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Senegal
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
SENEGAL VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Senegal 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
Senegal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Senegal SENEGAL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.2
    41.2
    40.7
    142
    147
    143
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    44.6
    45.5
    45.0
    141
    145
    142
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    50.6
    51.7
    51.1
    134
    143
    140
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    56.4
    58.5
    57.4
    136
    141
    138
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    56.0
    59.0
    57.5
    143
    145
    143
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    62.6
    65.8
    64.3
    132
    136
    135
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    66.8
    70.1
    68.6
    128
    132
    129
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.8
    70.1
    128
    132
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    70.2
    73.1
    119
    132
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    70.6
    73.5
    117
    133
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.7
    115
    133
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    71.2
    74.0
    114
    131
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    71.6
    74.3
    114
    132
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    72.1
    74.6
    113
    131
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    72.5
    75.0
    111
    130
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    73.1
    75.5
    111
    130
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.1
    109
    130
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    74.7
    76.9
    109
    132
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.8
    109
    131
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.9
    110
    131
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.0
    80.4
    110
    126
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.1
    82.2
    111
    121
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.4
    108
    116
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.1
    108
    110
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.3
    100
    105
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.21
    95
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    87.45
    88
    162.14
    15
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.75
    50
    22.75
    104
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    51.31
    33
    1.70
    109
    5. Malaria
    42.82
    21
    0.00
    68
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.84
    64
    11.82
    137
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    35.06
    35
    22.21
    64
    8. Kidney Disease
    32.13
    47
    12.98
    129
    9. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    4.11
    136
    10. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    2.38
    178
    11. Liver Disease
    27.51
    63
    14.33
    111
    12. Tuberculosis
    23.25
    48
    57.14
    16
    13. Lung Disease
    23.01
    88
    87.71
    5
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.92
    36
    16.26
    122
    15. Hypertension
    17.73
    95
    18.24
    92
    16. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    7.80
    177
    17. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    16.66
    12
    18. Asthma
    13.53
    46
    4.81
    90
    19. Meningitis
    12.50
    28
    0.81
    89
    20. Maternal Conditions
    12.22
    25
    1.02
    84
    21. Other Injuries
    11.48
    50
    5.48
    125
    22. Suicide
    10.99
    62
    8.20
    95
    23. HIV/AIDS
    10.34
    58
    2.53
    100
    24. Violence
    9.23
    56
    3.97
    101
    25. Falls
    8.73
    37
    6.34
    79
    26. Low Birth Weight
    8.37
    52
    4.39
    98
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.93
    41
    2.66
    86
    28. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    11.99
    21
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.71
    60
    3.79
    139
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    6.44
    45
    1.60
    160
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.11
    46
    5.64
    51
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    10.37
    70
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    30
    3.78
    113
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.54
    75
    2.40
    153
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    2.96
    147
    36. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    1.84
    175
    37. Malnutrition
    3.50
    62
    1.25
    93
    38. Fires
    3.34
    40
    0.90
    118
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    1.62
    152
    40. Pertussis
    2.69
    28
    0.17
    96
    41. Epilepsy
    2.64
    40
    0.98
    137
    42. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    37.70
    4
    43. Drownings
    2.51
    89
    4.46
    35
    44. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    0.78
    168
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    4.85
    68
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.31
    18
    0.00
    104
    47. Poisonings
    2.22
    41
    1.29
    64
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    1.61
    120
    49. Skin Disease
    2.18
    53
    0.58
    138
    50. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    0.55
    160
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Senegal SENEGAL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,184
    9.26
    6,231
    2.91
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,224
    8.03
    31,342
    14.63
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,343
    6.89
    374
    0.17
    4. Stroke
    5,342
    6.89
    49,648
    23.17
    5. Malaria
    4,595
    5.92
    0
    0.00
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,832
    4.94
    6,210
    2.90
    7. Low Birth Weight
    3,636
    4.69
    1,208
    0.56
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,448
    4.45
    736
    0.34
    9. Tuberculosis
    2,678
    3.45
    17,417
    8.13
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,395
    3.09
    3,671
    1.71
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,364
    3.05
    991
    0.46
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,210
    2.85
    3,959
    1.85
    13. Liver Disease
    2,147
    2.77
    4,506
    2.10
    14. Maternal Conditions
    1,669
    2.15
    252
    0.12
    15. Meningitis
    1,628
    2.10
    207
    0.10
    16. Other Injuries
    1,512
    1.95
    1,531
    0.71
    17. Cervical Cancer
    1,405
    1.81
    704
    0.33
    18. Lung Disease
    1,351
    1.74
    26,178
    12.22
    19. Violence
    1,247
    1.61
    1,082
    0.50
    20. HIV/AIDS
    1,186
    1.53
    753
    0.35
    21. Hypertension
    1,095
    1.41
    5,368
    2.51
    22. Liver Cancer
    1,087
    1.40
    5,326
    2.49
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,041
    1.34
    452
    0.21
    24. Suicide
    978
    1.26
    2,407
    1.12
    25. Asthma
    936
    1.21
    1,439
    0.67
    26. Alzheimers & Dementia
    879
    1.13
    4,340
    2.03
    27. Breast Cancer
    861
    1.11
    1,366
    0.64
    28. Pertussis
    771
    0.99
    34
    0.02
    29. Prostate Cancer
    642
    0.83
    219
    0.10
    30. Falls
    622
    0.80
    1,801
    0.84
    31. Stomach Cancer
    557
    0.72
    3,771
    1.76
    32. Malnutrition
    494
    0.64
    317
    0.15
    33. Drownings
    494
    0.64
    1,126
    0.53
    34. Fires
    448
    0.58
    253
    0.12
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    433
    0.56
    1,712
    0.80
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    426
    0.55
    684
    0.32
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    384
    0.50
    3,232
    1.51
    38. Epilepsy
    330
    0.43
    266
    0.12
    39. Lymphomas
    315
    0.41
    560
    0.26
    40. Poisonings
    315
    0.41
    366
    0.17
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    273
    0.35
    1,155
    0.54
    42. Ovary Cancer
    220
    0.28
    532
    0.25
    43. Oral Cancer
    208
    0.27
    513
    0.24
    44. Lung Cancers
    180
    0.23
    11,893
    5.55
    45. Schistosomiasis
    176
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    166
    0.21
    2,093
    0.98
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    159
    0.21
    1,525
    0.71
    48. Skin Disease
    159
    0.21
    158
    0.07
    49. Measles
    158
    0.20
    4
    0.00
    50. Bladder Cancer
    155
    0.20
    500
    0.23
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    4.11
    136
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    2.38
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    7.80
    177
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    16.66
    12
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    11.99
    21
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    10.37
    70
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    2.96
    147
    8. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    1.84
    175
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    1.62
    152
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    37.70
    4
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    0.78
    168
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    4.85
    68
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    1.61
    120
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    0.55
    160
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    126
    3.80
    49
    16. Leukemia
    1.02
    169
    3.44
    99
    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.