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Compare North Korea and Iceland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    64.1
    69.7
    66.8
    109
    112
    112
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    67.0
    74.0
    70.6
    114
    108
    109
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    67.0
    74.0
    114
    108
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    68.8
    75.7
    117
    110
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    69.1
    75.9
    120
    110
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    69.2
    76.1
    121
    110
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    69.5
    76.3
    121
    109
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    69.8
    76.6
    125
    108
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    70.2
    76.9
    127
    108
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    70.7
    77.2
    130
    107
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    71.1
    77.5
    138
    107
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    71.6
    77.8
    152
    107
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    72.1
    78.2
    165
    107
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    72.7
    78.7
    173
    110
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    73.9
    79.6
    179
    111
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    75.8
    80.8
    181
    110
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    78.4
    82.2
    181
    110
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    81.1
    83.9
    181
    118
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    84.6
    86.3
    173
    128
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    88.5
    89.4
    168
    137
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    92.7
    93.1
    166
    149
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.3
    134
    152
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.7
    118
    165
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    168.46
    13
    		  
    29.17
    159
    2. Lung Disease
    103.36
    2
    		  
    21.34
    69
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.75
    71
    		  
    61.92
    136
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    50.33
    66
    		  
    11.43
    142
    5. Lung Cancers
    48.00
    3
    		  
    29.45
    26
    6. Suicide
    37.44
    2
    		  
    14.06
    37
    7. Liver Disease
    22.90
    57
    		  
    1.70
    172
    8. Liver Cancer
    17.97
    10
    		  
    1.88
    165
    9. Kidney Disease
    16.29
    68
    		  
    5.45
    151
    10. Hypertension
    16.09
    95
    		  
    9.79
    136
    11. Breast Cancer
    15.68
    94
    		  
    18.65
    64
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.46
    120
    		  
    6.00
    162
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.48
    47
    		  
    15.20
    40
    14. Stomach Cancer
    12.31
    34
    		  
    4.06
    120
    15. Low Birth Weight
    11.47
    64
    		  
    1.48
    158
    16. Other Injuries
    10.81
    93
    		  
    4.17
    158
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.09
    128
    		  
    3.54
    166
    18. Drownings
    9.90
    18
    		  
    0.63
    160
    19. Falls
    9.74
    44
    		  
    7.00
    70
    20. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9.48
    24
    		  
    0.38
    166
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    9.45
    61
    		  
    2.26
    166
    22. Tuberculosis
    8.52
    78
    		  
    0.75
    136
    23. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    88
    		  
    0.92
    170
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.70
    34
    		  
    0.85
    153
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.28
    101
    		  
    1.74
    169
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    5.65
    54
    		  
    8.28
    29
    27. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    74
    		  
    0.00
    172
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.23
    36
    		  
    4.07
    54
    29. Violence
    5.13
    90
    		  
    0.63
    164
    30. Asthma
    4.65
    84
    		  
    0.42
    169
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.12
    85
    		  
    0.38
    154
    32. Ovary Cancer
    3.63
    111
    		  
    6.30
    35
    33. Hepatitis B
    3.22
    33
    		  
    0.00
    172
    34. Leukemia
    3.22
    108
    		  
    3.62
    96
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    3.20
    128
    		  
    1.68
    154
    36. Poisonings
    3.17
    45
    		  
    0.48
    144
    37. Meningitis
    2.85
    76
    		  
    0.29
    152
    38. Bladder Cancer
    2.62
    66
    		  
    2.96
    59
    39. Lymphomas
    2.43
    140
    		  
    10.90
    1
    40. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.20
    117
    		  
    34.08
    4
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.19
    76
    		  
    1.14
    137
    42. Drug Use
    2.19
    52
    		  
    1.69
    61
    43. Fires
    2.12
    89
    		  
    0.29
    161
    44. Skin Disease
    1.84
    85
    		  
    0.19
    159
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.77
    135
    		  
    1.56
    145
    46. Malnutrition
    1.64
    95
    		  
    0.38
    128
    47. Prostate Cancer
    1.62
    169
    		  
    21.29
    53
    48. Epilepsy
    1.57
    106
    		  
    0.88
    143
    49. Schizophrenia
    1.47
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    50. Maternal Conditions
    1.24
    87
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    44,241
    21.18
    		  
