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Singapore
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
SINGAPORE VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Singapore 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
Singapore Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Singapore SINGAPORE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.7
    65.7
    63.7
    47
    50
    45
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    75.9
    80.9
    78.3
    11
    17
    13
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    81.0
    85.5
    83.2
    6
    4
    4
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.0
    85.5
    6
    4
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    81.3
    85.6
    6
    4
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    81.4
    85.8
    6
    4
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.8
    6
    4
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    81.7
    85.9
    6
    4
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.9
    86.0
    5
    4
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    82.1
    86.1
    5
    4
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    82.4
    86.3
    5
    4
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    82.7
    86.5
    4
    4
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.8
    4
    4
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.8
    87.2
    5
    4
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.8
    6
    5
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    8
    6
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    87.2
    89.4
    8
    4
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.8
    4
    3
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.6
    3
    4
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    61.08
    56
    22.75
    104
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.68
    149
    105.37
    99
    3. Stroke
    18.41
    175
    162.14
    15
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    37.70
    4
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    10.37
    70
    6. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    7.80
    177
    7. Kidney Disease
    12.04
    135
    12.98
    129
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    75
    8.20
    95
    9. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    2.38
    178
    10. Hypertension
    8.44
    138
    18.24
    92
    11. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    16.66
    12
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    4.85
    68
    13. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    11.99
    21
    14. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    1.84
    175
    15. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    2.96
    147
    16. Lung Disease
    4.45
    183
    87.71
    5
    17. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    1.62
    152
    18. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    0.78
    168
    19. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    3.44
    99
    20. Falls
    2.93
    153
    6.34
    79
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.67
    148
    2.40
    153
    22. Liver Disease
    2.40
    180
    14.33
    111
    23. Other Neoplasms
    2.32
    46
    0.14
    180
    24. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    4.11
    136
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    1.92
    178
    3.79
    139
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.69
    181
    22.21
    64
    27. Skin Disease
    1.60
    93
    0.58
    138
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    3.80
    49
    29. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    1.61
    120
    30. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.28
    183
    11.82
    137
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    1.09
    174
    3.78
    113
    32. Other Injuries
    1.03
    183
    5.48
    125
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    161
    5.64
    51
    34. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    0.55
    160
    35. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    176
    4.39
    98
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    0.49
    182
    1.60
    160
    37. Asthma
    0.45
    167
    4.81
    90
    38. Drownings
    0.44
    175
    4.46
    35
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.43
    183
    16.26
    122
    40. Epilepsy
    0.42
    180
    0.98
    137
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.34
    146
    57.14
    16
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.34
    168
    1.70
    109
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.28
    173
    6.87
    15
    44. Drug Use
    0.26
    178
    1.24
    89
    45. Violence
    0.22
    182
    3.97
    101
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.20
    145
    2.53
    100
    47. Alcohol
    0.12
    181
    1.00
    116
    48. Meningitis
    0.10
    179
    0.81
    89
    49. Fires
    0.09
    182
    0.90
    118
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.07
    183
    2.66
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Singapore SINGAPORE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,292
    22.26
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,189
    21.83
    6,231
    2.91
    3. Stroke
    1,559
    6.56
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,540
    6.48
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,203
    5.06
    3,232
    1.51
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,028
    4.32
    3,959
    1.85
    7. Liver Cancer
    746
    3.14
    5,326
    2.49
    8. Hypertension
    732
    3.08
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Suicide
    650
    2.73
    2,407
    1.12
    10. Breast Cancer
    605
    2.55
    1,366
    0.64
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    537
    2.26
    1,525
    0.71
    12. Stomach Cancer
    405
    1.70
    3,771
    1.76
    13. Lymphomas
    397
    1.67
    560
    0.26
    14. Lung Disease
    383
    1.61
    26,178
    12.22
    15. Oral Cancer
    317
    1.33
    513
    0.24
    16. Prostate Cancer
    303
    1.27
    219
    0.10
    17. Leukemia
    249
    1.05
    965
    0.45
    18. Falls
    218
    0.92
    1,801
    0.84
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    215
    0.90
    684
    0.32
    20. Liver Disease
    209
    0.88
    4,506
    2.10
    21. Ovary Cancer
    204
    0.86
    532
    0.25
    22. Other Neoplasms
    195
    0.82
    44
    0.02
    23. Uterin Cancer
    147
    0.62
    138
    0.06
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.58
    1,222
    0.57
    25. Skin Disease
    136
    0.57
    158
    0.07
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    121
    0.51
    6,210
    2.90
    27. Bladder Cancer
    120
    0.50
    500
    0.23
    28. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    0.45
    3,671
    1.71
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    90
    0.38
    1,155
    0.54
    30. Cervical Cancer
    85
    0.36
    704
    0.33
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    80
    0.34
    991
    0.46
    32. Other Injuries
    79
    0.33
    1,531
    0.71
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.29
    1,712
    0.80
    34. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.24
    168
    0.08
    35. Asthma
    37
    0.16
    1,439
    0.67
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32
    0.13
    4,340
    2.03
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.13
    452
    0.21
    38. Drownings
    29
    0.12
    1,126
    0.53
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    28
    0.12
    374
    0.17
    40. Tuberculosis
    26
    0.11
    17,417
    8.13
    41. Low Birth Weight
    25
    0.11
    1,208
    0.56
    42. Epilepsy
    25
    0.11
    266
    0.12
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.09
    2,093
    0.98
    44. Drug Use
    19
    0.08
    356
    0.17
    45. HIV/AIDS
    18
    0.08
    753
    0.35
    46. Violence
    15
    0.06
    1,082
    0.50
    47. Alcohol
    10
    0.04
    304
    0.14
    48. Meningitis
    8
    0.03
    207
    0.10
    49. Fires
    7
    0.03
    253
    0.12
    50. Appendicitis
    6
    0.03
    57
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    37.70
    4
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    10.37
    70
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    7.80
    177
    4. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    2.38
    178
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    16.66
    12
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    4.85
    68
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    11.99
    21
    8. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    1.84
    175
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    2.96
    147
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    1.62
    152
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    0.78
    168
    12. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    3.44
    99
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    4.11
    136
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    3.80
    49
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    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.