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Estonia
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
ESTONIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Estonia 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
Estonia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Estonia ESTONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    64.7
    72.6
    68.5
    34
    18
    29
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    65.7
    74.4
    70.0
    41
    18
    28
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    64.2
    74.2
    69.1
    69
    35
    54
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    64.6
    74.6
    69.5
    90
    53
    71
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    65.4
    76.1
    70.8
    101
    48
    85
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    70.6
    80.2
    75.6
    76
    34
    45
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    74.7
    82.6
    78.9
    53
    32
    37
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    82.6
    53
    32
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    74.9
    82.8
    58
    34
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    74.9
    82.8
    58
    34
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    75.0
    82.9
    58
    34
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    75.1
    82.9
    60
    34
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    75.3
    83.0
    62
    34
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.5
    83.1
    65
    34
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.7
    83.3
    66
    34
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.0
    83.4
    70
    34
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    76.4
    83.7
    72
    34
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.0
    84.0
    71
    33
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.0
    84.5
    68
    33
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.3
    85.0
    65
    35
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.8
    85.7
    66
    35
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.9
    86.5
    59
    36
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.4
    87.9
    48
    33
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.4
    45
    33
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.4
    38
    34
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    80.39
    133
    105.37
    99
    2. Hypertension
    66.42
    3
    18.24
    92
    3. Stroke
    31.23
    150
    162.14
    15
    4. Prostate Cancer
    25.91
    39
    2.38
    178
    5. Lung Cancers
    23.24
    34
    37.70
    4
    6. Liver Disease
    17.29
    99
    14.33
    111
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    17
    10.37
    70
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.89
    106
    7.80
    177
    9. Suicide
    11.96
    52
    8.20
    95
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.46
    159
    22.75
    104
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10.12
    44
    11.99
    21
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.86
    38
    2.40
    153
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.77
    11
    4.85
    68
    14. Alcohol
    7.73
    10
    1.00
    116
    15. Lymphomas
    6.80
    22
    1.84
    175
    16. Lung Disease
    6.59
    181
    87.71
    5
    17. Other Injuries
    6.52
    107
    5.48
    125
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.85
    163
    16.26
    122
    19. Drug Use
    5.73
    6
    1.24
    89
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.04
    66
    2.96
    147
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.04
    168
    11.82
    137
    22. Cervical Cancer
    4.94
    128
    4.11
    136
    23. Kidney Disease
    4.73
    171
    12.98
    129
    24. Falls
    4.63
    109
    6.34
    79
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.43
    47
    1.62
    152
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.91
    135
    16.66
    12
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.85
    47
    3.80
    49
    28. Leukemia
    3.75
    84
    3.44
    99
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.70
    164
    22.21
    64
    30. Other Neoplasms
    3.60
    25
    0.14
    180
    31. Bladder Cancer
    3.45
    44
    1.61
    120
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    41
    0.78
    168
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.77
    94
    2.53
    100
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.51
    52
    0.55
    160
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.51
    131
    1.60
    160
    36. Epilepsy
    2.41
    48
    0.98
    137
    37. Fires
    2.17
    71
    0.90
    118
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.15
    104
    5.64
    51
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    2.13
    158
    3.78
    113
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    1.98
    176
    3.79
    139
    41. Violence
    1.84
    134
    3.97
    101
    42. Drownings
    1.67
    125
    4.46
    35
    43. Skin Disease
    0.83
    118
    0.58
    138
    44. Asthma
    0.77
    143
    4.81
    90
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.76
    173
    4.39
    98
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.75
    131
    6.87
    15
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    19
    0.13
    135
    48. Tuberculosis
    0.62
    137
    57.14
    16
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.54
    150
    2.66
    86
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.49
    54
    0.65
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Estonia ESTONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,009
    22.53
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Hypertension
    2,700
    20.22
    5,368
    2.51
    3. Stroke
    1,116
    8.36
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    657
    4.92
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    527
    3.95
    3,232
    1.51
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    349
    2.61
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Liver Disease
    328
    2.46
    4,506
    2.10
    8. Prostate Cancer
    298
    2.23
    219
    0.10
    9. Stomach Cancer
    290
    2.17
    3,771
    1.76
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    268
    2.01
    1,525
    0.71
    11. Breast Cancer
    260
    1.95
    1,366
    0.64
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    229
    1.71
    4,340
    2.03
    13. Lung Disease
    229
    1.71
    26,178
    12.22
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    1.62
    684
    0.32
    15. Lymphomas
    213
    1.60
    560
    0.26
    16. Suicide
    197
    1.48
    2,407
    1.12
    17. Kidney Disease
    176
    1.32
    3,959
    1.85
    18. Alcohol
    148
    1.11
    304
    0.14
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    146
    1.09
    3,671
    1.71
    20. Other Injuries
    141
    1.06
    1,531
    0.71
    21. Bladder Cancer
    126
    0.94
    500
    0.23
    22. Leukemia
    126
    0.94
    965
    0.45
    23. Other Neoplasms
    123
    0.92
    44
    0.02
    24. Falls
    119
    0.89
    1,801
    0.84
    25. Oral Cancer
    110
    0.82
    513
    0.24
    26. Liver Cancer
    107
    0.80
    5,326
    2.49
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    99
    0.74
    1,222
    0.57
    28. Ovary Cancer
    87
    0.65
    532
    0.25
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    82
    0.61
    1,155
    0.54
    30. Skin Cancers
    79
    0.59
    168
    0.08
    31. Drug Use
    75
    0.56
    356
    0.17
    32. Cervical Cancer
    68
    0.51
    704
    0.33
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    66
    0.49
    452
    0.21
    34. Uterin Cancer
    60
    0.45
    138
    0.06
    35. Road Traffic Accidents
    59
    0.44
    6,210
    2.90
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    55
    0.41
    1,712
    0.80
    37. Epilepsy
    45
    0.34
    266
    0.12
    38. Fires
    41
    0.31
    253
    0.12
    39. HIV/AIDS
    40
    0.30
    753
    0.35
    40. Drownings
    30
    0.22
    1,126
    0.53
    41. Skin Disease
    29
    0.22
    158
    0.07
    42. Violence
    28
    0.21
    1,082
    0.50
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    25
    0.19
    991
    0.46
    44. Asthma
    24
    0.18
    1,439
    0.67
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.16
    2,093
    0.98
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    17
    0.13
    198
    0.09
    47. Tuberculosis
    16
    0.12
    17,417
    8.13
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    16
    0.12
    40
    0.02
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    12
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Osteoarthritis
    10
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.91
    39
    2.38
    178
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.24
    34
    37.70
    4
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    17
    10.37
    70
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.89
    106
    7.80
    177
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.12
    44
    11.99
    21
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.77
    11
    4.85
    68
    7. Lymphomas
    6.80
    22
    1.84
    175
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.04
    66
    2.96
    147
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.94
    128
    4.11
    136
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.43
    47
    1.62
    152
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.91
    135
    16.66
    12
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.85
    47
    3.80
    49
    13. Leukemia
    3.75
    84
    3.44
    99
    14. Bladder Cancer
    3.45
    44
    1.61
    120
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    41
    0.78
    168
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.51
    52
    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.