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Compare North Korea and Laos 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   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    64.1
    69.7
    66.8
    109
    112
    112
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    67.0
    74.0
    70.6
    114
    108
    109
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    67.0
    74.0
    114
    108
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    68.8
    75.7
    117
    110
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    69.1
    75.9
    120
    110
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    69.2
    76.1
    121
    110
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    69.5
    76.3
    121
    109
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    69.8
    76.6
    125
    108
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    70.2
    76.9
    127
    108
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    70.7
    77.2
    130
    107
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    71.1
    77.5
    138
    107
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    71.6
    77.8
    152
    107
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    72.1
    78.2
    165
    107
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    72.7
    78.7
    173
    110
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    73.9
    79.6
    179
    111
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    75.8
    80.8
    181
    110
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    78.4
    82.2
    181
    110
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    81.1
    83.9
    181
    118
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    84.6
    86.3
    173
    128
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    88.5
    89.4
    168
    137
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.7
    93.1
    166
    149
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.3
    134
    152
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.7
    118
    165
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    168.46
    13
    		  
    123.84
    49
    2. Lung Disease
    103.36
    2
    		  
    34.40
    23
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.75
    71
    		  
    135.32
    41
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    50.33
    66
    		  
    103.64
    39
    5. Lung Cancers
    48.00
    3
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Suicide
    37.44
    2
    		  
    8.54
    86
    7. Liver Disease
    22.90
    57
    		  
    15.22
    90
    8. Liver Cancer
    17.97
    10
    		  
    55.58
    2
    9. Kidney Disease
    16.29
    68
    		  
    17.30
    56
    10. Hypertension
    16.09
    95
    		  
    20.37
    55
    11. Breast Cancer
    15.68
    94
    		  
    9.91
    146
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.46
    120
    		  
    27.80
    84
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.48
    47
    		  
    7.39
    85
    14. Stomach Cancer
    12.31
    34
    		  
    2.46
    154
    15. Low Birth Weight
    11.47
    64
    		  
    17.45
    39
    16. Other Injuries
    10.81
    93
    		  
    19.68
    42
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.09
    128
    		  
    21.84
    55
    18. Drownings
    9.90
    18
    		  
    5.69
    55
    19. Falls
    9.74
    44
    		  
    5.76
    80
    20. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9.48
    24
    		  
    10.04
    19
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    9.45
    61
    		  
    9.07
    74
    22. Tuberculosis
    8.52
    78
    		  
    17.90
    52
    23. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    88
    		  
    7.81
    85
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.70
    34
    		  
    9.05
    27
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.28
    101
    		  
    5.53
    112
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    5.65
    54
    		  
    1.05
    145
    27. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    74
    		  
    18.95
    24
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.23
    36
    		  
    0.68
    157
    29. Violence
    5.13
    90
    		  
    6.66
    75
    30. Asthma
    4.65
    84
    		  
    25.90
    5
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.12
    85
    		  
    27.96
    49
    32. Ovary Cancer
    3.63
    111
    		  
    4.34
    82
    33. Hepatitis B
    3.22
    33
    		  
    0.22
    111
    34. Leukemia
    3.22
    108
    		  
    3.77
    91
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    3.20
    128
    		  
    2.40
    142
    36. Poisonings
    3.17
    45
    		  
    0.98
    102
    37. Meningitis
    2.85
    76
    		  
    6.65
    51
    38. Bladder Cancer
    2.62
    66
    		  
    1.50
    112
    39. Lymphomas
    2.43
    140
    		  
    4.34
    90
    40. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.20
    117
    		  
    0.71
    159
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.19
    76
    		  
    1.42
    114
    42. Drug Use
    2.19
    52
    		  
    3.55
    25
    43. Fires
    2.12
    89
    		  
    3.64
    69
    44. Skin Disease
    1.84
    85
    		  
    1.93
    83
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.77
    135
    		  
    4.08
    63
    46. Malnutrition
    1.64
    95
    		  
    9.20
    49
    47. Prostate Cancer
    1.62
    169
    		  
    3.52
    157
    48. Epilepsy
    1.57
    106
    		  
    1.65
    97
    49. Schizophrenia
    1.47
    1
    		  
    0.11
    134
    50. Maternal Conditions
    1.24
    87
    		  
    7.20
    47
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    44,241
    21.18
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    2. Lung Disease
    26,976
    12.92
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    25,917
    12.41
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    4. Lung Cancers
    12,755
    6.11
    		  
