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United States
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
UNITED STATES VS NORTH KOREA

Compare United States 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      United States UNITED STATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.49
    142
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.26
    8
    16.26
    122
    3. Lung Disease
    28.49
    60
    87.71
    5
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    37.70
    4
    5. Stroke
    22.27
    164
    162.14
    15
    6. Drug Use
    21.28
    1
    1.24
    89
    7. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    7.80
    177
    8. Suicide
    14.51
    31
    8.20
    95
    9. Kidney Disease
    13.08
    127
    12.98
    129
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    2.38
    178
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.10
    120
    22.21
    64
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.58
    144
    11.82
    137
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    10.37
    70
    14. Hypertension
    10.26
    133
    18.24
    92
    15. Liver Disease
    8.98
    134
    14.33
    111
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.86
    163
    22.75
    104
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    8.22
    28
    1.60
    160
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    4.85
    68
    19. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    1.84
    175
    20. Violence
    6.00
    81
    3.97
    101
    21. Falls
    5.68
    90
    6.34
    79
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.64
    73
    2.40
    153
    23. Other Injuries
    5.11
    130
    5.48
    125
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    2.96
    147
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    16.66
    12
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.55
    68
    3.78
    113
    27. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    3.44
    99
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    140
    3.79
    139
    29. Alcohol
    3.50
    28
    1.00
    116
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    0.78
    168
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    3.80
    49
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    1.61
    120
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    4.11
    136
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.68
    37
    0.14
    180
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.37
    138
    4.39
    98
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    0.55
    160
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    11.99
    21
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    1.62
    152
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.55
    114
    1.70
    109
    40. HIV/AIDS
    1.37
    113
    2.53
    100
    41. Drownings
    1.19
    140
    4.46
    35
    42. Hepatitis C
    1.13
    5
    0.03
    126
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    8
    0.13
    135
    44. Malnutrition
    0.90
    104
    1.25
    93
    45. Skin Disease
    0.86
    115
    0.58
    138
    46. Asthma
    0.84
    141
    4.81
    90
    47. Epilepsy
    0.78
    159
    0.98
    137
    48. Fires
    0.73
    124
    0.90
    118
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.55
    152
    6.87
    15
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.55
    170
    5.64
    51
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United States UNITED STATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    504,904
    20.15
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    287,198
    11.46
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Lung Disease
    195,387
    7.80
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Stroke
    158,520
    6.33
    49,648
    23.17
    5. Lung Cancers
    155,533
    6.21
    11,893
    5.55
    6. Kidney Disease
    85,861
    3.43
    3,959
    1.85
    7. Drug Use
    74,435
    2.97
    356
    0.17
    8. Hypertension
    65,960
    2.63
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    61,827
    2.47
    3,232
    1.51
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    61,418
    2.45
    3,671
    1.71
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60,317
    2.41
    6,231
    2.91
    12. Suicide
    53,099
    2.12
    2,407
    1.12
    13. Breast Cancer
    48,671
    1.94
    1,366
    0.64
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    46,985
    1.87
    452
    0.21
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    44,293
    1.77
    1,525
    0.71
    16. Liver Disease
    43,402
    1.73
    4,506
    2.10
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,694
    1.66
    6,210
    2.90
    18. Falls
    40,418
    1.61
    1,801
    0.84
    19. Lymphomas
    40,281
    1.61
    560
    0.26
    20. Prostate Cancer
    35,612
    1.42
    219
    0.10
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    34,491
    1.38
    1,155
    0.54
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    32,529
    1.30
    684
    0.32
    23. Liver Cancer
    27,064
    1.08
    5,326
    2.49
    24. Leukemia
    26,966
    1.08
    965
    0.45
    25. Other Injuries
    25,997
    1.04
    1,531
    0.71
    26. Bladder Cancer
    19,622
    0.78
    500
    0.23
    27. Violence
    18,976
    0.76
    1,082
    0.50
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    17,829
    0.71
    1,222
    0.57
    29. Other Neoplasms
    17,743
    0.71
    44
    0.02
    30. Alcohol
    14,659
    0.58
    304
    0.14
    31. Ovary Cancer
    14,591
    0.58
    532
    0.25
    32. Skin Cancers
    14,311
    0.57
    168
    0.08
    33. Stomach Cancer
    13,077
    0.52
    3,771
    1.76
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    11,762
    0.47
    991
    0.46
    35. Oral Cancer
    11,555
    0.46
    513
    0.24
    36. Uterin Cancer
    10,063
    0.40
    138
    0.06
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9,955
    0.40
    374
    0.17
    38. Cervical Cancer
    6,984
    0.28
    704
    0.33
    39. Low Birth Weight
    6,924
    0.28
    1,208
    0.56
    40. Malnutrition
    6,762
    0.27
    317
    0.15
    41. Hepatitis C
    5,684
    0.23
    10
    0.00
    42. HIV/AIDS
    5,660
    0.23
    753
    0.35
    43. Skin Disease
    5,409
    0.22
    158
    0.07
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    5,059
    0.20
    40
    0.02
    45. Drownings
    4,070
    0.16
    1,126
    0.53
    46. Asthma
    3,818
    0.15
    1,439
    0.67
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,646
    0.15
    2,093
    0.98
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,461
    0.14
    1,712
    0.80
    49. Fires
    3,183
    0.13
    253
    0.12
    50. Epilepsy
    3,162
    0.13
    266
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    7.80
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    2.38
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    1.84
    175
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    2.96
    147
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    16.66
    12
    9. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    3.44
    99
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    0.78
    168
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    3.80
    49
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    1.61
    120
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    4.11
    136
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    0.55
    160
    15. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    11.99
    21
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    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.