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Ukraine
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
UKRAINE VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Ukraine 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
Ukraine Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ukraine UKRAINE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Ukraine UKRAINE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.2
    72.6
    69.3
    25
    19
    19
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    65.8
    74.0
    69.8
    39
    21
    33
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    64.6
    74.0
    69.2
    64
    39
    52
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    65.6
    74.9
    70.1
    83
    51
    63
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    62.0
    73.2
    67.5
    118
    90
    106
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    64.7
    74.8
    69.8
    120
    96
    107
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    68.0
    77.8
    73.0
    120
    78
    100
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ukraine UKRAINE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.0
    77.8
    120
    78
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    68.7
    78.4
    136
    82
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    68.7
    78.5
    139
    82
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    68.8
    78.5
    142
    82
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    69.0
    78.6
    144
    85
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    69.2
    78.7
    145
    88
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    69.6
    78.9
    145
    87
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    70.2
    79.1
    145
    84
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    71.0
    79.4
    145
    84
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    72.1
    79.9
    146
    84
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    73.3
    80.4
    141
    84
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    74.7
    81.0
    137
    81
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.4
    81.7
    136
    81
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.5
    82.7
    122
    82
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.0
    83.9
    114
    84
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.6
    94
    85
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.2
    87.8
    67
    82
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.9
    90.6
    27
    69
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ukraine UKRAINE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    305.47
    4
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    89.52
    85
    162.14
    15
    3. Liver Disease
    25.12
    74
    14.33
    111
    4. Lung Cancers
    19.75
    53
    37.70
    4
    5. Inflammatory/Heart
    18.55
    8
    2.40
    153
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.98
    79
    7.80
    177
    7. Suicide
    17.73
    19
    8.20
    95
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.78
    14
    10.37
    70
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.12
    87
    2.38
    178
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.67
    144
    16.26
    122
    11. HIV/AIDS
    11.51
    55
    2.53
    100
    12. Lung Disease
    11.01
    163
    87.71
    5
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.95
    155
    22.75
    104
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.50
    39
    11.99
    21
    15. Alcohol
    10.06
    7
    1.00
    116
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.34
    125
    22.21
    64
    17. Other Injuries
    7.69
    90
    5.48
    125
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.52
    29
    4.85
    68
    19. Cervical Cancer
    7.04
    106
    4.11
    136
    20. Tuberculosis
    6.92
    76
    57.14
    16
    21. Oral Cancer
    6.55
    21
    1.62
    152
    22. Ovary Cancer
    6.36
    27
    2.96
    147
    23. Violence
    5.38
    84
    3.97
    101
    24. Uterin Cancer
    5.05
    16
    0.78
    168
    25. Falls
    4.72
    107
    6.34
    79
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    4.71
    120
    3.79
    139
    27. Drownings
    4.69
    31
    4.46
    35
    28. Lymphomas
    3.93
    123
    1.84
    175
    29. Leukemia
    3.88
    76
    3.44
    99
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.21
    136
    3.78
    113
    31. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.00
    180
    11.82
    137
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.92
    58
    1.61
    120
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.92
    125
    4.39
    98
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.91
    169
    16.66
    12
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.77
    79
    3.80
    49
    36. Kidney Disease
    2.72
    180
    12.98
    129
    37. Skin Cancers
    2.70
    44
    0.55
    160
    38. Fires
    2.68
    58
    0.90
    118
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.36
    97
    5.64
    51
