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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
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Compare North Korea and Cote d Ivoire 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.

Cote d Ivoire
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
North Korea Population Pyramid
26,561,614
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Cote d Ivoire Population Pyramid
51,263,670
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Cote d Ivoire COTE D IVOIRE
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Cote d Ivoire COTE D IVOIRE
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
53.8
57.1
55.4
76
77
76
 
42.5
45.5
44.0
124
124
123
1970
59.5
64.5
62.0
72
70
71
 
47.3
50.6
48.9
127
125
128
1980
64.6
71.0
67.8
63
63
63
 
51.7
55.4
53.5
131
130
132
1990
66.5
73.6
69.9
71
62
66
 
51.2
55.5
53.3
155
149
152
2000
61.1
69.3
65.4
122
115
117
 
47.0
49.0
47.9
172
174
172
2010
65.4
72.4
69.0
115
110
110
 
50.3
52.8
51.5
177
177
177
2019
69.3
75.7
72.6
109
97
106
 
60.5
65.8
62.9
166
156
163
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Cote d Ivoire COTE D IVOIRE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.3
75.7
109
97
60.5
65.8
166
156
Age
69.3
75.7
109
97
60.5
65.8
166
156
Age 5
70.6
76.8
116
98
66.2
70.8
157
152
Age 10
70.7
77.0
116
98
67.1
71.7
153
147
Age 15
70.9
77.1
118
98
67.8
72.2
149
146
Age 20
71.2
77.2
117
98
68.2
72.5
148
145
Age 25
71.6
77.4
115
99
68.7
72.9
148
144
Age 30
72.0
77.5
116
100
69.2
73.3
146
144
Age 35
72.4
77.8
116
99
69.8
73.9
146
146
Age 40
72.8
78.1
119
99
70.6
74.5
147
145
Age 45
73.4
78.5
120
97
71.5
75.3
148
146
Age 50
74.2
79.0
121
97
72.7
76.3
148
146
Age 55
75.3
79.8
124
96
74.2
77.4
148
144
Age 60
76.8
80.8
122
97
75.8
78.7
146
140
Age 65
78.6
82.0
119
94
77.9
80.3
145
136
Age 70
80.8
83.6
120
91
80.2
82.1
143
126
Age 75
83.4
85.5
118
87
83.0
84.4
141
115
Age 80
86.4
87.8
113
85
86.1
87.2
130
104
Age 85
89.7
90.5
104
77
89.6
90.4
122
90
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Cote d Ivoire COTE D IVOIRE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
162.14
15
104.67
64
2. Coronary Heart Disease
105.37
99
124.19
74
3. Lung Disease
87.71
5
26.06
71
4. Tuberculosis
57.14
16
30.93
35
5. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
2.79
161
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
22.75
104
118.39
15
7. Road Traffic Accidents
22.21
64
32.96
42
8. Hypertension
18.24
92
20.48
80
9. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
9.12
36
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.26
122
19.27
63
11. Liver Disease
14.33
111
37.05
34
12. Kidney Disease
12.98
129
37.04
31
13. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
5.04
105
14. Diabetes Mellitus
11.82
137
42.17
55
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
5.12
149
16. Suicide
8.20
95
15.66
26
17. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
20.77
45
18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
6.87
15
2.53
53
19. Falls
6.34
79
10.12
20
20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.64
51
6.93
33
21. Other Injuries
5.48
125
15.31
21
22. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
2.85
117
23. Asthma
4.81
90
14.62
41
24. Drownings
4.46
35
3.93
48
25. Low Birth Weight
4.39
98
14.52
8
26. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
25.60
24
27. Violence
3.97
101
12.47
38
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
0.90
162
29. Congenital Anomalies
3.79
139
9.91
11
30. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
113
6.22
19
31. Leukemia
3.44
99
1.03
168
32. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
4.37
95
33. Birth Trauma
2.66
86
12.22
11
34. HIV/AIDS
2.53
100
75.46
15
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.40
153
6.94
49
36. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
37.93
17
37. Lymphomas
1.84
175
4.71
