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Moldova
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
MOLDOVA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Moldova 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
Moldova Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Moldova MOLDOVA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Moldova MOLDOVA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    58.2
    65.9
    62.0
    62
    48
    55
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    61.4
    68.3
    64.7
    64
    55
    63
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    61.6
    68.4
    64.9
    82
    79
    83
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    63.9
    70.8
    67.3
    96
    86
    92
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    63.2
    71.0
    67.1
    113
    104
    108
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    64.7
    73.0
    68.8
    119
    106
    111
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    69.3
    77.1
    73.3
    110
    89
    95
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Moldova MOLDOVA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.3
    77.1
    110
    89
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    70.4
    78.2
    118
    89
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    70.5
    78.2
    119
    89
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    70.6
    78.3
    120
    89
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    70.8
    78.4
    120
    91
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    71.0
    78.5
    123
    91
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    71.2
    78.5
    127
    91
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    71.6
    78.7
    130
    92
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    72.0
    78.9
    131
    92
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    72.8
    79.2
    130
    92
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    73.8
    79.6
    129
    93
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.0
    80.2
    131
    94
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.6
    80.9
    128
    95
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.7
    81.9
    115
    99
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.8
    83.5
    83
    93
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.1
    90
    95
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.3
    87.7
    66
    89
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.5
    91.0
    8
    53
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Moldova MOLDOVA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    245.76
    18
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    100.83
    71
    162.14
    15
    3. Liver Disease
    50.57
    10
    14.33
    111
    4. Hypertension
    39.16
    26
    18.24
    92
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.42
    110
    22.75
    104
    6. Lung Cancers
    18.69
    61
    37.70
    4
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.43
    10
    10.37
    70
    8. Breast Cancer
    17.42
    88
    7.80
    177
    9. Other Injuries
    14.89
    26
    5.48
    125
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.36
    116
    2.38
    178
    11. Lung Disease
    12.92
    154
    87.71
    5
    12. Suicide
    12.17
    50
    8.20
    95
    13. Stomach Cancer
    8.84
    53
    11.99
    21
    14. Liver Cancer
    8.77
    42
    16.66
    12
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.61
    39
    2.40
    153
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    7.24
    39
    4.85
    68
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.09
    103
    4.11
    136
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.88
    158
    11.82
    137
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.60
    141
    22.21
    64
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    6.58
    64
    3.79
    139
    21. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    26
    1.62
    152
    22. Kidney Disease
    5.43
    163
    12.98
    129
    23. Poisonings
    4.53
    5
    1.29
    64
    24. Alcohol
    4.34
    23
    1.00
    116
    25. Drownings
    4.16
    42
    4.46
    35
    26. Lymphomas
    4.14
    114
    1.84
    175
    27. HIV/AIDS
    3.90
    79
    2.53
    100
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.89
    71
    5.64
    51
    29. Tuberculosis
    3.79
    91
    57.14
    16
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3.79
    118
    2.96
    147
    31. Violence
    3.50
    106
    3.97
    101
    32. Bladder Cancer
    3.05
    52
    1.61
    120
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3.04
    54
    0.78
    168
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.98
    124
    4.39
    98
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.92
    174
    16.26
    122
    36. Falls
    2.72
    158
    6.34
    79
    37. Leukemia
    2.60
    140
    3.44
    99
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.10
    77
    0.55
    160
