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Iceland
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
ICELAND VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Iceland 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
      Iceland ICELAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Iceland ICELAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    16.26
    122
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    37.70
    4
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    2.38
    178
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    162.14
    15
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    7.80
    177
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    87.71
    5
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    10.37
    70
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    8.20
    95
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    22.75
    104
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    5.48
    125
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    4.85
    68
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    3.78
    113
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    1.84
    175
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    2.96
    147
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    1.24
    89
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    11.82
    137
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    12.98
    129
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    16.66
    12
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    3.80
    49
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    2.40
    153
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    4.11
    136
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    6.34
    79
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    1.00
    116
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    11.99
    21
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.61
    120
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    3.44
    99
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    18.24
    92
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    1.60
    160
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    0.78
    168
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.55
    160
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    3.79
    139
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    22.21
    64
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    14.33
    111
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    1.62
    152
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.14
    180
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    0.98
    137
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    4.39
    98
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    3.97
    101
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    2.66
    86
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    1.29
    64
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.65
    30
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.13
    135
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    5.64
    51
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    91
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    0.58
    138
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    4.46
    35
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    88
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    0.81
    89
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    4.81
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    219
    0.10
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    1,366
    0.64
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    1,155
    0.54
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    1,531
    0.71
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    1,525
    0.71
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    2,407
    1.12
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    560
    0.26
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    3,959
    1.85
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    3,671
    1.71
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    5,368
    2.51
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    1,801
    0.84
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    1,222
    0.57
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    5,326
    2.49
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    500
    0.23
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    965
    0.45
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    3,771
    1.76
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    356
    0.17
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    532
    0.25
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    452
    0.21
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    684
    0.32
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    304
    0.14
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    168
    0.08
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    44
    0.02
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    513
    0.24
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    704
    0.33
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    4,506
    2.10
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    138
    0.06
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    991
    0.46
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    6,210
    2.90
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    266
    0.12
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    198
    0.09
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    1,082
    0.50
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    1,208
    0.56
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    40
    0.02
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    1,712
    0.80
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    158
    0.07
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    366
    0.17
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    736
    0.34
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    1,439
    0.67
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    374
    0.17
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    207
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    37.70
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    2.38
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    7.80
    177
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    1.84
    175
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    2.96
    147
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    16.66
    12
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    3.80
    49
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    4.11
    136
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    11.99
    21
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.61
    120
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    3.44
    99
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    0.78
    168
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.55
    160
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    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.