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Sweden
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
SWEDEN VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Sweden 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
Sweden Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Sweden SWEDEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    16.26
    122
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    2.38
    178
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    162.14
    15
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    37.70
    4
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    87.71
    5
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    7.80
    177
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    10.37
    70
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    8.20
    95
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    22.75
    104
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    4.85
    68
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    11.82
    137
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    18.24
    92
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    1.84
    175
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    12.98
    129
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    2.96
    147
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    5.48
    125
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    1.24
    89
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    14.33
    111
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    6.34
    79
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.14
    180
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    3.44
    99
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    16.66
    12
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    3.78
    113
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    1.60
    160
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    0.55
    160
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    3.79
    139
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    11.99
    21
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    1.61
    120
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    2.40
    153
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    22.21
    64
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    0.78
    168
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    3.80
    49
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    4.11
    136
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    1.00
    116
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    1.62
    152
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    3.97
    101
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    5.64
    51
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    1.70
    109
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.13
    135
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    4.46
    35
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    0.98
    137
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    0.58
    138
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    4.39
    98
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    4.81
    90
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    91
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.65
    30
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    0.90
    118
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    6.87
    15
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    2.66
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    26,178
    12.22
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    11,893
    5.55
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    3,232
    1.51
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    219
    0.10
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    1,525
    0.71
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    5,368
    2.51
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    3,671
    1.71
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    3,959
    1.85
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    1,366
    0.64
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    2,407
    1.12
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    1,531
    0.71
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    560
    0.26
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    1,801
    0.84
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    44
    0.02
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    1,155
    0.54
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    965
    0.45
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    500
    0.23
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    5,326
    2.49
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    4,506
    2.10
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    452
    0.21
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    168
    0.08
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    3,771
    1.76
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    532
    0.25
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    684
    0.32
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    1,222
    0.57
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    356
    0.17
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    513
    0.24
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    304
    0.14
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    138
    0.06
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    6,210
    2.90
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    991
    0.46
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    374
    0.17
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    1,712
    0.80
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    704
    0.33
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    158
    0.07
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    40
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    1,439
    0.67
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    198
    0.09
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    266
    0.12
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    317
    0.15
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    1,126
    0.53
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    1,082
    0.50
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    2,093
    0.98
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    253
    0.12
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    2.38
    178
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    37.70
    4
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    7.80
    177
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    1.84
    175
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    2.96
    147
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    3.44
    99
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    16.66
    12
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    0.55
    160
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    11.99
    21
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    1.61
    120
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    0.78
    168
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    3.80
    49
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    4.11
    136
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    1.62
    152
    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.