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Romania
COUNTRY #1
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ROMANIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Romania 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
Romania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Romania ROMANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    63.8
    67.3
    65.5
    36
    41
    38
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    66.3
    70.8
    68.5
    32
    44
    40
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    66.5
    71.8
    69.1
    44
    58
    53
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    66.6
    73.1
    69.7
    67
    71
    69
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    67.2
    74.3
    70.7
    91
    78
    86
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    69.7
    77.2
    73.4
    91
    66
    81
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    72.0
    79.3
    75.6
    80
    57
    73
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    79.3
    80
    57
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.7
    86
    66
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    72.5
    79.8
    86
    66
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    72.6
    79.8
    86
    66
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.9
    89
    67
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    72.9
    80.0
    93
    67
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    73.2
    80.1
    98
    66
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    73.4
    80.2
    99
    66
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    73.7
    80.4
    100
    67
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    74.3
    80.7
    100
    67
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    75.0
    81.1
    103
    68
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.2
    81.6
    99
    66
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.8
    82.4
    90
    67
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.8
    83.4
    83
    64
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.5
    81
    66
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.0
    76
    70
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    76
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.6
    63
    72
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    153.78
    46
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    104.36
    65
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    37.70
    4
    4. Liver Disease
    27.34
    66
    14.33
    111
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.33
    96
    22.75
    104
    6. Hypertension
    22.29
    71
    18.24
    92
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    7.80
    177
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    10.37
    70
    9. Lung Disease
    16.92
    127
    87.71
    5
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    2.38
    178
    11. Kidney Disease
    11.95
    136
    12.98
    129
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.38
    22
    2.40
    153
    13. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    4.11
    136
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    11.99
    21
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.54
    130
    22.21
    64
    16. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    16.66
    12
    17. Other Injuries
    7.73
    89
    5.48
    125
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    4.85
    68
    19. Suicide
    7.33
    109
    8.20
    95
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    1.62
    152
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    2.96
    147
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.41
    165
    16.26
    122
    23. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.39
    167
    11.82
    137
    24. Falls
    4.62
    110
    6.34
    79
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    1.61
    120
    26. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    1.84
    175
    27. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    3.44
    99
    28. Tuberculosis
    3.59
    93
    57.14
    16
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    161
    3.79
    139
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    0.55
    160
    31. Drownings
    2.55
    88
    4.46
    35
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    0.78
    168
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    3.80
    49
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    144
    4.39
    98
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.50
    167
    3.78
    113
    36. Alcohol
    1.46
    85
    1.00
    116
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.42
    136
    5.64
    51
    38. Fires
    1.33
    97
    0.90
    118
    39. Poisonings
    1.32
    63
    1.29
    64
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    113
    0.98
    137
    41. HIV/AIDS
    1.22
    114
    2.53
    100
    42. Drug Use
    1.21
    90
    1.24
    89
    43. Violence
    1.08
    152
    3.97
    101
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    113
    6.87
    15
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.76
    65
    0.14
    180
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.60
    181
    1.60
    160
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.54
    160
    1.70
    109
    48. Asthma
    0.52
    160
    4.81
    90
    49. Malnutrition
    0.37
    120
    1.25
    93
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.27
    21
    0.00
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Romania ROMANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,810
    30.78
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    49,707
    21.31
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Hypertension
    11,007
    4.72
    5,368
    2.51
    4. Lung Cancers
    10,113
    4.33
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,357
    4.01
    6,231
    2.91
    6. Liver Disease
    8,920
    3.82
    4,506
    2.10
    7. Lung Disease
    7,359
    3.15
    26,178
    12.22
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,835
    2.93
    3,232
    1.51
    9. Kidney Disease
    5,175
    2.22
    3,959
    1.85
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,433
    1.90
    684
    0.32
    11. Breast Cancer
    3,851
    1.65
    1,366
    0.64
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3,457
    1.48
    3,771
    1.76
    13. Liver Cancer
    3,114
    1.33
    5,326
    2.49
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    2,935
    1.26
    1,525
    0.71
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,839
    1.22
    4,340
    2.03
    16. Prostate Cancer
    2,449
    1.05
    219
    0.10
    17. Oral Cancer
    2,290
    0.98
    513
    0.24
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,230
    0.96
    3,671
    1.71
    19. Other Injuries
    2,139
    0.92
    1,531
    0.71
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,992
    0.85
    6,210
    2.90
    21. Suicide
    1,886
    0.81
    2,407
    1.12
    22. Cervical Cancer
    1,870
    0.80
    704
    0.33
    23. Bladder Cancer
    1,715
    0.74
    500
    0.23
    24. Falls
    1,504
    0.64
    1,801
    0.84
    25. Lymphomas
    1,385
    0.59
    560
    0.26
    26. Leukemia
    1,342
    0.58
    965
    0.45
    27. Ovary Cancer
    1,109
    0.48
    532
    0.25
    28. Tuberculosis
    1,015
    0.44
    17,417
    8.13
    29. Skin Cancers
    1,003
    0.43
    168
    0.08
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    755
    0.32
    1,222
    0.57
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    741
    0.32
    1,155
    0.54
    32. Drownings
    596
    0.26
    1,126
    0.53
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    531
    0.23
    1,712
    0.80
    34. Uterin Cancer
    522
    0.22
    138
    0.06
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    440
    0.19
    2,093
    0.98
    36. Fires
    421
    0.18
    253
    0.12
    37. Alcohol
    409
    0.18
    304
    0.14
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    367
    0.16
    991
    0.46
    39. Poisonings
    366
    0.16
    366
    0.17
    40. Drug Use
    346
    0.15
    356
    0.17
    41. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.14
    1,208
    0.56
    42. Epilepsy
    314
    0.13
    266
    0.12
    43. Other Neoplasms
    289
    0.12
    44
    0.02
    44. Violence
    255
    0.11
    1,082
    0.50
    45. Asthma
    225
    0.10
    1,439
    0.67
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    223
    0.10
    374
    0.17
    47. HIV/AIDS
    219
    0.09
    753
    0.35
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    193
    0.08
    452
    0.21
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    143
    0.06
    0
    0.00
    50. Malnutrition
    142
    0.06
    317
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    2.38
    178
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    4.11
    136
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    11.99
    21
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    16.66
    12
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    4.85
    68
    9. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    1.62
    152
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    2.96
    147
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    1.61
    120
    12. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    1.84
    175
    13. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    3.44
    99
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    0.55
    160
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    0.78
    168
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    3.80
    49
    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.