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Micronesia
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
MICRONESIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Micronesia 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
Micronesia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    57.3
    58.4
    57.8
    66
    72
    67
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    61.3
    62.4
    61.8
    65
    80
    72
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    64.6
    65.7
    65.1
    65
    86
    82
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    65.7
    66.8
    66.3
    81
    111
    99
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    66.0
    68.1
    67.0
    97
    117
    110
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    67.5
    69.9
    68.7
    102
    122
    113
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    60.3
    66.0
    63.0
    167
    155
    162
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.3
    66.0
    167
    155
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    62.4
    67.8
    175
    175
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    62.6
    68.0
    175
    175
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    62.7
    68.1
    176
    175
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    63.1
    68.4
    176
    175
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    63.8
    68.7
    176
    175
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    64.6
    69.2
    176
    176
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    65.5
    69.7
    175
    179
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    66.6
    70.4
    175
    179
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    68.0
    71.3
    175
    179
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    69.7
    72.4
    175
    179
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    71.6
    73.8
    176
    179
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    73.8
    75.6
    176
    179
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    76.4
    77.6
    176
    179
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    79.2
    79.8
    174
    180
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    82.2
    82.4
    173
    181
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    85.4
    85.4
    170
    178
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    88.9
    88.9
    168
    174
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    280.36
    11
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    181.04
    10
    162.14
    15
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    172.00
    3
    11.82
    137
    4. Kidney Disease
    77.01
    1
    12.98
    129
    5. Lung Disease
    67.93
    10
    87.71
    5
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    66.80
    54
    22.75
    104
    7. Hypertension
    41.50
    20
    18.24
    92
    8. Breast Cancer
    41.39
    3
    7.80
    177
    9. Lung Cancers
    31.29
    11
    37.70
    4
    10. Suicide
    28.99
    5
    8.20
    95
    11. Prostate Cancer
    28.57
    33
    2.38
    178
    12. Liver Disease
    27.88
    61
    14.33
    111
    13. Asthma
    26.17
    8
    4.81
    90
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    19.96
    58
    1.70
    109
    15. Cervical Cancer
    19.81
    39
    4.11
    136
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.00
    70
    16.26
    122
    17. Stomach Cancer
    16.29
    6
    11.99
    21
    18. Drownings
    15.31
    2
    4.46
    35
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    15.30
    5
    6.87
    15
    20. Other Injuries
    13.69
    31
    5.48
    125
    21. Tuberculosis
    12.92
    60
    57.14
    16
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.22
    47
    10.37
    70
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    10.56
    2
    3.78
    113
    24. Liver Cancer
    10.45
    28
    16.66
    12
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.84
    13
    5.64
    51
    26. Falls
    9.05
    31
    6.34
    79
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    8.12
    27
    3.79
    139
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.84
    43
    2.40
    153
    29. Low Birth Weight
    7.34
    62
    4.39
    98
    30. Uterin Cancer
    6.94
    6
    0.78
    168
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6.81
    38
    1.60
    160
    32. Leukemia
    5.72
    11
    3.44
    99
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.60
    46
    2.96
    147
    34. Birth Trauma
    5.44
    61
    2.66
    86
    35. Malnutrition
    5.33
    51
    1.25
    93
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    5.12
    63
    4.85
    68
    37. Violence
    4.89
    89
    3.97
    101
    38. Lymphomas
    4.53
    97
    1.84
    175
    39. Oral Cancer
    4.31
    54
    1.62
    152
    40. Skin Disease
    3.95
    21
    0.58
    138
    41. Maternal Conditions
    3.35
    55
    1.02
    84
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.99
    74
    3.80
    49
    43. Meningitis
    2.69
    54
    0.81
    89
    44. Pertussis
    2.57
    31
    0.17
    96
    45. Epilepsy
    2.55
    43
    0.98
    137
    46. Alcohol
    2.45
    49
    1.00
    116
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    72
    1.61
    120
    48. Fires
    2.04
    72
    0.90
    118
    49. Syphilis
    1.75
    15
    0.21
    78
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    122
    0.55
    160
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    193
    19.88
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    123
    12.67
    3,671
    1.71
    3. Stroke
    119
    12.26
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Kidney Disease
    56
    5.77
    3,959
    1.85
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    52
    5.36
    6,231
    2.91
    6. Lung Disease
    41
    4.22
    26,178
    12.22
    7. Suicide
    32
    3.30
    2,407
    1.12
    8. Hypertension
    27
    2.78
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Liver Disease
    24
    2.47
    4,506
    2.10
    10. Lung Cancers
    23
    2.37
    11,893
    5.55
    11. Breast Cancer
    17
    1.75
    1,366
    0.64
    12. Drownings
    17
    1.75
    1,126
    0.53
    13. Asthma
    16
    1.65
    1,439
    0.67
    14. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.54
    1,208
    0.56
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    14
    1.44
    2,093
    0.98
    16. Tuberculosis
    13
    1.34
    17,417
    8.13
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13
    1.34
    374
    0.17
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    13
    1.34
    991
    0.46
    19. Other Injuries
    13
    1.34
    1,531
    0.71
    20. Stomach Cancer
    12
    1.24
    3,771
    1.76
    21. Birth Trauma
    11
    1.13
    736
    0.34
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8
    0.82
    3,232
    1.51
    23. Liver Cancer
    8
    0.82
    5,326
    2.49
    24. Cervical Cancer
    8
    0.82
    704
    0.33
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7
    0.72
    4,340
    2.03
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.72
    1,712
    0.80
    27. Prostate Cancer
    6
    0.62
    219
    0.10
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    6
    0.62
    684
    0.32
    29. Falls
    6
    0.62
    1,801
    0.84
    30. Leukemia
    5
    0.51
    965
    0.45
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    5
    0.51
    452
    0.21
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    5
    0.51
    1,155
    0.54
    33. Violence
    5
    0.51
    1,082
    0.50
    34. Pertussis
    4
    0.41
    34
    0.02
    35. Maternal Conditions
    4
    0.41
    252
    0.12
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.41
    1,525
    0.71
    37. Lymphomas
    4
    0.41
    560
    0.26
    38. Syphilis
    3
    0.31
    54
    0.03
    39. Meningitis
    3
    0.31
    207
    0.10
    40. Malnutrition
    3
    0.31
    317
    0.15
    41. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.31
    513
    0.24
    42. Uterin Cancer
    3
    0.31
    138
    0.06
    43. Epilepsy
    3
    0.31
    266
    0.12
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.31
    158
    0.07
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.21
    1,222
    0.57
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2
    0.21
    532
    0.25
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.21
    500
    0.23
    48. Alcohol
    2
    0.21
    304
    0.14
    49. Fires
    2
    0.21
    253
    0.12
    50. Encephalitis
    1
    0.10
    117
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    41.39
    3
    7.80
    177
    2. Lung Cancers
    31.29
    11
    37.70
    4
    3. Prostate Cancer
    28.57
    33
    2.38
    178
    4. Cervical Cancer
    19.81
    39
    4.11
    136
    5. Stomach Cancer
    16.29
    6
    11.99
    21
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.22
    47
    10.37
    70
    7. Liver Cancer
    10.45
    28
    16.66
    12
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.94
    6
    0.78
    168
    9. Leukemia
    5.72
    11
    3.44
    99
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.60
    46
    2.96
    147
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5.12
    63
    4.85
    68
    12. Lymphomas
    4.53
    97
    1.84
    175
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.31
    54
    1.62
    152
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.99
    74
    3.80
    49
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    72
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    122
    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.