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Iraq
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
IRAQ VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Iraq 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
Iraq Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Iraq IRAQ   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    227.26
    23
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    128.44
    31
    162.14
    15
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.40
    51
    11.82
    137
    4. Kidney Disease
    37.39
    29
    12.98
    129
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.41
    37
    22.21
    64
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.16
    66
    16.26
    122
    7. Violence
    17.20
    26
    3.97
    101
    8. Hypertension
    16.27
    101
    18.24
    92
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    135
    22.75
    104
    10. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    7.80
    177
    11. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    37.70
    4
    12. Liver Disease
    10.94
    118
    14.33
    111
    13. Lung Disease
    8.53
    174
    87.71
    5
    14. War
    8.37
    6
    0.06
    64
    15. Low Birth Weight
    8.00
    54
    4.39
    98
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.83
    57
    3.79
    139
    17. Other Injuries
    6.33
    113
    5.48
    125
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.43
    77
    2.40
    153
    19. Asthma
    5.15
    86
    4.81
    90
    20. Birth Trauma
    4.96
    66
    2.66
    86
    21. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    3.44
    99
    22. Suicide
    4.74
    144
    8.20
    95
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.74
    59
    3.78
    113
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    10.37
    70
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    11.99
    21
    26. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    1.84
    175
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    1.61
    120
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.46
    87
    1.70
    109
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    2.96
    147
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    16.66
    12
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    4.85
    68
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    2.38
    178
    33. Falls
    2.77
    156
    6.34
    79
    34. Fires
    2.35
    66
    0.90
    118
    35. Tuberculosis
    2.26
    106
    57.14
    16
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.17
    68
    1.02
    84
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    1.62
    152
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    0.55
    160
    39. Drug Use
    1.73
    58
    1.24
    89
    40. Drownings
    1.56
    127
    4.46
    35
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.42
    93
    6.87
    15
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    4.11
    136
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    1.35
    167
    1.60
    160
    44. Pertussis
    1.08
    63
    0.17
    96
    45. Meningitis
    1.07
    77
    0.81
    89
    46. Encephalitis
    1.07
    17
    0.51
    77
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    3.80
    49
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.92
    151
    5.64
    51
    49. Epilepsy
    0.75
    161
    0.98
    137
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    0.78
    168
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iraq IRAQ   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,594
    24.98
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    20,793
    14.19
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,726
    7.32
    6,210
    2.90
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,395
    5.05
    3,671
    1.71
    5. Low Birth Weight
    6,573
    4.49
    1,208
    0.56
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,323
    4.32
    3,959
    1.85
    7. Violence
    5,658
    3.86
    1,082
    0.50
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,551
    3.79
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    4,812
    3.28
    991
    0.46
    10. Birth Trauma
    4,223
    2.88
    736
    0.34
    11. War
    2,942
    2.01
    16
    0.01
    12. Hypertension
    2,451
    1.67
    5,368
    2.51
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,429
    1.66
    4,340
    2.03
    14. Other Injuries
    2,212
    1.51
    1,531
    0.71
    15. Lung Cancers
    2,162
    1.48
    11,893
    5.55
    16. Liver Disease
    2,127
    1.45
    4,506
    2.10
    17. Breast Cancer
    1,783
    1.22
    1,366
    0.64
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,578
    1.08
    374
    0.17
    19. Suicide
    1,418
    0.97
    2,407
    1.12
    20. Lung Disease
    1,329
    0.91
    26,178
    12.22
    21. Leukemia
    1,315
    0.90
    965
    0.45
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,190
    0.81
    684
    0.32
    23. Asthma
    914
    0.62
    1,439
    0.67
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    852
    0.58
    3,232
    1.51
    25. Tuberculosis
    821
    0.56
    17,417
    8.13
    26. Lymphomas
    811
    0.55
    560
    0.26
    27. Maternal Conditions
    780
    0.53
    252
    0.12
    28. Stomach Cancer
    771
    0.53
    3,771
    1.76
    29. Fires
    742
    0.51
    253
    0.12
    30. Falls
    709
    0.48
    1,801
    0.84
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.45
    1,155
    0.54
    32. Drownings
    658
    0.45
    1,126
    0.53
    33. Pertussis
    636
    0.43
    34
    0.02
    34. Bladder Cancer
    628
    0.43
    500
    0.23
    35. Liver Cancer
    555
    0.38
    5,326
    2.49
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    0.36
    1,525
    0.71
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.32
    452
    0.21
    38. Drug Use
    441
    0.30
    356
    0.17
    39. Oral Cancer
    410
    0.28
    513
    0.24
    40. Encephalitis
    378
    0.26
    117
    0.05
    41. Ovary Cancer
    376
    0.26
    532
    0.25
    42. Meningitis
    372
    0.25
    207
    0.10
    43. Skin Cancers
    339
    0.23
    168
    0.08
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    283
    0.19
    2,093
    0.98
    45. Epilepsy
    253
    0.17
    266
    0.12
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.12
    1,222
    0.57
    47. Prostate Cancer
    171
    0.12
    219
    0.10
    48. Cervical Cancer
    162
    0.11
    704
    0.33
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    159
    0.11
    1,712
    0.80
    50. Syphilis
    137
    0.09
    54
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    7.80
    177
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    37.70
    4
    3. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    3.44
    99
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    10.37
    70
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    11.99
    21
    6. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    1.84
    175
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    1.61
    120
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    2.96
    147
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    16.66
    12
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    4.85
    68
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    2.38
    178
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    1.62
    152
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    0.55
    160
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    4.11
    136
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    3.80
    49
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    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.