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Niger
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
NIGER VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Niger 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
Niger Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Niger NIGER   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    118.92
    14
    22.75
    104
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    118.53
    82
    105.37
    99
    3. Stroke
    114.20
    55
    162.14
    15
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    93.61
    7
    1.70
    109
    5. Malaria
    43.60
    19
    0.00
    68
    6. Liver Disease
    40.78
    24
    14.33
    111
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.65
    79
    11.82
    137
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.36
    41
    22.21
    64
    9. Lung Disease
    30.61
    48
    87.71
    5
    10. Kidney Disease
    29.61
    61
    12.98
    129
    11. Tuberculosis
    26.95
    41
    57.14
    16
    12. Asthma
    20.43
    19
    4.81
    90
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.18
    44
    16.26
    122
    14. Maternal Conditions
    20.03
    6
    1.02
    84
    15. Meningitis
    19.40
    6
    0.81
    89
    16. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    7.80
    177
    17. Hypertension
    18.25
    91
    18.24
    92
    18. Other Injuries
    17.29
    11
    5.48
    125
    19. Violence
    12.61
    36
    3.97
    101
    20. Falls
    12.36
    12
    6.34
    79
    21. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    23
    4.39
    98
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.80
    8
    5.64
    51
    23. Suicide
    10.15
    70
    8.20
    95
    24. Birth Trauma
    9.50
    31
    2.66
    86
    25. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    4.11
    136
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    2.96
    147
    27. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    16.66
    12
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.56
    40
    3.79
    139
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.46
    44
    2.40
    153
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.11
    67
    2.53
    100
    31. Malnutrition
    6.98
    40
    1.25
    93
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    49
    1.60
    160
    33. Pertussis
    5.68
    9
    0.17
    96
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    10.37
    70
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.13
    47
    3.78
    113
    36. Fires
    4.88
    12
    0.90
    118
    37. Measles
    4.65
    15
    0.02
    72
    38. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    2.38
    178
    39. Drownings
    4.32
    38
    4.46
    35
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.21
    23
    6.87
    15
    41. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    11.99
    21
    42. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    1.84
    175
    43. Epilepsy
    3.33
    21
    0.98
    137
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    0.55
    160
    45. Poisonings
    2.97
    17
    1.29
    64
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    1.62
    152
    47. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    3.44
    99
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    20
    0.00
    104
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.61
    120
    50. Skin Disease
    2.14
    57
    0.58
    138
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Niger NIGER   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,093
    13.13
    6,231
    2.91
    2. Malaria
    17,022
    10.59
    0
    0.00
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16,030
    9.97
    374
    0.17
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,560
    5.95
    1,208
    0.56
    5. Stroke
    8,717
    5.42
    49,648
    23.17
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,229
    5.12
    31,342
    14.63
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,030
    5.00
    736
    0.34
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,946
    3.70
    6,210
    2.90
    9. Meningitis
    5,237
    3.26
    207
    0.10
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,346
    2.70
    991
    0.46
    11. Liver Disease
    4,116
    2.56
    4,506
    2.10
    12. Other Injuries
    3,826
    2.38
    1,531
    0.71
    13. Tuberculosis
    3,703
    2.30
    17,417
    8.13
    14. Maternal Conditions
    3,317
    2.06
    252
    0.12
    15. Pertussis
    2,858
    1.78
    34
    0.02
    16. Kidney Disease
    2,732
    1.70
    3,959
    1.85
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,630
    1.64
    3,671
    1.71
    18. Measles
    2,414
    1.50
    4
    0.00
    19. Violence
    2,244
    1.40
    1,082
    0.50
    20. Lung Disease
    2,172
    1.35
    26,178
    12.22
    21. Malnutrition
    2,170
    1.35
    317
    0.15
    22. Asthma
    1,902
    1.18
    1,439
    0.67
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,806
    1.12
    452
    0.21
    24. Drownings
    1,581
    0.98
    1,126
    0.53
    25. Hypertension
    1,356
    0.84
    5,368
    2.51
    26. Falls
    1,297
    0.81
    1,801
    0.84
    27. Suicide
    1,227
    0.76
    2,407
    1.12
    28. Fires
    1,120
    0.70
    253
    0.12
    29. Breast Cancer
    1,075
    0.67
    1,366
    0.64
    30. HIV/AIDS
    1,048
    0.65
    753
    0.35
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,044
    0.65
    1,712
    0.80
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    858
    0.53
    4,340
    2.03
    33. Poisonings
    771
    0.48
    366
    0.17
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    769
    0.48
    684
    0.32
    35. Liver Cancer
    745
    0.46
    5,326
    2.49
    36. Epilepsy
    676
    0.42
    266
    0.12
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    522
    0.32
    3,232
    1.51
    38. Cervical Cancer
    487
    0.30
    704
    0.33
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    467
    0.29
    2,093
    0.98
    40. Ovary Cancer
    425
    0.26
    532
    0.25
    41. War
    409
    0.25
    16
    0.01
    42. Tetanus
    372
    0.23
    28
    0.01
    43. Lymphomas
    350
    0.22
    560
    0.26
    44. Stomach Cancer
    300
    0.19
    3,771
    1.76
    45. Skin Cancers
    287
    0.18
    168
    0.08
    46. Hepatitis B
    279
    0.17
    68
    0.03
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    275
    0.17
    1,155
    0.54
    48. Leukemia
    258
    0.16
    965
    0.45
    49. Oral Cancer
    242
    0.15
    513
    0.24
    50. Schistosomiasis
    237
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    7.80
    177
    2. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    4.11
    136
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    2.96
    147
    4. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    16.66
    12
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    10.37
    70
    6. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    2.38
    178
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    11.99
    21
    8. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    1.84
    175
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    0.55
    160
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    1.62
    152
    11. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    3.44
    99
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.61
    120
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    109
    0.78
    168
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.71
    119
    3.80
    49
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.47
    155
    4.85
    68
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.54
    182
    37.70
    4
    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.