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Saudi Arabia
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
SAUDI ARABIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Saudi Arabia 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
Saudi Arabia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.6
    45.8
    44.7
    120
    122
    119
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    71.0
    74.4
    72.6
    46
    73
    58
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    73.1
    76.1
    74.3
    68
    96
    84
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    76.1
    68
    96
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    73.6
    76.6
    73
    101
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    73.7
    76.7
    73
    101
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    73.7
    76.8
    75
    101
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    73.9
    76.9
    75
    101
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    74.3
    77.0
    74
    103
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    74.7
    77.3
    74
    102
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.1
    77.5
    74
    101
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.9
    75
    101
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    76.2
    78.3
    75
    99
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.0
    78.9
    73
    99
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.0
    79.8
    69
    98
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.3
    80.8
    66
    96
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.8
    82.0
    68
    95
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.6
    83.5
    65
    92
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.8
    85.4
    63
    89
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.7
    62
    90
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.3
    65
    96
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    200.97
    29
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    95.93
    76
    162.14
    15
    3. Kidney Disease
    50.63
    11
    12.98
    129
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.13
    34
    22.21
    64
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.87
    82
    22.75
    104
    6. Liver Disease
    26.88
    69
    14.33
    111
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.52
    41
    16.26
    122
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.15
    108
    11.82
    137
    9. Falls
    18.92
    3
    6.34
    79
    10. Lung Disease
    17.85
    118
    87.71
    5
    11. Other Injuries
    11.16
    53
    5.48
    125
    12. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    7.80
    177
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    10.37
    70
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.23
    82
    3.79
    139
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    64
    2.40
    153
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    5.96
    25
    3.78
    113
    17. Asthma
    5.94
    80
    4.81
    90
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    55
    1.60
    160
    19. Suicide
    5.43
    133
    8.20
    95
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    16.66
    12
    21. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    0.78
    168
    22. Hypertension
    4.28
    160
    18.24
    92
    23. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    37.70
    4
    24. Skin Disease
    3.68
    23
    0.58
    138
    25. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    1.84
    175
    26. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    3.44
    99
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    2.96
    147
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.55
    98
    1.70
    109
    29. Fires
    2.54
    65
    0.90
    118
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    4.85
    68
    31. Tuberculosis
    2.44
    101
    57.14
    16
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    2.38
    178
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.33
    140
    4.39
    98
    34. Drownings
    2.28
    101
    4.46
    35
    35. Violence
    2.14
    130
    3.97
    101
    36. Epilepsy
    2.13
    57
    0.98
    137
    37. Drug Use
    2.02
    44
    1.24
    89
    38. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    11.99
    21
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    1.62
    152
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.68
    128
    5.64
    51
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    4.11
    136
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    3.80
    49
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    1.61
    120
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.01
    119
    6.87
    15
    45. Meningitis
    0.94
    83
    0.81
    89
    46. Encephalitis
    0.83
    38
    0.51
    77
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.81
    132
    2.66
    86
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    78
    1.29
    64
    49. Malnutrition
    0.50
    115
    1.25
    93
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.50
    124
    2.53
    100
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,037
    29.13
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    16,793
    12.53
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    12,317
    9.19
    6,210
    2.90
    4. Kidney Disease
    9,051
    6.75
    3,959
    1.85
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,132
    4.58
    6,231
    2.91
    6. Falls
    5,340
    3.99
    1,801
    0.84
    7. Liver Disease
    4,931
    3.68
    4,506
    2.10
    8. Other Injuries
    4,004
    2.99
    1,531
    0.71
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,890
    2.90
    3,671
    1.71
    10. Lung Disease
    2,842
    2.12
    26,178
    12.22
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,442
    1.82
    4,340
    2.03
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,307
    1.72
    991
    0.46
    13. Suicide
    2,046
    1.53
    2,407
    1.12
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,630
    1.22
    3,232
    1.51
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    1,447
    1.08
    452
    0.21
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,342
    1.00
    684
    0.32
    17. Asthma
    1,168
    0.87
    1,439
    0.67
    18. Low Birth Weight
    989
    0.74
    1,208
    0.56
    19. Leukemia
    925
    0.69
    965
    0.45
    20. Breast Cancer
    908
    0.68
    1,366
    0.64
    21. Liver Cancer
    845
    0.63
    5,326
    2.49
    22. Hypertension
    834
    0.62
    5,368
    2.51
    23. Fires
    825
    0.62
    253
    0.12
    24. Drownings
    821
    0.61
    1,126
    0.53
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    776
    0.58
    1,155
    0.54
    26. Lung Cancers
    775
    0.58
    11,893
    5.55
    27. Tuberculosis
    752
    0.56
    17,417
    8.13
    28. Lymphomas
    716
    0.53
    560
    0.26
    29. Epilepsy
    694
    0.52
    266
    0.12
    30. Violence
    646
    0.48
    1,082
    0.50
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    526
    0.39
    1,525
    0.71
    32. Skin Disease
    516
    0.39
    158
    0.07
    33. Drug Use
    491
    0.37
    356
    0.17
    34. Oral Cancer
    465
    0.35
    513
    0.24
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    457
    0.34
    374
    0.17
    36. Stomach Cancer
    389
    0.29
    3,771
    1.76
    37. Birth Trauma
    343
    0.26
    736
    0.34
    38. Uterin Cancer
    323
    0.24
    138
    0.06
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    280
    0.21
    2,093
    0.98
    40. Poisonings
    279
    0.21
    366
    0.17
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    275
    0.21
    1,712
    0.80
    42. Ovary Cancer
    247
    0.18
    532
    0.25
    43. Encephalitis
    234
    0.17
    117
    0.05
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    229
    0.17
    1,222
    0.57
    45. Meningitis
    227
    0.17
    207
    0.10
    46. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.16
    500
    0.23
    47. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.14
    753
    0.35
    48. Maternal Conditions
    172
    0.13
    252
    0.12
    49. Cervical Cancer
    157
    0.12
    704
    0.33
    50. Prostate Cancer
    148
    0.11
    219
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    7.80
    177
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    10.37
    70
    3. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    16.66
    12
    4. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    0.78
    168
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    37.70
    4
    6. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    1.84
    175
    7. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    3.44
    99
    8. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    2.96
    147
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    4.85
    68
    10. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    2.38
    178
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    11.99
    21
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    1.62
    152
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    4.11
    136
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    3.80
    49
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.27
    169
    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.