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Mongolia
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
MONGOLIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Mongolia 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
Mongolia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mongolia MONGOLIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Mongolia MONGOLIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.8
    48.3
    47.0
    106
    110
    107
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    51.5
    54.0
    52.7
    108
    112
    111
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    122
    122
    121
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    59.0
    62.7
    60.8
    128
    126
    127
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    127
    123
    125
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    62.4
    70.6
    66.3
    135
    119
    127
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    63.8
    72.8
    68.1
    139
    118
    132
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mongolia MONGOLIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.8
    72.8
    139
    118
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    65.0
    73.8
    166
    126
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    65.1
    73.9
    166
    128
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    65.2
    74.0
    166
    129
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    65.4
    74.1
    166
    129
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    65.9
    74.3
    168
    130
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    66.4
    74.5
    169
    133
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    67.1
    74.8
    170
    134
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    68.0
    75.1
    170
    137
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    69.1
    75.7
    171
    139
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    70.4
    76.4
    172
    143
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    72.2
    77.3
    172
    146
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    74.2
    78.5
    173
    145
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    76.5
    80.1
    174
    144
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    79.3
    82.0
    172
    131
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    82.2
    84.2
    174
    132
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    85.1
    86.6
    173
    154
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    88.3
    89.3
    180
    168
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mongolia MONGOLIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    283.82
    9
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    216.30
    2
    162.14
    15
    3. Liver Cancer
    84.53
    1
    16.66
    12
    4. Liver Disease
    75.19
    2
    14.33
    111
    5. Stomach Cancer
    28.56
    1
    11.99
    21
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.50
    68
    22.21
    64
    7. Lung Cancers
    20.59
    50
    37.70
    4
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    19.85
    3
    3.80
    49
    9. Lung Disease
    18.16
    112
    87.71
    5
    10. Alcohol
    18.07
    2
    1.00
    116
    11. Suicide
    18.02
    18
    8.20
    95
    12. Kidney Disease
    17.88
    114
    12.98
    129
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.63
    89
    16.26
    122
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.48
    139
    22.75
    104
    15. Other Injuries
    14.07
    28
    5.48
    125
    16. Cervical Cancer
    11.32
    73
    4.11
    136
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.76
    25
    2.40
    153
    18. Tuberculosis
    10.58
    66
    57.14
    16
    19. Hypertension
    10.49
    130
    18.24
    92
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.43
    15
    5.64
    51
    21. Falls
    8.37
    42
    6.34
    79
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.16
    162
    11.82
    137
    23. Violence
    6.07
    80
    3.97
    101
    24. Asthma
    6.03
    79
    4.81
    90
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    5.74
    94
    3.79
    139
    26. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.55
    19
    6.87
    15
    27. Drownings
    4.70
    30
    4.46
    35
    28. Breast Cancer
    4.46
    181
    7.80
    177
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.43
    155
    10.37
    70
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    4.27
    80
    4.85
    68
    31. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    111
    4.39
    98
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.56
    123
    3.78
    113
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.29
    137
    2.96
    147
    34. Fires
    3.00
    50
    0.90
    118
    35. Birth Trauma
    2.96
    83
    2.66
    86
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.94
    85
    1.62
    152
    37. Poisonings
    2.94
    18
    1.29
    64
    38. Prostate Cancer
    2.88
    175
    2.38
    178
    39. Epilepsy
    2.51
    45
    0.98
