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Italy
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
ITALY VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Italy 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
      Italy ITALY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Italy ITALY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    21
    24
    21
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    76.3
    82.4
    79.4
    8
    5
    6
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    80.9
    84.9
    83.0
    7
    8
    8
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.9
    84.9
    7
    8
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    81.2
    85.1
    7
    8
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    81.2
    85.2
    7
    8
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.3
    7
    8
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    81.6
    85.3
    10
    9
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.7
    85.4
    11
    9
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    81.8
    85.5
    12
    10
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    82.0
    85.6
    12
    10
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    82.3
    85.8
    12
    9
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.7
    86.1
    14
    9
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.4
    86.5
    13
    9
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.1
    15
    11
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.7
    14
    11
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.7
    16
    14
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.8
    22
    16
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.5
    42
    22
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    42.43
    169
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    25.15
    156
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    37.70
    4
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    7.80
    177
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.86
    135
    16.26
    122
    6. Lung Disease
    13.17
    152
    87.71
    5
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    10.37
    70
    8. Hypertension
    10.77
    127
    18.24
    92
    9. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    2.38
    178
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.21
    145
    11.82
    137
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    4.85
    68
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.30
    178
    22.75
    104
    13. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    11.99
    21
    14. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    16.66
    12
    15. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    1.84
    175
    16. Other Injuries
    5.34
    127
    5.48
    125
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    165
    12.98
    129
    18. Other Neoplasms
    4.93
    15
    0.14
    180
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    66
    1.60
    160
    20. Suicide
    4.33
    151
    8.20
    95
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    2.96
    147
    22. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    3.44
    99
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.13
    162
    22.21
    64
    24. Liver Disease
    3.92
    171
    14.33
    111
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    127
    3.78
    113
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    1.61
    120
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    139
    2.40
    153
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.59
    164
    3.79
    139
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    0.78
    168
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    1.62
    152
    31. Falls
    2.13
    171
    6.34
    79
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    0.55
    160
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    4.11
    136
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    3.80
    49
    35. Hepatitis C
    1.36
    4
    0.03
    126
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    165
    4.39
    98
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.07
    111
    6.87
    15
    38. Epilepsy
    0.87
    143
    0.98
    137
    39. Drug Use
    0.78
    132
    1.24
    89
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.64
    155
    1.70
    109
    41. Anemia
    0.62
    19
    0.00
    91
    42. Violence
    0.60
    173
    3.97
    101
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.60
    123
    2.53
    100
    44. Skin Disease
    0.59
    137
    0.58
    138
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.56
    31
    0.13
    135
    46. Drownings
    0.46
    173
    4.46
    35
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    163
    2.66
    86
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.33
    180
    5.64
    51
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.33
    84
    0.65
    30
    50. Malnutrition
    0.31
    124
    1.25
    93
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Italy ITALY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97,116
    17.89
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    62,633
    11.54
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    41,445
    7.64
    4,340
    2.03
    4. Lung Cancers
    34,152
    6.29
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Lung Disease
    32,382
    5.97
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Hypertension
    29,931
    5.51
    5,368
    2.51
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,254
    3.92
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    19,836
    3.65
    3,671
    1.71
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,339
    3.01
    6,231
    2.91
    10. Breast Cancer
    13,868
    2.56
    1,366
    0.64
    11. Kidney Disease
    12,726
    2.34
    3,959
    1.85
    12. Other Injuries
    12,112
    2.23
    1,531
    0.71
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    12,095
    2.23
    1,525
    0.71
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10,252
    1.89
    3,771
    1.76
    15. Other Neoplasms
    9,984
    1.84
    44
    0.02
    16. Lymphomas
    9,670
    1.78
    560
    0.26
    17. Liver Cancer
    9,620
    1.77
    5,326
    2.49
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8,431
    1.55
    452
    0.21
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    8,428
    1.55
    1,155
    0.54
    20. Prostate Cancer
    8,409
    1.55
    219
    0.10
    21. Leukemia
    6,728
    1.24
    965
    0.45
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,711
    1.24
    500
    0.23
    23. Liver Disease
    5,559
    1.02
    4,506
    2.10
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,531
    1.02
    684
    0.32
    25. Falls
    4,222
    0.78
    1,801
    0.84
    26. Suicide
    4,042
    0.74
    2,407
    1.12
    27. Oral Cancer
    3,343
    0.62
    513
    0.24
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3,282
    0.60
    532
    0.25
    29. Skin Cancers
    3,239
    0.60
    168
    0.08
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,221
    0.59
    6,210
    2.90
    31. Hepatitis C
    2,451
    0.45
    10
    0.00
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,216
    0.41
    2,093
    0.98
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,198
    0.40
    138
    0.06
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,045
    0.38
    1,222
    0.57
    35. Anemia
    1,672
    0.31
    0
    0.00
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,622
    0.30
    374
    0.17
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    1,443
    0.27
    991
    0.46
    38. Skin Disease
    1,440
    0.27
    158
    0.07
    39. Epilepsy
    1,337
    0.25
    266
    0.12
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,154
    0.21
    704
    0.33
    41. Malnutrition
    775
    0.14
    317
    0.15
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    701
    0.13
    198
    0.09
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    690
    0.13
    1,712
    0.80
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    677
    0.12
    40
    0.02
    45. Drug Use
    654
    0.12
    356
    0.17
    46. HIV/AIDS
    520
    0.10
    753
    0.35
    47. Asthma
    494
    0.09
    1,439
    0.67
    48. Osteoarthritis
    481
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    49. Schizophrenia
    424
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    409
    0.08
    1,082
    0.50
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    2.38
    178
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    4.85
    68
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    11.99
    21
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    16.66
    12
    8. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    1.84
    175
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    2.96
    147
    10. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    3.44
    99
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    1.61
    120
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    0.78
    168
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    1.62
    152
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    0.55
    160
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    4.11
    136
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    3.80
    49
    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.