91
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.70
109
51.09
34
39. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
2.29
114
40. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
0.82
165
41. Endocrine Disorders
1.60
160
6.78
40
42. Poisonings
1.29
64
2.73
24
43. Malnutrition
1.25
93
5.13
55
44. Drug Use
1.24
89
4.28
13
45. Maternal Conditions
1.02
84
8.80
35
46. Alcohol
1.00
116
1.72
71
47. Epilepsy
0.98
137
3.83
9
48. Fires
0.90
118
4.18
26
49. Meningitis
0.81
89
13.03
26
50. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
3.18
49
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Cote d Ivoire COTE D IVOIRE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
49,648
23.17
10,048
5.83
2. Coronary Heart Disease
31,342
14.63
11,073
6.42
3. Lung Disease
26,178
12.22
2,296
1.33
4. Tuberculosis
17,417
8.13
5,521
3.20
5. Lung Cancers
11,893
5.55
272
0.16
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
6,231
2.91
21,327
12.37
7. Road Traffic Accidents
6,210
2.90
6,202
3.60
8. Hypertension
5,368
2.51
1,916
1.11
9. Liver Cancer
5,326
2.49
1,118
0.65
10. Liver Disease
4,506
2.10
4,720
2.74
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,340
2.03
1,026
0.60
12. Kidney Disease
3,959
1.85
4,151
2.41
13. Stomach Cancer
3,771
1.76
468
0.27
14. Diabetes Mellitus
3,671
1.71
4,144
2.40
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,232
1.51
555
0.32
16. Suicide
2,407
1.12
2,288
1.33
17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,093
0.98
327
0.19
18. Falls
1,801
0.84
1,207
0.70
19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,712
0.80
812
0.47
20. Other Injuries
1,531
0.71
3,283
1.90
21. Pancreas Cancer
1,525
0.71
293
0.17
22. Asthma
1,439
0.67
1,665
0.97
23. Breast Cancer
1,366
0.64
1,330
0.77
24. Oesophagus Cancer
1,222
0.57
88
0.05
25. Low Birth Weight
1,208
0.56
10,784
6.25
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,155
0.54
412
0.24
27. Drownings
1,126
0.53
1,232
0.71
28. Violence
1,082
0.50
2,955
1.71
29. Congenital Anomalies
991
0.46
5,208
3.02
30. Leukemia
965
0.45
147
0.09
31. HIV/AIDS
753
0.35
12,791
7.42
32. Birth Trauma
736
0.34
9,380
5.44
33. Cervical Cancer
704
0.33
1,439
0.83
34. Inflammatory/Heart
684
0.32
915
0.53
35. Lymphomas
560
0.26
593
0.34
36. Ovary Cancer
532
0.25
256
0.15
37. Oral Cancer
513
0.24
280
0.16
38. Bladder Cancer
500
0.23
86
0.05
39. Endocrine Disorders
452
0.21
1,925
1.12
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
374
0.17
11,257
6.53
41. Poisonings
366
0.17
655
0.38
42. Drug Use
356
0.17
784
0.45
43. Malnutrition
317
0.15
1,081
0.63
44. Alcohol
304
0.14
218
0.13
45. Epilepsy
266
0.12
829
0.48
46. Fires
253
0.12
893
0.52
47. Maternal Conditions
252
0.12
1,958
1.14
48. Prostate Cancer
219
0.10
1,478
0.86
49. Meningitis
207
0.10
3,303
1.92
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
198
0.09
19
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Cote d Ivoire COTE D IVOIRE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
2.79
161
2. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
9.12
36
3. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
5.04
105
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
5.12
149
5. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
20.77
45
6. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
2.85
117
7. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
25.60
24
8. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
0.90
162
9. Leukemia
3.44
99
1.03
168
10. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
4.37
95
11. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
37.93
17
12. Lymphomas
1.84
175
4.71
91
13. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
2.29
114
14. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
0.82
165
15. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
3.18
49
16. Skin Cancers
0.55
160
1.46
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.