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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED KINGDOM VS NORTH KOREA

Compare United Kingdom 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
United Kingdom Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    16.26
    122
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    37.70
    4
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    22.75
    104
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    162.14
    15
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    87.71
    5
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    7.80
    177
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    2.38
    178
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    10.37
    70
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    14.33
    111
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    8.20
    95
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    4.85
    68
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    1.84
    175
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    3.80
    49
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    2.96
    147
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    3.78
    113
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    6.34
    79
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    1.24
    89
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    16.66
    12
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    5.48
    125
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    11.82
    137
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    3.44
    99
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    1.61
    120
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    11.99
    21
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    3.79
    139
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    0.78
    168
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    18.24
    92
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    12.98
    129
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    1.60
    160
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    22.21
    64
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    0.55
    160
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    2.40
    153
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    1.62
    152
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    4.39
    98
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    0.14
    180
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    4.11
    136
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    1.00
    116
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.13
    135
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    5.64
    51
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    0.98
    137
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    3.97
    101
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    0.58
    138
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    4.81
    90
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    1.70
    109
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.65
    30
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    6.87
    15
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    4.46
    35
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    2.66
    86
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    0.90
    118
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.03
    126
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    4,340
    2.03
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    31,342
    14.63
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    6,231
    2.91
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    49,648
    23.17
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    11,893
    5.55
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    26,178
    12.22
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    219
    0.10
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    1,366
    0.64
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    560
    0.26
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    1,525
    0.71
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    1,222
    0.57
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    1,155
    0.54
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    4,506
    2.10
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    1,801
    0.84
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    500
    0.23
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    3,671
    1.71
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    3,959
    1.85
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    1,531
    0.71
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    2,407
    1.12
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    5,326
    2.49
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    965
    0.45
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    5,368
    2.51
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    3,771
    1.76
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    532
    0.25
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    44
    0.02
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    168
    0.08
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    452
    0.21
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    684
    0.32
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    513
    0.24
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    356
    0.17
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    138
    0.06
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    6,210
    2.90
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    158
    0.07
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    991
    0.46
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    1,712
    0.80
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    40
    0.02
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    374
    0.17
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    304
    0.14
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    1,208
    0.56
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    1,439
    0.67
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    266
    0.12
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    704
    0.33
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    198
    0.09
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    2,093
    0.98
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    1,082
    0.50
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    17,417
    8.13
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    253
    0.12
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    1,126
    0.53
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    7.80
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    2.38
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    1.84
    175
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    3.80
    49
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    2.96
    147
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    16.66
    12
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    3.44
    99
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    1.61
    120
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    11.99
    21
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    0.78
    168
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    0.55
    160
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    1.62
    152
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    4.11
    136
    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.