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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
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NORTH KOREA VS SAMOA

Compare North Korea and Samoa 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.

Samoa
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   Samoa SAMOA
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
    		  
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    		  
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    		  
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    		  
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    		  
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    		  
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    		  
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    162.14
    15
    118.02
    45
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    105.37
    99
    189.77
    33
    3. Lung Disease
    87.71
    5
    47.54
    19
    4. Tuberculosis
    57.14
    16
    1.05
    126
    5. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    21.56
    44
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.75
    104
    39.32
    68
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.21
    64
    15.42
    93
    8. Hypertension
    18.24
    92
    23.76
    63
    9. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    4.91
    99
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.26
    122
    19.13
    68
    11. Liver Disease
    14.33
    111
    18.98
    94
    12. Kidney Disease
    12.98
    129
    39.81
    23
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    12.23
    20
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.82
    137
    82.64
    13
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    8.66
    93
    16. Suicide
    8.20
    95
    14.60
    30
    17. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    26.40
    20
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.87
    15
    7.61
    14
    19. Falls
    6.34
    79
    6.17
    83
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.64
    51
    6.92
    34
    21. Other Injuries
    5.48
    125
    8.08
    85
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    2.68
    124
    23. Asthma
    4.81
    90
    17.01
    29
    24. Drownings
    4.46
    35
    7.42
    11
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    98
    3.59
    116
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    7.89
    94
    27. Violence
    3.97
    101
    3.39
    108
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    0.72
    172
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.79
    139
    5.11
    112
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    113
    6.72
    14
    31. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    2.10
    150
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    14.84
    1
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.66
    86
    1.25
    111
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.53
    100
    0.00
    177
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.40
    153
    5.15
    83
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    24.32
    48
    37. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    3.94
    122
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.70
    109
    8.39
    70
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    3.32
    75
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    3.56
    38
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.60
    160
    4.28
    81
    42. Poisonings
    1.29
    64
    0.47
    100
    43. Malnutrition
    1.25
    93
    2.76
    74
    44. Drug Use
    1.24
    89
    0.42
    168
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1.02
    84
    3.11
    57
    46. Alcohol
    1.00
    116
    1.39
    90
    47. Epilepsy
    0.98
    137
    1.39
    109
    48. Fires
    0.90
    118
    1.12
    107
    49. Meningitis
    0.81
    89
    1.21
    73
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    7.58
    4
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    49,648
    23.17
    148
    13.24
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    31,342
    14.63
    241
    21.56
    3. Lung Disease
    26,178
    12.22
    57
    5.10
    4. Tuberculosis
    17,417
    8.13
    2
    0.18
    5. Lung Cancers
    11,893
    5.55
    26
    2.33
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,231
    2.91
    53
    4.74
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,210
    2.90
    26
    2.33
    8. Hypertension
    5,368
    2.51
    30
    2.68
    9. Liver Cancer
    5,326
    2.49
    7
    0.63
    10. Liver Disease
    4,506
    2.10
    27
    2.42
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,340
    2.03
    19
    1.70
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,959
    1.85
    52
    4.65
    13. Stomach Cancer
    3,771
    1.76
    16
    1.43
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,671
    1.71
    108
    9.66
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,232
    1.51
    12
    1.07
    16. Suicide
    2,407
    1.12
    25
    2.24
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,093
    0.98
    11
    0.98
    18. Falls
    1,801
    0.84
    8
    0.72
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,712
    0.80
    9
    0.81
    20. Other Injuries
    1,531
    0.71
    13
    1.16
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    1,525
    0.71
    4
    0.36
    22. Asthma
    1,439
    0.67
    21
    1.88
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,366
    0.64
    19
    1.70
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,222
    0.57
    1
    0.09
    25. Low Birth Weight
    1,208
    0.56
    16
    1.43
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,155
    0.54
    7
    0.63
    27. Drownings
    1,126
    0.53
    13
    1.16
    28. Violence
    1,082
    0.50
    6
    0.54
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    991
    0.46
    18
    1.61
    30. Leukemia
    965
    0.45
    3
    0.27
    31. HIV/AIDS
    753
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    32. Birth Trauma
    736
    0.34
    5
    0.45
    33. Cervical Cancer
    704
    0.33
    6
    0.54
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    684
    0.32
    7
    0.63
    35. Lymphomas
    560
    0.26
    6
    0.54
    36. Ovary Cancer
    532
    0.25
    10
    0.89
    37. Oral Cancer
    513
    0.24
    4
    0.36
    38. Bladder Cancer
    500
    0.23
    5
    0.45
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    452
    0.21
    6
    0.54
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    374
    0.17
    12
    1.07
    41. Poisonings
    366
    0.17
    1
    0.09
    42. Drug Use
    356
    0.17
    1
    0.09
    43. Malnutrition
    317
    0.15
    3
    0.27
    44. Alcohol
    304
    0.14
    2
    0.18
    45. Epilepsy
    266
    0.12
    2
    0.18
    46. Fires
    253
    0.12
    2
    0.18
    47. Maternal Conditions
    252
    0.12
    5
    0.45
    48. Prostate Cancer
    219
    0.10
    11
    0.98
    49. Meningitis
    207
    0.10
    2
    0.18
    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   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    21.56
    44
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    4.91
    99
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    12.23
    20
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    8.66
    93
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    26.40
    20
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    2.68
    124
    7. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    7.89
    94
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    0.72
    172
    9. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    2.10
    150
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    14.84
    1
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    24.32
    48
    12. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    3.94
    122
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    3.32
    75
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    3.56
    38
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    7.58
    4
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.55
    160
    1.24
    130
    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.