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Norway
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
NORWAY VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Norway and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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
Norway Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Norway NORWAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    16.26
    122
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    37.70
    4
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    87.71
    5
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    2.38
    178
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    162.14
    15
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    10.37
    70
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    7.80
    177
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    22.75
    104
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    8.20
    95
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    4.85
    68
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    2.96
    147
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    1.84
    175
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    6.34
    79
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    11.82
    137
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    5.48
    125
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    1.24
    89
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    12.98
    129
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    3.78
    113
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    0.55
    160
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    3.44
    99
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    1.60
    160
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    11.99
    21
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.61
    120
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    16.66
    12
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    4.11
    136
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.14
    180
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    3.79
    139
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    14.33
    111
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    3.80
    49
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    1.00
    116
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    0.78
    168
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    2.40
    153
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    22.21
    64
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    1.62
    152
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    18.24
    92
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    0.98
    137
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    5.64
    51
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.13
    135
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    1.70
    109
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    4.46
    35
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    1.25
    93
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    0.58
    138
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    4.81
    90
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    4.39
    98
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    3.97
    101
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    0.90
    118
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.65
    30
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    6.87
    15
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    91
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    49,648
    23.17
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    11,893
    5.55
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    219
    0.10
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    1,801
    0.84
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    1,525
    0.71
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    1,366
    0.64
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    560
    0.26
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    2,407
    1.12
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    3,959
    1.85
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    1,531
    0.71
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    3,671
    1.71
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    1,155
    0.54
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    168
    0.08
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    452
    0.21
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    500
    0.23
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    965
    0.45
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    3,771
    1.76
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    44
    0.02
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    532
    0.25
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    356
    0.17
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    5,326
    2.49
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    1,222
    0.57
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    5,368
    2.51
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    684
    0.32
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    4,506
    2.10
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    304
    0.14
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    513
    0.24
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    1,712
    0.80
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    991
    0.46
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    317
    0.15
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    138
    0.06
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    374
    0.17
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    158
    0.07
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    704
    0.33
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    266
    0.12
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    40
    0.02
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    6,210
    2.90
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    1,439
    0.67
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    1,126
    0.53
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    2,093
    0.98
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    198
    0.09
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    253
    0.12
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    1,082
    0.50
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    37.70
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    2.38
    178
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    10.37
    70
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    7.80
    177
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    4.85
    68
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    2.96
    147
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    1.84
    175
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    0.55
    160
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    3.44
    99
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    11.99
    21
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.61
    120
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    16.66
    12
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    4.11
    136
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    3.80
    49
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    0.78
    168
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    1.62
    152
    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.