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Liberia
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
LIBERIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Liberia 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
Liberia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Liberia LIBERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    51.2
    52.6
    51.9
    155
    163
    156
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    63.2
    65.0
    64.1
    149
    163
    155
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    69.4
    70.4
    131
    154
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    69.9
    70.9
    126
    155
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    70.3
    71.3
    123
    155
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    70.7
    71.6
    122
    155
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    71.1
    72.0
    121
    155
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    71.6
    72.5
    121
    155
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.1
    120
    155
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    72.9
    73.8
    117
    153
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    73.7
    74.6
    112
    154
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    74.8
    75.5
    106
    155
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.0
    76.7
    103
    154
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.0
    102
    155
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.7
    98
    151
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.3
    81.7
    102
    147
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    89
    139
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.7
    86.9
    92
    132
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.1
    85
    115
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.87
    112
    105.37
    99
    2. Tuberculosis
    89.99
    7
    57.14
    16
    3. Stroke
    79.84
    94
    162.14
    15
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    78.43
    44
    22.75
    104
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    55.89
    4
    22.21
    64
    6. Malaria
    52.62
    4
    0.00
    68
    7. HIV/AIDS
    50.98
    23
    2.53
    100
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    47.97
    37
    1.70
    109
    9. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    2.38
    178
    10. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    4.11
    136
    11. Liver Disease
    34.32
    44
    14.33
    111
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.63
    86
    11.82
    137
    13. Measles
    31.33
    2
    0.02
    72
    14. Kidney Disease
    27.80
    69
    12.98
    129
    15. Maternal Conditions
    20.74
    5
    1.02
    84
    16. Hypertension
    18.52
    90
    18.24
    92
    17. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    7.80
    177
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.56
    92
    16.26
    122
    19. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    16.66
    12
    20. Lung Disease
    15.39
    139
    87.71
    5
    21. Violence
    13.13
    34
    3.97
    101
    22. Low Birth Weight
    11.72
    21
    4.39
    98
    23. Meningitis
    11.52
    30
    0.81
    89
    24. Birth Trauma
    11.43
    14
    2.66
    86
    25. Malnutrition
    10.21
    29
    1.25
    93
    26. Other Injuries
    9.64
    70
    5.48
    125
    27. Asthma
    8.98
    68
    4.81
    90
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    37
    3.79
    139
    29. Suicide
    7.37
    108
    8.20
    95
    30. Falls
    7.14
    68
    6.34
    79
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.75
    50
    5.64
    51
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    5.61
    58
    1.60
    160
    33. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    11.99
    21
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.81
    91
    2.40
    153
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.57
    66
    3.78
    113
    36. Syphilis
    3.93
    2
    0.21
    78
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    10.37
    70
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    2.96
    147
    39. Fires
    3.65
    35
    0.90
    118
    40. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    1.84
    175
    41. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    37.70
    4
    42. Pertussis
    2.42
    33
    0.17
    96
    43. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    0.78
    168
    44. Drownings
    2.30
    99
    4.46
    35
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    0.55
    160
    46. Epilepsy
    2.16
    56
    0.98
    137
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.09
    21
    0.00
    104
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.08
    67
    6.87
    15
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    1.62
    152
    50. Poisonings
    1.76
    50
    1.29
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Liberia LIBERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    2,766
    8.21
    17,417
    8.13
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,693
    7.99
    6,231
    2.91
    3. Measles
    2,554
    7.58
    4
    0.00
    4. Malaria
    2,428
    7.21
    0
    0.00
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,920
    5.70
    6,210
    2.90
    6. HIV/AIDS
    1,919
    5.70
    753
    0.35
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,885
    5.60
    31,342
    14.63
    8. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    4.90
    1,208
    0.56
    9. Birth Trauma
    1,601
    4.75
    736
    0.34
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,592
    4.73
    374
    0.17
    11. Stroke
    1,578
    4.68
    49,648
    23.17
    12. Maternal Conditions
    870
    2.58
    252
    0.12
    13. Liver Disease
    858
    2.55
    4,506
    2.10
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    833
    2.47
    991
    0.46
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    650
    1.93
    3,671
    1.71
    16. Kidney Disease
    609
    1.81
    3,959
    1.85
    17. Meningitis
    552
    1.64
    207
    0.10
    18. Violence
    477
    1.42
    1,082
    0.50
    19. Cervical Cancer
    474
    1.41
    704
    0.33
    20. Liver Cancer
    439
    1.30
    5,326
    2.49
    21. Syphilis
    394
    1.17
    54
    0.03
    22. Other Injuries
    380
    1.13
    1,531
    0.71
    23. Hypertension
    371
    1.10
    5,368
    2.51
    24. Malnutrition
    353
    1.05
    317
    0.15
    25. Prostate Cancer
    297
    0.88
    219
    0.10
    26. Lung Disease
    294
    0.87
    26,178
    12.22
    27. Breast Cancer
    246
    0.73
    1,366
    0.64
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    245
    0.73
    452
    0.21
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    235
    0.70
    4,340
    2.03
    30. Suicide
    220
    0.65
    2,407
    1.12
    31. Asthma
    200
    0.59
    1,439
    0.67
    32. Pertussis
    197
    0.58
    34
    0.02
    33. Falls
    155
    0.46
    1,801
    0.84
    34. Fires
    153
    0.45
    253
    0.12
    35. Drownings
    127
    0.38
    1,126
    0.53
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    126
    0.37
    1,712
    0.80
    37. Stomach Cancer
    122
    0.36
    3,771
    1.76
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    115
    0.34
    684
    0.32
    39. Lymphomas
    93
    0.28
    560
    0.26
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    90
    0.27
    3,232
    1.51
    41. Poisonings
    82
    0.24
    366
    0.17
    42. Epilepsy
    81
    0.24
    266
    0.12
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    72
    0.21
    1,155
    0.54
    44. Lung Cancers
    66
    0.20
    11,893
    5.55
    45. Schistosomiasis
    51
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    46. Skin Cancers
    51
    0.15
    168
    0.08
    47. Oral Cancer
    50
    0.15
    513
    0.24
    48. Ovary Cancer
    50
    0.15
    532
    0.25
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.15
    2,093
    0.98
    50. Drug Use
    42
    0.12
    356
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    2.38
    178
    2. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    4.11
    136
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    7.80
    177
    4. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    16.66
    12
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    11.99
    21
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    10.37
    70
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    2.96
    147
    8. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    1.84
    175
    9. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    37.70
    4
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    0.78
    168
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    0.55
    160
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    1.62
    152
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.56
    152
    4.85
    68
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.83
    163
    1.61
    120
    15. Leukemia
    0.66
    178
    3.44
    99
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    174
    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.