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Oman
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
OMAN VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Oman 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
Oman Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Oman OMAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.1
    42.9
    41.9
    135
    139
    136
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    48.9
    51.3
    50.1
    122
    121
    121
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    59.2
    62.1
    60.6
    97
    105
    100
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    68.4
    71.5
    69.9
    50
    80
    65
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    70.7
    74.9
    72.6
    48
    69
    61
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    73.7
    78.1
    75.6
    40
    49
    46
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    73.0
    75.3
    73.9
    72
    103
    91
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.3
    72
    103
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    73.8
    76.0
    72
    107
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    73.9
    76.1
    72
    108
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    74.0
    76.1
    71
    108
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    74.3
    76.3
    72
    109
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    74.7
    76.4
    72
    109
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    74.9
    76.5
    73
    110
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.1
    76.6
    75
    110
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    75.4
    76.8
    78
    113
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    75.6
    77.0
    79
    116
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    76.0
    77.3
    85
    122
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.5
    77.7
    92
    137
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.5
    109
    146
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.3
    79.6
    136
    156
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.1
    81.2
    150
    165
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.4
    171
    165
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    84.9
    86.3
    178
    162
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.6
    171
    158
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    301.95
    5
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    94.98
    78
    162.14
    15
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    58.11
    28
    11.82
    137
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    37.10
    74
    22.75
    104
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.46
    24
    16.26
    122
    6. Hypertension
    21.35
    75
    18.24
    92
    7. Lung Disease
    20.58
    101
    87.71
    5
    8. Kidney Disease
    18.16
    113
    12.98
    129
    9. Liver Disease
    17.70
    98
    14.33
    111
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.63
    113
    22.21
    64
    11. Breast Cancer
    12.12
    138
    7.80
    177
    12. Falls
    9.24
    25
    6.34
    79
    13. Stomach Cancer
    8.09
    61
    11.99
    21
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    7.63
    8
    3.78
    113
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.13
    117
    10.37
    70
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.52
    67
    3.79
    139
    17. Lymphomas
    5.23
    77
    1.84
    175
    18. Drownings
    4.91
    26
    4.46
    35
    19. Skin Disease
    4.91
    15
    0.58
    138
    20. Lung Cancers
    4.80
    138
    37.70
    4
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    109
    16.66
    12
    22. Suicide
    4.47
    149
    8.20
    95
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.33
    98
    2.40
    153
    24. Other Injuries
    4.21
    146
    5.48
    125
    25. Prostate Cancer
    4.21
    170
    2.38
    178
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.16
    135
    4.11
    136
    27. Leukemia
    3.54
    94
    3.44
    99
    28. Encephalitis
    3.51
    6
    0.51
    77
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.32
    104
    4.85
    68
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.95
    92
    1.70
    109
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.79
    129
    4.39
    98
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.65
    157
    2.96
    147
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.40
    109
    1.62
    152
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    81
    1.61
    120
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.10
    105
    5.64
    51
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    1.47
    163
    1.60
    160
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.43
    130
    3.80
    49
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    147
    0.78
    168
    39. Fires
    1.20
    102
    0.90
    118
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    120
    2.66
    86
    41. Poisonings
    0.91
    71
    1.29
    64
    42. Dengue
    0.89
    10
    0.00
    124
    43. Meningitis
    0.88
    87
    0.81
    89
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.75
    148
    0.55
    160
    45. Violence
    0.72
    167
    3.97
    101
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.66
    121
    2.53
    100
    47. Asthma
    0.60
    156
    4.81
    90
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.57
    151
    6.87
    15
    49. Drug Use
    0.54
    155
    1.24
    89
    50. Epilepsy
    0.50
    177
    0.98
    137
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Oman OMAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,287
    35.65
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    1,648
    11.11
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,029
    6.94
    3,671
    1.71
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    701
    4.73
    6,231
    2.91
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    527
    3.55
    6,210
    2.90
    6. Liver Disease
    406
    2.74
    4,506
    2.10
    7. Congenital Anomalies
    386
    2.60
    991
    0.46
    8. Hypertension
    360
    2.43
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Lung Disease
    325
    2.19
    26,178
    12.22
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    323
    2.18
    4,340
    2.03
    11. Kidney Disease
    312
    2.10
    3,959
    1.85
    12. Falls
    292
    1.97
    1,801
    0.84
    13. Suicide
    241
    1.62
    2,407
    1.12
    14. Drownings
    211
    1.42
    1,126
    0.53
    15. Low Birth Weight
    207
    1.40
    1,208
    0.56
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    205
    1.38
    3,232
    1.51
    17. Stomach Cancer
    185
    1.25
    3,771
    1.76
    18. Breast Cancer
    141
    0.95
    1,366
    0.64
    19. Lymphomas
    138
    0.93
    560
    0.26
    20. Other Injuries
    130
    0.88
    1,531
    0.71
    21. Leukemia
    127
    0.86
    965
    0.45
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    127
    0.86
    684
    0.32
    23. Encephalitis
    126
    0.85
    117
    0.05
    24. Liver Cancer
    116
    0.78
    5,326
    2.49
    25. Lung Cancers
    113
    0.76
    11,893
    5.55
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    110
    0.74
    1,155
    0.54
    27. Skin Disease
    92
    0.62
    158
    0.07
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78
    0.53
    374
    0.17
    29. Birth Trauma
    77
    0.52
    736
    0.34
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    77
    0.52
    1,525
    0.71
    31. Oral Cancer
    70
    0.47
    513
    0.24
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    53
    0.36
    452
    0.21
    33. Poisonings
    47
    0.32
    366
    0.17
    34. Cervical Cancer
    42
    0.28
    704
    0.33
    35. Bladder Cancer
    41
    0.28
    500
    0.23
    36. Fires
    38
    0.26
    253
    0.12
    37. Prostate Cancer
    37
    0.25
    219
    0.10
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    36
    0.24
    1,712
    0.80
    39. Violence
    34
    0.23
    1,082
    0.50
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    32
    0.22
    1,222
    0.57
    41. HIV/AIDS
    31
    0.21
    753
    0.35
    42. Drug Use
    29
    0.20
    356
    0.17
    43. Ovary Cancer
    26
    0.18
    532
    0.25
    44. Maternal Conditions
    22
    0.15
    252
    0.12
    45. Skin Cancers
    22
    0.15
    168
    0.08
    46. Epilepsy
    22
    0.15
    266
    0.12
    47. Meningitis
    21
    0.14
    207
    0.10
    48. Tuberculosis
    18
    0.12
    17,417
    8.13
    49. Dengue
    16
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    50. Pertussis
    13
    0.09
    34
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    12.12
    138
    7.80
    177
    2. Stomach Cancer
    8.09
    61
    11.99
    21
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.13
    117
    10.37
    70
    4. Lymphomas
    5.23
    77
    1.84
    175
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.80
    138
    37.70
    4
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    109
    16.66
    12
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.21
    170
    2.38
    178
    8. Cervical Cancer
    4.16
    135
    4.11
    136
    9. Leukemia
    3.54
    94
    3.44
    99
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.32
    104
    4.85
    68
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.65
    157
    2.96
    147
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.40
    109
    1.62
    152
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    81
    1.61
    120
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.43
    130
    3.80
    49
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    147
    0.78
    168
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.75
    148
    0.55
    160
    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.