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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
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NORTH KOREA VS SWEDEN

Compare North Korea and Sweden 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.

Sweden
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
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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Sweden Population Pyramid
11,389,198
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   Sweden SWEDEN
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Sweden SWEDEN
       
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
  
71.2
74.9
73.0
3
3
3
1970
59.5
64.5
62.0
72
70
71
  
72.2
77.2
74.6
1
2
1
1980
64.6
71.0
67.8
63
63
63
  
72.8
78.9
75.7
2
3
3
1990
66.5
73.6
69.9
71
62
66
  
74.8
80.4
77.5
4
6
2
2000
61.1
69.3
65.4
122
115
117
  
77.3
81.9
79.6
3
7
4
2010
65.4
72.4
69.0
115
110
110
  
79.5
83.5
81.5
6
11
9
2019
69.3
75.7
72.6
109
97
106
  
80.8
84.0
82.4
8
18
13
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Sweden SWEDEN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.3
75.7
109
97
80.8
84.0
8
18
Age
69.3
75.7
109
97
80.8
84.0
8
18
Age 5
70.6
76.8
116
98
81.1
84.2
9
20
Age 10
70.7
77.0
116
98
81.1
84.2
9
20
Age 15
70.9
77.1
118
98
81.1
84.2
9
21
Age 20
71.2
77.2
117
98
81.2
84.3
10
21
Age 25
71.6
77.4
115
99
81.4
84.3
9
21
Age 30
72.0
77.5
116
100
81.6
84.4
8
20
Age 35
72.4
77.8
116
99
81.8
84.5
7
20
Age 40
72.8
78.1
119
99
82.0
84.6
8
20
Age 45
73.4
78.5
120
97
82.2
84.7
8
20
Age 50
74.2
79.0
121
97
82.4
84.9
10
22
Age 55
75.3
79.8
124
96
82.8
85.2
11
24
Age 60
76.8
80.8
122
97
83.3
85.6
14
25
Age 65
78.6
82.0
119
94
84.1
86.2
16
26
Age 70
80.8
83.6
120
91
85.2
87.0
17
27
Age 75
83.4
85.5
118
87
86.5
88.0
25
30
Age 80
86.4
87.8
113
85
88.2
89.3
36
35
Age 85
89.7
90.5
104
77
90.3
91.0
59
54
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Sweden SWEDEN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
162.14
15
19.81
170
2. Coronary Heart Disease
105.37
99
50.98
161
3. Lung Disease
87.71
5
14.83
144
4. Tuberculosis
57.14
16
0.09
179
5. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
16.11
75
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
22.75
104
8.29
165
7. Road Traffic Accidents
22.21
64
2.57
174
8. Hypertension
18.24
92
5.32
154
9. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
3.36
156
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.26
122
30.96
10
11. Liver Disease
14.33
111
3.99
170
12. Kidney Disease
12.98
129
5.07
167
13. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
2.75
164
14. Diabetes Mellitus
11.82
137
6.85
159
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
12.51
44
16. Suicide
8.20
95
12.37
47
17. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
13.55
127
18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
6.87
15
0.38
167
19. Falls
6.34
79
3.92
127
20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.64
51
1.08
148
21. Other Injuries
5.48
125
4.92
134
22. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
7.84
25
23. Asthma
4.81
90
0.56
158
24. Drownings
4.46
35
0.83
156
25. Low Birth Weight
4.39
98
0.61
178
26. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
2.28
161
27. Violence
3.97
101
1.22
143
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
2.39
93
29. Congenital Anomalies
3.79
139
2.78
162
30. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
113
3.12
140
31. Leukemia
3.44
99
3.40
103
32. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
5.06
65
33. Birth Trauma
2.66
86
0.38
165
34. HIV/AIDS
2.53
100
0.10
157
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.40
153
2.58
150
36. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
20.40
64
37. Lymphomas
1.84
175
5.29
73
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.70
