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Guatemala
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
GUATEMALA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Guatemala 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
Guatemala Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.2
    46.6
    45.9
    110
    117
    116
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    64.3
    71.0
    67.7
    108
    103
    104
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    69.0
    75.0
    72.0
    112
    105
    110
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.0
    75.0
    112
    105
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    70.8
    76.7
    111
    100
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    70.9
    76.8
    112
    100
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    71.1
    76.9
    111
    100
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    71.6
    77.2
    109
    100
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    72.4
    77.4
    100
    97
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    73.2
    77.7
    95
    95
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    73.9
    78.0
    91
    95
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    74.7
    78.3
    86
    94
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    75.6
    78.8
    80
    95
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    76.6
    79.4
    78
    94
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    77.9
    80.2
    74
    93
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.4
    63
    89
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.0
    82.8
    62
    80
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.1
    84.6
    55
    65
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.1
    86.2
    58
    66
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.4
    88.4
    58
    58
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    78
    63
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85.26
    127
    105.37
    99
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.32
    51
    22.75
    104
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    63.24
    23
    11.82
    137
    4. Kidney Disease
    55.14
    8
    12.98
    129
    5. Liver Disease
    48.70
    12
    14.33
    111
    6. Stroke
    42.01
    137
    162.14
    15
    7. Violence
    27.04
    13
    3.97
    101
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    26.54
    56
    22.21
    64
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    18.72
    59
    1.70
    109
    10. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    2.38
    178
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    114
    16.26
    122
    12. Lung Disease
    16.50
    130
    87.71
    5
    13. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    16.66
    12
    14. Other Injuries
    15.26
    22
    5.48
    125
    15. Malnutrition
    14.81
    15
    1.25
    93
    16. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    11.99
    21
    17. Alcohol
    13.98
    4
    1.00
    116
    18. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    4.11
    136
    19. Falls
    10.84
    17
    6.34
    79
    20. HIV/AIDS
    9.24
    61
    2.53
    100
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.86
    17
    5.64
    51
    22. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    7.80
    177
    23. Suicide
    6.23
    124
    8.20
    95
    24. Hypertension
    5.92
    153
    18.24
    92
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    5.53
    98
    3.79
    139
    26. Low Birth Weight
    5.13
    87
    4.39
    98
    27. Birth Trauma
    4.47
    70
    2.66
    86
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    10.37
    70
    29. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    3.44
    99
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.67
    85
    1.60
    160
    31. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    37.70
    4
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    126
    3.78
    113
    33. Epilepsy
    2.89
    33
    0.98
    137
    34. Asthma
    2.78
    102
    4.81
    90
    35. Drownings
    2.75
    79
    4.46
    35
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.61
    63
    1.02
    84
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    4.85
    68
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.31
    105
    57.14
    16
    39. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    2.96
    147
    40. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    1.84
    175
    41. Skin Disease
    1.94
    72
    0.58
    138
    42. Drug Use
    1.89
    50
    1.24
    89
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    169
    2.40
    153
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    0.55
    160
    45. Meningitis
    1.71
    67
    0.81
    89
    46. Poisonings
    1.66
    53
    1.29
    64
    47. Fires
    1.36
    96
    0.90
    118
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    3.80
    49
    49. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    1.62
    152
    50. Appendicitis
    1.12
    13
    0.19
    108
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,825
    11.28
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,245
    10.61
    6,231
    2.91
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,932
    7.96
    3,671
    1.71
    4. Kidney Disease
    6,277
    7.21
    3,959
    1.85
    5. Liver Disease
    5,684
    6.53
    4,506
    2.10
    6. Stroke
    4,849
    5.57
    49,648
    23.17
    7. Violence
    4,411
    5.06
    1,082
    0.50
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,026
    4.62
    6,210
    2.90
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,617
    3.00
    374
    0.17
    10. Other Injuries
    2,466
    2.83
    1,531
    0.71
    11. Malnutrition
    1,981
    2.27
    317
    0.15
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,957
    2.25
    4,340
    2.03
    13. Lung Disease
    1,901
    2.18
    26,178
    12.22
    14. Alcohol
    1,799
    2.07
    304
    0.14
    15. Liver Cancer
    1,765
    2.03
    5,326
    2.49
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,658
    1.90
    1,208
    0.56
    17. Stomach Cancer
    1,570
    1.80
    3,771
    1.76
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    1,517
    1.74
    991
    0.46
    19. Birth Trauma
    1,466
    1.68
    736
    0.34
    20. Falls
    1,371
    1.57
    1,801
    0.84
    21. HIV/AIDS
    1,173
    1.35
    753
    0.35
    22. Suicide
    1,039
    1.19
    2,407
    1.12
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,029
    1.18
    1,712
    0.80
    24. Prostate Cancer
    846
    0.97
    219
    0.10
    25. Cervical Cancer
    808
    0.93
    704
    0.33
    26. Hypertension
    679
    0.78
    5,368
    2.51
    27. Leukemia
    601
    0.69
    965
    0.45
    28. Breast Cancer
    495
    0.57
    1,366
    0.64
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    486
    0.56
    452
    0.21
    30. Maternal Conditions
    468
    0.54
    252
    0.12
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    464
    0.53
    3,232
    1.51
    32. Epilepsy
    463
    0.53
    266
    0.12
    33. Drownings
    463
    0.53
    1,126
    0.53
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    393
    0.45
    1,155
    0.54
    35. Lung Cancers
    391
    0.45
    11,893
    5.55
    36. Asthma
    335
    0.38
    1,439
    0.67
    37. Tuberculosis
    301
    0.35
    17,417
    8.13
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    282
    0.32
    1,525
    0.71
    39. Poisonings
    275
    0.32
    366
    0.17
    40. Drug Use
    272
    0.31
    356
    0.17
    41. Meningitis
    271
    0.31
    207
    0.10
    42. Skin Disease
    232
    0.27
    158
    0.07
    43. Lymphomas
    229
    0.26
    560
    0.26
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    225
    0.26
    684
    0.32
    45. Fires
    207
    0.24
    253
    0.12
    46. Skin Cancers
    195
    0.22
    168
    0.08
    47. Appendicitis
    164
    0.19
    57
    0.03
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    144
    0.17
    1,222
    0.57
    49. Oral Cancer
    142
    0.16
    513
    0.24
    50. Ovary Cancer
    133
    0.15
    532
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    2.38
    178
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    16.66
    12
    3. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    11.99
    21
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    4.11
    136
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    7.80
    177
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    10.37
    70
    7. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    3.44
    99
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    37.70
    4
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    4.85
    68
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    2.96
    147
    11. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    1.84
    175
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    0.55
    160
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    3.80
    49
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    1.62
    152
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.52
    179
    1.61
    120
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    177
    0.78
    168
    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.