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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
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
NORTH KOREA VS SAUDI ARABIA

Compare North Korea and Saudi Arabia 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.

Saudi Arabia
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   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
           
    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
    		  
    43.6
    45.8
    44.7
    120
    122
    119
    1970
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    		  
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
    1980
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    		  
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
    1990
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    		  
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
    2000
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    		  
    71.0
    74.4
    72.6
    46
    73
    58
    2010
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    		  
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
    2019
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    		  
    73.1
    76.1
    74.3
    68
    96
    84
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    73.1
    76.1
    68
    96
    Age 5
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    73.6
    76.6
    73
    101
    Age 10
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    73.7
    76.7
    73
    101
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    73.7
    76.8
    75
    101
    Age 20
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    73.9
    76.9
    75
    101
    Age 25
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    74.3
    77.0
    74
    103
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    74.7
    77.3
    74
    102
    Age 35
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    75.1
    77.5
    74
    101
    Age 40
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    75.6
    77.9
    75
    101
    Age 45
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    76.2
    78.3
    75
    99
    Age 50
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    77.0
    78.9
    73
    99
    Age 55
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    78.0
    79.8
    69
    98
    Age 60
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    79.3
    80.8
    66
    96
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    80.8
    82.0
    68
    95
    Age 70
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    82.6
    83.5
    65
    92
    Age 75
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    84.8
    85.4
    63
    89
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    87.4
    87.7
    62
    90
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    90.2
    90.3
    65
    96
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    162.14
    15
    95.93
    76
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    105.37
    99
    200.97
    29
    3. Lung Disease
    87.71
    5
    17.85
    118
    4. Tuberculosis
    57.14
    16
    2.44
    101
    5. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    4.27
    144
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.75
    104
    30.87
    82
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.21
    64
    36.13
    34
    8. Hypertension
    18.24
    92
    4.28
    160
    9. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    4.82
    104
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.26
    122
    20.52
    41
    11. Liver Disease
    14.33
    111
    26.88
    69
    12. Kidney Disease
    12.98
    129
    50.63
    11
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    1.90
    176
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.82
    137
    20.15
    108
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    7.19
    116
    16. Suicide
    8.20
    95
    5.43
    133
    17. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    8.30
    174
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.87
    15
    1.01
    119
    19. Falls
    6.34
    79
    18.92
    3
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.64
    51
    1.68
    128
    21. Other Injuries
    5.48
    125
    11.16
    53
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    2.49
    130
    23. Asthma
    4.81
    90
    5.94
    80
    24. Drownings
    4.46
    35
    2.28
    101
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    98
    2.33
    140
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    1.58
    177
    27. Violence
    3.97
    101
    2.14
    130
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    1.28
    142
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.79
    139
    6.23
    82
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    113
    5.96
    25
    31. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    3.26
    112
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    2.77
    152
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.66
    86
    0.81
    132
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.53
    100
    0.50
    124
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.40
    153
    6.16
    64
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    2.36
    179
    37. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    3.45
    135
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.70
    109
    2.55
    98
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    1.85
    142
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    1.17
    145
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.60
    160
    5.93
    55
    42. Poisonings
    1.29
    64
    0.74
    78
    43. Malnutrition
    1.25
    93
    0.50
    115
    44. Drug Use
    1.24
    89
    2.02
    44
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1.02
    84
    0.39
    119
    46. Alcohol
    1.00
    116
    0.35
    155
    47. Epilepsy
    0.98
    137
    2.13
    57
    48. Fires
    0.90
    118
    2.54
    65
    49. Meningitis
    0.81
    89
    0.94
    83
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    4.67
    22
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    49,648
    23.17
    16,793
    12.53
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    31,342
    14.63
    39,037
    29.13
    3. Lung Disease
    26,178
    12.22
    2,842
    2.12
    4. Tuberculosis
    17,417
    8.13
    752
    0.56
    5. Lung Cancers
    11,893
    5.55
    775
    0.58
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,231
    2.91
    6,132
    4.58
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,210
    2.90
    12,317
    9.19
    8. Hypertension
    5,368
    2.51
    834
    0.62
    9. Liver Cancer
    5,326
    2.49
    845
    0.63
    10. Liver Disease
    4,506
    2.10
    4,931
    3.68
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,340
    2.03
    2,442
    1.82
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,959
    1.85
    9,051
    6.75
    13. Stomach Cancer
    3,771
    1.76
    389
    0.29
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,671
    1.71
    3,890
    2.90
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,232
    1.51
    1,630
    1.22
    16. Suicide
    2,407
    1.12
    2,046
    1.53
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,093
    0.98
    280
    0.21
    18. Falls
    1,801
    0.84
    5,340
    3.99
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,712
    0.80
    275
    0.21
    20. Other Injuries
    1,531
    0.71
    4,004
    2.99
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    1,525
    0.71
    526
    0.39
    22. Asthma
    1,439
    0.67
    1,168
    0.87
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,366
    0.64
    908
    0.68
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,222
    0.57
    229
    0.17
    25. Low Birth Weight
    1,208
    0.56
    989
    0.74
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,155
    0.54
    776
    0.58
    27. Drownings
    1,126
    0.53
    821
    0.61
    28. Violence
    1,082
    0.50
    646
    0.48
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    991
    0.46
    2,307
    1.72
    30. Leukemia
    965
    0.45
    925
    0.69
    31. HIV/AIDS
    753
    0.35
    192
    0.14
    32. Birth Trauma
    736
    0.34
    343
    0.26
    33. Cervical Cancer
    704
    0.33
    157
    0.12
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    684
    0.32
    1,342
    1.00
    35. Lymphomas
    560
    0.26
    716
    0.53
    36. Ovary Cancer
    532
    0.25
    247
    0.18
    37. Oral Cancer
    513
    0.24
    465
    0.35
    38. Bladder Cancer
    500
    0.23
    214
    0.16
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    452
    0.21
    1,447
    1.08
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    374
    0.17
    457
    0.34
    41. Poisonings
    366
    0.17
    279
    0.21
    42. Drug Use
    356
    0.17
    491
    0.37
    43. Malnutrition
    317
    0.15
    79
    0.06
    44. Alcohol
    304
    0.14
    128
    0.10
    45. Epilepsy
    266
    0.12
    694
    0.52
    46. Fires
    253
    0.12
    825
    0.62
    47. Maternal Conditions
    252
    0.12
    172
    0.13
    48. Prostate Cancer
    219
    0.10
    148
    0.11
    49. Meningitis
    207
    0.10
    227
    0.17
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    198
    0.09
    9
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    4.27
    144
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    4.82
    104
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    1.90
    176
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    7.19
    116
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    8.30
    174
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    2.49
    130
    7. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    1.58
    177
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    1.28
    142
    9. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    3.26
    112
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    2.77
    152
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    2.36
    179
    12. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    3.45
    135
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    1.85
    142
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    1.17
    145
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    4.67
    22
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.55
    160
    0.27
    169
    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.