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.74
    117
    3.80
    49
    40. Fires
    1.36
    95
    0.90
    118
    41. Birth Trauma
    1.22
    112
    2.66
    86
    42. Other Neoplasms
    1.18
    58
    0.14
    180
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.15
    107
    6.87
    15
    44. Drug Use
    1.13
    101
    1.24
    89
    45. Epilepsy
    1.01
    135
    0.98
    137
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.85
    178
    1.60
    160
    47. Skin Disease
    0.80
    119
    0.58
    138
    48. Asthma
    0.44
    168
    4.81
    90
    49. Meningitis
    0.42
    122
    0.81
    89
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.21
    27
    0.00
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Moldova MOLDOVA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,292
    37.00
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    5,878
    15.22
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Liver Disease
    2,869
    7.43
    4,506
    2.10
    4. Hypertension
    2,287
    5.92
    5,368
    2.51
    5. Lung Cancers
    1,131
    2.93
    11,893
    5.55
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,042
    2.70
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,030
    2.67
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Other Injuries
    772
    2.00
    1,531
    0.71
    9. Lung Disease
    752
    1.95
    26,178
    12.22
    10. Suicide
    593
    1.54
    2,407
    1.12
    11. Breast Cancer
    592
    1.53
    1,366
    0.64
    12. Stomach Cancer
    518
    1.34
    3,771
    1.76
    13. Liver Cancer
    514
    1.33
    5,326
    2.49
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    476
    1.23
    684
    0.32
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    427
    1.11
    1,525
    0.71
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    407
    1.05
    3,671
    1.71
    17. Oral Cancer
    375
    0.97
    513
    0.24
    18. Kidney Disease
    307
    0.79
    3,959
    1.85
    19. Prostate Cancer
    295
    0.76
    219
    0.10
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    293
    0.76
    6,210
    2.90
    21. Alcohol
    233
    0.60
    304
    0.14
    22. Lymphomas
    230
    0.60
    560
    0.26
    23. Poisonings
    220
    0.57
    366
    0.17
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    219
    0.57
    1,712
    0.80
    25. Cervical Cancer
    212
    0.55
    704
    0.33
    26. Tuberculosis
    197
    0.51
    17,417
    8.13
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    190
    0.49
    991
    0.46
    28. HIV/AIDS
    189
    0.49
    753
    0.35
    29. Bladder Cancer
    181
    0.47
    500
    0.23
    30. Drownings
    179
    0.46
    1,126
    0.53
    31. Violence
    167
    0.43
    1,082
    0.50
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    163
    0.42
    4,340
    2.03
    33. Falls
    149
    0.39
    1,801
    0.84
    34. Leukemia
    140
    0.36
    965
    0.45
    35. Ovary Cancer
    123
    0.32
    532
    0.25
    36. Skin Cancers
    121
    0.31
    168
    0.08
    37. Uterin Cancer
    108
    0.28
    138
    0.06
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    105
    0.27
    1,222
    0.57
    39. Low Birth Weight
    90
    0.23
    1,208
    0.56
    40. Fires
    70
    0.18
    253
    0.12
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    68
    0.18
    2,093
    0.98
    42. Other Neoplasms
    65
    0.17
    44
    0.02
    43. Drug Use
    59
    0.15
    356
    0.17
    44. Epilepsy
    46
    0.12
    266
    0.12
    45. Skin Disease
    45
    0.12
    158
    0.07
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    40
    0.10
    452
    0.21
    47. Birth Trauma
    37
    0.10
    736
    0.34
    48. Asthma
    26
    0.07
    1,439
    0.67
    49. Meningitis
    17
    0.04
    207
    0.10
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    12
    0.03
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Moldova MOLDOVA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.69
    61
    37.70
    4
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.43
    10
    10.37
    70
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.42
    88
    7.80
    177
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.36
    116
    2.38
    178
    5. Stomach Cancer
    8.84
    53
    11.99
    21
    6. Liver Cancer
    8.77
    42
    16.66
    12
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.24
    39
    4.85
    68
    8. Cervical Cancer
    7.09
    103
    4.11
    136
    9. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    26
    1.62
    152
    10. Lymphomas
    4.14
    114
    1.84
    175
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.79
    118
    2.96
    147
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.05
    52
    1.61
    120
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.04
    54
    0.78
    168
    14. Leukemia
    2.60
    140
    3.44
    99
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.10
    77
    0.55
    160
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.74
    117
    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.