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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
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Compare North Korea and Egypt 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.

Egypt
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Egypt EGYPT
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Egypt EGYPT
           
    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
     
    45.1
    46.9
    46.0
    112
    115
    115
    1970
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
     
    49.5
    51.3
    50.4
    121
    120
    119
    1980
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
     
    54.1
    55.9
    54.9
    124
    127
    127
    1990
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
     
    60.8
    63.6
    62.2
    117
    123
    120
    2000
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
     
    66.4
    71.4
    68.8
    96
    100
    100
    2010
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
     
    67.9
    72.2
    70.0
    99
    113
    105
    2019
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
     
    69.6
    74.1
    71.8
    105
    111
    112
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Egypt EGYPT
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    69.6
    74.1
    105
    111
    Age 5
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    71.1
    75.6
    106
    112
    Age 10
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    71.3
    75.8
    106
    112
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    71.4
    75.9
    107
    112
    Age 20
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    71.7
    76.0
    107
    112
    Age 25
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    72.0
    76.2
    109
    112
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    72.2
    76.3
    111
    113
    Age 35
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    72.5
    76.5
    114
    113
    Age 40
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    72.9
    76.7
    115
    114
    Age 45
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    73.3
    77.0
    121
    115
    Age 50
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    73.9
    77.4
    126
    117
    Age 55
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    75.0
    78.1
    132
    119
    Age 60
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    76.5
    79.1
    134
    122
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    78.5
    80.5
    131
    117
    Age 70
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    81.0
    82.6
    116
    105
    Age 75
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    83.4
    84.7
    119
    103
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    86.5
    87.2
    109
    103
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    89.8
    90.1
    98
    120
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Egypt EGYPT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    162.14
    15
    65.24
    110
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    105.37
    99
    268.11
    15
    3. Lung Disease
    87.71
    5
    20.69
    100
    4. Tuberculosis
    57.14
    16
    0.54
    138
    5. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    8.02
    115
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.75
    104
    25.25
    99
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.21
    64
    11.77
    116
    8. Hypertension
    18.24
    92
    34.03
    35
    9. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    34.11
    2
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.26
    122
    13.14
    148
    11. Liver Disease
    14.33
    111
    93.37
    1
    12. Kidney Disease
    12.98
    129
    32.58
    46
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    2.54
    168
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.82
    137
    27.97
    92
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    4.35
    156
    16. Suicide
    8.20
    95
    3.41
    158
    17. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    24.04
    33
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.87
    15
    1.62
    82
    19. Falls
    6.34
    79
    2.57
    161
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.64
    51
    1.89
    119
    21. Other Injuries
    5.48
    125
    4.29
    144
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    4.11
    83
    23. Asthma
    4.81
    90
    10.51
    59
    24. Drownings
    4.46
    35
    1.09
    146
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    98
    6.01
    80
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    1.68
    175
    27. Violence
    3.97
    101
    4.42
    93
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    1.39
    132
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.79
    139
    7.73
    38
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    113
    4.12
    91
    31. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    4.53
    42
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    5.11
    61
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.66
    86
    3.36
    79
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.53
    100
    0.41
    127
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.40
    153
    3.07
    135
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    6.17
    154
    37. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    11.00
    2
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.70
    109
    3.32
    88
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    1.16
    170
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    8.13
    2
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.60
    160
    2.96
    113
    42. Poisonings
    1.29
    64
    0.20
    151
    43. Malnutrition
    1.25
    93
    1.10
    99
    44. Drug Use
    1.24
    89
    0.13
    183
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1.02
    84
    0.80
    93
    46. Alcohol
    1.00
    116
    0.17
    176
    47. Epilepsy
    0.98
    137
    0.48
    179
    48. Fires
    0.90
    118
    1.72
    83
    49. Meningitis
    0.81
    89
    0.78
    92
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    1.19
    154
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Egypt EGYPT
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    49,648
    23.17
    43,839
    8.17
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    31,342
    14.63
    173,871
    32.40
    3. Lung Disease
    26,178
    12.22
    13,393
    2.50
    4. Tuberculosis
    17,417
    8.13
    432
    0.08
    5. Lung Cancers
    11,893
    5.55
    5,677
    1.06
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,231
    2.91
    20,694
    3.86
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,210
    2.90
    10,141
    1.89
    8. Hypertension
    5,368
    2.51
    21,094
    3.93
    9. Liver Cancer
    5,326
    2.49
    24,512
    4.57
    10. Liver Disease
    4,506
    2.10
    60,122
    11.20
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,340
    2.03
    6,975
    1.30
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,959
    1.85
    21,087
    3.93
    13. Stomach Cancer
    3,771
    1.76
    1,844
    0.34
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,671
    1.71
    19,131
    3.57
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,232
    1.51
    3,083
    0.57
    16. Suicide
    2,407
    1.12
    3,022
    0.56
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,093
    0.98
    1,248
    0.23
    18. Falls
    1,801
    0.84
    2,019
    0.38
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,712
    0.80
    1,339
    0.25
    20. Other Injuries
    1,531
    0.71
    3,819
    0.71
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    1,525
    0.71
    2,906
    0.54
    22. Asthma
    1,439
    0.67
    7,104
    1.32
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,366
    0.64
    9,180
    1.71
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,222
    0.57
    951
    0.18
    25. Low Birth Weight
    1,208
    0.56
    11,391
    2.12
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,155
    0.54
    2,391
    0.45
    27. Drownings
    1,126
    0.53
    1,122
    0.21
    28. Violence
    1,082
    0.50
    4,165
    0.78
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    991
    0.46
    12,163
    2.27
    30. Leukemia
    965
    0.45
    3,763
    0.70
    31. HIV/AIDS
    753
    0.35
    397
    0.07
    32. Birth Trauma
    736
    0.34
    6,109
    1.14
    33. Cervical Cancer
    704
    0.33
    625
    0.12
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    684
    0.32
    2,489
    0.46
    35. Lymphomas
    560
    0.26
    7,539
    1.40
    36. Ovary Cancer
    532
    0.25
    1,944
    0.36
    37. Oral Cancer
    513
    0.24
    793
    0.15
    38. Bladder Cancer
    500
    0.23
    5,133
    0.96
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    452
    0.21
    2,372
    0.44
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    374
    0.17
    3,692
    0.69
    41. Poisonings
    366
    0.17
    195
    0.04
    42. Drug Use
    356
    0.17
    116
    0.02
    43. Malnutrition
    317
    0.15
    759
    0.14
    44. Alcohol
    304
    0.14
    141
    0.03
    45. Epilepsy
    266
    0.12
    451
    0.08
    46. Fires
    253
    0.12
    1,568
    0.29
    47. Maternal Conditions
    252
    0.12
    795
    0.15
    48. Prostate Cancer
    219
    0.10
    1,282
    0.24
    49. Meningitis
    207
    0.10
    827
    0.15
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    198
    0.09
    26
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Egypt EGYPT
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    8.02
    115
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    34.11
    2
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    2.54
    168
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    4.35
    156
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    24.04
    33
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    4.11
    83
    7. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    1.68
    175
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    1.39
    132
    9. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    4.53
    42
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    5.11
    61
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    6.17
    154
    12. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    11.00
    2
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    1.16
    170
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    8.13
    2
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    1.19
    154
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.55
    160
    1.52
    117
    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.