    88
    1.70
    109
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.07
    135
    2.40
    153
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.96
    113
    1.60
    160
    32. Falls
    2.57
    161
    6.34
    79
    33. Stomach Cancer
    2.54
    168
    11.99
    21
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.89
    119
    5.64
    51
    35. Fires
    1.72
    83
    0.90
    118
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.68
    175
    4.11
    136
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.62
    82
    6.87
    15
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.52
    117
    0.55
    160
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.39
    132
    3.80
    49
    40. Hepatitis B
    1.29
    24
    0.23
    94
    41. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    154
    0.78
    168
    42. Oral Cancer
    1.16
    170
    1.62
    152
    43. Malnutrition
    1.10
    99
    1.25
    93
    44. Drownings
    1.09
    146
    4.46
    35
    45. Encephalitis
    0.92
    27
    0.51
    77
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.80
    93
    1.02
    84
    47. Meningitis
    0.78
    92
    0.81
    89
    48. War
    0.71
    23
    0.06
    64
    49. Pertussis
    0.65
    76
    0.17
    96
    50. Tuberculosis
    0.54
    138
    57.14
    16
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Egypt EGYPT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    173,871
    32.40
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Liver Disease
    60,122
    11.20
    4,506
    2.10
    3. Stroke
    43,839
    8.17
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Liver Cancer
    24,512
    4.57
    5,326
    2.49
    5. Hypertension
    21,094
    3.93
    5,368
    2.51
    6. Kidney Disease
    21,087
    3.93
    3,959
    1.85
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20,694
    3.86
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    19,131
    3.57
    3,671
    1.71
    9. Lung Disease
    13,393
    2.50
    26,178
    12.22
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    12,163
    2.27
    991
    0.46
    11. Low Birth Weight
    11,391
    2.12
    1,208
    0.56
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,141
    1.89
    6,210
    2.90
    13. Breast Cancer
    9,180
    1.71
    1,366
    0.64
    14. Lymphomas
    7,539
    1.40
    560
    0.26
    15. Asthma
    7,104
    1.32
    1,439
    0.67
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,975
    1.30
    4,340
    2.03
    17. Birth Trauma
    6,109
    1.14
    736
    0.34
    18. Lung Cancers
    5,677
    1.06
    11,893
    5.55
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5,133
    0.96
    500
    0.23
    20. Violence
    4,165
    0.78
    1,082
    0.50
    21. Other Injuries
    3,819
    0.71
    1,531
    0.71
    22. Leukemia
    3,763
    0.70
    965
    0.45
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,692
    0.69
    374
    0.17
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,083
    0.57
    3,232
    1.51
    25. Suicide
    3,022
    0.56
    2,407
    1.12
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    2,906
    0.54
    1,525
    0.71
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,489
    0.46
    684
    0.32
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    2,391
    0.45
    1,155
    0.54
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2,372
    0.44
    452
    0.21
    30. Falls
    2,019
    0.38
    1,801
    0.84
    31. Ovary Cancer
    1,944
    0.36
    532
    0.25
    32. Stomach Cancer
    1,844
    0.34
    3,771
    1.76
    33. Fires
    1,568
    0.29
    253
    0.12
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,339
    0.25
    1,712
    0.80
    35. Prostate Cancer
    1,282
    0.24
    219
    0.10
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,248
    0.23
    2,093
    0.98
    37. Drownings
    1,122
    0.21
    1,126
    0.53
    38. Encephalitis
    1,046
    0.19
    117
    0.05
    39. Skin Cancers
    1,013
    0.19
    168
    0.08
    40. Hepatitis B
    988
    0.18
    68
    0.03
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    951
    0.18
    1,222
    0.57
    42. Pertussis
    906
    0.17
    34
    0.02
    43. Meningitis
    827
    0.15
    207
    0.10
    44. Maternal Conditions
    795
    0.15
    252
    0.12
    45. Oral Cancer
    793
    0.15
    513
    0.24
    46. Malnutrition
    759
    0.14
    317
    0.15
    47. War
    714
    0.13
    16
    0.01
    48. Cervical Cancer
    625
    0.12
    704
    0.33
    49. Tetanus
    540
    0.10
    28
    0.01
    50. Epilepsy
    451
    0.08
    266
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Egypt EGYPT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    34.11
    2
    16.66
    12
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.04
    33
    7.80
    177
    3. Lymphomas
    11.00
    2
    1.84
    175
    4. Bladder Cancer
    8.13
    2
    1.61
    120
    5. Lung Cancers
    8.02
    115
    37.70
    4
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.17
    154
    2.38
    178
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.11
    61
    2.96
    147
    8. Leukemia
    4.53
    42
    3.44
    99
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.35
    156
    10.37
    70
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.11
    83
    4.85
    68
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.54
    168
    11.99
    21
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.68
    175
    4.11
    136
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.52
    117
    0.55
    160
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.39
    132
    3.80
    49
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    154
    0.78
    168
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.16
    170
    1.62
    152
    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.