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Nicaragua
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
NICARAGUA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Nicaragua 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
Nicaragua Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    67.3
    73.3
    70.3
    90
    89
    91
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    72.1
    77.9
    75.0
    78
    77
    76
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.1
    77.9
    78
    77
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    73.4
    79.1
    77
    71
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    73.5
    79.2
    77
    71
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    73.7
    79.3
    76
    71
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    73.9
    79.4
    76
    71
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    74.2
    79.5
    76
    71
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    74.5
    79.6
    77
    71
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    74.8
    79.8
    79
    72
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    75.1
    80.0
    81
    72
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    75.5
    80.2
    84
    72
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    76.1
    80.6
    84
    74
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.9
    81.2
    85
    75
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    78.0
    81.9
    87
    78
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.5
    82.8
    90
    79
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.4
    84.1
    96
    81
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.7
    85.7
    100
    81
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.8
    106
    84
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.4
    107
    80
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    124.46
    73
    105.37
    99
    2. Kidney Disease
    73.96
    2
    12.98
    129
    3. Stroke
    47.78
    132
    162.14
    15
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.63
    48
    11.82
    137
    5. Lung Disease
    33.61
    40
    87.71
    5
    6. Liver Disease
    24.52
    77
    14.33
    111
    7. Hypertension
    23.51
    64
    18.24
    92
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.90
    111
    22.75
    104
    9. Prostate Cancer
    20.62
    60
    2.38
    178
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.75
    81
    22.21
    64
    11. Cervical Cancer
    13.48
    64
    4.11
    136
    12. Liver Cancer
    10.93
    25
    16.66
    12
    13. Breast Cancer
    10.15
    158
    7.80
    177
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.11
    45
    11.99
    21
    15. Violence
    9.50
    55
    3.97
    101
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.84
    56
    3.79
    139
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.63
    125
    10.37
    70
    18. Other Injuries
    6.63
    106
    5.48
    125
    19. Lung Cancers
    5.94
    131
    37.70
    4
    20. Falls
    5.61
    94
    6.34
    79
    21. Alcohol
    5.38
    16
    1.00
    116
    22. Low Birth Weight
    4.70
    91
    4.39
    98
    23. Suicide
    4.66
    146
    8.20
    95
    24. Other Neoplasms
    3.94
    22
    0.14
    180
    25. Leukemia
    3.91
    74
    3.44
    99
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    86
    4.85
    68
    27. Skin Disease
    3.39
    24
    0.58
    138
    28. Lymphomas
    3.32
    140
    1.84
    175
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.05
    173
    16.26
    122
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.03
    110
    1.60
    160
    31. Malnutrition
    2.89
    72
    1.25
    93
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.78
    143
    2.40
    153
    33. Drownings
    2.57
    86
    4.46
    35
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.39
    101
    2.53
    100
    35. Tuberculosis
    2.20
    107
    57.14
    16
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2.18
    169
    2.96
    147
    37. Asthma
    2.14
    114
    4.81
    90
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.06
    105
    1.70
    109
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.90
    93
    2.66
    86
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.82
    121
    5.64
    51
    41. Uterin Cancer
    1.51
    139
    0.78
    168
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    1.49
    168
    3.78
    113
    43. Oral Cancer
    1.33
    167
    1.62
    152
    44. Epilepsy
    1.29
    115
    0.98
    137
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.27
    128
    0.55
    160
    46. Maternal Conditions
    1.27
    79
    1.02
    84
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.90
    161
    3.80
    49
    48. Drug Use
    0.86
    127
    1.24
    89
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.66
    29
    0.65
    30
    50. Appendicitis
    0.65
    42
    0.19
    108
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,843
    20.44
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Kidney Disease
    3,533
    12.36
    3,959
    1.85
    3. Stroke
    2,225
    7.78
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,068
    7.23
    3,671
    1.71
    5. Lung Disease
    1,570
    5.49
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Liver Disease
    1,203
    4.21
    4,506
    2.10
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,152
    4.03
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,109
    3.88
    6,210
    2.90
    9. Hypertension
    1,103
    3.86
    5,368
    2.51
    10. Violence
    619
    2.17
    1,082
    0.50
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    571
    2.00
    991
    0.46
    12. Liver Cancer
    509
    1.78
    5,326
    2.49
    13. Low Birth Weight
    490
    1.71
    1,208
    0.56
    14. Stomach Cancer
    478
    1.67
    3,771
    1.76
    15. Prostate Cancer
    386
    1.35
    219
    0.10
    16. Cervical Cancer
    374
    1.31
    704
    0.33
    17. Other Injuries
    358
    1.25
    1,531
    0.71
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    1.10
    3,232
    1.51
    19. Suicide
    285
    1.00
    2,407
    1.12
    20. Breast Cancer
    283
    0.99
    1,366
    0.64
    21. Alcohol
    279
    0.98
    304
    0.14
    22. Falls
    276
    0.97
    1,801
    0.84
    23. Lung Cancers
    274
    0.96
    11,893
    5.55
    24. Leukemia
    227
    0.79
    965
    0.45
    25. Birth Trauma
    198
    0.69
    736
    0.34
    26. Other Neoplasms
    192
    0.67
    44
    0.02
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    178
    0.62
    1,525
    0.71
    28. Lymphomas
    164
    0.57
    560
    0.26
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    164
    0.57
    452
    0.21
    30. Malnutrition
    163
    0.57
    317
    0.15
    31. Skin Disease
    162
    0.57
    158
    0.07
    32. Drownings
    157
    0.55
    1,126
    0.53
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    149
    0.52
    4,340
    2.03
    34. HIV/AIDS
    139
    0.49
    753
    0.35
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    139
    0.49
    684
    0.32
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    122
    0.43
    374
    0.17
    37. Tuberculosis
    115
    0.40
    17,417
    8.13
    38. Asthma
    105
    0.37
    1,439
    0.67
    39. Maternal Conditions
    88
    0.31
    252
    0.12
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    85
    0.30
    1,712
    0.80
    41. Epilepsy
    74
    0.26
    266
    0.12
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    67
    0.23
    1,155
    0.54
    43. Oral Cancer
    64
    0.22
    513
    0.24
    44. Ovary Cancer
    61
    0.21
    532
    0.25
    45. Skin Cancers
    59
    0.21
    168
    0.08
    46. Drug Use
    50
    0.17
    356
    0.17
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    42
    0.15
    1,222
    0.57
    48. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.14
    138
    0.06
    49. Appendicitis
    32
    0.11
    57
    0.03
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    31
    0.11
    198
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.62
    60
    2.38
    178
    2. Cervical Cancer
    13.48
    64
    4.11
    136
    3. Liver Cancer
    10.93
    25
    16.66
    12
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.15
    158
    7.80
    177
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.11
    45
    11.99
    21
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.63
    125
    10.37
    70
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.94
    131
    37.70
    4
    8. Leukemia
    3.91
    74
    3.44
    99
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    86
    4.85
    68
    10. Lymphomas
    3.32
    140
    1.84
    175
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.18
    169
    2.96
    147
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.51
    139
    0.78
    168
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.33
    167
    1.62
    152
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.27
    128
    0.55
    160
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.90
    161
    3.80
    49
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    176
    1.61
    120
    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.