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Russia
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
RUSSIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Russia 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
Russia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Russia RUSSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Russia RUSSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    63.1
    73.4
    68.1
    60
    27
    42
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    61.4
    73.0
    67.0
    85
    47
    67
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    63.8
    74.3
    68.9
    98
    55
    79
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    58.7
    72.0
    65.0
    132
    98
    119
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    62.4
    74.6
    68.4
    134
    97
    115
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    68.2
    78.0
    73.2
    118
    74
    96
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Russia RUSSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.2
    78.0
    118
    74
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    68.6
    78.4
    138
    84
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    68.7
    78.5
    140
    84
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    68.7
    78.5
    143
    84
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    68.9
    78.6
    145
    84
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    69.3
    78.8
    144
    84
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    69.7
    78.9
    144
    83
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    70.4
    79.2
    144
    81
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    71.3
    79.7
    144
    79
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    72.4
    80.2
    137
    76
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    73.7
    80.7
    132
    73
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.1
    81.4
    130
    73
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.8
    82.2
    121
    70
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.0
    83.2
    109
    70
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.4
    91
    70
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.2
    86.0
    79
    71
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.3
    88.0
    64
    72
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.8
    90.5
    36
    76
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Russia RUSSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    204.50
    27
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    117.23
    48
    162.14
    15
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    26.37
    5
    2.40
    153
    4. Liver Disease
    22.50
    82
    14.33
    111
    5. Lung Cancers
    22.20
    39
    37.70
    4
    6. Suicide
    21.60
    11
    8.20
    95
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.55
    16
    10.37
    70
    8. Breast Cancer
    16.34
    98
    7.80
    177
    9. Prostate Cancer
    15.95
    91
    2.38
    178
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.22
    134
    22.75
    104
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.07
    134
    16.26
    122
    12. Alcohol
    15.02
    3
    1.00
    116
    13. Lung Disease
    13.54
    148
    87.71
    5
    14. HIV/AIDS
    12.88
    52
    2.53
    100
    15. Other Injuries
    12.19
    43
    5.48
    125
    16. Stomach Cancer
    11.80
    24
    11.99
    21
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.23
    119
    22.21
    64
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    8.15
    20
    4.85
    68
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.12
    157
    11.82
    137
    20. Violence
    7.00
    68
    3.97
    101
    21. Hypertension
    6.77
    149
    18.24
    92
    22. Cervical Cancer
    6.54
    111
    4.11
    136
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    33
    2.96
    147
    24. Falls
    5.79
    87
    6.34
    79
    25. Drug Use
    5.40
    7
    1.24
    89
    26. Oral Cancer
    4.78
    41
    1.62
    152
    27. Kidney Disease
    4.70
    172
    12.98
    129
    28. Tuberculosis
    4.61
    85
    57.14
    16
    29. Liver Cancer
    4.52
    115
    16.66
    12
    30. Uterin Cancer
    4.45
    25
    0.78
    168
    31. Drownings
    4.19
    41
    4.46
    35
    32. Lymphomas
    3.91
    124
    1.84
    175
    33. Leukemia
    3.74
    85
    3.44
    99
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.67
    74
    5.64
    51
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    3.54
    146
    3.79
    139
    36. Fires
    3.25
    43
    0.90
    118
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    3.18
    137
    3.78
    113
    38. Poisonings
    3.11
    15
    1.29
    64
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.07
    69
    3.80
    49
    40. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    73
    1.61
    120
    41. Skin Cancers
    2.35
    58
    0.55
    160
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    153
    4.39
    98
    43. Skin Disease
