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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
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NORTH KOREA VS NORTH MACEDONIA

Compare North Korea and North Macedonia 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 Macedonia
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   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
           
    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
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    		  
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    51
    68
    54
    2010
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    		  
    72.4
    77.0
    74.7
    55
    71
    60
    2019
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    		  
    72.8
    76.9
    74.8
    73
    92
    78
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    72.8
    76.9
    73
    92
    Age 5
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    73.3
    77.3
    80
    95
    Age 10
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    73.4
    77.4
    81
    95
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    73.4
    77.4
    82
    95
    Age 20
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    73.5
    77.5
    81
    95
    Age 25
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    73.7
    77.5
    86
    95
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    73.8
    77.6
    86
    97
    Age 35
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    74.0
    77.7
    89
    100
    Age 40
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    74.2
    77.9
    94
    100
    Age 45
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    74.5
    78.1
    96
    102
    Age 50
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    75.1
    78.4
    98
    104
    Age 55
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    75.8
    78.9
    110
    105
    Age 60
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    77.0
    79.6
    115
    106
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    78.5
    80.5
    126
    121
    Age 70
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    80.2
    81.7
    145
    144
    Age 75
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    82.3
    83.3
    167
    169
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    84.9
    85.5
    180
    177
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    88.2
    88.6
    181
    177
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    162.14
    15
    165.58
    13
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    105.37
    99
    135.53
    62
    3. Lung Disease
    87.71
    5
    24.14
    83
    4. Tuberculosis
    57.14
    16
    0.97
    129
    5. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    31.93
    10
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.75
    104
    5.58
    181
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.21
    64
    4.25
    160
    8. Hypertension
    18.24
    92
    19.07
    87
    9. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    7.85
    48
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.26
    122
    2.15
    179
    11. Liver Disease
    14.33
    111
    6.93
    152
    12. Kidney Disease
    12.98
    129
    15.54
    121
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    13.66
    14
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.82
    137
    32.55
    85
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    16.77
    15
    16. Suicide
    8.20
    95
    7.15
    114
    17. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    22.40
    40
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.87
    15
    0.39
    163
    19. Falls
    6.34
    79
    2.53
    165
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.64
    51
    1.69
    127
    21. Other Injuries
    5.48
    125
    6.73
    104
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    8.02
    21
    23. Asthma
    4.81
    90
    1.60
    120
    24. Drownings
    4.46
    35
    0.73
    158
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    98
    4.49
    96
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    4.36
    133
    27. Violence
    3.97
    101
    1.27
    142
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    1.42
    131
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.79
    139
    1.99
    175
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    113
    4.11
    92
    31. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    3.83
    79
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    5.54
    50
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.66
    86
    0.44
    156
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.53
    100
    0.02
    166
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.40
    153
    130.29
    1
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    17.47
    77
    37. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    3.03
    146
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.70
    109
    0.06
    181
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    2.27
    117
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    4.82
    12
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.60
    160
    0.47
    183
    42. Poisonings
    1.29
    64
    0.41
    109
    43. Malnutrition
    1.25
    93
    0.02
    173
    44. Drug Use
    1.24
    89
    0.39
    170
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1.02
    84
    0.10
    146
    46. Alcohol
    1.00
    116
    0.44
    146
    47. Epilepsy
    0.98
    137
    0.86
    146
    48. Fires
    0.90
    118
    0.43
    151
    49. Meningitis
    0.81
    89
    0.14
    169
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    6.29
    10
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    49,648
    23.17
    5,521
    24.02
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    31,342
    14.63
    4,420
    19.23
    3. Lung Disease
    26,178
    12.22
    807
    3.51
    4. Tuberculosis
    17,417
    8.13
    32
    0.14
    5. Lung Cancers
    11,893
    5.55
    1,055
    4.59
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,231
    2.91
    157
    0.68
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,210
    2.90
    107
    0.47
    8. Hypertension
    5,368
    2.51
    627
    2.73
    9. Liver Cancer
    5,326
    2.49
    260
    1.13
    10. Liver Disease
    4,506
    2.10
    218
    0.95
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,340
    2.03
    71
    0.31
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,959
    1.85
    516
    2.25
    13. Stomach Cancer
    3,771
    1.76
    455
    1.98
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,671
    1.71
    1,104
    4.80
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,232
    1.51
    560
    2.44
    16. Suicide
    2,407
    1.12
    196
    0.85
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,093
    0.98
    13
    0.06
    18. Falls
    1,801
    0.84
    78
    0.34
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,712
    0.80
    56
    0.24
    20. Other Injuries
    1,531
    0.71
    183
    0.80
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    1,525
    0.71
    267
    1.16
    22. Asthma
    1,439
    0.67
    53
    0.23
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,366
    0.64
    386
    1.68
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,222
    0.57
    45
    0.20
    25. Low Birth Weight
    1,208
    0.56
    73
    0.32
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,155
    0.54
    141
    0.61
    27. Drownings
    1,126
    0.53
    18
    0.08
    28. Violence
    1,082
    0.50
    31
    0.13
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    991
    0.46
    29
    0.13
    30. Leukemia
    965
    0.45
    114
    0.50
    31. HIV/AIDS
    753
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    32. Birth Trauma
    736
    0.34
    7
    0.03
    33. Cervical Cancer
    704
    0.33
    68
    0.30
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    684
    0.32
    4,249
    18.49
    35. Lymphomas
    560
    0.26
    96
    0.42
    36. Ovary Cancer
    532
    0.25
    93
    0.40
    37. Oral Cancer
    513
    0.24
    72
    0.31
    38. Bladder Cancer
    500
    0.23
    163
    0.71
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    452
    0.21
    12
    0.05
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    374
    0.17
    1
    0.00
    41. Poisonings
    366
    0.17
    11
    0.05
    42. Drug Use
    356
    0.17
    9
    0.04
    43. Malnutrition
    317
    0.15
    1
    0.00
    44. Alcohol
    304
    0.14
    14
    0.06
    45. Epilepsy
    266
    0.12
    23
    0.10
    46. Fires
    253
    0.12
    11
    0.05
    47. Maternal Conditions
    252
    0.12
    2
    0.01
    48. Prostate Cancer
    219
    0.10
    259
    1.13
    49. Meningitis
    207
    0.10
    4
    0.02
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    198
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    31.93
    10
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    7.85
    48
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    13.66
    14
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    16.77
    15
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    22.40
    40
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    8.02
    21
    7. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    4.36
    133
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    1.42
    131
    9. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    3.83
    79
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    5.54
    50
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    17.47
    77
    12. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    3.03
    146
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    2.27
    117
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    4.82
    12
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    6.29
    10
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.55
    160
    4.00
    13
    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.