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Mexico
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
MEXICO VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Mexico 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
Mexico Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Mexico MEXICO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    55.7
    59.0
    57.3
    67
    68
    68
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    59.5
    64.1
    61.7
    73
    72
    75
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    63.5
    70.2
    66.8
    75
    67
    70
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    68.1
    73.8
    70.9
    55
    60
    56
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    72.4
    77.2
    74.8
    37
    43
    36
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    72.8
    78.4
    75.6
    50
    45
    47
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    73.1
    78.9
    76.0
    67
    64
    64
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    78.9
    67
    64
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    74.3
    79.9
    66
    62
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.0
    66
    62
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.0
    66
    62
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.2
    65
    62
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    75.2
    80.3
    65
    60
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.7
    80.5
    60
    59
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    76.2
    80.7
    59
    59
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.8
    80.9
    57
    59
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.3
    53
    58
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    78.3
    81.7
    47
    56
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    79.3
    82.3
    47
    55
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    80.5
    83.1
    45
    54
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.1
    46
    51
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.4
    42
    49
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.6
    87.1
    44
    46
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.1
    42
    44
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.7
    16
    20
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    92.41
    121
    105.37
    99
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    71.86
    17
    11.82
    137
    3. Kidney Disease
    36.72
    33
    12.98
    129
    4. Stroke
    32.08
    148
    162.14
    15
    5. Violence
    25.30
    16
    3.97
    101
    6. Liver Disease
    24.62
    76
    14.33
    111
    7. Lung Disease
    23.06
    87
    87.71
    5
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.44
    118
    22.75
    104
    9. Hypertension
    14.30
    110
    18.24
    92
    10. Prostate Cancer
    14.13
    112
    2.38
    178
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.86
    111
    22.21
    64
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.17
    149
    7.80
    177
    13. Other Injuries
    9.65
    69
    5.48
    125
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    9.09
    25
    1.60
    160
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.31
    45
    3.79
    139
    16. Cervical Cancer
    7.28
    101
    4.11
    136
    17. Lung Cancers
    6.21
    128
    37.70
    4
    18. Stomach Cancer
    5.77
    96
    11.99
    21
    19. Malnutrition
    5.75
    48
    1.25
    93
    20. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    84
    16.66
    12
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.72
    138
    10.37
    70
    22. Suicide
    5.29
    136
    8.20
    95
    23. Other Neoplasms
    5.14
    12
    0.14
    180
    24. Low Birth Weight
    4.31
    100
    4.39
    98
    25. Lymphomas
    4.13
    115
    1.84
    175
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.06
    107
    2.96
    147
    27. Leukemia
    3.88
    77
    3.44
    99
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    3.80
    90
    4.85
    68
    29. HIV/AIDS
    3.23
    90
    2.53
    100
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.81
    94
    1.70
    109
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.70
    175
    16.26
    122
    32. Skin Disease
    2.43
    42
    0.58
    138
    33. Alcohol
    2.39
    50
    1.00
    116
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.20
    102
    5.64
    51
    35. Falls
    2.13
    170
    6.34
    79
    36. Anemia
    1.71
    9
    0.00
    91
    37. Tuberculosis
    1.58
    114
    57.14
    16
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.53
    116
    0.55
    160
    39. Epilepsy
    1.53
    96
    0.98
    137
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.53
    103
    2.66
    86
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.51
    174
    2.40
    153
    42. Drownings
    1.42
    131
    4.46
    35
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    145
    0.78
    168
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.28
    173
    3.78
    113
    45. Drug Use
    1.18
    93
    1.24
    89
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.16
    5
    0.65
    30
    47. Oral Cancer
    1.13
    172
    1.62
    152
    48. Asthma
    1.07
    131
    4.81
    90
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    153
    1.61
    120
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    154
    3.80
    49
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mexico MEXICO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    116,238
    18.83
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    86,110
    13.95
    3,671
    1.71
    3. Kidney Disease
    44,622
    7.23
    3,959
    1.85
    4. Stroke
    39,790
    6.44
    49,648
    23.17
    5. Violence
    32,450
    5.26
    1,082
    0.50
    6. Liver Disease
    29,838
    4.83
    4,506
    2.10
    7. Lung Disease
    29,123
    4.72
    26,178
    12.22
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24,816
    4.02
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Hypertension
    17,806
    2.88
    5,368
    2.51
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    16,303
    2.64
    6,210
    2.90
    11. Other Injuries
    12,175
    1.97
    1,531
    0.71
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    11,310
    1.83
    452
    0.21
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    10,457
    1.69
    991
    0.46
    14. Malnutrition
    7,552
    1.22
    317
    0.15
    15. Prostate Cancer
    7,494
    1.21
    219
    0.10
    16. Breast Cancer
    7,380
    1.20
    1,366
    0.64
    17. Lung Cancers
    7,349
    1.19
    11,893
    5.55
    18. Low Birth Weight
    7,163
    1.16
    1,208
    0.56
    19. Stomach Cancer
    6,939
    1.12
    3,771
    1.76
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,871
    1.11
    3,232
    1.51
    21. Liver Cancer
    6,817
    1.10
    5,326
    2.49
    22. Suicide
    6,772
    1.10
    2,407
    1.12
    23. Other Neoplasms
    6,204
    1.00
    44
    0.02
    24. Lymphomas
    4,961
    0.80
    560
    0.26
    25. Leukemia
    4,830
    0.78
    965
    0.45
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4,787
    0.78
    704
    0.33
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    4,510
    0.73
    1,525
    0.71
    28. HIV/AIDS
    4,128
    0.67
    753
    0.35
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,476
    0.56
    374
    0.17
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,447
    0.56
    4,340
    2.03
    31. Skin Disease
    3,029
    0.49
    158
    0.07
    32. Alcohol
    2,945
    0.48
    304
    0.14
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,734
    0.44
    1,712
    0.80
    34. Ovary Cancer
    2,649
    0.43
    532
    0.25
    35. Falls
    2,628
    0.43
    1,801
    0.84
    36. Birth Trauma
    2,552
    0.41
    736
    0.34
    37. Anemia
    2,182
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    38. Tuberculosis
    1,943
    0.31
    17,417
    8.13
    39. Epilepsy
    1,912
    0.31
    266
    0.12
    40. Skin Cancers
    1,909
    0.31
    168
    0.08
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,866
    0.30
    684
    0.32
    42. Drownings
    1,799
    0.29
    1,126
    0.53
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    1,567
    0.25
    1,155
    0.54
    44. Drug Use
    1,470
    0.24
    356
    0.17
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,415
    0.23
    198
    0.09
    46. Oral Cancer
    1,355
    0.22
    513
    0.24
    47. Asthma
    1,342
    0.22
    1,439
    0.67
    48. Bladder Cancer
    1,272
    0.21
    500
    0.23
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,252
    0.20
    1,222
    0.57
    50. Uterin Cancer
    902
    0.15
    138
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.13
    112
    2.38
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.17
    149
    7.80
    177
    3. Cervical Cancer
    7.28
    101
    4.11
    136
    4. Lung Cancers
    6.21
    128
    37.70
    4
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.77
    96
    11.99
    21
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    84
    16.66
    12
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.72
    138
    10.37
    70
    8. Lymphomas
    4.13
    115
    1.84
    175
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.06
    107
    2.96
    147
    10. Leukemia
    3.88
    77
    3.44
    99
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.80
    90
    4.85
    68
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.53
    116
    0.55
    160
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    145
    0.78
    168
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.13
    172
    1.62
    152
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    153
    1.61
    120
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    154
    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.