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Malaysia
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
MALAYSIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Malaysia 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
Malaysia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    52.8
    55.9
    54.3
    80
    81
    81
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    60.0
    63.2
    61.6
    71
    74
    76
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    65.0
    68.8
    66.9
    60
    76
    68
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    68.2
    72.5
    70.3
    53
    74
    60
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    70.2
    74.9
    72.4
    55
    66
    63
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    71.9
    76.5
    74.1
    62
    77
    67
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    72.6
    77.1
    74.7
    74
    90
    80
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.6
    77.1
    74
    90
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    73.3
    77.7
    81
    92
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    73.4
    77.8
    83
    92
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    73.5
    77.8
    80
    92
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    73.7
    77.9
    80
    92
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    74.1
    78.0
    80
    92
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    74.4
    78.2
    79
    93
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    74.8
    78.3
    80
    93
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    75.2
    78.5
    79
    93
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    75.7
    78.8
    78
    94
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    76.4
    79.2
    81
    96
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    77.3
    79.8
    81
    97
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    78.5
    80.6
    81
    99
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.1
    81.6
    80
    102
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.0
    83.1
    76
    101
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.5
    85.1
    68
    97
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.5
    60
    94
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.5
    90.4
    53
    81
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    136.21
    61
    105.37
    99
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    90.22
    33
    22.75
    104
    3. Stroke
    81.65
    92
    162.14
    15
    4. Lung Disease
    25.89
    74
    87.71
    5
    5. Kidney Disease
    24.25
    80
    12.98
    129
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.76
    60
    22.21
    64
    7. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    7.80
    177
    8. Liver Disease
    17.91
    97
    14.33
    111
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.95
    108
    16.26
    122
    10. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    37.70
    4
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.82
    126
    11.82
    137
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    10.37
    70
    13. HIV/AIDS
    8.15
    63
    2.53
    100
    14. Skin Disease
    7.90
    7
    0.58
    138
    15. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    2.38
    178
    16. Other Injuries
    7.39
    95
    5.48
    125
    17. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    16.66
    12
    18. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    4.11
    136
    19. Falls
    6.80
    71
    6.34
    79
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.63
    73
    1.70
    109
    21. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    1.62
    152
    22. Suicide
    5.77
    130
    8.20
    95
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    2.96
    147
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.55
    52
    5.64
    51
    25. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    11.99
    21
    26. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    3.44
    99
    27. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    1.84
    175
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    4.52
    69
    3.78
    113
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.18
    108
    2.40
    153
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.04
    136
    3.79
    139
    31. Tuberculosis
    3.87
    90
    57.14
    16
    32. Asthma
    3.65
    98
    4.81
    90
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    4.85
    68
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2.86
    117
    1.60
    160
    35. Drownings
    2.63
    83
    4.46
    35
    36. Violence
    2.62
    118
    3.97
    101
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.57
    134
    4.39
    98
    38. Hypertension
    2.45
    173
    18.24
    92
    39. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    0.78
    168
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    1.61
    120
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    3.80
    49
    42. Encephalitis
    1.50
    10
    0.51
    77
    43. Fires
    1.15
    104
    0.90
    118
    44. Drug Use
    1.09
    106
    1.24
    89
    45. Malnutrition
    1.01
    101
    1.25
    93
    46. Other Neoplasms
    1.00
    61
    0.14
    180
    47. Meningitis
    1.00
    80
    0.81
    89
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    126
    2.66
    86
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    0.55
    160
    50. Dengue
    0.90
    9
    0.00
    124
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,729
    21.86
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23,477
    13.97
    6,231
    2.91
    3. Stroke
    21,592
    12.85
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,181
    4.27
    6,210
    2.90
    5. Lung Disease
    6,633
    3.95
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,629
    3.95
    3,959
    1.85
    7. Liver Disease
    5,125
    3.05
    4,506
    2.10
    8. Lung Cancers
    4,319
    2.57
    11,893
    5.55
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,107
    2.44
    3,671
    1.71
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,996
    2.38
    4,340
    2.03
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,832
    2.28
    3,232
    1.51
    12. Breast Cancer
    3,071
    1.83
    1,366
    0.64
    13. HIV/AIDS
    2,679
    1.59
    753
    0.35
    14. Other Injuries
    2,222
    1.32
    1,531
    0.71
    15. Skin Disease
    2,066
    1.23
    158
    0.07
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,984
    1.18
    5,326
    2.49
    17. Oral Cancer
    1,865
    1.11
    513
    0.24
    18. Falls
    1,855
    1.10
    1,801
    0.84
    19. Suicide
    1,823
    1.09
    2,407
    1.12
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,773
    1.06
    374
    0.17
    21. Stomach Cancer
    1,441
    0.86
    3,771
    1.76
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,424
    0.85
    1,712
    0.80
    23. Leukemia
    1,412
    0.84
    965
    0.45
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    1,403
    0.84
    991
    0.46
    25. Lymphomas
    1,321
    0.79
    560
    0.26
    26. Tuberculosis
    1,227
    0.73
    17,417
    8.13
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,214
    0.72
    684
    0.32
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    1,106
    0.66
    1,155
    0.54
    29. Low Birth Weight
    1,020
    0.61
    1,208
    0.56
    30. Asthma
    1,013
    0.60
    1,439
    0.67
    31. Cervical Cancer
    1,010
    0.60
    704
    0.33
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    994
    0.59
    1,525
    0.71
    33. Prostate Cancer
    903
    0.54
    219
    0.10
    34. Violence
    869
    0.52
    1,082
    0.50
    35. Ovary Cancer
    827
    0.49
    532
    0.25
    36. Drownings
    820
    0.49
    1,126
    0.53
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    809
    0.48
    452
    0.21
    38. Hypertension
    649
    0.39
    5,368
    2.51
    39. Bladder Cancer
    467
    0.28
    500
    0.23
    40. Encephalitis
    452
    0.27
    117
    0.05
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.26
    1,222
    0.57
    42. Birth Trauma
    359
    0.21
    736
    0.34
    43. Uterin Cancer
    352
    0.21
    138
    0.06
    44. Fires
    336
    0.20
    253
    0.12
    45. Drug Use
    322
    0.19
    356
    0.17
    46. Meningitis
    301
    0.18
    207
    0.10
    47. Dengue
    280
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    48. Other Neoplasms
    265
    0.16
    44
    0.02
    49. Malnutrition
    249
    0.15
    317
    0.15
    50. Skin Cancers
    247
    0.15
    168
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    7.80
    177
    2. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    37.70
    4
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    2.38
    178
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    16.66
    12
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    4.11
    136
    7. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    1.62
    152
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    2.96
    147
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    11.99
    21
    10. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    3.44
    99
    11. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    1.84
    175
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    4.85
    68
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    0.78
    168
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    1.61
    120
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    3.80
    49
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    0.55
    160
    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.