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Suriname
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
SURINAME VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Suriname 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
Suriname Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Suriname SURINAME   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Suriname SURINAME   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    58.0
    61.7
    59.8
    64
    63
    63
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    61.2
    65.7
    63.4
    66
    66
    65
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    64.0
    69.0
    66.4
    71
    73
    74
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    65.9
    71.0
    68.4
    79
    85
    84
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    109
    105
    107
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    67.1
    73.6
    70.3
    105
    104
    104
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    68.5
    74.6
    71.5
    117
    107
    113
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Suriname SURINAME   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.5
    74.6
    117
    107
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    69.9
    75.8
    124
    110
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    70.0
    75.9
    124
    111
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    70.1
    76.0
    128
    110
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    70.3
    76.2
    129
    110
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    70.6
    76.3
    130
    110
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    71.2
    76.6
    128
    109
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    71.7
    77.1
    125
    106
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    72.2
    77.5
    128
    106
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    72.8
    77.9
    129
    105
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    73.6
    78.6
    134
    101
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    74.6
    79.2
    141
    102
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.4
    80.5
    137
    101
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.2
    81.7
    138
    100
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.3
    83.0
    141
    102
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    82.6
    85.0
    161
    100
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    85.5
    87.1
    165
    115
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.8
    161
    147
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Suriname SURINAME   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    123.28
    75
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    117.53
    47
    162.14
    15
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.75
    34
    11.82
    137
    4. Kidney Disease
    52.54
    9
    12.98
    129
    5. Prostate Cancer
    39.62
    15
    2.38
    178
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    32.82
    81
    22.75
    104
    7. Suicide
    25.89
    6
    8.20
    95
    8. Hypertension
    25.66
    56
    18.24
    92
    9. Liver Disease
    24.32
    79
    14.33
    111
    10. HIV/AIDS
    23.57
    41
    2.53
    100
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.53
    21
    16.26
    122
    12. Lung Cancers
    18.83
    60
    37.70
    4
    13. Breast Cancer
    18.46
    72
    7.80
    177
    14. Lung Disease
    18.00
    115
    87.71
    5
    15. Cervical Cancer
    16.24
    50
    4.11
    136
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.53
    92
    22.21
    64
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.75
    35
    10.37
    70
    18. Other Injuries
    13.07
    35
    5.48
    125
    19. Skin Disease
    10.27
    2
    0.58
    138
    20. Liver Cancer
    8.43
    44
    16.66
    12
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.86
    52
    2.40
    153
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    6.72
    43
    1.60
    160
    23. Falls
    6.60
    76
    6.34
    79
    24. Low Birth Weight
    6.28
    74
    4.39
    98
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.98
    77
    1.70
    109
    26. Violence
    5.85
    82
    3.97
    101
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    5.78
    93
    3.79
    139
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.52
    34
    3.78
    113
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.41
    54
    5.64
    51
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    66
    4.85
    68
    31. Drownings
    4.80
    29
    4.46
    35
    32. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    121
    11.99
    21
    33. Ovary Cancer
    4.45
    92
    2.96
    147
    34. Lymphomas
    4.23
    110
    1.84
    175
    35. Birth Trauma
    3.68
    76
    2.66
    86
    36. Leukemia
    3.60
    91
    3.44
    99
    37. Epilepsy
    3.21
    25
    0.98
    137
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.93
    96
    57.14
    16
    39. Asthma
    2.86
    101
    4.81
    90
    40. Alcohol
    2.81
    41
    1.00
    116
    41. Oral Cancer
    2.80
    90
    1.62
    152
    42. Malnutrition
    2.50
    80
    1.25
    93
    43. Maternal Conditions
    2.46
    64
    1.02
    84
    44. Fires
    2.29
    68
    0.90
    118
    45. Uterin Cancer
    1.81
    120
    0.78
    168
    46. Drug Use
    1.30
    86
    1.24
    89
    47. Dengue
    1.18
    7
    0.00
    124
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.15
    108
    6.87
    15
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    154
    1.61
    120
    50. Meningitis
    0.92
    84
    0.81
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Suriname SURINAME   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    650
    16.05
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    615
    15.19
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    286
    7.06
    3,671
    1.71
    4. Kidney Disease
    281
    6.94
    3,959
    1.85
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    171
    4.22
    6,231
    2.91
    6. Suicide
    148
    3.65
    2,407
    1.12
    7. HIV/AIDS
    138
    3.41
    753
    0.35
    8. Hypertension
    134
    3.31
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Liver Disease
    134
    3.31
    4,506
    2.10
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    117
    2.89
    4,340
    2.03
    11. Lung Cancers
    102
    2.52
    11,893
    5.55
    12. Lung Disease
    93
    2.30
    26,178
    12.22
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    89
    2.20
    6,210
    2.90
    14. Prostate Cancer
    78
    1.93
    219
    0.10
    15. Other Injuries
    73
    1.80
    1,531
    0.71
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    72
    1.78
    3,232
    1.51
    17. Breast Cancer
    55
    1.36
    1,366
    0.64
    18. Skin Disease
    53
    1.31
    158
    0.07
    19. Low Birth Weight
    51
    1.26
    1,208
    0.56
    20. Cervical Cancer
    48
    1.19
    704
    0.33
    21. Liver Cancer
    45
    1.11
    5,326
    2.49
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    40
    0.99
    991
    0.46
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    37
    0.91
    452
    0.21
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    37
    0.91
    684
    0.32
    25. Falls
    34
    0.84
    1,801
    0.84
    26. Violence
    34
    0.84
    1,082
    0.50
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    31
    0.77
    374
    0.17
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    29
    0.72
    1,712
    0.80
    29. Birth Trauma
    28
    0.69
    736
    0.34
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    28
    0.69
    1,155
    0.54
    31. Drownings
    28
    0.69
    1,126
    0.53
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    26
    0.64
    1,525
    0.71
    33. Stomach Cancer
    25
    0.62
    3,771
    1.76
    34. Lymphomas
    23
    0.57
    560
    0.26
    35. Leukemia
    20
    0.49
    965
    0.45
    36. Epilepsy
    18
    0.44
    266
    0.12
    37. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.42
    17,417
    8.13
    38. Oral Cancer
    16
    0.40
    513
    0.24
    39. Alcohol
    16
    0.40
    304
    0.14
    40. Asthma
    16
    0.40
    1,439
    0.67
    41. Maternal Conditions
    14
    0.35
    252
    0.12
    42. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.35
    532
    0.25
    43. Malnutrition
    13
    0.32
    317
    0.15
    44. Fires
    13
    0.32
    253
    0.12
    45. Dengue
    7
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Drug Use
    7
    0.17
    356
    0.17
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6
    0.15
    2,093
    0.98
    48. Meningitis
    5
    0.12
    207
    0.10
    49. Uterin Cancer
    5
    0.12
    138
    0.06
    50. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.12
    500
    0.23
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Suriname SURINAME   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    39.62
    15
    2.38
    178
    2. Lung Cancers
    18.83
    60
    37.70
    4
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.46
    72
    7.80
    177
    4. Cervical Cancer
    16.24
    50
    4.11
    136
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.75
    35
    10.37
    70
    6. Liver Cancer
    8.43
    44
    16.66
    12
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    66
    4.85
    68
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    121
    11.99
    21
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.45
    92
    2.96
    147
    10. Lymphomas
    4.23
    110
    1.84
    175
    11. Leukemia
    3.60
    91
    3.44
    99
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.80
    90
    1.62
    152
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.81
    120
    0.78
    168
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    154
    1.61
    120
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.42
    179
    3.80
    49
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.19
    175
    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.