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Equatorial Guinea
COUNTRY #1
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Equatorial Guinea 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
Equatorial Guinea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    35.4
    38.4
    36.9
    161
    157
    159
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    38.4
    41.5
    39.9
    165
    162
    163
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    41.5
    44.6
    43.0
    168
    165
    167
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    45.2
    48.4
    46.8
    173
    171
    172
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    51.2
    54.3
    52.7
    156
    152
    153
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    54.9
    57.3
    56.1
    168
    167
    168
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    60.9
    63.6
    62.2
    162
    171
    172
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.9
    63.6
    162
    171
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    66.7
    68.8
    152
    168
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    67.3
    69.4
    151
    168
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    67.7
    69.7
    151
    168
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    68.1
    70.0
    152
    168
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    68.5
    70.5
    152
    167
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    69.0
    71.3
    152
    165
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    69.7
    72.4
    148
    161
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    70.8
    73.6
    146
    158
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    72.1
    74.9
    145
    151
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    73.5
    76.2
    136
    147
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.0
    77.5
    133
    143
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.5
    78.8
    132
    137
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.4
    80.3
    134
    134
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.6
    82.0
    131
    132
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.2
    132
    134
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.8
    128
    134
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.0
    129
    139
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    159.33
    6
    2.53
    100
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    102.79
    23
    22.75
    104
    3. Stroke
    102.28
    68
    162.14
    15
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.86
    105
    105.37
    99
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    65.06
    21
    11.82
    137
    6. Hypertension
    40.56
    22
    18.24
    92
    7. Kidney Disease
    37.97
    26
    12.98
    129
    8. Malaria
    36.88
    25
    0.00
    68
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.71
    40
    22.21
    64
    10. Tuberculosis
    32.43
    34
    57.14
    16
    11. Lung Disease
    31.60
    45
    87.71
    5
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    31.31
    48
    1.70
    109
    13. Liver Disease
    30.93
    55
    14.33
    111
    14. Prostate Cancer
    25.56
    41
    2.38
    178
    15. Breast Cancer
    23.78
    34
    7.80
    177
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.94
    35
    16.26
    122
    17. Cervical Cancer
    18.15
    43
    4.11
    136
    18. Suicide
    13.51
    37
    8.20
    95
    19. Low Birth Weight
    12.02
    18
    4.39
    98
    20. Asthma
    11.91
    52
    4.81
    90
    21. Birth Trauma
    11.51
    13
    2.66
    86
    22. Other Injuries
    10.43
    61
    5.48
    125
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.22
    26
    2.40
    153
    24. Maternal Conditions
    10.03
    32
    1.02
    84
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    9.49
    12
    3.79
    139
    26. Meningitis
    9.40
    37
    0.81
    89
    27. Measles
    8.32
    9
    0.02
    72
    28. Falls
    8.23
    45
    6.34
    79
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7.32
    32
    1.60
    160
    30. Malnutrition
    6.02
    46
    1.25
    93
    31. Oral Cancer
    5.85
    32
    1.62
    152
    32. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    81
    16.66
    12
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.46
    144
    10.37
    70
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    5.44
    37
    3.78
    113
    35. Lung Cancers
    5.20
    136
    37.70
    4
    36. Pertussis
    5.12
    12
    0.17
    96
    37. Syphilis
    4.96
    1
    0.21
    78
    38. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    88
    2.96
    147
    39. Drug Use
    4.22
    15
    1.24
    89
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.96
    69
