World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare North Korea and Luxembourg 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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
North Korea Population Pyramid
26,561,614
Luxembourg Population Pyramid
789,943
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
NORTH KOREA | LUXEMBOURG | ||||||||||||
NORTH KOREA | LUXEMBOURG | ||||||||||||
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
|
66.1
|
71.9
|
68.9
|
26
|
23
|
23
|
|
1970 |
59.5
|
64.5
|
62.0
|
72
|
70
|
71
|
67.0
|
73.8
|
70.3
|
25
|
22
|
24
|
|
1980 |
64.6
|
71.0
|
67.8
|
63
|
63
|
63
|
69.3
|
76.3
|
72.7
|
29
|
18
|
23
|
|
1990 |
66.5
|
73.6
|
69.9
|
71
|
62
|
66
|
71.8
|
78.8
|
75.2
|
30
|
15
|
23
|
|
2000 |
61.1
|
69.3
|
65.4
|
122
|
115
|
117
|
74.5
|
80.9
|
77.8
|
24
|
14
|
19
|
|
2010 |
65.4
|
72.4
|
69.0
|
115
|
110
|
110
|
78.0
|
83.1
|
80.6
|
17
|
16
|
17
|
|
2019 |
69.3
|
75.7
|
72.6
|
109
|
97
|
106
|
80.6
|
84.2
|
82.4
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
NORTH KOREA | LUXEMBOURG | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
69.3
|
75.7
|
109
|
97
|
80.6
|
84.2
|
12
|
13
|
|
Age 5 |
70.6
|
76.8
|
116
|
98
|
80.9
|
84.4
|
12
|
15
|
|
Age 10 |
70.7
|
77.0
|
116
|
98
|
80.9
|
84.4
|
12
|
15
|
|
Age 15 |
70.9
|
77.1
|
118
|
98
|
80.9
|
84.4
|
12
|
15
|
|
Age 20 |
71.2
|
77.2
|
117
|
98
|
81.0
|
84.5
|
14
|
15
|
|
Age 25 |
71.6
|
77.4
|
115
|
99
|
81.1
|
84.5
|
14
|
15
|
|
Age 30 |
72.0
|
77.5
|
116
|
100
|
81.1
|
84.6
|
14
|
15
|
|
Age 35 |
72.4
|
77.8
|
116
|
99
|
81.2
|
84.6
|
15
|
18
|
|
Age 40 |
72.8
|
78.1
|
119
|
99
|
81.4
|
84.7
|
17
|
17
|
|
Age 45 |
73.4
|
78.5
|
120
|
97
|
81.6
|
84.8
|
19
|
17
|
|
Age 50 |
74.2
|
79.0
|
121
|
97
|
81.9
|
85.1
|
19
|
16
|
|
Age 55 |
75.3
|
79.8
|
124
|
96
|
82.4
|
85.4
|
19
|
16
|
|
Age 60 |
76.8
|
80.8
|
122
|
97
|
82.9
|
85.8
|
22
|
20
|
|
Age 65 |
78.6
|
82.0
|
119
|
94
|
83.8
|
86.4
|
21
|
21
|
|
Age 70 |
80.8
|
83.6
|
120
|
91
|
85.2
|
87.2
|
16
|
19
|
|
Age 75 |
83.4
|
85.5
|
118
|
87
|
86.8
|
88.3
|
14
|
17
|
|
Age 80 |
86.4
|
87.8
|
113
|
85
|
88.7
|
89.8
|
15
|
18
|
|
Age 85 |
89.7
|
90.5
|
104
|
77
|
90.9
|
91.6
|
32
|
21
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
NORTH KOREA | LUXEMBOURG | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Stroke |
162.14
|
15
|
18.65
|
174
|
|
2. | Coronary Heart Disease |
105.37
|
99
|
48.90
|
164
|
|
3. | Lung Disease |
87.71
|
5
|
18.82
|
109
|
|
4. | Tuberculosis |
57.14
|
16
|
0.13
|
173
|
|
5. | Lung Cancers |
37.70
|
4
|
25.47
|
25
|
|
6. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
22.75
|
104
|
7.58
|
171
|
|
7. | Road Traffic Accidents |
22.21
|
64
|
3.62
|
165
|
|
8. | Hypertension |
18.24
|
92
|
3.39
|
164
|
|
9. | Liver Cancer |
16.66
|
12
|
4.48
|
116
|
|
10. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
16.26
|
122
|
18.33
|
77
|
|
11. | Liver Disease |
14.33
|
111
|
8.07
|
141
|
|
12. | Kidney Disease |
12.98
|
129
|
6.35
|