    137
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.38
    133
    1.60
    160
    41. Lymphomas
    1.73
    176
    1.84
    175
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.66
    111
    1.70
    109
    43. Maternal Conditions
    1.42
    78
    1.02
    84
    44. Encephalitis
    1.16
    13
    0.51
    77
    45. Drug Use
    1.15
    98
    1.24
    89
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.04
    155
    1.61
    120
    47. Leukemia
    1.01
    170
    3.44
    99
    48. Appendicitis
    0.85
    26
    0.19
    108
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.81
    145
    0.55
    160
    50. Skin Disease
    0.71
    123
    0.58
    138
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mongolia MONGOLIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,202
    23.45
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    4,401
    19.84
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Liver Cancer
    1,834
    8.27
    5,326
    2.49
    4. Liver Disease
    1,723
    7.77
    4,506
    2.10
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    679
    3.06
    6,210
    2.90
    6. Stomach Cancer
    617
    2.78
    3,771
    1.76
    7. Alcohol
    582
    2.62
    304
    0.14
    8. Suicide
    577
    2.60
    2,407
    1.12
    9. Other Injuries
    442
    1.99
    1,531
    0.71
    10. Lung Cancers
    411
    1.85
    11,893
    5.55
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    410
    1.85
    6,231
    2.91
    12. Kidney Disease
    408
    1.84
    3,959
    1.85
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    366
    1.65
    1,222
    0.57
    14. Tuberculosis
    327
    1.47
    17,417
    8.13
    15. Lung Disease
    327
    1.47
    26,178
    12.22
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    263
    1.19
    684
    0.32
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    262
    1.18
    991
    0.46
    18. Falls
    244
    1.10
    1,801
    0.84
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    243
    1.10
    4,340
    2.03
    20. Low Birth Weight
    204
    0.92
    1,208
    0.56
    21. Hypertension
    199
    0.90
    5,368
    2.51
    22. Violence
    197
    0.89
    1,082
    0.50
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    192
    0.87
    1,712
    0.80
    24. Birth Trauma
    160
    0.72
    736
    0.34
    25. Cervical Cancer
    155
    0.70
    704
    0.33
    26. Drownings
    151
    0.68
    1,126
    0.53
    27. Diabetes Mellitus
    145
    0.65
    3,671
    1.71
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    129
    0.58
    2,093
    0.98
    29. Asthma
    112
    0.50
    1,439
    0.67
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    94
    0.42
    1,525
    0.71
    31. Fires
    94
    0.42
    253
    0.12
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    93
    0.42
    3,232
    1.51
    33. Poisonings
    89
    0.40
    366
    0.17
    34. Epilepsy
    80
    0.36
    266
    0.12
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    69
    0.31
    452
    0.21
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    66
    0.30
    374
    0.17
    37. Oral Cancer
    61
    0.27
    513
    0.24
    38. Breast Cancer
    61
    0.27
    1,366
    0.64
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    55
    0.25
    1,155
    0.54
    40. Maternal Conditions
    49
    0.22
    252
    0.12
    41. Ovary Cancer
    45
    0.20
    532
    0.25
    42. Lymphomas
    43
    0.19
    560
    0.26
    43. Encephalitis
    40
    0.18
    117
    0.05
    44. Syphilis
    34
    0.15
    54
    0.03
    45. Drug Use
    33
    0.15
    356
    0.17
    46. Leukemia
    30
    0.14
    965
    0.45
    47. Appendicitis
    25
    0.11
    57
    0.03
    48. HIV/AIDS
    21
    0.09
    753
    0.35
    49. Meningitis
    21
    0.09
    207
    0.10
    50. Bladder Cancer
    19
    0.09
    500
    0.23
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mongolia MONGOLIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    84.53
    1
    16.66
    12
    2. Stomach Cancer
    28.56
    1
    11.99
    21
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.59
    50
    37.70
    4
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    19.85
    3
    3.80
    49
    5. Cervical Cancer
    11.32
    73
    4.11
    136
    6. Breast Cancer
    4.46
    181
    7.80
    177
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.43
    155
    10.37
    70
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.27
    80
    4.85
    68
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.29
    137
    2.96
    147
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.94
    85
    1.62
    152
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.88
    175
    2.38
    178
    12. Lymphomas
    1.73
    176
    1.84
    175
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.04
    155
    1.61
    120
    14. Leukemia
    1.01
    170
    3.44
    99
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.81
    145
    0.55
    160
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.57
    174
    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.