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Turkey
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
TURKEY VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Turkey 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
Turkey Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Turkey TURKEY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    67.1
    73.8
    70.4
    93
    80
    89
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    76.4
    80.7
    78.6
    38
    43
    39
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.4
    80.7
    38
    43
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    77.3
    81.4
    40
    42
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    77.3
    81.5
    40
    42
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    77.4
    81.6
    40
    42
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    77.5
    81.6
    40
    42
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    77.7
    81.7
    41
    43
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    77.8
    81.8
    42
    43
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    78.0
    81.9
    42
    44
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    78.2
    82.0
    43
    45
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    78.5
    82.2
    43
    45
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    79.0
    82.4
    43
    45
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    79.7
    82.8
    43
    48
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    80.6
    83.2
    43
    50
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.9
    43
    54
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.6
    84.9
    45
    58
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.7
    86.4
    43
    60
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.2
    88.4
    33
    59
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.8
    90.9
    37
    58
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    95.94
    117
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    49.06
    129
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Cancers
    39.65
    3
    37.70
    4
    4. Lung Disease
    28.02
    63
    87.71
    5
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.07
    109
    11.82
    137
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.07
    69
    16.26
    122
    7. Kidney Disease
    19.06
    111
    12.98
    129
    8. Hypertension
    16.35
    100
    18.24
    92
    9. Prostate Cancer
    15.64
    94
    2.38
    178
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.42
    140
    22.75
    104
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    53
    10.37
    70
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.74
    142
    7.80
    177
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.66
    25
    11.99
    21
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    26
    4.85
    68
    15. Liver Disease
    7.14
    150
    14.33
    111
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.52
    145
    22.21
    64
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.98
    89
    3.79
    139
    18. Leukemia
    5.60
    13
    3.44
    99
    19. Lymphomas
    5.51
    62
    1.84
    175
    20. Liver Cancer
    5.13
    96
    16.66
    12
    21. Bladder Cancer
    5.04
    8
    1.61
    120
    22. Falls
    4.90
    105
    6.34
    79
    23. Violence
    4.73
    90
    3.97
    101
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.73
    78
    2.96
    147
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.81
    109
    3.78
    113
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.74
    108
    4.39
    98
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    108
    1.60
    160
    28. Asthma
    2.72
    104
    4.81
    90
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.71
    153
    4.11
    136
    30. Suicide
    2.34
    174
    8.20
    95
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.20
    98
    0.78
    168
    32. Other Injuries
    1.96
    181
    5.48
    125
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.86
    164
    2.40
    153
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.73
    103
    0.55
    160
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    128
    3.80
    49
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    163
    1.62
    152
    37. Epilepsy
    1.35
    112
    0.98
    137
    38. Drug Use
    1.13
    100
    1.24
    89
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.88
    154
    5.64
    51
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.87
    145
    1.70
    109
    41. Birth Trauma
    0.79
    134
    2.66
    86
    42. Other Neoplasms
    0.73
    68
    0.14
    180
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    164
    4.46
    35
    44. Malnutrition
    0.66
    110
    1.25
    93
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.51
    156
    6.87
    15
    46. Poisonings
    0.43
    105
    1.29
    64
    47. Fires
    0.40
    155
    0.90
    118
    48. War
    0.38
    30
    0.06
    64
    49. Skin Disease
    0.36
    153
    0.58
    138
    50. Tuberculosis
    0.35
    145
    57.14
    16
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Turkey TURKEY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85,905
    22.08
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    44,006
    11.31
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Lung Cancers
    35,070
    9.01
    11,893
    5.55
    4. Lung Disease
    25,088
    6.45
    26,178
    12.22
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    17,900
    4.60
    3,671
    1.71
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17,308
    4.45
    4,340
    2.03
    7. Kidney Disease
    17,021
    4.37
    3,959
    1.85
    8. Hypertension
    14,763
    3.79
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,845
    3.30
    6,231
    2.91
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,606
    2.73
    3,232
    1.51
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10,333
    2.66
    3,771
    1.76
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,882
    1.77
    1,525
    0.71
    13. Liver Disease
    6,340
    1.63
    4,506
    2.10
    14. Breast Cancer
    5,643
    1.45
    1,366
    0.64
    15. Prostate Cancer
    5,608
    1.44
    219
    0.10
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,573
    1.43
    6,210
    2.90
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    4,966
    1.28
    991
    0.46
    18. Leukemia
    4,870
    1.25
    965
    0.45
    19. Lymphomas
    4,849
    1.25
    560
    0.26
    20. Liver Cancer
    4,542
    1.17
    5,326
    2.49
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4,485
    1.15
    500
    0.23
    22. Falls
    4,373
    1.12
    1,801
    0.84
    23. Violence
    4,010
    1.03
    1,082
    0.50
    24. Low Birth Weight
    3,478
    0.89
    1,208
    0.56
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3,439
    0.88
    1,155
    0.54
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2,612
    0.67
    452
    0.21
    27. Asthma
    2,434
    0.63
    1,439
    0.67
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2,287
    0.59
    532
    0.25
    29. Suicide
    2,003
    0.51
    2,407
    1.12
    30. Other Injuries
    1,678
    0.43
    1,531
    0.71
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,632
    0.42
    684
    0.32
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,548
    0.40
    168
    0.08
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,321
    0.34
    1,222
    0.57
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,311
    0.34
    704
    0.33
    35. Oral Cancer
    1,305
    0.34
    513
    0.24
    36. Epilepsy
    1,147
    0.29
    266
    0.12
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1,090
    0.28
    138
    0.06
    38. Drug Use
    972
    0.25
    356
    0.17
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    789
    0.20
    1,712
    0.80
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    741
    0.19
    374
    0.17
    41. Birth Trauma
    720
    0.19
    736
    0.34
    42. Other Neoplasms
    646
    0.17
    44
    0.02
    43. Malnutrition
    588
    0.15
    317
    0.15
    44. Drownings
    549
    0.14
    1,126
    0.53
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    452
    0.12
    2,093
    0.98
    46. Poisonings
    369
    0.09
    366
    0.17
    47. Fires
    343
    0.09
    253
    0.12
    48. Skin Disease
    324
    0.08
    158
    0.07
    49. War
    318
    0.08
    16
    0.01
    50. Tuberculosis
    303
    0.08
    17,417
    8.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    39.65
    3
    37.70
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    15.64
    94
    2.38
    178
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    53
    10.37
    70
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.74
    142
    7.80
    177
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.66
    25
    11.99
    21
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    26
    4.85
    68
    7. Leukemia
    5.60
    13
    3.44
    99
    8. Lymphomas
    5.51
    62
    1.84
    175
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.13
    96
    16.66
    12
    10. Bladder Cancer
    5.04
    8
    1.61
    120
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.73
    78
    2.96
    147
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.71
    153
    4.11
    136
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.20
    98
    0.78
    168
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.73
    103
    0.55
    160
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    128
    3.80
    49
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    163
    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.