    40. Drug Use
    2.20
    41
    1.24
    89
    41. Poisonings
    1.98
    45
    1.29
    64
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.18
    103
    6.87
    15
    43. Hypertension
    1.12
    182
    18.24
    92
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.84
    131
    2.66
    86
    45. Epilepsy
    0.83
    149
    0.98
    137
    46. Encephalitis
    0.76
    44
    0.51
    77
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    0.71
    180
    1.60
    160
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.65
    154
    1.70
    109
    49. War
    0.64
    25
    0.06
    64
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.60
    29
    0.13
    135
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ukraine UKRAINE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    278,709
    49.82
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    79,883
    14.28
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Liver Disease
    15,197
    2.72
    4,506
    2.10
    4. Lung Cancers
    15,024
    2.69
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,196
    2.54
    4,340
    2.03
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13,505
    2.41
    3,232
    1.51
    7. Inflammatory/Heart
    12,191
    2.18
    684
    0.32
    8. Lung Disease
    9,621
    1.72
    26,178
    12.22
    9. Suicide
    9,517
    1.70
    2,407
    1.12
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,106
    1.45
    3,771
    1.76
    11. Breast Cancer
    8,106
    1.45
    1,366
    0.64
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,817
    1.22
    6,231
    2.91
    13. HIV/AIDS
    5,874
    1.05
    753
    0.35
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    5,811
    1.04
    1,525
    0.71
    15. Alcohol
    5,670
    1.01
    304
    0.14
    16. Prostate Cancer
    4,800
    0.86
    219
    0.10
    17. Oral Cancer
    4,520
    0.81
    513
    0.24
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,487
    0.80
    6,210
    2.90
    19. Other Injuries
    4,234
    0.76
    1,531
    0.71
    20. Tuberculosis
    3,194
    0.57
    17,417
    8.13
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    3,101
    0.55
    1,155
    0.54
    22. Falls
    2,875
    0.51
    1,801
    0.84
    23. Violence
    2,765
    0.49
    1,082
    0.50
    24. Lymphomas
    2,636
    0.47
    560
    0.26
    25. Ovary Cancer
    2,621
    0.47
    532
    0.25
    26. Leukemia
    2,531
    0.45
    965
    0.45
    27. Bladder Cancer
    2,436
    0.44
    500
    0.23
    28. Cervical Cancer
    2,434
    0.44
    704
    0.33
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2,373
    0.42
    138
    0.06
    30. Drownings
    2,312
    0.41
    1,126
    0.53
    31. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,258
    0.40
    3,671
    1.71
    32. Liver Cancer
    2,210
    0.40
    5,326
    2.49
    33. Kidney Disease
    2,174
    0.39
    3,959
    1.85
    34. Skin Cancers
    2,010
    0.36
    168
    0.08
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,986
    0.36
    1,222
    0.57
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,657
    0.30
    1,712
    0.80
    37. Fires
    1,652
    0.30
    253
    0.12
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    1,388
    0.25
    991
    0.46
    39. Drug Use
    1,141
    0.20
    356
    0.17
    40. Poisonings
    1,117
    0.20
    366
    0.17
    41. Hypertension
    970
    0.17
    5,368
    2.51
    42. Low Birth Weight
    851
    0.15
    1,208
    0.56
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    817
    0.15
    2,093
    0.98
    44. Epilepsy
    419
    0.07
    266
    0.12
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    415
    0.07
    452
    0.21
    46. Encephalitis
    395
    0.07
    117
    0.05
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    344
    0.06
    40
    0.02
    48. Skin Disease
    313
    0.06
    158
    0.07
    49. War
    273
    0.05
    16
    0.01
    50. Meningitis
    257
    0.05
    207
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ukraine UKRAINE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.75
    53
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.98
    79
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.78
    14
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    16.12
    87
    2.38
    178
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.50
    39
    11.99
    21
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.52
    29
    4.85
    68
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.04
    106
    4.11
    136
    8. Oral Cancer
    6.55
    21
    1.62
    152
    9. Ovary Cancer
    6.36
    27
    2.96
    147
    10. Uterin Cancer
    5.05
    16
    0.78
    168
    11. Lymphomas
    3.93
    123
    1.84
    175
    12. Leukemia
    3.88
    76
    3.44
    99
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.92
    58
    1.61
    120
    14. Liver Cancer
    2.91
    169
    16.66
    12
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.77
    79
    3.80
    49
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.70
    44
    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.