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Uruguay
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
URUGUAY VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Uruguay 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
Uruguay Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uruguay URUGUAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Uruguay URUGUAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    64.9
    71.2
    68.0
    32
    28
    33
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    65.6
    72.1
    68.8
    44
    38
    38
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    41
    41
    40
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    69.0
    76.5
    72.6
    44
    34
    38
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    71.2
    78.9
    75.1
    43
    33
    35
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    72.7
    79.7
    76.3
    51
    40
    40
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    73.5
    80.6
    77.1
    63
    44
    52
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uruguay URUGUAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    80.6
    63
    44
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    74.0
    81.1
    68
    47
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    74.0
    81.1
    69
    47
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    74.1
    81.1
    70
    47
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    74.4
    81.3
    70
    46
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    74.9
    81.4
    70
    46
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.3
    81.6
    69
    46
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.7
    81.8
    68
    46
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.1
    82.0
    66
    44
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    76.6
    82.3
    67
    44
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.1
    82.7
    68
    44
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    77.9
    83.2
    72
    43
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.0
    84.0
    73
    42
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.4
    84.9
    71
    41
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.2
    86.1
    70
    41
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.5
    87.7
    70
    38
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.1
    89.6
    70
    22
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.1
    92.1
    73
    11
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uruguay URUGUAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    59.81
    151
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    38.74
    139
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.49
    20
    37.70
    4
    4. Prostate Cancer
    26.87
    37
    2.38
    178
    5. Breast Cancer
    26.62
    18
    7.80
    177
    6. Lung Disease
    25.09
    79
    87.71
    5
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.66
    8
    10.37
    70
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.49
    56
    16.26
    122
    9. Suicide
    18.83
    16
    8.20
    95
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.00
    126
    22.75
    104
    11. Kidney Disease
    14.07
    124
    12.98
    129
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.84
    106
    22.21
    64
    13. Other Injuries
    12.74
    38
    5.48
    125
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.96
    136
    11.82
    137
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    11.08
    1
    4.85
    68
    16. Violence
    8.60
    60
    3.97
    101
    17. Stomach Cancer
    8.46
    58
    11.99
    21
    18. Hypertension
    8.00
    144
    18.24
    92
    19. Lymphomas
    7.95
    9
    1.84
    175
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7.48
    4
    0.14
    180
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    7.33
    31
    1.60
    160
    22. Cervical Cancer
    7.07
    104
    4.11
    136
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    54
    2.96
    147
    24. HIV/AIDS
    5.35
    74
    2.53
    100
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    5.33
    104
    3.79
    139
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.26
    80
    2.40
    153
    27. Leukemia
    4.88
    24
    3.44
    99
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.86
    37
    3.80
    49
    29. Bladder Cancer
    4.18
    22
    1.61
    120
    30. Liver Disease
    4.17
    168
    14.33
    111
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    103
    3.78
    113
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.22
    46
    0.78
    168
    33. Oral Cancer
    3.06
    82
    1.62
    152
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    174
    16.66
    12
    35. Skin Cancers
    2.34
    59
    0.55
    160
    36. Alcohol
    2.09
    57
    1.00
    116
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.08
    146
    4.39
    98
    38. Asthma
    2.01
    116
    4.81
    90
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.91
    106
    1.70
    109
    40. Epilepsy
    1.83
    79
    0.98
    137
    41. Drownings
    1.79
    121
    4.46
    35
    42. Tuberculosis
    1.72
    112
    57.14
    16
    43. Skin Disease
    1.49
    96
    0.58
    138
    44. Fires
    1.21
    101
    0.90
    118
    45. Malnutrition
    1.10
    98
    1.25
    93
    46. Falls
    0.90
    181
    6.34
    79
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.81
    156
    5.64
    51
    48. Anemia
    0.81
    16
    0.00
    91
    49. Drug Use
    0.76
    135
    1.24
    89
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.65
    142
    6.87
    15
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Uruguay URUGUAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,265
    15.23
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    2,850
    10.18
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,899
    6.78
    4,340
    2.03
    4. Lung Disease
    1,706
    6.09
    26,178
    12.22
    5. Lung Cancers
    1,463
    5.23
    11,893
    5.55
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,370
    4.89
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,245
    4.45
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Kidney Disease
    1,040
    3.71
    3,959
    1.85
    9. Breast Cancer
    848
    3.03
    1,366
    0.64
    10. Other Injuries
    774
    2.76
    1,531
    0.71
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    747
    2.67
    3,671
    1.71
    12. Suicide
    735
    2.63
    2,407
    1.12
    13. Prostate Cancer
    707
    2.53
    219
    0.10
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    656
    2.34
    1,525
    0.71
    15. Hypertension
    648
    2.31
    5,368
    2.51
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    512
    1.83
    6,210
    2.90
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    487
    1.74
    452
    0.21
    18. Stomach Cancer
    480
    1.71
    3,771
    1.76
    19. Other Neoplasms
    464
    1.66
    44
    0.02
    20. Lymphomas
    457
    1.63
    560
    0.26
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    320
    1.14
    1,155
    0.54
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    314
    1.12
    684
    0.32
    23. Violence
    295
    1.05
    1,082
    0.50
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    286
    1.02
    1,222
    0.57
    25. Leukemia
    280
    1.00
    965
    0.45
    26. Bladder Cancer
    276
    0.99
    500
    0.23
    27. Liver Disease
    206
    0.74
    4,506
    2.10
    28. HIV/AIDS
    195
    0.70
    753
    0.35
    29. Cervical Cancer
    172
    0.61
    704
    0.33
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    170
    0.61
    991
    0.46
    31. Oral Cancer
    167
    0.60
    513
    0.24
    32. Ovary Cancer
    160
    0.57
    532
    0.25
    33. Skin Cancers
    149
    0.53
    168
    0.08
    34. Liver Cancer
    147
    0.53
    5,326
    2.49
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    134
    0.48
    374
    0.17
    36. Skin Disease
    130
    0.46
    158
    0.07
    37. Asthma
    127
    0.45
    1,439
    0.67
    38. Uterin Cancer
    115
    0.41
    138
    0.06
    39. Alcohol
    104
    0.37
    304
    0.14
    40. Epilepsy
    86
    0.31
    266
    0.12
    41. Tuberculosis
    81
    0.29
    17,417
    8.13
    42. Low Birth Weight
    73
    0.26
    1,208
    0.56
    43. Malnutrition
    73
    0.26
    317
    0.15
    44. Anemia
    71
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.23
    1,126
    0.53
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    57
    0.20
    1,712
    0.80
    47. Falls
    55
    0.20
    1,801
    0.84
    48. Fires
    54
    0.19
    253
    0.12
    49. Drug Use
    41
    0.15
    356
    0.17
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    39
    0.14
    2,093
    0.98
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uruguay URUGUAY   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.49
    20
    37.70
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    26.87
    37
    2.38
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    26.62
    18
    7.80
    177
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.66
    8
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    11.08
    1
    4.85
    68
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.46
    58
    11.99
    21
    7. Lymphomas
    7.95
    9
    1.84
    175
    8. Cervical Cancer
    7.07
    104
    4.11
    136
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    54
    2.96
    147
    10. Leukemia
    4.88
    24
    3.44
    99
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.86
    37
    3.80
    49
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.18
    22
    1.61
    120
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.22
    46
    0.78
    168
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.06
    82
    1.62
    152
    15. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    174
    16.66
    12
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.34
    59
    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.