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Slovakia
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
SLOVAKIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Slovakia 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
Slovakia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   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
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    66.8
    74.3
    70.4
    43
    34
    41
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    66.6
    75.4
    70.9
    66
    42
    54
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    68.9
    77.1
    73.0
    72
    44
    49
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    71.3
    78.9
    75.1
    69
    43
    52
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    74.8
    81.4
    78.2
    51
    38
    43
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.8
    81.4
    51
    38
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    75.3
    81.9
    55
    39
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    75.4
    81.9
    55
    39
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    75.4
    81.9
    57
    40
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    75.5
    82.0
    57
    40
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    75.7
    82.1
    57
    40
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.9
    82.1
    59
    41
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    76.1
    82.2
    61
    42
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.3
    82.4
    62
    41
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    76.7
    82.5
    64
    41
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.3
    82.9
    66
    42
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.1
    83.3
    67
    42
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.3
    83.9
    64
    43
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.9
    84.7
    64
    44
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.6
    85.7
    66
    46
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.6
    86.8
    66
    51
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.5
    76
    55
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.8
    91.4
    87
    33
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.61
    109
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    38.15
    3
    16.26
    122
    3. Stroke
    35.90
    143
    162.14
    15
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.91
    23
    37.70
    4
    5. Prostate Cancer
    25.13
    46
    2.38
    178
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24.87
    1
    10.37
    70
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.20
    115
    22.75
    104
    8. Breast Cancer
    18.97
    65
    7.80
    177
    9. Liver Disease
    17.16
    100
    14.33
    111
    10. Falls
    13.03
    11
    6.34
    79
    11. Lung Disease
    10.88
    165
    87.71
    5
    12. Hypertension
    9.84
    134
    18.24
    92
    13. Suicide
    9.31
    82
    8.20
    95
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    8.90
    9
    4.85
    68
    15. Stomach Cancer
    8.29
    59
    11.99
    21
    16. Kidney Disease
    8.06
    149
    12.98
    129
    17. Oral Cancer
    7.93
    10
    1.62
    152
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.45
    155
    11.82
    137
    19. Lymphomas
    7.42
    14
    1.84
    175
    20. Other Injuries
    7.20
    98
    5.48
    125
    21. Ovary Cancer
    6.38
    26
    2.96
    147
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.79
    116
    4.11
    136
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.28
    153
    22.21
    64
    24. Leukemia
    4.79
    27
    3.44
    99
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    108
    16.66
    12
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.68
    21
    0.78
    168
    27. Bladder Cancer
    4.61
    14
    1.61
    120
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    4.13
    132
    3.79
    139
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.10
    114
    2.40
    153
    30. Skin Cancers
    3.59
    20
    0.55
    160
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.30
    60
    3.80
    49
    32. Alcohol
    2.88
    38
    1.00
    116
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.71
    150
    3.78
    113
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.71
    89
    5.64
    51
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.38
    137
    4.39
    98
    36. Drownings
    2.12
    111
    4.46
    35
    37. Epilepsy
    2.06
    63
    0.98
    137
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.93
    152
    1.60
    160
    39. Skin Disease
    1.63
    91
    0.58
    138
    40. Other Neoplasms
    0.96
    62
    0.14
    180
    41. Violence
    0.91
    157
    3.97
    101
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.68
    141
    6.87
    15
    43. Drug Use
    0.68
    144
    1.24
    89
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.64
    26
    0.13
    135
    45. Fires
    0.51
    140
    0.90
    118
    46. Asthma
    0.48
    163
    4.81
    90
    47. Poisonings
    0.42
    108
    1.29
    64
    48. Meningitis
    0.38
    129
    0.81
    89
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.37
    166
    2.66
    86
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.35
    167
    1.70
    109
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,654
    23.76
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,482
    9.99
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Stroke
    3,756
    8.38
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,562
    5.71
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,528
    5.64
    3,232
    1.51
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,024
    4.51
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Liver Disease
    1,425
    3.18
    4,506
    2.10
    8. Falls
    1,277
    2.85
    1,801
    0.84
    9. Lung Disease
    1,121
    2.50
    26,178
    12.22
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,071
    2.39
    1,366
    0.64
    11. Hypertension
    1,034
    2.31
    5,368
    2.51
    12. Prostate Cancer
    968
    2.16
    219
    0.10
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    876
    1.95
    1,525
    0.71
    14. Kidney Disease
    830
    1.85
    3,959
    1.85
    15. Stomach Cancer
    827
    1.84
    3,771
    1.76
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    750
    1.67
    3,671
    1.71
    17. Lymphomas
    736
    1.64
    560
    0.26
    18. Oral Cancer
    716
    1.60
    513
    0.24
    19. Suicide
    660
    1.47
    2,407
    1.12
    20. Other Injuries
    554
    1.24
    1,531
    0.71
    21. Bladder Cancer
    489
    1.09
    500
    0.23
    22. Liver Cancer
    469
    1.05
    5,326
    2.49
    23. Leukemia
    448
    1.00
    965
    0.45
    24. Skin Cancers
    357
    0.80
    168
    0.08
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    339
    0.76
    684
    0.32
    26. Ovary Cancer
    334
    0.74
    532
    0.25
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    331
    0.74
    6,210
    2.90
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    314
    0.70
    1,222
    0.57
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    310
    0.69
    1,155
    0.54
    30. Uterin Cancer
    280
    0.62
    138
    0.06
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    274
    0.61
    1,712
    0.80
    32. Cervical Cancer
    273
    0.61
    704
    0.33
    33. Alcohol
    219
    0.49
    304
    0.14
    34. Skin Disease
    170
    0.38
    158
    0.07
    35. Epilepsy
    168
    0.37
    266
    0.12
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    167
    0.37
    991
    0.46
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    163
    0.36
    452
    0.21
    38. Drownings
    144
    0.32
    1,126
    0.53
    39. Low Birth Weight
    97
    0.22
    1,208
    0.56
    40. Other Neoplasms
    93
    0.21
    44
    0.02
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    70
    0.16
    2,093
    0.98
    42. Violence
    59
    0.13
    1,082
    0.50
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    55
    0.12
    40
    0.02
    44. Asthma
    47
    0.10
    1,439
    0.67
    45. Drug Use
    45
    0.10
    356
    0.17
    46. Fires
    39
    0.09
    253
    0.12
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    34
    0.08
    374
    0.17
    48. Poisonings
    30
    0.07
    366
    0.17
    49. Malnutrition
    29
    0.06
    317
    0.15
    50. Tuberculosis
    26
    0.06
    17,417
    8.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.91
    23
    37.70
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.13
    46
    2.38
    178
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24.87
    1
    10.37
    70
    4. Breast Cancer
    18.97
    65
    7.80
    177
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.90
    9
    4.85
    68
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.29
    59
    11.99
    21
    7. Oral Cancer
    7.93
    10
    1.62
    152
    8. Lymphomas
    7.42
    14
    1.84
    175
    9. Ovary Cancer
    6.38
    26
    2.96
    147
    10. Cervical Cancer
    5.79
    116
    4.11
    136
    11. Leukemia
    4.79
    27
    3.44
    99
    12. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    108
    16.66
    12
    13. Uterin Cancer
    4.68
    21
    0.78
    168
    14. Bladder Cancer
    4.61
    14
    1.61
    120
    15. Skin Cancers
    3.59
    20
    0.55
    160
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.30
    60
    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.