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France
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
FRANCE VS NORTH KOREA

Compare France 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
      France FRANCE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      France FRANCE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    75.0
    82.7
    78.8
    20
    2
    10
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    79.8
    85.1
    82.5
    20
    6
    11
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    85.1
    20
    6
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    80.2
    85.4
    20
    5
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    80.3
    85.5
    19
    5
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    80.4
    85.6
    19
    5
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    80.6
    85.7
    21
    5
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    80.8
    85.7
    21
    5
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    81.0
    85.9
    21
    5
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    81.3
    86.0
    22
    5
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.8
    86.3
    22
    5
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.3
    86.7
    21
    5
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.2
    17
    5
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.5
    87.8
    10
    4
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    7
    4
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.4
    5
    3
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.5
    9
    6
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.9
    15
    16
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.17
    182
    105.37
    99
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    37.70
    4
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    7.80
    177
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.19
    64
    16.26
    122
    5. Stroke
    16.74
    181
    162.14
    15
    6. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    2.38
    178
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    10.37
    70
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    76
    8.20
    95
    9. Lung Disease
    8.62
    172
    87.71
    5
    10. Other Injuries
    8.36
    82
    5.48
    125
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    4.85
    68
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.06
    167
    22.75
    104
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    16.66
    12
    14. Liver Disease
    6.54
    154
    14.33
    111
    15. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    1.84
    175
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.71
    165
    11.82
    137
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    2.96
    147
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.86
    169
    12.98
    129
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    65
    1.60
    160
    20. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    3.44
    99
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.60
    156
    22.21
    64
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4.55
    18
    0.14
    180
    23. Falls
    3.99
    125
    6.34
    79
    24. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    1.62
    152
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    11.99
    21
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    1.61
    120
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    3.80
    49
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.35
    128
    2.40
    153
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.31
    132
    3.78
    113
    30. Alcohol
    3.29
    30
    1.00
    116
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.19
    154
    3.79
    139
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    0.78
    168
    33. Hypertension
    2.64
    170
    18.24
    92
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    4.11
    136
    35. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    0.55
    160
    36. Drug Use
    1.71
    60
    1.24
    89
    37. Malnutrition
    1.52
    88
    1.25
    93
    38. Epilepsy
    1.42
    107
    0.98
    137
    39. Low Birth Weight
    1.29
    162
    4.39
    98
    40. Drownings
    0.91
    151
    4.46
    35
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    146
    1.70
    109
    42. Violence
    0.80
    162
    3.97
    101
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.70
    140
    6.87
    15
    44. Skin Disease
    0.67
    127
    0.58
    138
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.65
    25
    0.13
    135
    46. Asthma
    0.62
    152
    4.81
    90
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.60
    144
    2.66
    86
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.49
    177
    5.64
    51
    49. Schizophrenia
    0.46
    9
    0.00
    88
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.45
    125
    2.53
    100
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      France FRANCE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63,181
    13.22
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53,157
    11.12
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Stroke
    36,354
    7.60
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    35,657
    7.46
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,854
    4.57
    3,232
    1.51
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,771
    4.14
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Lung Disease
    18,232
    3.81
    26,178
    12.22
    8. Breast Cancer
    15,536
    3.25
    1,366
    0.64
    9. Other Injuries
    15,119
    3.16
    1,531
    0.71
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    12,360
    2.59
    1,525
    0.71
    11. Kidney Disease
    11,477
    2.40
    3,959
    1.85
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,912
    2.28
    3,671
    1.71
    13. Prostate Cancer
    10,873
    2.27
    219
    0.10
    14. Lymphomas
    10,067
    2.11
    560
    0.26
    15. Liver Cancer
    9,573
    2.00
    5,326
    2.49
    16. Suicide
    8,961
    1.87
    2,407
    1.12
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8,771
    1.83
    44
    0.02
    18. Falls
    8,284
    1.73
    1,801
    0.84
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,086
    1.69
    452
    0.21
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    7,570
    1.58
    1,155
    0.54
    21. Leukemia
    7,457
    1.56
    965
    0.45
    22. Liver Disease
    7,382
    1.54
    4,506
    2.10
    23. Hypertension
    7,109
    1.49
    5,368
    2.51
    24. Bladder Cancer
    6,566
    1.37
    500
    0.23
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    6,065
    1.27
    684
    0.32
    26. Stomach Cancer
    5,530
    1.16
    3,771
    1.76
    27. Oral Cancer
    4,676
    0.98
    513
    0.24
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,673
    0.98
    1,222
    0.57
    29. Malnutrition
    4,212
    0.88
    317
    0.15
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3,964
    0.83
    532
    0.25
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,339
    0.70
    6,210
    2.90
    32. Skin Cancers
    3,256
    0.68
    168
    0.08
    33. Alcohol
    3,189
    0.67
    304
    0.14
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2,721
    0.57
    138
    0.06
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,012
    0.42
    991
    0.46
    36. Drug Use
    1,881
    0.39
    356
    0.17
    37. Epilepsy
    1,865
    0.39
    266
    0.12
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,807
    0.38
    374
    0.17
    39. Skin Disease
    1,598
    0.33
    158
    0.07
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,574
    0.33
    704
    0.33
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,384
    0.29
    2,093
    0.98
    42. Asthma
    1,039
    0.22
    1,439
    0.67
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    986
    0.21
    1,712
    0.80
    44. Anemia
    973
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    868
    0.18
    1,126
    0.53
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    752
    0.16
    40
    0.02
    47. Low Birth Weight
    651
    0.14
    1,208
    0.56
    48. Schizophrenia
    647
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    49. Violence
    538
    0.11
    1,082
    0.50
    50. Tuberculosis
    435
    0.09
    17,417
    8.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    7.80
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    2.38
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    4.85
    68
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    16.66
    12
    7. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    1.84
    175
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    2.96
    147
    9. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    3.44
    99
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    1.62
    152
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    11.99
    21
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    1.61
    120
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    3.80
    49
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    0.78
    168
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    4.11
    136
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    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.