    1.23
    104
    0.58
    138
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.19
    102
    6.87
    15
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1.08
    172
    1.60
    160
    46. Asthma
    0.72
    147
    4.81
    90
    47. Encephalitis
    0.61
    59
    0.51
    77
    48. Meningitis
    0.56
    109
    0.81
    89
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.56
    148
    2.66
    86
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.44
    39
    0.13
    135
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Russia RUSSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    562,711
    34.17
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    327,199
    19.87
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Lung Cancers
    54,361
    3.30
    11,893
    5.55
    4. Inflammatory/Heart
    54,060
    3.28
    684
    0.32
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    48,522
    2.95
    4,340
    2.03
    6. Liver Disease
    45,463
    2.76
    4,506
    2.10
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    42,633
    2.59
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Suicide
    36,625
    2.22
    2,407
    1.12
    9. Lung Disease
    36,600
    2.22
    26,178
    12.22
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    32,404
    1.97
    6,231
    2.91
    11. Stomach Cancer
    29,386
    1.78
    3,771
    1.76
    12. Alcohol
    27,984
    1.70
    304
    0.14
    13. Breast Cancer
    23,242
    1.41
    1,366
    0.64
    14. Other Injuries
    22,517
    1.37
    1,531
    0.71
    15. HIV/AIDS
    21,262
    1.29
    753
    0.35
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    20,282
    1.23
    1,525
    0.71
    17. Hypertension
    18,348
    1.11
    5,368
    2.51
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    18,345
    1.11
    3,671
    1.71
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,507
    1.06
    6,210
    2.90
    20. Prostate Cancer
    14,107
    0.86
    219
    0.10
    21. Falls
    11,705
    0.71
    1,801
    0.84
    22. Kidney Disease
    11,581
    0.70
    3,959
    1.85
    23. Violence
    11,450
    0.70
    1,082
    0.50
    24. Liver Cancer
    11,165
    0.68
    5,326
    2.49
    25. Oral Cancer
    10,880
    0.66
    513
    0.24
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    9,371
    0.57
    1,155
    0.54
    27. Drug Use
    9,113
    0.55
    356
    0.17
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8,938
    0.54
    1,712
    0.80
    29. Lymphomas
    8,919
    0.54
    560
    0.26
    30. Tuberculosis
    8,422
    0.51
    17,417
    8.13
    31. Leukemia
    8,238
    0.50
    965
    0.45
    32. Ovary Cancer
    8,123
    0.49
    532
    0.25
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    7,431
    0.45
    1,222
    0.57
    34. Cervical Cancer
    7,423
    0.45
    704
    0.33
    35. Uterin Cancer
    6,867
    0.42
    138
    0.06
    36. Drownings
    6,629
    0.40
    1,126
    0.53
    37. Fires
    6,387
    0.39
    253
    0.12
    38. Bladder Cancer
    6,307
    0.38
    500
    0.23
    39. Skin Cancers
    5,612
    0.34
    168
    0.08
    40. Poisonings
    5,565
    0.34
    366
    0.17
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    4,201
    0.26
    991
    0.46
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,770
    0.17
    2,093
    0.98
    43. Skin Disease
    2,735
    0.17
    158
    0.07
    44. Low Birth Weight
    2,153
    0.13
    1,208
    0.56
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    2,004
    0.12
    452
    0.21
    46. Asthma
    1,764
    0.11
    1,439
    0.67
    47. Encephalitis
    1,076
    0.07
    117
    0.05
    48. Meningitis
    1,037
    0.06
    207
    0.10
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    827
    0.05
    40
    0.02
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    750
    0.05
    198
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Russia RUSSIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.20
    39
    37.70
    4
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.55
    16
    10.37
    70
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.34
    98
    7.80
    177
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.95
    91
    2.38
    178
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.80
    24
    11.99
    21
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.15
    20
    4.85
    68
    7. Cervical Cancer
    6.54
    111
    4.11
    136
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    33
    2.96
    147
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.78
    41
    1.62
    152
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.52
    115
    16.66
    12
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.45
    25
    0.78
    168
    12. Lymphomas
    3.91
    124
    1.84
    175
    13. Leukemia
    3.74
    85
    3.44
    99
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.07
    69
    3.80
    49
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    73
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.35
    58
    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.