    5.64
    51
    41. Skin Cancers
    3.32
    23
    0.55
    160
    42. Violence
    3.18
    110
    3.97
    101
    43. Fires
    3.10
    46
    0.90
    118
    44. Uterin Cancer
    2.92
    61
    0.78
    168
    45. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    159
    11.99
    21
    46. Epilepsy
    2.86
    34
    0.98
    137
    47. Drownings
    2.70
    81
    4.46
    35
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    2.46
    131
    4.85
    68
    49. Lymphomas
    2.31
    167
    1.84
    175
    50. Skin Disease
    2.27
    49
    0.58
    138
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    1,838
    19.37
    753
    0.35
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    913
    9.62
    6,231
    2.91
    3. Malaria
    668
    7.04
    0
    0.00
    4. Low Birth Weight
    457
    4.82
    1,208
    0.56
    5. Birth Trauma
    441
    4.65
    736
    0.34
    6. Stroke
    437
    4.61
    49,648
    23.17
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    419
    4.42
    31,342
    14.63
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    368
    3.88
    6,210
    2.90
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    349
    3.68
    374
    0.17
    10. Tuberculosis
    321
    3.38
    17,417
    8.13
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    299
    3.15
    3,671
    1.71
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    249
    2.62
    991
    0.46
    13. Liver Disease
    199
    2.10
    4,506
    2.10
    14. Kidney Disease
    198
    2.09
    3,959
    1.85
    15. Measles
    181
    1.91
    4
    0.00
    16. Hypertension
    165
    1.74
    5,368
    2.51
    17. Maternal Conditions
    139
    1.47
    252
    0.12
    18. Syphilis
    134
    1.41
    54
    0.03
    19. Meningitis
    127
    1.34
    207
    0.10
    20. Lung Disease
    120
    1.26
    26,178
    12.22
    21. Pertussis
    109
    1.15
    34
    0.02
    22. Suicide
    107
    1.13
    2,407
    1.12
    23. Other Injuries
    105
    1.11
    1,531
    0.71
    24. Breast Cancer
    84
    0.89
    1,366
    0.64
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    73
    0.77
    452
    0.21
    26. Asthma
    65
    0.69
    1,439
    0.67
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    63
    0.66
    684
    0.32
    28. Cervical Cancer
    56
    0.59
    704
    0.33
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    55
    0.58
    4,340
    2.03
    30. Drug Use
    50
    0.53
    356
    0.17
    31. Malnutrition
    48
    0.51
    317
    0.15
    32. Falls
    46
    0.48
    1,801
    0.84
    33. Violence
    45
    0.47
    1,082
    0.50
    34. Liver Cancer
    43
    0.45
    5,326
    2.49
    35. Prostate Cancer
    43
    0.45
    219
    0.10
    36. Drownings
    39
    0.41
    1,126
    0.53
    37. Oral Cancer
    35
    0.37
    513
    0.24
    38. Epilepsy
    32
    0.34
    266
    0.12
    39. Fires
    30
    0.32
    253
    0.12
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    29
    0.31
    3,232
    1.51
    41. Lung Cancers
    27
    0.28
    11,893
    5.55
    42. Tetanus
    23
    0.24
    28
    0.01
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.23
    1,712
    0.80
    44. Poisonings
    21
    0.22
    366
    0.17
    45. Lymphomas
    19
    0.20
    560
    0.26
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    18
    0.19
    1,155
    0.54
    47. Trypanosomiasis
    16
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    48. Stomach Cancer
    16
    0.17
    3,771
    1.76
    49. Skin Cancers
    16
    0.17
    168
    0.08
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    14
    0.15
    2,093
    0.98
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.56
    41
    2.38
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.78
    34
    7.80
    177
    3. Cervical Cancer
    18.15
    43
    4.11
    136
    4. Oral Cancer
    5.85
    32
    1.62
    152
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    81
    16.66
    12
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.46
    144
    10.37
    70
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.20
    136
    37.70
    4
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    88
    2.96
    147
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.32
    23
    0.55
    160
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.92
    61
    0.78
    168
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    159
    11.99
    21
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.46
    131
    4.85
    68
    13. Lymphomas
    2.31
    167
    1.84
    175
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.09
    109
    3.80
    49
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.66
    116
    1.61
    120
    16. Leukemia
    0.49
    180
    3.44
    99
    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.