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Algeria
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

Compare Algeria 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
Algeria Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Algeria ALGERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Algeria ALGERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    46.3
    48.4
    47.3
    103
    108
    103
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    52.3
    54.3
    53.3
    104
    110
    106
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    58.9
    61.2
    60.0
    99
    109
    105
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    65.8
    68.3
    67.0
    80
    102
    95
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    69.6
    73.2
    71.3
    61
    91
    77
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    73.0
    76.5
    74.7
    49
    78
    61
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    76.2
    78.1
    77.1
    43
    72
    51
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Algeria ALGERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.2
    78.1
    43
    72
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    78.1
    79.8
    36
    65
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    78.2
    79.9
    36
    63
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    78.4
    80.0
    36
    63
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    78.5
    80.2
    36
    63
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    78.8
    80.3
    38
    62
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    79.0
    80.4
    38
    60
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    79.3
    80.6
    39
    60
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    79.6
    80.9
    37
    60
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    79.9
    81.2
    37
    60
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    80.3
    81.5
    37
    60
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    80.8
    82.0
    37
    60
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    81.5
    82.6
    39
    62
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    82.5
    83.4
    39
    63
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.7
    84.5
    41
    69
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.1
    85.8
    57
    79
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.9
    87.6
    77
    93
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    88.9
    90.2
    167
    114
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Algeria ALGERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    154.36
    45
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    66.29
    108
    162.14
    15
    3. Hypertension
    23.82
    62
    18.24
    92
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.81
    67
    22.21
    64
    5. Kidney Disease
    21.12
    104
    12.98
    129
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.09
    77
    7.80
    177
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.36
    125
    22.75
    104
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.08
    124
    16.26
    122
    9. Lung Disease
    13.25
    150
    87.71
    5
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.25
    134
    11.82
    137
    11. Lung Cancers
    11.00
    100
    37.70
    4
    12. Liver Disease
    9.52
    129
    14.33
    111
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.74
    91
    10.37
    70
    14. Tuberculosis
    6.72
    77
    57.14
    16
    15. Low Birth Weight
    6.68
    68
    4.39
    98
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.45
    151
    2.38
    178
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    85
    3.79
    139
    18. Cervical Cancer
    5.97
    113
    4.11
    136
    19. Asthma
    5.72
    83
    4.81
    90
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.61
    97
    11.99
    21
    21. Lymphomas
    5.07
    79
    1.84
    175
    22. Birth Trauma
    4.61
    69
    2.66
    86
    23. Bladder Cancer
    4.05
    24
    1.61
    120
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.57
    122
    3.78
    113
    25. Falls
    3.38
    141
    6.34
    79
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.31
    135
    2.96
    147
    27. Other Injuries
    3.26
    167
    5.48
    125
    28. Leukemia
    3.03
    120
    3.44
    99
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2.72
    122
    4.85
    68
    30. Suicide
    2.60
    169
    8.20
    95
    31. Drug Use
    2.46
    32
    1.24
    89
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.25
    104
    1.70
    109
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    2.23
    144
    1.60
    160
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.19
    160
    2.40
    153
    35. Maternal Conditions
    2.07
    69
    1.02
    84
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.03
    109
    5.64
    51
    37. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    86
    0.55
    160
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.90
    139
    1.62
    152
    39. Violence
    1.71
    138
    3.97
    101
    40. Fires
    1.54
    90
    0.90
    118
    41. Liver Cancer
    1.52
    181
    16.66
    12
    42. Drownings
    1.01
    149
    4.46
    35
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    122
    6.87
    15
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    165
    3.80
    49
    45. Epilepsy
    0.82
    151
    0.98
    137
    46. Meningitis
    0.71
    95
    0.81
    89
    47. Poisonings
    0.65
    85
    1.29
    64
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.44
    70
    0.23
    94
    49. HIV/AIDS
    0.43
    126
    2.53
    100
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    178
    0.78
    168
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Algeria ALGERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54,547
    29.46
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    23,393
    12.63
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,996
    4.86
    6,210
    2.90
    4. Hypertension
    8,369
    4.52
    5,368
    2.51
    5. Kidney Disease
    7,528
    4.07
    3,959
    1.85
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,289
    3.94
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,635
    3.04
    4,340
    2.03
    8. Low Birth Weight
    5,441
    2.94
    1,208
    0.56
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,678
    2.53
    3,671
    1.71
    10. Lung Disease
    4,668
    2.52
    26,178
    12.22
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    4,357
    2.35
    991
    0.46
    12. Lung Cancers
    3,931
    2.12
    11,893
    5.55
    13. Birth Trauma
    3,800
    2.05
    736
    0.34
    14. Breast Cancer
    3,465
    1.87
    1,366
    0.64
    15. Liver Disease
    3,464
    1.87
    4,506
    2.10
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,139
    1.70
    3,232
    1.51
    17. Tuberculosis
    2,840
    1.53
    17,417
    8.13
    18. Asthma
    2,040
    1.10
    1,439
    0.67
    19. Stomach Cancer
    2,032
    1.10
    3,771
    1.76
    20. Lymphomas
    1,833
    0.99
    560
    0.26
    21. Bladder Cancer
    1,423
    0.77
    500
    0.23
    22. Other Injuries
    1,401
    0.76
    1,531
    0.71
    23. Falls
    1,315
    0.71
    1,801
    0.84
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    1,249
    0.67
    1,155
    0.54
    25. Leukemia
    1,157
    0.62
    965
    0.45
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,111
    0.60
    374
    0.17
    27. Cervical Cancer
    1,088
    0.59
    704
    0.33
    28. Suicide
    1,072
    0.58
    2,407
    1.12
    29. Prostate Cancer
    1,069
    0.58
    219
    0.10
    30. Drug Use
    983
    0.53
    356
    0.17
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    973
    0.53
    1,525
    0.71
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    926
    0.50
    452
    0.21
    33. Maternal Conditions
    917
    0.50
    252
    0.12
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    825
    0.45
    684
    0.32
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    721
    0.39
    1,712
    0.80
    36. Violence
    713
    0.39
    1,082
    0.50
    37. Skin Cancers
    711
    0.38
    168
    0.08
    38. Oral Cancer
    695
    0.38
    513
    0.24
    39. Fires
    636
    0.34
    253
    0.12
    40. Ovary Cancer
    611
    0.33
    532
    0.25
    41. Liver Cancer
    551
    0.30
    5,326
    2.49
    42. Drownings
    451
    0.24
    1,126
    0.53
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    362
    0.20
    2,093
    0.98
    44. Epilepsy
    355
    0.19
    266
    0.12
    45. Meningitis
    320
    0.17
    207
    0.10
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    313
    0.17
    1,222
    0.57
    47. Poisonings
    287
    0.16
    366
    0.17
    48. HIV/AIDS
    193
    0.10
    753
    0.35
    49. Pertussis
    169
    0.09
    34
    0.02
    50. Hepatitis B
    165
    0.09
    68
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Algeria ALGERIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.09
    77
    7.80
    177
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.00
    100
    37.70
    4
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.74
    91
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.45
    151
    2.38
    178
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.97
    113
    4.11
    136
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.61
    97
    11.99
    21
    7. Lymphomas
    5.07
    79
    1.84
    175
    8. Bladder Cancer
    4.05
    24
    1.61
    120
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.31
    135
    2.96
    147
    10. Leukemia
    3.03
    120
    3.44
    99
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.72
    122
    4.85
    68
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    86
    0.55
    160
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.90
    139
    1.62
    152
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.52
    181
    16.66
    12
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    165
    3.80
    49
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    178
    0.78
    168
    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.