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Luxembourg
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
LUXEMBOURG VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Luxembourg 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
Luxembourg Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.1
    71.9
    68.9
    26
    23
    23
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    67.0
    73.8
    70.3
    25
    22
    24
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    29
    18
    23
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    30
    15
    23
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    74.5
    80.9
    77.8
    24
    14
    19
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    78.0
    83.1
    80.6
    17
    16
    17
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    80.6
    84.2
    82.4
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.6
    84.2
    12
    13
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.5
    14
    15
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    81.1
    84.5
    14
    15
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.6
    14
    15
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.6
    15
    18
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    17
    17
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    19
    17
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.1
    19
    16
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    19
    16
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    82.9
    85.8
    22
    20
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.8
    86.4
    21
    21
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.2
    16
    19
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.3
    14
    17
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.8
    15
    18
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.6
    32
    21
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.90
    164
    105.37
    99
    2. Lung Cancers
    25.47
    25
    37.70
    4
    3. Breast Cancer
    20.22
    49
    7.80
    177
    4. Lung Disease
    18.82
    109
    87.71
    5
    5. Stroke
    18.65
    174
    162.14
    15
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.33
    77
    16.26
    122
    7. Prostate Cancer
    11.88
    125
    2.38
    178
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.34
    57
    10.37
    70
    9. Suicide
    8.62
    88
    8.20
    95
    10. Liver Disease
    8.07
    141
    14.33
    111
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.58
    171
    22.75
    104
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.48
    30
    4.85
    68
    13. Other Injuries
    7.14
    99
    5.48
    125
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.35
    159
    12.98
    129
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    32
    2.96
    147
    16. Lymphomas
    5.72
    54
    1.84
    175
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.83
    171
    11.82
    137
    18. Leukemia
    4.71
    31
    3.44
    99
    19. Falls
    4.59
    111
    6.34
    79
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.48
    116
    16.66
    12
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.48
    125
    11.99
    21
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4.44
    74
    1.60
    160
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    88
    3.78
    113
    24. Other Neoplasms
    4.02
    21
    0.14
    180
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.87
    116
    2.40
    153
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.62
    165
    22.21
    64
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.49
    41
    1.61
    120
    28. Hypertension
    3.39
    164
    18.24
    92
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.03
    72
    3.80
    49
    30. Alcohol
    2.81
    40
    1.00
    116
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    77
    0.78
    168
    32. Cervical Cancer
    1.93
    170
    4.11
    136
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    137
    1.62
    152
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    90
    0.55
    160
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1.87
    179
    3.79
    139
    36. Epilepsy
    1.53
    95
    0.98
    137
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.36
    95
    6.87
    15
    38. Malnutrition
    1.15
    96
    1.25
    93
    39. Drug Use
    1.05
    113
    1.24
    89
    40. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    175
    4.39
    98
    41. Schizophrenia
    0.56
    6
    0.00
    88
    42. Anemia
    0.51
    22
    0.00
    91
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    174
    5.64
    51
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.44
    163
    1.70
    109
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.42
    40
    0.13
    135
    46. Violence
    0.42
    180
    3.97
    101
    47. Asthma
    0.39
    170
    4.81
    90
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.39
    23
    0.03
    126
    49. HIV/AIDS
    0.32
    132
    2.53
    100
    50. Skin Disease
    0.31
    159
    0.58
    138
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    655
    18.64
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    298
    8.48
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Lung Cancers
    260
    7.40
    11,893
    5.55
    4. Stroke
    257
    7.31
    49,648
    23.17
    5. Lung Disease
    242
    6.89
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    131
    3.73
    3,232
    1.51
    7. Breast Cancer
    113
    3.22
    1,366
    0.64
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    111
    3.16
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Kidney Disease
    91
    2.59
    3,959
    1.85
    10. Other Injuries
    88
    2.50
    1,531
    0.71
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    82
    2.33
    1,525
    0.71
    12. Liver Disease
    75
    2.13
    4,506
    2.10
    13. Suicide
    69
    1.96
    2,407
    1.12
    14. Prostate Cancer
    64
    1.82
    219
    0.10
    15. Lymphomas
    64
    1.82
    560
    0.26
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    62
    1.76
    1,155
    0.54
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    61
    1.74
    3,671
    1.71
    18. Falls
    61
    1.74
    1,801
    0.84
    19. Hypertension
    54
    1.54
    5,368
    2.51
    20. Leukemia
    53
    1.51
    965
    0.45
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    53
    1.51
    452
    0.21
    22. Stomach Cancer
    51
    1.45
    3,771
    1.76
    23. Liver Cancer
    49
    1.39
    5,326
    2.49
    24. Other Neoplasms
    49
    1.39
    44
    0.02
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    49
    1.39
    684
    0.32
    26. Bladder Cancer
    44
    1.25
    500
    0.23
    27. Ovary Cancer
    35
    1.00
    532
    0.25
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    32
    0.91
    1,222
    0.57
    29. Alcohol
    25
    0.71
    304
    0.14
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    25
    0.71
    6,210
    2.90
    31. Skin Cancers
    22
    0.63
    168
    0.08
    32. Malnutrition
    19
    0.54
    317
    0.15
    33. Oral Cancer
    19
    0.54
    513
    0.24
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    19
    0.54
    2,093
    0.98
    35. Epilepsy
    17
    0.48
    266
    0.12
    36. Uterin Cancer
    16
    0.46
    138
    0.06
    37. Cervical Cancer
    10
    0.28
    704
    0.33
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    10
    0.28
    991
    0.46
    39. Drug Use
    9
    0.26
    356
    0.17
    40. Anemia
    8
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.20
    1,712
    0.80
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.17
    374
    0.17
    43. Schizophrenia
    6
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    44. Asthma
    5
    0.14
    1,439
    0.67
    45. Skin Disease
    5
    0.14
    158
    0.07
    46. Hepatitis C
    4
    0.11
    10
    0.00
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    4
    0.11
    40
    0.02
    48. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.09
    1,208
    0.56
    49. Osteoarthritis
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Fires
    3
    0.09
    253
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.47
    25
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.22
    49
    7.80
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.88
    125
    2.38
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.34
    57
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.48
    30
    4.85
    68
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    32
    2.96
    147
    7. Lymphomas
    5.72
    54
    1.84
    175
    8. Leukemia
    4.71
    31
    3.44
    99
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.48
    116
    16.66
    12
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.48
    125
    11.99
    21
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.49
    41
    1.61
    120
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.03
    72
    3.80
    49
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    77
    0.78
    168
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.93
    170
    4.11
    136
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    137
    1.62
    152
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    90
    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.