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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
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NORTH KOREA VS MALDIVES

Compare North Korea and Maldives 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.

Maldives
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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Maldives Population Pyramid
586,102
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Maldives MALDIVES
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Maldives MALDIVES
       
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
42.6
43.9
111
140
124
1970
59.5
64.5
62.0
72
70
71
  
51.5
48.9
50.2
109
132
120
1980
64.6
71.0
67.8
63
63
63
  
57.4
54.8
56.1
110
132
123
1990
66.5
73.6
69.9
71
62
66
  
61.8
59.2
60.5
112
138
128
2000
61.1
69.3
65.4
122
115
117
  
68.9
70.4
69.6
71
108
96
2010
65.4
72.4
69.0
115
110
110
  
75.6
78.0
76.7
34
53
36
2019
69.3
75.7
72.6
109
97
106
  
78.6
80.8
79.6
28
41
33
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Maldives MALDIVES
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.3
75.7
109
97
78.6
80.8
28
41
Age
69.3
75.7
109
97
78.6
80.8
28
41
Age 5
70.6
76.8
116
98
79.3
81.3
27
43
Age 10
70.7
77.0
116
98
79.4
81.4
27
43
Age 15
70.9
77.1
118
98
79.5
81.5
26
43
Age 20
71.2
77.2
117
98
79.6
81.6
26
43
Age 25
71.6
77.4
115
99
79.7
81.7
28
44
Age 30
72.0
77.5
116
100
79.8
81.8
28
44
Age 35
72.4
77.8
116
99
79.9
81.9
29
45
Age 40
72.8
78.1
119
99
80.0
81.9
31
46
Age 45
73.4
78.5
120
97
80.1
82.1
31
46
Age 50
74.2
79.0
121
97
80.4
82.2
34
48
Age 55
75.3
79.8
124
96
80.7
82.5
39
52
Age 60
76.8
80.8
122
97
81.4
83.1
40
55
Age 65
78.6
82.0
119
94
82.2
83.7
41
59
Age 70
80.8
83.6
120
91
83.5
84.5
48
67
Age 75
83.4
85.5
118
87
85.5
86.3
47
61
Age 80
86.4
87.8
113
85
87.7
88.3
54
60
Age 85
89.7
90.5
104
77
90.4
91.0
57
56
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Maldives MALDIVES
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
162.14
15
52.95
123
2. Coronary Heart Disease
105.37
99
103.55
102
3. Lung Disease
87.71
5
34.69
38
4. Tuberculosis
57.14
16
4.39
87
5. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
13.06
89
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
22.75
104
11.61
151
7. Road Traffic Accidents
22.21
64
1.85
177
8. Hypertension
18.24
92
6.22
151
9. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
9.20
35
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.26
122
18.30
78
11. Liver Disease
14.33
111
7.83
143
12. Kidney Disease
12.98
129
29.04
65
13. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
0.39
183
14. Diabetes Mellitus
11.82
137
17.38
114
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
7.68
109
16. Suicide
8.20
95
2.76
165
17. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
18.52
71
18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
6.87
15
1.04
114
19. Falls
6.34
79
5.80
86
20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.64
51
1.34
137
21. Other Injuries
5.48
125
4.22
145
22. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
1.42
156
23. Asthma
4.81
90
3.60
99
24. Drownings
4.46
35
3.18
70
25. Low Birth Weight
4.39
98
2.91
126
26. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
15.15
53
27. Violence
3.97
101
1.95
133
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
0.03
182
29. Congenital Anomalies
3.79
139
4.18
130
30. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
113
4.42
73
31. Leukemia
3.44
99
2.87
126
32. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
6.77
18
33. Birth Trauma
2.66
86
0.99
123
34. HIV/AIDS
2.53
100
0.00
172
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.40
153
1.71
170
36. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
8.38
139
37. Lymphomas
1.84
175
2.62
159
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.70
109
4.20
83
39. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
4.34
52
40. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
2.01
95
41. Endocrine Disorders
1.60
160
6.80
39
42. Poisonings
1.29
64
0.05
179
43. Malnutrition
1.25
93
1.00
102
44. Drug Use
1.24
89
0.46
161
45. Maternal Conditions
1.02
84
0.75
98
46. Alcohol
1.00
116
0.16
178
47. Epilepsy
0.98
137
1.14
126
48. Fires
0.90
118
0.99
114
49. Meningitis
0.81
89
0.30
137
50. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
1.73
127
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Maldives MALDIVES
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
49,648
23.17
143
11.86
2. Coronary Heart Disease
31,342
14.63
279
23.13
3. Lung Disease
26,178
12.22
91
7.55
4. Tuberculosis
17,417
8.13
11
0.91
5. Lung Cancers
11,893
5.55
36
2.99
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
6,231
2.91
33
2.74
7. Road Traffic Accidents
6,210
2.90
9
0.75
8. Hypertension
5,368
2.51
16
1.33
9. Liver Cancer
5,326
2.49
27
2.24
10. Liver Disease
4,506
2.10
24
1.99
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,340
2.03
47
3.90
12. Kidney Disease
3,959
1.85
80
6.63
13. Stomach Cancer
3,771
1.76
1
0.08
14. Diabetes Mellitus
3,671
1.71
47
3.90
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,232
1.51
21
1.74
16. Suicide
2,407
1.12
15
1.24
17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,093
0.98
3
0.25
18. Falls
1,801
0.84
19
1.58
19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,712
0.80
4
0.33
20. Other Injuries
1,531
0.71
16
1.33
21. Pancreas Cancer
1,525
0.71
4
0.33
22. Asthma
1,439
0.67
10
0.83
23. Breast Cancer
1,366
0.64
28
2.32
24. Oesophagus Cancer
1,222
0.57
0
0.00
25. Low Birth Weight
1,208
0.56
15
1.24
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,155
0.54
12
1.00
27. Drownings
1,126
0.53
14
1.16
28. Violence
1,082
0.50
10
0.83
29. Congenital Anomalies
991
0.46
19
1.58
30. Leukemia
965
0.45
13
1.08
31. HIV/AIDS
753
0.35
0
0.00
32. Birth Trauma
736
0.34
5
0.41
33. Cervical Cancer
704
0.33
22
1.82
34. Inflammatory/Heart
684
0.32
5
0.41
35. Lymphomas
560
0.26
7
0.58
36. Ovary Cancer
532
0.25
9
0.75
37. Oral Cancer
513
0.24
15
1.24
38. Bladder Cancer
500
0.23
5
0.41
39. Endocrine Disorders
452
0.21
22
1.82
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
374
0.17
14
1.16
41. Poisonings
366
0.17
0
0.00
42. Drug Use
356
0.17
2
0.17
43. Malnutrition
317
0.15
3
0.25
44. Alcohol
304
0.14
1
0.08
45. Epilepsy
266
0.12
5
0.41
46. Fires
253
0.12
4
0.33
47. Maternal Conditions
252
0.12
5
0.41
48. Prostate Cancer
219
0.10
11
0.91
49. Meningitis
207
0.10
1
0.08
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   Maldives MALDIVES
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
13.06
89
2. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
9.20
35
3. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
0.39
183
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
7.68
109
5. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
18.52
71
6. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
1.42
156
7. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
15.15
53
8. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
0.03
182
9. Leukemia
3.44
99
2.87
126
10. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
6.77
18
11. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
8.38
139
12. Lymphomas
1.84
175
2.62
159
13. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
4.34
52
14. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
2.01
95
15. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
1.73
127
16. Skin Cancers
0.55
160
0.01
178
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.