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Finland
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
FINLAND VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Finland 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
Finland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Finland FINLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    74.0
    80.9
    77.5
    29
    15
    23
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    79.2
    84.0
    81.6
    25
    17
    22
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.2
    84.0
    25
    17
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    79.4
    84.3
    27
    19
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    27
    18
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    79.7
    84.4
    27
    19
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.5
    27
    18
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.6
    27
    17
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.7
    27
    16
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.9
    28
    16
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.1
    85.1
    26
    17
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    81.6
    85.4
    27
    18
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.8
    28
    21
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.4
    26
    20
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.2
    29
    22
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.1
    32
    24
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.5
    35
    26
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    48
    45
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    58.60
    152
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    54.65
    1
    16.26
    122
    3. Stroke
    24.54
    157
    162.14
    15
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    37.70
    4
    5. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    2.38
    178
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    7.80
    177
    7. Suicide
    13.43
    38
    8.20
    95
    8. Liver Disease
    11.51
    117
    14.33
    111
    9. Hypertension
    11.23
    123
    18.24
    92
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    10.37
    70
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    4.85
    68
    12. Lung Disease
    8.59
    173
    87.71
    5
    13. Falls
    8.17
    47
    6.34
    79
    14. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    1.84
    175
    15. Alcohol
    5.17
    17
    1.00
    116
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    2.96
    147
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    4.84
    56
    3.78
    113
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.58
    94
    2.40
    153
    19. Drug Use
    4.52
    10
    1.24
    89
    20. Other Injuries
    4.29
    143
    5.48
    125
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    16.66
    12
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.51
    179
    11.82
    137
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    11.99
    21
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3.26
    151
    3.79
    139
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.09
    168
    22.21
    64
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    0.78
    168
    27. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2.80
    183
    22.75
    104
    28. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    3.44
    99
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    3.80
    49
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.38
    132
    1.60
    160
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.26
    48
    0.14
    180
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    0.55
    160
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.05
    183
    12.98
    129
    34. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    1.61
    120
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    1.62
    152
    36. Drownings
    1.20
    138
    4.46
    35
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    4.11
    136
    38. Epilepsy
    1.19
    122
    0.98
    137
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.15
    147
    5.64
    51
    40. Violence
    1.06
    153
    3.97
    101
    41. Low Birth Weight
    0.74
    174
    4.39
    98
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.72
    21
    0.13
    135
    43. Fires
    0.69
    126
    0.90
    118
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    5
    0.00
    88
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    44
    0.65
    30
    46. Asthma
    0.48
    164
    4.81
    90
    47. Poisonings
    0.26
    132
    1.29
    64
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.21
    177
    2.66
    86
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.17
    166
    57.14
    16
    50. Skin Disease
    0.17
    170
    0.58
    138
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Finland FINLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,120
    23.00
    4,340
    2.03
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,831
    20.33
    31,342
    14.63
    3. Stroke
    4,115
    8.51
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,312
    4.78
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Hypertension
    2,030
    4.20
    5,368
    2.51
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,433
    2.96
    3,232
    1.51
    7. Falls
    1,325
    2.74
    1,801
    0.84
    8. Lung Disease
    1,289
    2.67
    26,178
    12.22
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,247
    2.58
    1,525
    0.71
    10. Liver Disease
    1,068
    2.21
    4,506
    2.10
    11. Prostate Cancer
    970
    2.01
    219
    0.10
    12. Breast Cancer
    948
    1.96
    1,366
    0.64
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    853
    1.76
    1,155
    0.54
    14. Lymphomas
    851
    1.76
    560
    0.26
    15. Suicide
    846
    1.75
    2,407
    1.12
    16. Liver Cancer
    545
    1.13
    5,326
    2.49
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    518
    1.07
    684
    0.32
    18. Alcohol
    464
    0.96
    304
    0.14
    19. Stomach Cancer
    447
    0.92
    3,771
    1.76
    20. Other Injuries
    437
    0.90
    1,531
    0.71
    21. Influenza and Pneumonia
    436
    0.90
    6,231
    2.91
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    418
    0.86
    3,671
    1.71
    23. Other Neoplasms
    377
    0.78
    44
    0.02
    24. Leukemia
    371
    0.77
    965
    0.45
    25. Ovary Cancer
    344
    0.71
    532
    0.25
    26. Kidney Disease
    342
    0.71
    3,959
    1.85
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    320
    0.66
    1,222
    0.57
    28. Bladder Cancer
    308
    0.64
    500
    0.23
    29. Skin Cancers
    297
    0.61
    168
    0.08
    30. Drug Use
    269
    0.56
    356
    0.17
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.53
    452
    0.21
    32. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.47
    138
    0.06
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    215
    0.44
    6,210
    2.90
    34. Oral Cancer
    207
    0.43
    513
    0.24
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    192
    0.40
    991
    0.46
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    151
    0.31
    1,712
    0.80
    37. Drownings
    106
    0.22
    1,126
    0.53
    38. Epilepsy
    104
    0.22
    266
    0.12
    39. Schizophrenia
    93
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    40. Asthma
    85
    0.18
    1,439
    0.67
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    83
    0.17
    198
    0.09
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    80
    0.17
    40
    0.02
    43. Violence
    64
    0.13
    1,082
    0.50
    44. Cervical Cancer
    62
    0.13
    704
    0.33
    45. Fires
    62
    0.13
    253
    0.12
    46. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.07
    17,417
    8.13
    47. Skin Disease
    27
    0.06
    158
    0.07
    48. Low Birth Weight
    26
    0.05
    1,208
    0.56
    49. Poisonings
    25
    0.05
    366
    0.17
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    19
    0.04
    2,093
    0.98
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    37.70
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    2.38
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    7.80
    177
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    1.84
    175
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    2.96
    147
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    16.66
    12
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    11.99
    21
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    0.78
    168
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    3.44
    99
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    3.80
    49
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    0.55
    160
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    1.61
    120
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    1.62
    152
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    4.11
    136
    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.