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Panama
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
PANAMA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Panama 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
Panama Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Panama PANAMA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    59.9
    62.0
    60.9
    58
    61
    60
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    73.2
    78.4
    75.7
    33
    34
    34
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    76.7
    82.1
    79.3
    37
    33
    35
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    82.1
    37
    33
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    77.9
    83.2
    37
    32
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.3
    37
    32
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.4
    37
    31
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    78.5
    83.5
    37
    30
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    78.9
    83.6
    37
    29
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.8
    33
    29
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    79.7
    84.1
    31
    28
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    80.1
    84.3
    29
    26
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.6
    29
    26
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.9
    29
    23
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    81.7
    85.4
    26
    19
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    82.6
    86.0
    24
    15
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.7
    86.7
    24
    14
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.6
    19
    12
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.8
    11
    11
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.3
    5
    10
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.1
    4
    10
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.54
    159
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    40.58
    138
    162.14
    15
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.93
    85
    12.98
    129
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    23.54
    103
    11.82
    137
    5. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    2.38
    178
    6. Violence
    17.46
    25
    3.97
    101
    7. Lung Disease
    15.81
    135
    87.71
    5
    8. HIV/AIDS
    15.42
    48
    2.53
    100
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.99
    104
    22.21
    64
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.90
    141
    22.75
    104
    11. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    7.80
    177
    12. Hypertension
    10.48
    131
    18.24
    92
    13. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    11.99
    21
    14. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    4.11
    136
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    10.37
    70
    16. Liver Disease
    7.57
    147
    14.33
    111
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    7.51
    41
    3.79
    139
    18. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    37.70
    4
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    54
    1.60
    160
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.91
    67
    2.40
    153
    21. Other Neoplasms
    5.68
    8
    0.14
    180
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.37
    166
    16.26
    122
    23. Tuberculosis
    5.19
    83
    57.14
    16
    24. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    1.84
    175
    25. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    3.44
    99
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    16.66
    12
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    105
    4.39
    98
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.62
    85
    1.70
    109
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    4.85
    68
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    0.78
    168
    31. Suicide
    2.86
    163
    8.20
    95
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    2.96
    147
    33. Malnutrition
    2.51
    79
    1.25
    93
    34. Skin Disease
    2.50
    38
    0.58
    138
    35. Drownings
    2.44
    91
    4.46
    35
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    2.35
    155
    3.78
    113
    37. Other Injuries
    2.30
    178
    5.48
    125
    38. Falls
    2.01
    172
    6.34
    79
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    1.62
    152
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.55
    101
    2.66
    86
    41. Epilepsy
    1.48
    99
    0.98
    137
    42. Anemia
    1.31
    12
    0.00
    91
    43. Asthma
    1.22
    124
    4.81
    90
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    0.55
    160
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    3.80
    49
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.78
    94
    1.02
    84
    47. Drug Use
    0.75
    136
    1.24
    89
    48. Alcohol
    0.72
    130
    1.00
    116
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    1.61
    120
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.66
    166
    5.64
    51
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Panama PANAMA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,624
    14.96
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    2,006
    11.43
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,106
    6.30
    3,959
    1.85
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,070
    6.10
    3,671
    1.71
    5. Lung Disease
    815
    4.65
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Violence
    730
    4.16
    1,082
    0.50
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    697
    3.97
    6,231
    2.91
    8. HIV/AIDS
    653
    3.72
    753
    0.35
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    591
    3.37
    6,210
    2.90
    10. Hypertension
    510
    2.91
    5,368
    2.51
    11. Stomach Cancer
    397
    2.26
    3,771
    1.76
    12. Prostate Cancer
    390
    2.22
    219
    0.10
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    378
    2.15
    991
    0.46
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    352
    2.01
    3,232
    1.51
    15. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
    4,506
    2.10
    16. Lung Cancers
    303
    1.73
    11,893
    5.55
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    296
    1.69
    4,340
    2.03
    18. Breast Cancer
    279
    1.59
    1,366
    0.64
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    279
    1.59
    452
    0.21
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    270
    1.54
    684
    0.32
    21. Other Neoplasms
    256
    1.46
    44
    0.02
    22. Low Birth Weight
    238
    1.36
    1,208
    0.56
    23. Tuberculosis
    223
    1.27
    17,417
    8.13
    24. Lymphomas
    205
    1.17
    560
    0.26
    25. Leukemia
    189
    1.08
    965
    0.45
    26. Cervical Cancer
    185
    1.05
    704
    0.33
    27. Liver Cancer
    182
    1.04
    5,326
    2.49
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    163
    0.93
    374
    0.17
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    135
    0.77
    1,525
    0.71
    30. Skin Disease
    127
    0.72
    158
    0.07
    31. Malnutrition
    122
    0.70
    317
    0.15
    32. Suicide
    121
    0.69
    2,407
    1.12
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    115
    0.66
    1,155
    0.54
    34. Drownings
    103
    0.59
    1,126
    0.53
    35. Other Injuries
    100
    0.57
    1,531
    0.71
    36. Birth Trauma
    94
    0.54
    736
    0.34
    37. Falls
    92
    0.52
    1,801
    0.84
    38. Oral Cancer
    78
    0.44
    513
    0.24
    39. Uterin Cancer
    66
    0.38
    138
    0.06
    40. Epilepsy
    66
    0.38
    266
    0.12
    41. Ovary Cancer
    64
    0.36
    532
    0.25
    42. Anemia
    63
    0.36
    0
    0.00
    43. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.32
    168
    0.08
    44. Asthma
    56
    0.32
    1,439
    0.67
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.30
    1,222
    0.57
    46. Bladder Cancer
    33
    0.19
    500
    0.23
    47. Drug Use
    33
    0.19
    356
    0.17
    48. Maternal Conditions
    32
    0.18
    252
    0.12
    49. Alcohol
    30
    0.17
    304
    0.14
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    30
    0.17
    1,712
    0.80
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    2.38
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    7.80
    177
    3. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    11.99
    21
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    4.11
    136
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    10.37
    70
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    37.70
    4
    7. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    1.84
    175
    8. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    3.44
    99
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    16.66
    12
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    4.85
    68
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    0.78
    168
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    2.96
    147
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    1.62
    152
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    0.55
    160
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    3.80
    49
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    1.61
    120
    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.