    147
    8.77
    2. Lung Disease
    26,976
    12.92
    		  
    106
    6.30
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    25,917
    12.41
    		  
    315
    18.81
    4. Lung Cancers
    12,755
    6.11
    		  
    138
    8.23
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,490
    5.98
    		  
    60
    3.60
    6. Suicide
    9,790
    4.69
    		  
    49
    2.93
    7. Liver Disease
    6,121
    2.93
    		  
    7
    0.40
    8. Liver Cancer
    4,819
    2.31
    		  
    9
    0.55
    9. Kidney Disease
    4,276
    2.05
    		  
    28
    1.69
    10. Hypertension
    4,215
    2.02
    		  
    53
    3.15
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,062
    1.95
    		  
    30
    1.80
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,837
    1.84
    		  
    74
    4.41
    13. Stomach Cancer
    3,279
    1.57
    		  
    18
    1.06
    14. Other Injuries
    2,714
    1.30
    		  
    18
    1.07
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,602
    1.25
    		  
    14
    0.83
    16. Falls
    2,513
    1.20
    		  
    36
    2.13
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,504
    1.20
    		  
    2
    0.09
    18. Breast Cancer
    2,339
    1.12
    		  
    46
    2.75
    19. Drownings
    2,328
    1.11
    		  
    3
    0.19
    20. Tuberculosis
    2,239
    1.07
    		  
    4
    0.24
    21. Low Birth Weight
    2,218
    1.06
    		  
    4
    0.24
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,026
    0.97
    		  
    4
    0.27
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    1,968
    0.94
    		  
    7
    0.41
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,607
    0.77
    		  
    7
    0.44
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    1,503
    0.72
    		  
    39
    2.33
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,396
    0.67
    		  
    19
    1.14
    27. Violence
    1,297
    0.62
    		  
    2
    0.12
    28. Asthma
    1,214
    0.58
    		  
    2
    0.13
    29. Cervical Cancer
    1,118
    0.54
    		  
    3
    0.18
    30. Birth Trauma
    1,065
    0.51
    		  
    0
    0.00
    31. Hepatitis B
    866
    0.41
    		  
    0
    0.00
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    863
    0.41
    		  
    2
    0.14
    33. Leukemia
    831
    0.40
    		  
    18
    1.07
    34. Poisonings
    814
    0.39
    		  
    2
    0.10
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    799
    0.38
    		  
    7
    0.45
    36. Bladder Cancer
    686
    0.33
    		  
    15
    0.89
    37. Meningitis
    685
    0.33
    		  
    1
    0.08
    38. Lymphomas
    645
    0.31
    		  
    56
    3.36
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    569
    0.27
    		  
    179
    10.69
    40. Drug Use
    565
    0.27
    		  
    6
    0.36
    41. Ovary Cancer
    551
    0.26
    		  
    14
    0.84
    42. Fires
    536
    0.26
    		  
    1
    0.05
    43. Oral Cancer
    475
    0.23
    		  
    8
    0.45
    44. Skin Disease
    470
    0.23
    		  
    1
    0.07
    45. Malnutrition
    412
    0.20
    		  
    2
    0.12
    46. Schizophrenia
    393
    0.19
    		  
    0
    0.01
    47. Epilepsy
    388
    0.19
    		  
    3
    0.15
    48. Uterin Cancer
    333
    0.16
    		  
    4
    0.21
    49. Maternal Conditions
    320
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.01
    50. Other Neoplasms
    300
    0.14
    		  
    11
    0.67
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    48.00
    3
    		  
    29.45
    26
    2. Liver Cancer
    17.97
    10
    		  
    1.88
    165
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.68
    94
    		  
    18.65
    64
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.48
    47
    		  
    15.20
    40
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.31
    34
    		  
    4.06
    120
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    88
    		  
    0.92
    170
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    5.65
    54
    		  
    8.28
    29
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.23
    36
    		  
    4.07
    54
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.63
    111
    		  
    6.30
    35
    10. Leukemia
    3.22
    108
    		  
    3.62
    96
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.62
    66
    		  
    2.96
    59
    12. Lymphomas
    2.43
    140
    		  
    10.90
    1
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.19
    76
    		  
    1.14
    137
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.77
    135
    		  
    1.56
    145
    15. Prostate Cancer
    1.62
    169
    		  
    21.29
    53
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.59
    152
    		  
    2.40
    40
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.