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Sudan
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
SUDAN VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Sudan 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
Sudan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Sudan SUDAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    39.0
    41.8
    40.4
    147
    142
    145
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    42.9
    45.6
    44.2
    147
    144
    146
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    48.0
    50.8
    49.3
    147
    145
    145
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    51.4
    54.4
    52.9
    154
    154
    155
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    56.8
    60.4
    58.6
    137
    137
    139
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    60.7
    64.3
    62.5
    140
    141
    140
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    67.6
    70.8
    69.1
    123
    129
    125
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    67.6
    70.8
    123
    129
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    72.0
    74.7
    94
    120
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    72.4
    75.0
    89
    118
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    72.6
    75.2
    87
    117
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    72.9
    75.4
    88
    117
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    73.2
    75.6
    88
    117
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    73.6
    75.9
    89
    117
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    74.0
    76.2
    90
    117
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    74.4
    76.6
    89
    116
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    75.0
    77.1
    90
    114
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    75.7
    77.7
    90
    114
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.6
    78.4
    89
    114
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.8
    79.4
    89
    111
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.4
    80.7
    92
    111
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.4
    82.3
    98
    113
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.5
    97
    114
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.6
    87.1
    98
    112
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.2
    90
    106
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    231.30
    20
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    108.71
    60
    162.14
    15
    3. Hypertension
    40.23
    23
    18.24
    92
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.38
    33
    22.21
    64
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.74
    83
    22.75
    104
    6. Kidney Disease
    24.83
    75
    12.98
    129
    7. Breast Cancer
    24.70
    29
    7.80
    177
    8. Lung Disease
    23.39
    85
    87.71
    5
    9. Liver Disease
    19.11
    92
    14.33
    111
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.52
    94
    16.26
    122
    11. Malaria
    15.39
    37
    0.00
    68
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.23
    122
    11.82
    137
    13. Tuberculosis
    14.62
    56
    57.14
    16
    14. Low Birth Weight
    14.18
    9
    4.39
    98
    15. Measles
    13.26
    7
    0.02
    72
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13.22
    63
    1.70
    109
    17. Asthma
    12.79
    51
    4.81
    90
    18. Prostate Cancer
    7.55
    143
    2.38
    178
    19. Birth Trauma
    7.45
    45
    2.66
    86
    20. HIV/AIDS
    6.94
    69
    2.53
    100
    21. Lymphomas
    6.85
    20
    1.84
    175
    22. Violence
    6.81
    69
    3.97
    101
    23. Other Injuries
    6.73
    105
    5.48
    125
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.55
    66
    3.79
    139
    25. Ovary Cancer
    6.51
    24
    2.96
    147
    26. Leukemia
    6.37
    2
    3.44
    99
    27. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    112
    4.11
    136
    28. Maternal Conditions
    5.36
    46
    1.02
    84
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.26
    36
    3.80
    49
    30. Falls
    4.91
    104
    6.34
    79
    31. Suicide
    4.76
    143
    8.20
    95
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.61
    154
    10.37
    70
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    90
    3.78
    113
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.10
    124
    16.66
    12
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.90
    70
    5.64
    51
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    3.60
    87
    1.60
    160
    37. Drug Use
    3.34
    21
    1.24
    89
    38. Fires
    3.17
    44
    0.90
    118
    39. Drownings
    3.02
    74
    4.46
    35
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    140
    2.40
    153
    41. Hepatitis B
    2.84
    3
    0.23
    94