109
0.88
143
39. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
1.75
146
40. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
2.74
65
41. Endocrine Disorders
1.60
160
3.09
106
42. Poisonings
1.29
64
0.12
165
43. Malnutrition
1.25
93
0.37
121
44. Drug Use
1.24
89
4.10
18
45. Maternal Conditions
1.02
84
0.06
165
46. Alcohol
1.00
116
2.09
58
47. Epilepsy
0.98
137
0.78
158
48. Fires
0.90
118
0.40
154
49. Meningitis
0.81
89
0.22
153
50. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
2.44
87
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Sweden SWEDEN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
49,648
23.17
6,035
7.94
2. Coronary Heart Disease
31,342
14.63
15,136
19.91
3. Lung Disease
26,178
12.22
4,344
5.72
4. Tuberculosis
17,417
8.13
24
0.03
5. Lung Cancers
11,893
5.55
3,722
4.90
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
6,231
2.91
2,659
3.50
7. Road Traffic Accidents
6,210
2.90
315
0.41
8. Hypertension
5,368
2.51
1,838
2.42
9. Liver Cancer
5,326
2.49
752
0.99
10. Liver Disease
4,506
2.10
723
0.95
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,340
2.03
10,917
14.36
12. Kidney Disease
3,959
1.85
1,629
2.14
13. Stomach Cancer
3,771
1.76
612
0.81
14. Diabetes Mellitus
3,671
1.71
1,834
2.41
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,232
1.51
3,049
4.01
16. Suicide
2,407
1.12
1,479
1.95
17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,093
0.98
110
0.14
18. Falls
1,801
0.84
1,109
1.46
19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,712
0.80
277
0.36
20. Other Injuries
1,531
0.71
1,374
1.81
21. Pancreas Cancer
1,525
0.71
1,849
2.43
22. Asthma
1,439
0.67
158
0.21
23. Breast Cancer
1,366
0.64
1,582
2.08
24. Oesophagus Cancer
1,222
0.57
538
0.71
25. Low Birth Weight
1,208
0.56
50
0.07
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,155
0.54
943
1.24
27. Drownings
1,126
0.53
114
0.15
28. Violence
1,082
0.50
113
0.15
29. Congenital Anomalies
991
0.46
308
0.41
30. Leukemia
965
0.45
825
1.09
31. HIV/AIDS
753
0.35
13
0.02
32. Birth Trauma
736
0.34
34
0.04
33. Cervical Cancer
704
0.33
228
0.30
34. Inflammatory/Heart
684
0.32
547
0.72
35. Lymphomas
560
0.26
1,357
1.79
36. Ovary Cancer
532
0.25
553
0.73
37. Oral Cancer
513
0.24
379
0.50
38. Bladder Cancer
500
0.23
760
1.00
39. Endocrine Disorders
452
0.21
702
0.92
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
374
0.17
289
0.38
41. Poisonings
366
0.17
18
0.02
42. Drug Use
356
0.17
423
0.56
43. Malnutrition
317
0.15
117
0.15
44. Alcohol
304
0.14
359
0.47
45. Epilepsy
266
0.12
121
0.16
46. Fires
253
0.12
65
0.09
47. Maternal Conditions
252
0.12
5
0.01
48. Prostate Cancer
219
0.10
2,622
3.45
49. Meningitis
207
0.10
35
0.05
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
198
0.09
129
0.17
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Sweden SWEDEN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
16.11
75
2. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
3.36
156
3. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
2.75
164
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
12.51
44
5. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
13.55
127
6. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
7.84
25
7. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
2.28
161
8. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
2.39
93
9. Leukemia
3.44
99
3.40
103
10. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
5.06
65
11. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
20.40
64
12. Lymphomas
1.84
175
5.29
73
13. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
1.75
146
14. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
2.74
65
15. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
2.44
87
16. Skin Cancers
0.55
160
2.90
35
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.