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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
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NORTH KOREA VS MALAWI

Compare North Korea and Malawi 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.

Malawi
COUNTRY #2
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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%
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Malawi Population Pyramid
38,142,971
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   Malawi MALAWI
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Malawi MALAWI
       
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
  
37.4
38.5
37.9
153
155
157
1970
59.5
64.5
62.0
72
70
71
  
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
1980
64.6
71.0
67.8
63
63
63
  
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
1990
66.5
73.6
69.9
71
62
66
  
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
2000
61.1
69.3
65.4
122
115
117
  
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
2010
65.4
72.4
69.0
115
110
110
  
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
2019
69.3
75.7
72.6
109
97
106
  
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Malawi MALAWI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.3
75.7
109
97
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age
69.3
75.7
109
97
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age 5
70.6
76.8
116
98
65.3
71.6
165
142
Age 10
70.7
77.0
116
98
65.8
72.1
165
143
Age 15
70.9
77.1
118
98
66.1
72.3
165
143
Age 20
71.2
77.2
117
98
66.5
72.6
165
143
Age 25
71.6
77.4
115
99
67.0
73.0
165
143
Age 30
72.0
77.5
116
100
67.6
73.4
165
142
Age 35
72.4
77.8
116
99
68.3
74.0
166
142
Age 40
72.8
78.1
119
99
69.1
74.8
167
142
Age 45
73.4
78.5
120
97
70.2
75.6
167
140
Age 50
74.2
79.0
121
97
71.6
76.6
166
141
Age 55
75.3
79.8
124
96
73.3
77.8
166
132
Age 60
76.8
80.8
122
97
75.1
79.0
164
128
Age 65
78.6
82.0
119
94
77.3
80.5
164
120
Age 70
80.8
83.6
120
91
79.8
82.3
162
116
Age 75
83.4
85.5
118
87
82.7
84.5
158
107
Age 80
86.4
87.8
113
85
85.9
87.2
153
102
Age 85
89.7
90.5
104
77
89.4
90.3
141
97
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Malawi MALAWI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
162.14
15
99.81
73
2. Coronary Heart Disease
105.37
99
82.36
130
3. Lung Disease
87.71
5
23.06
86
4. Tuberculosis
57.14
16
23.26
47
5. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
1.92
173
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
22.75
104
79.50
43
7. Road Traffic Accidents
22.21
64
57.15
3
8. Hypertension
18.24
92
32.87
38
9. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
3.24
158
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.26
122
19.90
48
11. Liver Disease
14.33
111
43.20
16
12. Kidney Disease
12.98
129
23.88
86
13. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
2.55
167
14. Diabetes Mellitus
11.82
137
36.03
73
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
2.90
178
16. Suicide
8.20
95
10.58
63
17. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
13.43
128
18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
6.87
15
1.88
74
19. Falls
6.34
79
8.32
43
20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.64
51
3.68
73
21. Other Injuries
5.48
125
10.06
67
22. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
0.45
180
23. Asthma
4.81
90
9.68
66
24. Drownings
4.46
35
2.23
104
25. Low Birth Weight
4.39
98
8.83
48
26. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
62.51
2
27. Violence
3.97
101
3.12
112
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
21.94
1
29. Congenital Anomalies
3.79
139
6.35
75
30. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
113
3.95
97
31. Leukemia
3.44
99
0.62
179
32. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
3.33
134
33. Birth Trauma
2.66
86
7.34
47
34. HIV/AIDS
2.53
100
99.96
13
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.40
153
4.28
101
36. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
13.89
113
37. Lymphomas
1.84
175
7.19
18
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.70
109
60.66
25
39. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
3.05
83
40. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
4.76
13
41. Endocrine Disorders
1.60
160
2.36
134
42. Poisonings
1.29
64
2.51
33
43. Malnutrition
1.25
93
14.32
16
44. Drug Use
1.24
89
0.57
152
45. Maternal Conditions
1.02
84
12.32
24
46. Alcohol
1.00
116
1.46
86
47. Epilepsy
0.98
137
2.04
64
48. Fires
0.90
118
2.94
51
49. Meningitis
0.81
89
12.92
27
50. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
0.51
175
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Malawi MALAWI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
49,648
23.17
5,939
6.16
2. Coronary Heart Disease
31,342
14.63
4,929
5.11
3. Lung Disease
26,178
12.22
1,340
1.39
4. Tuberculosis
17,417
8.13
2,992
3.10
5. Lung Cancers
11,893
5.55
131
0.14
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
6,231
2.91
7,739
8.03
7. Road Traffic Accidents
6,210
2.90
6,221
6.45
8. Hypertension
5,368
2.51
1,797
1.86
9. Liver Cancer
5,326
2.49
317
0.33
10. Liver Disease
4,506
2.10
3,259
3.38
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,340
2.03
782
0.81
12. Kidney Disease
3,959
1.85
1,567
1.63
13. Stomach Cancer
3,771
1.76
206
0.21
14. Diabetes Mellitus
3,671
1.71
2,267
2.35
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,232
1.51
234
0.24
16. Suicide
2,407
1.12
1,007
1.04
17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,093
0.98
154
0.16
18. Falls
1,801
0.84
562
0.58
19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,712
0.80
280
0.29
20. Other Injuries
1,531
0.71
1,266
1.31
21. Pancreas Cancer
1,525
0.71
38
0.04
22. Asthma
1,439
0.67
705
0.73
23. Breast Cancer
1,366
0.64
600
0.62
24. Oesophagus Cancer
1,222
0.57
1,842
1.91
25. Low Birth Weight
1,208
0.56
4,339
4.50
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,155
0.54
200
0.21
27. Drownings
1,126
0.53
458
0.47
28. Violence
1,082
0.50
406
0.42
29. Congenital Anomalies
991
0.46
2,509
2.60
30. Leukemia
965
0.45
82
0.09
31. HIV/AIDS
753
0.35
12,839
13.32
32. Birth Trauma
736
0.34
3,563
3.70
33. Cervical Cancer
704
0.33
2,876
2.98
34. Inflammatory/Heart
684
0.32
370
0.38
35. Lymphomas
560
0.26
839
0.87
36. Ovary Cancer
532
0.25
158
0.16
37. Oral Cancer
513
0.24
251
0.26
38. Bladder Cancer
500
0.23
388
0.40
39. Endocrine Disorders
452
0.21
257
0.27
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
374
0.17
5,782
6.00
41. Poisonings
366
0.17
325
0.34
42. Drug Use
356
0.17
47
0.05
43. Malnutrition
317
0.15
1,499
1.55
44. Alcohol
304
0.14
114
0.12
45. Epilepsy
266
0.12
260
0.27
46. Fires
253
0.12
380
0.39
47. Maternal Conditions
252
0.12
1,854
1.92
48. Prostate Cancer
219
0.10
271
0.28
49. Meningitis
207
0.10
1,792
1.86
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
198
0.09
29
0.03
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Malawi MALAWI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
1.92
173
2. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
3.24
158
3. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
2.55
167
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
2.90
178
5. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
13.43
128
6. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
0.45
180
7. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
62.51
2
8. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
21.94
1
9. Leukemia
3.44
99
0.62
179
10. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
3.33
134
11. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
13.89
113
12. Lymphomas
1.84
175
7.19
18
13. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
3.05
83
14. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
4.76
13
15. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
0.51
175
16. Skin Cancers
0.55
160
4.59
9
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.