159
|
|
13. | Stomach Cancer |
11.99
|
21
|
4.48
|
125
|
|
14. | Diabetes Mellitus |
11.82
|
137
|
4.83
|
171
|
|
15. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
10.37
|
70
|
11.34
|
57
|
|
16. | Suicide |
8.20
|
95
|
8.62
|
88
|
|
17. | Breast Cancer |
7.80
|
177
|
20.22
|
49
|
|
18. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
6.87
|
15
|
1.36
|
95
|
|
19. | Falls |
6.34
|
79
|
4.59
|
111
|
|
20. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
5.64
|
51
|
0.51
|
174
|
|
21. | Other Injuries |
5.48
|
125
|
7.14
|
99
|
|
22. | Pancreas Cancer |
4.85
|
68
|
7.48
|
30
|
|
23. | Asthma |
4.81
|
90
|
0.39
|
170
|
|
24. | Drownings |
4.46
|
35
|
0.26
|
183
|
|
25. | Low Birth Weight |
4.39
|
98
|
0.65
|
175
|
|
26. | Cervical Cancer |
4.11
|
136
|
1.93
|
170
|
|
27. | Violence |
3.97
|
101
|
0.42
|
180
|
|
28. | Oesophagus Cancer |
3.80
|
49
|
3.03
|
72
|
|
29. | Congenital Anomalies |
3.79
|
139
|
1.87
|
179
|
|
30. | Parkinson's Disease |
3.78
|
113
|
4.17
|
88
|
|
31. | Leukemia |
3.44
|
99
|
4.71
|
31
|
|
32. | Ovary Cancer |
2.96
|
147
|
5.99
|
32
|
|
33. | Birth Trauma |
2.66
|
86
|
0.12
|
181
|
|
34. | HIV/AIDS |
2.53
|
100
|
0.32
|
132
|
|
35. | Inflammatory/Heart |
2.40
|
153
|
3.87
|
116
|
|
36. | Prostate Cancer |
2.38
|
178
|
11.88
|
125
|
|
37. | Lymphomas |
1.84
|
175
|
5.72
|
54
|
|
38. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
1.70
|
109
|
0.44
|
163
|
|
39. | Oral Cancer |
1.62
|
152
|
1.92
|
137
|
|
40. | Bladder Cancer |
1.61
|
120
|
3.49
|
41
|
|
41. | Endocrine Disorders |
1.60
|
160
|
4.44
|
74
|
|
42. | Poisonings |
1.29
|
64
|
0.20
|
149
|
|
43. | Malnutrition |
1.25
|
93
|
1.15
|
96
|
|
44. | Drug Use |
1.24
|
89
|
1.05
|
113
|
|
45. | Maternal Conditions |
1.02
|
84
|
0.05
|
170
|
|
46. | Alcohol |
1.00
|
116
|
2.81
|
40
|
|
47. | Epilepsy |
0.98
|
137
|
1.53
|
95
|
|
48. | Fires |
0.90
|
118
|
0.27
|
165
|
|
49. | Meningitis |
0.81
|
89
|
0.12
|
174
|
|
50. | Uterin Cancer |
0.78
|
168
|
2.58
|
77
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
NORTH KOREA | LUXEMBOURG | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Stroke |
49,648
|
23.17
|
257
|
7.31
|
|
2. | Coronary Heart Disease |
31,342
|
14.63
|
655
|
18.64
|
|
3. | Lung Disease |
26,178
|
12.22
|
242
|
6.89
|
|
4. | Tuberculosis |
17,417
|
8.13
|
2
|
0.06
|
|
5. | Lung Cancers |
11,893
|
5.55
|
260
|
7.40
|
|
6. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
6,231
|
2.91
|
111
|
3.16
|
|
7. | Road Traffic Accidents |
6,210
|
2.90
|
25
|
0.71
|
|
8. | Hypertension |
5,368
|
2.51
|
54
|
1.54
|
|
9. | Liver Cancer |
5,326
|
2.49
|
49
|
1.39
|
|
10. | Liver Disease |
4,506
|
2.10
|
75
|
2.13
|
|
11. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
4,340
|
2.03
|
298
|
8.48
|
|
12. | Kidney Disease |
3,959
|
1.85
|
91
|
2.59
|
|
13. | Stomach Cancer |
3,771
|
1.76
|
51
|
1.45
|
|
14. | Diabetes Mellitus |
3,671
|
1.71
|
61
|
1.74
|
|
15. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
