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Libya
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
LIBYA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Libya 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
Libya Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Libya LIBYA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.7
    48.2
    46.9
    107
    112
    108
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    50.4
    53.4
    51.9
    115
    116
    115
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    58.8
    62.2
    60.5
    100
    104
    102
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    65.9
    70.6
    68.2
    77
    87
    88
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    69.3
    72.7
    70.9
    68
    96
    84
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    70.6
    75.3
    72.8
    79
    90
    87
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    74.2
    77.3
    75.8
    59
    85
    72
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.2
    77.3
    59
    85
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    75.2
    78.2
    56
    88
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    75.3
    78.3
    56
    87
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    75.5
    78.4
    54
    87
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    75.8
    78.6
    52
    87
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    76.3
    78.8
    52
    83
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    76.7
    79.0
    47
    82
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    77.1
    79.2
    47
    83
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    77.6
    79.5
    46
    82
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    78.1
    79.9
    46
    83
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    78.8
    80.4
    45
    82
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    79.5
    81.1
    44
    79
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    80.6
    81.9
    44
    77
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.1
    44
    71
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.6
    84.8
    44
    61
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.7
    86.6
    41
    57
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.0
    29
    50
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.2
    29
    47
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    158.90
    40
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    64.09
    114
    162.14
    15
    3. Kidney Disease
    28.70
    66
    12.98
    129
    4. Hypertension
    23.41
    66
    18.24
    92
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.90
    59
    22.21
    64
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.36
    25
    16.26
    122
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.17
    111
    11.82
    137
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.90
    127
    22.75
    104
    9. Lung Disease
    15.44
    138
    87.71
    5
    10. War
    15.38
    4
    0.06
    64
    11. Liver Disease
    13.95
    112
    14.33
    111
    12. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    37.70
    4
    13. Tuberculosis
    13.26
    59
    57.14
    16
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    10.37
    70
    15. Asthma
    7.09
    75
    4.81
    90
    16. Other Injuries
    6.89
    100
    5.48
    125
    17. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    7.80
    177
    18. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    2.38
    178
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    69
    3.79
    139
    20. Drug Use
    6.17
    4
    1.24
    89
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    4.11
    136
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    4.85
    68
    23. Suicide
    4.50
    148
    8.20
    95
    24. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    3.44
    99
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.34
    79
    3.78
    113
    26. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    1.84
    175
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.09
    102
    4.39
    98
    28. Falls
    4.06
    124
    6.34
    79
    29. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    16.66
    12
    30. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    1.61
    120
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    2.96
    147
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    3.04
    109
    1.60
    160
    33. HIV/AIDS
    3.03
    92
    2.53
    100
    34. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    11.99
    21
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.45
    95
    5.64
    51
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.16
    161
    2.40
    153
    37. Violence
    2.11
    132
    3.97
    101
    38. Fires
    1.98
    75
    0.90
    118
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.78
    108
    1.70
    109
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    1.62
    152
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.57
    76
    1.02
    84
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.48
    106
    2.66
    86
    43. Drownings
    1.11
    144
    4.46
    35
    44. Epilepsy
    1.06
    132
    0.98
    137
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    120
    6.87
    15
    46. Poisonings
    0.86
    73
    1.29
    64
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    3.80
    49
    48. Meningitis
    0.76
    93
    0.81
    89
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.68
    53
    0.23
    94
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    0.55
    160
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Libya LIBYA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,610
    26.30
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    2,603
    10.36
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,444
    5.75
    6,210
    2.90
    4. Kidney Disease
    1,186
    4.72
    3,959
    1.85
    5. War
    1,055
    4.20
    16
    0.01
    6. Hypertension
    915
    3.64
    5,368
    2.51
    7. Tuberculosis
    812
    3.23
    17,417
    8.13
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    803
    3.20
    3,671
    1.71
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    744
    2.96
    6,231
    2.91
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    743
    2.96
    4,340
    2.03
    11. Liver Disease
    630
    2.51
    4,506
    2.10
    12. Lung Disease
    607
    2.42
    26,178
    12.22
    13. Lung Cancers
    592
    2.36
    11,893
    5.55
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    493
    1.96
    991
    0.46
    15. Other Injuries
    432
    1.72
    1,531
    0.71
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    427
    1.70
    3,232
    1.51
    17. Drug Use
    371
    1.48
    356
    0.17
    18. Low Birth Weight
    359
    1.43
    1,208
    0.56
    19. Suicide
    304
    1.21
    2,407
    1.12
    20. Asthma
    297
    1.18
    1,439
    0.67
    21. HIV/AIDS
    224
    0.89
    753
    0.35
    22. Leukemia
    217
    0.86
    965
    0.45
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    209
    0.83
    1,525
    0.71
    24. Falls
    204
    0.81
    1,801
    0.84
    25. Breast Cancer
    190
    0.76
    1,366
    0.64
    26. Lymphomas
    189
    0.75
    560
    0.26
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    159
    0.63
    1,155
    0.54
    28. Liver Cancer
    153
    0.61
    5,326
    2.49
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    153
    0.61
    452
    0.21
    30. Violence
    145
    0.58
    1,082
    0.50
    31. Bladder Cancer
    136
    0.54
    500
    0.23
    32. Cervical Cancer
    135
    0.54
    704
    0.33
    33. Stomach Cancer
    134
    0.53
    3,771
    1.76
    34. Birth Trauma
    132
    0.53
    736
    0.34
    35. Maternal Conditions
    124
    0.49
    252
    0.12
    36. Fires
    115
    0.46
    253
    0.12
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    107
    0.43
    684
    0.32
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    99
    0.39
    1,712
    0.80
    39. Prostate Cancer
    96
    0.38
    219
    0.10
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    92
    0.37
    374
    0.17
    41. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.32
    513
    0.24
    42. Ovary Cancer
    75
    0.30
    532
    0.25
    43. Drownings
    74
    0.29
    1,126
    0.53
    44. Epilepsy
    67
    0.27
    266
    0.12
    45. Poisonings
    56
    0.22
    366
    0.17
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    49
    0.19
    2,093
    0.98
    47. Meningitis
    41
    0.16
    207
    0.10
    48. Hepatitis B
    34
    0.14
    68
    0.03
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    33
    0.13
    1,222
    0.57
    50. Alcohol
    22
    0.09
    304
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    37.70
    4
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    10.37
    70
    3. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    7.80
    177
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    2.38
    178
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    4.11
    136
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    4.85
    68
    7. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    3.44
    99
    8. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    1.84
    175
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    16.66
    12
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    1.61
    120
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    2.96
    147
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    11.99
    21
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    1.62
    152
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    3.80
    49
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    0.55
    160
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    179
    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.