    42. Pertussis
    2.72
    27
    0.17
    96
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.53
    54
    6.87
    15
    44. Lung Cancers
    2.40
    168
    37.70
    4
    45. Malnutrition
    2.39
    82
    1.25
    93
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.23
    119
    1.62
    152
    47. Stomach Cancer
    2.16
    175
    11.99
    21
    48. Meningitis
    2.06
    61
    0.81
    89
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.94
    101
    1.61
    120
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.67
    108
    0.55
    160
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sudan SUDAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,966
    20.16
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    20,582
    9.44
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Low Birth Weight
    16,036
    7.35
    1,208
    0.56
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,619
    5.79
    6,231
    2.91
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,459
    5.25
    6,210
    2.90
    6. Measles
    9,301
    4.26
    4
    0.00
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,526
    3.91
    736
    0.34
    8. Hypertension
    7,287
    3.34
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,277
    2.88
    374
    0.17
    10. Malaria
    5,614
    2.57
    0
    0.00
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    5,507
    2.53
    991
    0.46
    12. Kidney Disease
    5,095
    2.34
    3,959
    1.85
    13. Lung Disease
    4,382
    2.01
    26,178
    12.22
    14. Liver Disease
    4,348
    1.99
    4,506
    2.10
    15. Tuberculosis
    4,250
    1.95
    17,417
    8.13
    16. Breast Cancer
    3,071
    1.41
    1,366
    0.64
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,070
    1.41
    3,671
    1.71
    18. Other Injuries
    2,912
    1.34
    1,531
    0.71
    19. Asthma
    2,636
    1.21
    1,439
    0.67
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,584
    1.18
    4,340
    2.03
    21. Violence
    2,478
    1.14
    1,082
    0.50
    22. HIV/AIDS
    2,331
    1.07
    753
    0.35
    23. Maternal Conditions
    1,961
    0.90
    252
    0.12
    24. Pertussis
    1,899
    0.87
    34
    0.02
    25. Leukemia
    1,828
    0.84
    965
    0.45
    26. Drownings
    1,684
    0.77
    1,126
    0.53
    27. Suicide
    1,644
    0.75
    2,407
    1.12
    28. Falls
    1,559
    0.71
    1,801
    0.84
    29. Lymphomas
    1,533
    0.70
    560
    0.26
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,459
    0.67
    452
    0.21
    31. Fires
    1,310
    0.60
    253
    0.12
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,126
    0.52
    1,222
    0.57
    33. Meningitis
    1,092
    0.50
    207
    0.10
    34. Malnutrition
    1,089
    0.50
    317
    0.15
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,049
    0.48
    3,232
    1.51
    36. Drug Use
    1,036
    0.48
    356
    0.17
    37. Liver Cancer
    946
    0.43
    5,326
    2.49
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    839
    0.38
    684
    0.32
    39. Ovary Cancer
    794
    0.36
    532
    0.25
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    775
    0.36
    1,712
    0.80
    41. Cervical Cancer
    770
    0.35
    704
    0.33
    42. Poisonings
    744
    0.34
    366
    0.17
    43. Epilepsy
    735
    0.34
    266
    0.12
    44. Hepatitis B
    730
    0.33
    68
    0.03
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    705
    0.32
    1,155
    0.54
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    684
    0.31
    2,093
    0.98
    47. Syphilis
    603
    0.28
    54
    0.03
    48. Lung Cancers
    545
    0.25
    11,893
    5.55
    49. Prostate Cancer
    523
    0.24
    219
    0.10
    50. Oral Cancer
    493
    0.23
    513
    0.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.70
    29
    7.80
    177
    2. Prostate Cancer
    7.55
    143
    2.38
    178
    3. Lymphomas
    6.85
    20
    1.84
    175
    4. Ovary Cancer
    6.51
    24
    2.96
    147
    5. Leukemia
    6.37
    2
    3.44
    99
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    112
    4.11
    136
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.26
    36
    3.80
    49
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.61
    154
    10.37
    70
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.10
    124
    16.66
    12
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.40
    168
    37.70
    4
    11. Oral Cancer
    2.23
    119
    1.62
    152
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.16
    175
    11.99
    21
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.94
    101
    1.61
    120
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.67
    108
    0.55
    160
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.20
    163
    4.85
    68
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    172
    0.78
    168
    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.