3,232
|
1.51
|
131
|
3.73
|
|
16. | Suicide |
2,407
|
1.12
|
69
|
1.96
|
|
17. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
2,093
|
0.98
|
19
|
0.54
|
|
18. | Falls |
1,801
|
0.84
|
61
|
1.74
|
|
19. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
1,712
|
0.80
|
7
|
0.20
|
|
20. | Other Injuries |
1,531
|
0.71
|
88
|
2.50
|
|
21. | Pancreas Cancer |
1,525
|
0.71
|
82
|
2.33
|
|
22. | Asthma |
1,439
|
0.67
|
5
|
0.14
|
|
23. | Breast Cancer |
1,366
|
0.64
|
113
|
3.22
|
|
24. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1,222
|
0.57
|
32
|
0.91
|
|
25. | Low Birth Weight |
1,208
|
0.56
|
3
|
0.09
|
|
26. | Parkinson's Disease |
1,155
|
0.54
|
62
|
1.76
|
|
27. | Drownings |
1,126
|
0.53
|
2
|
0.06
|
|
28. | Violence |
1,082
|
0.50
|
3
|
0.09
|
|
29. | Congenital Anomalies |
991
|
0.46
|
10
|
0.28
|
|
30. | Leukemia |
965
|
0.45
|
53
|
1.51
|
|
31. | HIV/AIDS |
753
|
0.35
|
2
|
0.06
|
|
32. | Birth Trauma |
736
|
0.34
|
1
|
0.03
|
|
33. | Cervical Cancer |
704
|
0.33
|
10
|
0.28
|
|
34. | Inflammatory/Heart |
684
|
0.32
|
49
|
1.39
|
|
35. | Lymphomas |
560
|
0.26
|
64
|
1.82
|
|
36. | Ovary Cancer |
532
|
0.25
|
35
|
1.00
|
|
37. | Oral Cancer |
513
|
0.24
|
19
|
0.54
|
|
38. | Bladder Cancer |
500
|
0.23
|
44
|
1.25
|
|
39. | Endocrine Disorders |
452
|
0.21
|
53
|
1.51
|
|
40. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
374
|
0.17
|
6
|
0.17
|
|
41. | Poisonings |
366
|
0.17
|
1
|
0.03
|
|
42. | Drug Use |
356
|
0.17
|
9
|
0.26
|
|
43. | Malnutrition |
317
|
0.15
|
19
|
0.54
|
|
44. | Alcohol |
304
|
0.14
|
25
|
0.71
|
|
45. | Epilepsy |
266
|
0.12
|
17
|
0.48
|
|
46. | Fires |
253
|
0.12
|
3
|
0.09
|
|
47. | Maternal Conditions |
252
|
0.12
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
48. | Prostate Cancer |
219
|
0.10
|
64
|
1.82
|
|
49. | Meningitis |
207
|
0.10
|
1
|
0.03
|
|
50. | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
198
|
0.09
|
2
|
0.06
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
NORTH KOREA | LUXEMBOURG | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Lung Cancers |
37.70
|
4
|
25.47
|
25
|
|
2. | Liver Cancer |
16.66
|
12
|
4.48
|
116
|
|
3. | Stomach Cancer |
11.99
|
21
|
4.48
|
125
|
|
4. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
10.37
|
70
|
11.34
|
57
|
|
5. | Breast Cancer |
7.80
|
177
|
20.22
|
49
|
|
6. | Pancreas Cancer |
4.85
|
68
|
7.48
|
30
|
|
7. | Cervical Cancer |
4.11
|
136
|
1.93
|
170
|
|
8. | Oesophagus Cancer |
3.80
|
49
|
3.03
|
72
|
|
9. | Leukemia |
3.44
|
99
|
4.71
|
31
|
|
10. | Ovary Cancer |
2.96
|
147
|
5.99
|
32
|
|
11. | Prostate Cancer |
2.38
|
178
|
11.88
|
125
|
|
12. | Lymphomas |
1.84
|
175
|
5.72
|
54
|
|
13. | Oral Cancer |
1.62
|
152
|
1.92
|
137
|
|
14. | Bladder Cancer |
1.61
|
120
|
3.49
|
41
|
|
15. | Uterin Cancer |
0.78
|
168
|
2.58
|
77
|
|
16. | Skin Cancers |
0.55
|
160
|
1.92
|
90
|
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.
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.