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Turkmenistan
COUNTRY #1
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TURKMENISTAN VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Turkmenistan 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
Turkmenistan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    51.2
    58.3
    54.6
    86
    73
    79
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    54.9
    62.1
    58.4
    92
    83
    87
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    57.5
    64.6
    61.0
    109
    92
    98
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    59.2
    67.1
    63.0
    126
    110
    115
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    59.9
    67.9
    63.8
    129
    119
    122
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    61.7
    70.1
    65.8
    138
    121
    130
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    66.5
    73.0
    69.7
    129
    117
    122
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.5
    73.0
    129
    117
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    70.0
    75.9
    122
    108
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    70.2
    76.0
    123
    109
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    70.3
    76.1
    125
    109
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    70.5
    76.3
    124
    108
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    70.8
    76.6
    126
    107
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    71.1
    76.8
    129
    107
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    71.6
    77.0
    129
    108
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    72.3
    77.3
    126
    107
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    73.1
    77.7
    125
    106
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    74.2
    78.2
    122
    106
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.9
    117
    106
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.1
    80.1
    112
    103
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.1
    81.3
    107
    103
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.0
    83.4
    75
    97
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.2
    56
    64
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.3
    37
    34
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.9
    92.2
    2
    8
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    278.65
    13
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    125.89
    33
    162.14
    15
    3. HIV/AIDS
    52.75
    21
    2.53
    100
    4. Liver Disease
    41.99
    22
    14.33
    111
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.71
    123
    22.75
    104
    6. Breast Cancer
    16.34
    99
    7.80
    177
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.10
    118
    11.82
    137
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.37
    94
    22.21
    64
    9. Kidney Disease
    14.39
    123
    12.98
    129
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.19
    141
    16.26
    122
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.50
    14
    2.40
    153
    12. Hypertension
    13.37
    113
    18.24
    92
    13. Tuberculosis
    11.87
    63
    57.14
    16
    14. Low Birth Weight
    11.05
    27
    4.39
    98
    15. Stomach Cancer
    10.51
    38
    11.99
    21
    16. Cervical Cancer
    9.80
    85
    4.11
    136
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.55
    12
    3.80
    49
    18. Lung Cancers
    9.52
    107
    37.70
    4
    19. Birth Trauma
    8.81
    37
    2.66
    86
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    8.77
    21
    3.79
    139
    21. Lung Disease
    8.70
    171
    87.71
    5
    22. Liver Cancer
    6.40
    67
    16.66
    12
    23. Suicide
    6.07
    127
    8.20
    95
    24. Other Injuries
    5.68
    121
    5.48
    125
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.08
    80
    1.70
    109
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.31
    159
    10.37
    70
    27. Oral Cancer
    4.10
    57
    1.62
    152
    28. Prostate Cancer
    3.71
    171
    2.38
    178
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.48
    127
    2.96
    147
    30. Violence
    3.13
    111
    3.97
    101
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.11
    107
    4.85
    68
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    142
    3.78
    113
    33. Alcohol
    2.64
    46
    1.00
    116
    34. Lymphomas
    2.62
    158
    1.84
    175
    35. Leukemia
    2.47
    142
    3.44
    99
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    85
    0.78
    168
    37. Drownings
    2.33
    96
    4.46
    35
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    140
    1.60
    160
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.22
    100
    5.64
    51
    40. Fires
    2.02
    73
    0.90
    118
    41. Falls
    1.94
    174
    6.34
    79
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.81
    76
    6.87
    15
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    107
    1.61
    120
    44. Epilepsy
    1.64
    88
    0.98
    137
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    125
    0.55
    160
    46. Asthma
    1.08
    130
    4.81
    90
    47. Encephalitis
    1.05
    18
    0.51
    77
    48. Meningitis
    0.89
    86
    0.81
    89
    49. Drug Use
    0.84
    129
    1.24
    89
    50. Poisonings
    0.62
    87
    1.29
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,941
    29.02
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    4,771
    13.93
    49,648
    23.17
    3. HIV/AIDS
    3,008
    8.78
    753
    0.35
    4. Liver Disease
    2,018
    5.89
    4,506
    2.10
    5. Low Birth Weight
    1,161
    3.39
    1,208
    0.56
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,137
    3.32
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Birth Trauma
    912
    2.66
    736
    0.34
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    800
    2.34
    6,210
    2.90
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    768
    2.24
    991
    0.46
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    694
    2.03
    3,671
    1.71
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    663
    1.94
    684
    0.32
    12. Kidney Disease
    633
    1.85
    3,959
    1.85
    13. Tuberculosis
    595
    1.74
    17,417
    8.13
    14. Hypertension
    478
    1.40
    5,368
    2.51
    15. Stomach Cancer
    443
    1.29
    3,771
    1.76
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    441
    1.29
    4,340
    2.03
    17. Lung Cancers
    417
    1.22
    11,893
    5.55
    18. Breast Cancer
    417
    1.22
    1,366
    0.64
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    392
    1.14
    1,222
    0.57
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    350
    1.02
    374
    0.17
    21. Suicide
    337
    0.98
    2,407
    1.12
    22. Other Injuries
    336
    0.98
    1,531
    0.71
    23. Lung Disease
    318
    0.93
    26,178
    12.22
    24. Liver Cancer
    279
    0.81
    5,326
    2.49
    25. Cervical Cancer
    250
    0.73
    704
    0.33
    26. Oral Cancer
    181
    0.53
    513
    0.24
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    177
    0.52
    3,232
    1.51
    28. Violence
    169
    0.49
    1,082
    0.50
    29. Drownings
    153
    0.45
    1,126
    0.53
    30. Alcohol
    143
    0.42
    304
    0.14
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    141
    0.41
    452
    0.21
    32. Leukemia
    135
    0.39
    965
    0.45
    33. Lymphomas
    131
    0.38
    560
    0.26
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    125
    0.36
    1,525
    0.71
    35. Fires
    122
    0.36
    253
    0.12
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    103
    0.30
    1,712
    0.80
    37. Falls
    103
    0.30
    1,801
    0.84
    38. Epilepsy
    99
    0.29
    266
    0.12
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    96
    0.28
    1,155
    0.54
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    532
    0.25
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    91
    0.27
    2,093
    0.98
    42. Encephalitis
    73
    0.21
    117
    0.05
    43. Bladder Cancer
    69
    0.20
    500
    0.23
    44. Meningitis
    63
    0.18
    207
    0.10
    45. Prostate Cancer
    60
    0.18
    219
    0.10
    46. Uterin Cancer
    58
    0.17
    138
    0.06
    47. Skin Cancers
    54
    0.16
    168
    0.08
    48. Drug Use
    46
    0.13
    356
    0.17
    49. Asthma
    44
    0.13
    1,439
    0.67
    50. Poisonings
    37
    0.11
    366
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    16.34
    99
    7.80
    177
    2. Stomach Cancer
    10.51
    38
    11.99
    21
    3. Cervical Cancer
    9.80
    85
    4.11
    136
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.55
    12
    3.80
    49
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.52
    107
    37.70
    4
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.40
    67
    16.66
    12
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.31
    159
    10.37
    70
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.10
    57
    1.62
    152
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.71
    171
    2.38
    178
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.48
    127
    2.96
    147
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.11
    107
    4.85
    68
    12. Lymphomas
    2.62
    158
    1.84
    175
    13. Leukemia
    2.47
    142
    3.44
    99
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    85
    0.78
    168
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    107
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    125
    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.