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North Korea Population Pyramid
 


North Korea
NORTH KOREA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
53.8
57.1
55.4
76
77
76
1970
59.5
64.5
62.0
72
70
71
1980
64.6
71.0
67.8
63
63
63
1990
66.5
73.6
69.9
71
62
66
2000
64.1
69.7
66.8
109
112
112
2010
61.5
66.9
64.1
136
134
136
 
 
North Korea
NORTH KOREA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
61.5
66.9
136
134
Age 5
69.8
74.8
103
111
Age 10
70.0
75.0
103
111
Age 15
70.2
75.1
103
111
Age 20
70.5
75.3
102
111
Age 25
71.0
75.5
103
110
Age 30
71.4
75.8
103
110
Age 35
71.8
76.0
105
113
Age 40
72.3
76.4
105
115
Age 45
73.0
76.8
103
115
Age 50
73.8
77.4
110
114
Age 55
74.9
78.2
115
114
Age 60
76.3
79.1
116
115
Age 65
78.0
80.3
117
112
Age 70
80.1
81.8
120
117
Age 75
82.7
83.9
121
117
Age 80
85.7
86.5
128
118
Age 85
89.2
89.6
127
123
Age 90
93.1
93.3
125
121
Age 95
97.2
97.4
159
117
Age 100
101.7
101.8
180
149
 
 
North Korea
NORTH KOREA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 Coronary Heart Disease
27,569
16.35
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
24,592
14.59
3 Stroke
15,048
8.93
4 Hypertension
13,726
8.14
5 Tuberculosis
8,880
5.27
6 Lung Cancers
7,750
4.60
7 Lung Disease
6,787
4.03
8 Diabetes Mellitus
5,883
3.49
9 Kidney Disease
3,757
2.23
10 Violence
3,658
2.17
11 Asthma
3,345
1.98
12 Liver Cancer
2,992
1.77
13 Peptic Ulcer Disease
2,918
1.73
14 Stomach Cancer
2,875
1.71
15 Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,691
1.60
16 Road Traffic Accidents
2,529
1.50
17 Liver Disease
2,443
1.45
18 Low Birth Weight
2,405
1.43
19 Anaemia
1,824
1.08
20 Breast Cancer
1,629
0.97
21 Diarrhoeal diseases
1,597
0.95
22 Other Injuries
1,559
0.92
23 Meningitis
1,368
0.81
24 Birth Trauma
1,329
0.79
25 Endocrine Disorders
1,192
0.71
  Deaths %
26 Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,060
0.63
27 Pancreas Cancer
1,038
0.62
28 Falls
1,006
0.60
29 Hepatitis B
970
0.58
30 Congenital Anomalies
875
0.52
31 Suicide
852
0.51
32 Oesophagus Cancer
826
0.49
33 Maternal Conditions
807
0.48
34 Drownings
799
0.47
35 Syphilis
732
0.43
36 Alzheimers/Dementia
678
0.40
37 Inflammatory/Heart
652
0.39
38 Leukemia
561
0.33
39 Bladder Cancer
526
0.31
40 Cervical Cancer
518
0.31
41 Lymphomas
510
0.30
42 Fires
492
0.29
43 Skin Disease
471
0.28
44 Upper Respiratory
465
0.28
45 Ovary Cancer
450
0.27
46 Poisonings
394
0.23
47 Oral Cancer
370
0.22
48 Epilepsy
282
0.17
49 Other Neoplasms
276
0.16
50 Rheumatoid Arthritis
261
0.15
 
 
North Korea
NORTH KOREA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 Coronary Heart Disease
113.17
91
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
112.37
42
3 Stroke
61.65
133
4 Hypertension
55.90
27
5 Tuberculosis
34.76
49
6 Lung Cancers
30.01
20
7 Lung Disease
27.23
81
8 Diabetes Mellitus
23.14
112
9 Kidney Disease
15.11
97
10 Violence
14.55
59
11 Low Birth Weight
13.44
71
12 Asthma
13.26
47
13 Peptic Ulcer Disease
11.78
6
14 Liver Cancer
11.67
32
15 Breast Cancer
11.54
154
16 Stomach Cancer
11.46
44
17 Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.89
66
18 Road Traffic Accidents
10.24
139
19 Liver Disease
9.39
97
20 Diarrhoeal diseases
8.55
81
21 Birth Trauma
7.43
69
22 Anaemia
7.25
30
23 Other Injuries
6.49
160
24 Meningitis
5.98
56
25 Endocrine Disorders
5.30
108
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Congenital Anomalies
4.71
140
27 Falls
4.32
82
28 Rheumatic Heart Disease
4.31
25
29 Pancreas Cancer
4.10
78
30 Hepatitis B
3.71
18
31 Drownings
3.51
98
32 Suicide
3.47
163
33 Maternal Conditions
3.30
63
34 Oesophagus Cancer
3.26
83
35 Alzheimers/Dementia
3.16
113
36 Syphilis
2.76
25
37 Inflammatory/Heart
2.67
158
38 Leukemia
2.31
155
39 Bladder Cancer
2.15
96
40 Skin Disease
2.12
91
41 Cervical Cancer
2.06
146
42 Fires
2.04
95
43 Lymphomas
2.02
181
44 Upper Respiratory
1.81
42
45 Ovary Cancer
1.76
132
46 Poisonings
1.57
118
47 Oral Cancer
1.47
169
48 Pertussis
1.30
47
49 Rheumatoid Arthritis
1.18
11
50 Epilepsy
1.17
139
 
 
North Korea
NORTH KOREA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Lung Cancers
30.01
20
2 Liver Cancer
11.67
32
3 Breast Cancer
11.54
154
4 Stomach Cancer
11.46
44
5 Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.89
66
6 Pancreas Cancer
4.10
78
7 Oesophagus Cancer
3.26
83
8 Leukemia
2.31
155
9 Bladder Cancer
2.15
96
  Rate World Rank
10 Cervical Cancer
2.06
146
11 Lymphomas
2.02
181
12 Ovary Cancer
1.76
132
13 Oral Cancer
1.47
169
14 Other Neoplasms
1.10
172
15 Skin Cancers
0.64
141
16 Uterin Cancer
0.60
133
17 Prostate Cancer
0.53
190
 
 
North Korea
NORTH KOREA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
3.5
121
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
58.6
N/A
9
0
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
4.0
14.8
136
129
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
0
192

 
North Korea
NORTH KOREA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
22,665,345
49
Sex Ratio M / F
0.95
168
Population 0-14
21.3 %
136
Population 15-64
69.4 %
39
Population 65 +
9.4 %
57
Birth Rate / 1000
14.82
130
Death Rate / 1000
10.52
54
Fertulity Rate
1.96
122
Infant Mortality
51.34
46
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.06
57
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.03
142
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
0.98
142
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.63
174
Net Migrattion
-0.09
73
Population Growth
0.42
140
Literacy Total
99.0
41
Literacy Male
99.0
50
Literacy Female
99.0
41
Unemployment
N/A
N/A
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
64.1
136
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
59.0
122
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$1,700
156
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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