    470
    1.12
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,490
    5.98
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    6. Suicide
    9,790
    4.69
    		  
    422
    1.01
    7. Liver Disease
    6,121
    2.93
    		  
    594
    1.42
    8. Liver Cancer
    4,819
    2.31
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    9. Kidney Disease
    4,276
    2.05
    		  
    632
    1.51
    10. Hypertension
    4,215
    2.02
    		  
    673
    1.61
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,062
    1.95
    		  
    938
    2.24
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,837
    1.84
    		  
    267
    0.64
    13. Stomach Cancer
    3,279
    1.57
    		  
    92
    0.22
    14. Other Injuries
    2,714
    1.30
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,602
    1.25
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    16. Falls
    2,513
    1.20
    		  
    247
    0.59
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,504
    1.20
    		  
    390
    0.93
    18. Breast Cancer
    2,339
    1.12
    		  
    219
    0.52
    19. Drownings
    2,328
    1.11
    		  
    394
    0.94
    20. Tuberculosis
    2,239
    1.07
    		  
    707
    1.69
    21. Low Birth Weight
    2,218
    1.06
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,026
    0.97
    		  
    313
    0.75
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    1,968
    0.94
    		  
    817
    1.95
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,607
    0.77
    		  
    219
    0.52
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    1,503
    0.72
    		  
    41
    0.10
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,396
    0.67
    		  
    25
    0.06
    27. Violence
    1,297
    0.62
    		  
    390
    0.93
    28. Asthma
    1,214
    0.58
    		  
    911
    2.17
    29. Cervical Cancer
    1,118
    0.54
    		  
    167
    0.40
    30. Birth Trauma
    1,065
    0.51
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    31. Hepatitis B
    866
    0.41
    		  
    9
    0.02
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    863
    0.41
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    33. Leukemia
    831
    0.40
    		  
    203
    0.49
    34. Poisonings
    814
    0.39
    		  
    64
    0.15
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    799
    0.38
    		  
    108
    0.26
    36. Bladder Cancer
    686
    0.33
    		  
    50
    0.12
    37. Meningitis
    685
    0.33
    		  
    476
    1.13
    38. Lymphomas
    645
    0.31
    		  
    171
    0.41
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    569
    0.27
    		  
    22
    0.05
    40. Drug Use
    565
    0.27
    		  
    177
    0.42
    41. Ovary Cancer
    551
    0.26
    		  
    92
    0.22
    42. Fires
    536
    0.26
    		  
    196
    0.47
    43. Oral Cancer
    475
    0.23
    		  
    153
    0.36
    44. Skin Disease
    470
    0.23
    		  
    75
    0.18
    45. Malnutrition
    412
    0.20
    		  
    393
    0.94
    46. Schizophrenia
    393
    0.19
    		  
    4
    0.01
    47. Epilepsy
    388
    0.19
    		  
    92
    0.22
    48. Uterin Cancer
    333
    0.16
    		  
    28
    0.07
    49. Maternal Conditions
    320
    0.15
    		  
    424
    1.01
    50. Other Neoplasms
    300
    0.14
    		  
    64
    0.15
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    48.00
    3
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Liver Cancer
    17.97
    10
    		  
    55.58
    2
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.68
    94
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.48
    47
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.31
    34
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    88
    		  
    7.81
    85
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    5.65
    54
    		  
    1.05
    145
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.23
    36
    		  
    0.68
    157
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.63
    111
    		  
    4.34
    82
    10. Leukemia
    3.22
    108
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.62
    66
    		  
    1.50
    112
    12. Lymphomas
    2.43
    140
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.19
    76
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.77
    135
    		  
    4.08
    63
    15. Prostate Cancer
    1.62
    169
    		  
    3.52
    157
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.59
    152
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
     
    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.