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Venezuela
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
VENEZUELA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Venezuela 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
Venezuela Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    58.2
    61.5
    59.8
    61
    64
    62
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    62.6
    67.8
    65.1
    62
    57
    59
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    65.5
    71.4
    68.3
    59
    61
    58
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    68.4
    74.2
    71.2
    51
    56
    50
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    68.4
    77.1
    72.5
    77
    45
    62
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    69.8
    77.8
    73.7
    90
    54
    75
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    69.9
    78.2
    73.9
    99
    71
    90
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    78.2
    99
    71
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    72.2
    80.2
    91
    54
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    72.3
    80.3
    91
    54
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    72.4
    80.4
    91
    53
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    73.2
    80.6
    86
    53
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    74.4
    80.8
    73
    52
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.2
    81.0
    72
    51
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.9
    81.2
    62
    49
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.6
    81.5
    61
    49
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.9
    60
    49
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.7
    82.3
    59
    46
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.6
    82.9
    60
    45
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.7
    83.6
    60
    45
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.3
    84.8
    56
    43
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.0
    85.9
    56
    42
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.0
    87.2
    60
    44
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.3
    88.9
    65
    51
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.3
    62
    36
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.32
    110
    105.37
    99
    2. Violence
    64.65
    3
    3.97
    101
    3. Stroke
    45.07
    136
    162.14
    15
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.42
    57
    11.82
    137
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.75
    26
    22.21
    64
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.48
    95
    22.75
    104
    7. HIV/AIDS
    26.13
    37
    2.53
    100
    8. Prostate Cancer
    25.55
    42
    2.38
    178
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.78
    99
    12.98
    129
    10. Lung Disease
    19.28
    108
    87.71
    5
    11. Hypertension
    19.28
    86
    18.24
    92
    12. Breast Cancer
    16.79
    93
    7.80
    177
    13. Lung Cancers
    14.10
    80
    37.70
    4
    14. Cervical Cancer
    13.21
    65
    4.11
    136
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    9.91
    10
    3.79
    139
    16. Low Birth Weight
    8.87
    47
    4.39
    98
    17. Liver Disease
    8.36
    138
    14.33
    111
    18. Other Neoplasms
    7.94
    3
    0.14
    180
    19. Stomach Cancer
    7.93
    63
    11.99
    21
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.41
    114
    10.37
    70
    21. Other Injuries
    6.32
    114
    5.48
    125
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.21
    79
    1.70
    109
    23. Lymphomas
    4.50
    100
    1.84
    175
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.94
    85
    4.85
    68
    25. Liver Cancer
    3.76
    142
    16.66
    12
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.74
    119
    2.96
    147
    27. Leukemia
    3.60
    90
    3.44
    99
    28. Falls
    3.17
    144
    6.34
    79
    29. Birth Trauma
    3.10
    81
    2.66
    86
    30. Chagas disease
    3.08
    2
    0.00
    61
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.78
    122
    1.60
    160
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.72
    99
    57.14
    16
    33. Malnutrition
    2.41
    81
    1.25
    93
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.20
    159
    2.40
    153
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.18
    178
    16.26
    122
    36. Suicide
    2.10
    178
    8.20
    95
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.06
    105
    0.78
    168
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    83
    0.55
    160
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    135
    1.62
    152
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.55
    131
    5.64
    51
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.53
    77
    1.02
    84
    42. Epilepsy
    1.48
    102
    0.98
    137
    43. Malaria
    1.44
    45
    0.00
    68
    44. Drownings
    1.38
    135
    4.46
    35
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    138
    1.61
    120
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.34
    136
    3.80
    49
    47. Asthma
    1.13
    125
    4.81
    90
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.96
    175
    3.78
    113
    49. Meningitis
    0.94
    82
    0.81
    89
    50. Drug Use
    0.81
    130
    1.24
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,905
    17.07
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Violence
    18,132
    11.50
    1,082
    0.50
    3. Stroke
    12,133
    7.70
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,176
    7.09
    3,671
    1.71
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,127
    7.06
    6,210
    2.90
    6. HIV/AIDS
    7,490
    4.75
    753
    0.35
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,188
    4.56
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Kidney Disease
    5,932
    3.76
    3,959
    1.85
    9. Hypertension
    5,195
    3.30
    5,368
    2.51
    10. Lung Disease
    5,150
    3.27
    26,178
    12.22
    11. Lung Cancers
    3,900
    2.47
    11,893
    5.55
    12. Low Birth Weight
    3,088
    1.96
    1,208
    0.56
    13. Prostate Cancer
    2,848
    1.81
    219
    0.10
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    2,846
    1.81
    991
    0.46
    15. Breast Cancer
    2,563
    1.63
    1,366
    0.64
    16. Liver Disease
    2,340
    1.48
    4,506
    2.10
    17. Stomach Cancer
    2,175
    1.38
    3,771
    1.76
    18. Other Neoplasms
    2,167
    1.37
    44
    0.02
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,037
    1.29
    3,232
    1.51
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,986
    1.26
    704
    0.33
    21. Other Injuries
    1,693
    1.07
    1,531
    0.71
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,359
    0.86
    374
    0.17
    23. Lymphomas
    1,248
    0.79
    560
    0.26
    24. Birth Trauma
    1,087
    0.69
    736
    0.34
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    1,082
    0.69
    1,525
    0.71
    26. Liver Cancer
    1,029
    0.65
    5,326
    2.49
    27. Leukemia
    1,007
    0.64
    965
    0.45
    28. Falls
    865
    0.55
    1,801
    0.84
    29. Chagas disease
    826
    0.52
    0
    0.00
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    760
    0.48
    452
    0.21
    31. Tuberculosis
    748
    0.47
    17,417
    8.13
    32. Malnutrition
    629
    0.40
    317
    0.15
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    599
    0.38
    684
    0.32
    34. Suicide
    585
    0.37
    2,407
    1.12
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    572
    0.36
    4,340
    2.03
    36. Ovary Cancer
    563
    0.36
    532
    0.25
    37. Skin Cancers
    553
    0.35
    168
    0.08
    38. Oral Cancer
    544
    0.35
    513
    0.24
    39. Maternal Conditions
    422
    0.27
    252
    0.12
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    418
    0.27
    1,712
    0.80
    41. Epilepsy
    411
    0.26
    266
    0.12
    42. Malaria
    402
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    43. Drownings
    388
    0.25
    1,126
    0.53
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    370
    0.23
    1,222
    0.57
    45. Bladder Cancer
    365
    0.23
    500
    0.23
    46. Asthma
    311
    0.20
    1,439
    0.67
    47. Uterin Cancer
    309
    0.20
    138
    0.06
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    252
    0.16
    1,155
    0.54
    49. Meningitis
    251
    0.16
    207
    0.10
    50. Drug Use
    225
    0.14
    356
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.55
    42
    2.38
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.79
    93
    7.80
    177
    3. Lung Cancers
    14.10
    80
    37.70
    4
    4. Cervical Cancer
    13.21
    65
    4.11
    136
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.93
    63
    11.99
    21
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.41
    114
    10.37
    70
    7. Lymphomas
    4.50
    100
    1.84
    175
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.94
    85
    4.85
    68
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.76
    142
    16.66
    12
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.74
    119
    2.96
    147
    11. Leukemia
    3.60
    90
    3.44
    99
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.06
    105
    0.78
    168
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    83
    0.55
    160
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    135
    1.62
    152
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    138
    1.61
    120
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.34
    136
    3.80
    49
    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.