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Timor-Leste
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
TIMOR-LESTE VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Timor-Leste 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
Timor-Leste Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    33.4
    34.6
    34.0
    167
    169
    168
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    38.3
    39.7
    39.0
    166
    165
    166
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    35.5
    37.4
    36.4
    176
    176
    176
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    46.1
    47.7
    46.9
    167
    174
    171
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    57.3
    60.1
    58.7
    136
    139
    137
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    65.5
    68.4
    66.9
    114
    127
    124
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    67.9
    71.4
    69.6
    121
    126
    123
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    67.9
    71.4
    121
    126
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    71.1
    74.2
    105
    123
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    71.5
    74.5
    102
    122
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    71.7
    74.7
    100
    122
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    72.0
    74.9
    100
    122
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    72.3
    75.1
    101
    122
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    72.7
    75.3
    101
    122
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    73.0
    75.6
    104
    123
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    73.4
    75.9
    105
    124
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    74.0
    76.4
    107
    125
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    74.7
    77.0
    110
    126
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.6
    77.8
    112
    128
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.9
    78.9
    116
    134
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.6
    80.2
    117
    140
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.8
    81.9
    123
    141
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.0
    129
    143
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.2
    86.7
    126
    149
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    138
    153
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    139.36
    29
    162.14
    15
    2. Tuberculosis
    127.88
    2
    57.14
    16
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    126.58
    69
    105.37
    99
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    64.49
    55
    22.75
    104
    5. Lung Disease
    44.62
    21
    87.71
    5
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    27.41
    54
    1.70
    109
    7. Kidney Disease
    26.48
    71
    12.98
    129
    8. Hypertension
    24.12
    60
    18.24
    92
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.46
    104
    11.82
    137
    10. Liver Disease
    21.16
    86
    14.33
    111
    11. Asthma
    16.55
    32
    4.81
    90
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.52
    117
    16.26
    122
    13. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14.34
    6
    5.64
    51
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.12
    102
    22.21
    64
    15. Lung Cancers
    11.99
    95
    37.70
    4
    16. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    159
    7.80
    177
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.66
    110
    10.37
    70
    18. Falls
    7.58
    63
    6.34
    79
    19. Birth Trauma
    7.24
    50
    2.66
    86
    20. Cervical Cancer
    6.83
    109
    4.11
    136
    21. Malnutrition
    6.75
    41
    1.25
    93
    22. Liver Cancer
    6.09
    73
    16.66
    12
    23. Low Birth Weight
    5.99
    81
    4.39
    98
    24. Other Injuries
    5.87
    120
    5.48
    125
    25. Maternal Conditions
    5.83
    44
    1.02
    84
    26. Drownings
    5.79
    20
    4.46
    35
    27. Oral Cancer
    5.51
    34
    1.62
    152
    28. Violence
    5.39
    83
    3.97
    101
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.37
    101
    3.79
    139
    30. Prostate Cancer
    4.70
    163
    2.38
    178
    31. Suicide
    4.53
    147
    8.20
    95
    32. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    87
    2.96
    147
    33. Stomach Cancer
    4.34
    127
    11.99
    21
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4.29
    81
    3.78
    113
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    103
    2.40
    153
    36. Lymphomas
    3.95
    121
    1.84
    175
    37. Leukemia
    3.50
    95
    3.44
    99
    38. Pertussis
    2.89
    25
    0.17
    96
    39. HIV/AIDS
    2.66
    97
    2.53
    100
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.65
    49
    6.87
    15
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    128
    1.60
    160
    42. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    95
    0.78
    168
    43. Meningitis
    2.10
    60
    0.81
    89
    44. Skin Disease
    1.99
    70
    0.58
    138
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    1.83
    146
    4.85
    68
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    118
    1.61
    120
    47. Fires
    1.29
    98
    0.90
    118
    48. Tetanus
    1.17
    20
    0.09
    86
    49. Encephalitis
    1.08
    16
    0.51
    77
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.65
    173
    3.80
    49
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    1,139
    16.16
    17,417
    8.13
    2. Stroke
    923
    13.09
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    814
    11.55
    31,342
    14.63
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    651
    9.24
    6,231
    2.91
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    285
    4.04
    374
    0.17
    6. Lung Disease
    283
    4.01
    26,178
    12.22
    7. Birth Trauma
    238
    3.38
    736
    0.34
    8. Kidney Disease
    192
    2.72
    3,959
    1.85
    9. Low Birth Weight
    189
    2.68
    1,208
    0.56
    10. Liver Disease
    162
    2.30
    4,506
    2.10
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    156
    2.21
    3,671
    1.71
    12. Hypertension
    156
    2.21
    5,368
    2.51
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    154
    2.18
    6,210
    2.90
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    144
    2.04
    991
    0.46
    15. Asthma
    123
    1.74
    1,439
    0.67
    16. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    96
    1.36
    1,712
    0.80
    17. Lung Cancers
    87
    1.23
    11,893
    5.55
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    84
    1.19
    4,340
    2.03
    19. Drownings
    84
    1.19
    1,126
    0.53
    20. Other Injuries
    76
    1.08
    1,531
    0.71
    21. Falls
    62
    0.88
    1,801
    0.84
    22. Maternal Conditions
    60
    0.85
    252
    0.12
    23. Violence
    60
    0.85
    1,082
    0.50
    24. Pertussis
    59
    0.84
    34
    0.02
    25. Malnutrition
    56
    0.79
    317
    0.15
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    54
    0.77
    3,232
    1.51
    27. Suicide
    48
    0.68
    2,407
    1.12
    28. Liver Cancer
    45
    0.64
    5,326
    2.49
    29. Oral Cancer
    44
    0.62
    513
    0.24
    30. Meningitis
    38
    0.54
    207
    0.10
    31. Breast Cancer
    38
    0.54
    1,366
    0.64
    32. Leukemia
    34
    0.48
    965
    0.45
    33. Lymphomas
    32
    0.45
    560
    0.26
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    32
    0.45
    684
    0.32
    35. Stomach Cancer
    31
    0.44
    3,771
    1.76
    36. HIV/AIDS
    30
    0.43
    753
    0.35
    37. Cervical Cancer
    28
    0.40
    704
    0.33
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    26
    0.37
    452
    0.21
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    26
    0.37
    1,155
    0.54
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    25
    0.35
    2,093
    0.98
    41. Ovary Cancer
    18
    0.26
    532
    0.25
    42. Encephalitis
    16
    0.23
    117
    0.05
    43. Fires
    15
    0.21
    253
    0.12
    44. Tetanus
    14
    0.20
    28
    0.01
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    14
    0.20
    1,525
    0.71
    46. Prostate Cancer
    13
    0.18
    219
    0.10
    47. Skin Disease
    13
    0.18
    158
    0.07
    48. Syphilis
    12
    0.17
    54
    0.03
    49. Bladder Cancer
    12
    0.17
    500
    0.23
    50. Uterin Cancer
    9
    0.13
    138
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    11.99
    95
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    159
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.66
    110
    10.37
    70
    4. Cervical Cancer
    6.83
    109
    4.11
    136
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.09
    73
    16.66
    12
    6. Oral Cancer
    5.51
    34
    1.62
    152
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.70
    163
    2.38
    178
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    87
    2.96
    147
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.34
    127
    11.99
    21
    10. Lymphomas
    3.95
    121
    1.84
    175
    11. Leukemia
    3.50
    95
    3.44
    99
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    95
    0.78
    168
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.83
    146
    4.85
    68
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    118
    1.61
    120
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.65
    173
    3.80
    49
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.63
    156
    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.