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Netherlands
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
NETHERLANDS VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Netherlands 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
Netherlands Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.5
    75.4
    73.4
    1
    2
    2
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    70.8
    76.5
    73.6
    4
    3
    3
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    72.5
    79.2
    75.7
    4
    1
    2
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    73.8
    80.1
    76.9
    10
    9
    7
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    75.5
    80.6
    78.1
    14
    20
    17
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    78.7
    82.7
    80.8
    13
    20
    14
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    80.4
    83.1
    81.8
    13
    29
    19
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.1
    13
    29
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    80.9
    83.6
    15
    29
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    81.0
    83.6
    15
    30
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    81.1
    83.7
    15
    30
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.2
    83.7
    14
    30
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.9
    16
    30
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.0
    18
    32
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.2
    17
    32
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.6
    20
    32
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.1
    20
    32
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    20
    33
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.7
    23
    32
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    26
    34
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    31
    36
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    44
    50
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    38.44
    175
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.78
    7
    16.26
    122
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.85
    13
    37.70
    4
    4. Lung Disease
    21.59
    93
    87.71
    5
    5. Stroke
    20.66
    167
    162.14
    15
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.00
    64
    7.80
    177
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    81
    2.38
    178
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.00
    27
    10.37
    70
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.84
    160
    22.75
    104
    10. Suicide
    9.27
    84
    8.20
    95
    11. Falls
    8.22
    46
    6.34
    79
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.94
    23
    4.85
    68
    13. Lymphomas
    6.40
    28
    1.84
    175
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.83
    29
    3.80
    49
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.62
    166
    11.82
    137
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.58
    47
    2.96
    147
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.19
    164
    12.98
    129
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.43
    72
    3.78
    113
    19. Other Neoplasms
    4.24
    20
    0.14
    180
    20. Leukemia
    4.14
    62
    3.44
    99
    21. Stomach Cancer
    3.58
    139
    11.99
    21
    22. Other Injuries
    3.51
    160
    5.48
    125
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.42
    45
    1.61
    120
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.26
    101
    1.60
    160
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.22
    153
    3.79
    139
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.18
    160
    16.66
    12
    27. Liver Disease
    3.02
    174
    14.33
    111
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.02
    136
    2.40
    153
    29. Skin Cancers
    2.94
    33
    0.55
    160
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.83
    172
    22.21
    64
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.70
    73
    0.78
    168
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.16
    127
    1.62
    152
    33. Alcohol
    2.12
    56
    1.00
    116
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.76
    174
    4.11
    136
    35. Hypertension
    1.62
    180
    18.24
    92
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.38
    158
    4.39
    98
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.18
    128
    1.70
    109
    38. Epilepsy
    1.13
    128
    0.98
    137
    39. Drug Use
    1.03
    115
    1.24
    89
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    9
    0.13
    135
    41. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    143
    2.66
    86
    42. Skin Disease
    0.60
    133
    0.58
    138
    43. Violence
    0.58
    174
    3.97
    101
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.50
    157
    6.87
    15
    45. Drownings
    0.48
    171
    4.46
    35
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.47
    60
    0.65
    30
    47. Anemia
    0.46
    26
    0.00
    91
    48. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
    0.00
    86
    49. Asthma
    0.39
    171
    4.81
    90
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.31
    181
    5.64
    51
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18,148
    14.31
    4,340
    2.03
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    17,601
    13.87
    31,342
    14.63
    3. Lung Cancers
    10,980
    8.66
    11,893
    5.55
    4. Stroke
    9,707
    7.65
    49,648
    23.17
    5. Lung Disease
    9,567
    7.54
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,829
    4.60
    3,232
    1.51
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,946
    3.90
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Falls
    4,131
    3.26
    1,801
    0.84
    9. Breast Cancer
    3,535
    2.79
    1,366
    0.64
    10. Prostate Cancer
    3,265
    2.57
    219
    0.10
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2,995
    2.36
    1,525
    0.71
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,530
    1.99
    3,959
    1.85
    13. Lymphomas
    2,511
    1.98
    560
    0.26
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,386
    1.88
    3,671
    1.71
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,145
    1.69
    1,222
    0.57
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    2,120
    1.67
    1,155
    0.54
    17. Suicide
    2,025
    1.60
    2,407
    1.12
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,831
    1.44
    44
    0.02
    19. Other Injuries
    1,648
    1.30
    1,531
    0.71
    20. Leukemia
    1,578
    1.24
    965
    0.45
    21. Bladder Cancer
    1,471
    1.16
    500
    0.23
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
    3,771
    1.76
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,201
    0.95
    684
    0.32
    24. Liver Cancer
    1,163
    0.92
    5,326
    2.49
    25. Ovary Cancer
    1,067
    0.84
    532
    0.25
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    1,055
    0.83
    452
    0.21
    27. Skin Cancers
    1,024
    0.81
    168
    0.08
    28. Liver Disease
    936
    0.74
    4,506
    2.10
    29. Hypertension
    818
    0.64
    5,368
    2.51
    30. Oral Cancer
    768
    0.61
    513
    0.24
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    681
    0.54
    6,210
    2.90
    32. Alcohol
    612
    0.48
    304
    0.14
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    584
    0.46
    374
    0.17
    34. Uterin Cancer
    566
    0.45
    138
    0.06
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    544
    0.43
    991
    0.46
    36. Multiple Sclerosis
    295
    0.23
    40
    0.02
    37. Skin Disease
    295
    0.23
    158
    0.07
    38. Epilepsy
    289
    0.23
    266
    0.12
    39. Cervical Cancer
    266
    0.21
    704
    0.33
    40. Anemia
    249
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    238
    0.19
    2,093
    0.98
    42. Drug Use
    231
    0.18
    356
    0.17
    43. Osteoarthritis
    220
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    214
    0.17
    198
    0.09
    45. Low Birth Weight
    167
    0.13
    1,208
    0.56
    46. Asthma
    165
    0.13
    1,439
    0.67
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    130
    0.10
    1,712
    0.80
    48. Violence
    107
    0.08
    1,082
    0.50
    49. Drownings
    98
    0.08
    1,126
    0.53
    50. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.85
    13
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.00
    64
    7.80
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    81
    2.38
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.00
    27
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.94
    23
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    6.40
    28
    1.84
    175
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.83
    29
    3.80
    49
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.58
    47
    2.96
    147
    9. Leukemia
    4.14
    62
    3.44
    99
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.58
    139
    11.99
    21
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.42
    45
    1.61
    120
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.18
    160
    16.66
    12
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.94
    33
    0.55
    160
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.70
    73
    0.78
    168
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.16
    127
    1.62
    152
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.76
    174
    4.11
    136
    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.