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Slovenia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Slovenia 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
Slovenia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovenia SLOVENIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Slovenia SLOVENIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    65.7
    71.4
    68.5
    28
    27
    30
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    65.8
    73.1
    69.4
    38
    30
    35
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    66.1
    74.7
    70.3
    50
    32
    42
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    69.4
    77.3
    73.3
    41
    28
    35
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    72.2
    79.7
    76.0
    39
    26
    32
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    76.2
    82.7
    79.5
    29
    21
    26
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    78.6
    84.1
    81.3
    29
    15
    27
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovenia SLOVENIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    84.1
    29
    15
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    78.8
    84.2
    32
    18
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    78.8
    84.3
    32
    18
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    78.8
    84.3
    32
    18
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    78.9
    84.3
    33
    19
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.3
    33
    20
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.4
    34
    21
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    79.5
    84.5
    34
    21
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    79.7
    84.6
    34
    21
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.7
    35
    21
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    80.4
    84.9
    36
    24
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    81.0
    85.2
    36
    23
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    81.8
    85.6
    36
    23
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.0
    86.3
    37
    22
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    84.5
    87.2
    36
    23
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.2
    34
    22
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    26
    25
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.3
    33
    41
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovenia SLOVENIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    57.54
    154
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    31.51
    149
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.44
    21
    37.70
    4
    4. Prostate Cancer
    21.26
    55
    2.38
    178
    5. Breast Cancer
    17.58
    85
    7.80
    177
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.88
    29
    10.37
    70
    7. Suicide
    13.97
    34
    8.20
    95
    8. Alcohol
    13.15
    5
    1.00
    116
    9. Hypertension
    11.84
    119
    18.24
    92
    10. Falls
    11.07
    15
    6.34
    79
    11. Lung Disease
    10.97
    164
    87.71
    5
    12. Liver Disease
    10.90
    119
    14.33
    111
    13. Lymphomas
    9.04
    6
    1.84
    175
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    8.68
    14
    4.85
    68
    15. Stomach Cancer
    7.15
    75
    11.99
    21
    16. Liver Cancer
    6.04
    74
    16.66
    12
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.04
    163
    11.82
    137
    18. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5.80
    180
    22.75
    104
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.80
    164
    16.26
    122
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.17
    82
    2.40
    153
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.17
    59
    2.96
    147
    22. Other Injuries
    4.82
    135
    5.48
    125
    23. Leukemia
    4.44
    46
    3.44
    99
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.41
    159
    22.21
    64
    25. Skin Cancers
    3.86
    15
    0.55
    160
    26. Uterin Cancer
    3.79
    30
    0.78
    168
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.74
    34
    1.61
    120
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    65
    1.62
    152
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.23
    134
    3.78
    113
    30. Cervical Cancer
    2.96
    148
    4.11
    136
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.49
    55
    6.87
    15
    32. Kidney Disease
    2.34
    182
    12.98
    129
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    2.29
    173
    3.79
    139
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2.27
    142
    1.60
    160
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.14
    103
    3.80
    49
    36. Epilepsy
    1.55
    94
    0.98
    137
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.33
    159
    4.39
    98
    38. Other Neoplasms
    1.16
    59
    0.14
    180
    39. Drug Use
    1.11
    102
    1.24
    89
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.90
    12
    0.13
    135
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.89
    153
    5.64
    51
    42. Violence
    0.72
    168
    3.97
    101
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.54
    42
    0.65
    30
    44. Drownings
    0.50
    170
    4.46
    35
    45. Tuberculosis
    0.28
    148
    57.14
    16
    46. Asthma
    0.23
    180
    4.81
    90
    47. Schizophrenia
    0.22
    27
    0.00
    88
    48. Fires
    0.17
    178
    0.90
    118
    49. Poisonings
    0.10
    170
    1.29
    64
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.10
    182
    2.66
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Slovenia SLOVENIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,617
    20.62
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    1,977
    11.27
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,261
    7.19
    11,893
    5.55
    4. Hypertension
    881
    5.02
    5,368
    2.51
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    743
    4.24
    3,232
    1.51
    6. Falls
    708
    4.04
    1,801
    0.84
    7. Lung Disease
    675
    3.85
    26,178
    12.22
    8. Alcohol
    511
    2.91
    304
    0.14
    9. Breast Cancer
    484
    2.76
    1,366
    0.64
    10. Prostate Cancer
    476
    2.71
    219
    0.10
    11. Lymphomas
    465
    2.65
    560
    0.26
    12. Liver Disease
    429
    2.45
    4,506
    2.10
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    412
    2.35
    6,231
    2.91
    14. Suicide
    411
    2.34
    2,407
    1.12
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    409
    2.33
    1,525
    0.71
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    375
    2.14
    4,340
    2.03
    17. Stomach Cancer
    341
    1.94
    3,771
    1.76
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    340
    1.94
    3,671
    1.71
    19. Liver Cancer
    285
    1.63
    5,326
    2.49
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    239
    1.36
    684
    0.32
    21. Leukemia
    225
    1.28
    965
    0.45
    22. Bladder Cancer
    211
    1.20
    500
    0.23
    23. Other Injuries
    203
    1.16
    1,531
    0.71
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    196
    1.12
    1,155
    0.54
    25. Skin Cancers
    191
    1.09
    168
    0.08
    26. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    151
    0.86
    2,093
    0.98
    27. Oral Cancer
    145
    0.83
    513
    0.24
    28. Kidney Disease
    143
    0.82
    3,959
    1.85
    29. Ovary Cancer
    122
    0.70
    532
    0.25
    30. Uterin Cancer
    106
    0.60
    138
    0.06
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    105
    0.60
    6,210
    2.90
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    93
    0.53
    1,222
    0.57
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    93
    0.53
    452
    0.21
    34. Other Neoplasms
    69
    0.39
    44
    0.02
    35. Epilepsy
    62
    0.35
    266
    0.12
    36. Cervical Cancer
    60
    0.34
    704
    0.33
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    55
    0.31
    1,712
    0.80
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    49
    0.28
    991
    0.46
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    35
    0.20
    40
    0.02
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    30
    0.17
    198
    0.09
    41. Drug Use
    24
    0.14
    356
    0.17
    42. Violence
    19
    0.11
    1,082
    0.50
    43. Low Birth Weight
    17
    0.10
    1,208
    0.56
    44. Drownings
    17
    0.10
    1,126
    0.53
    45. Asthma
    16
    0.09
    1,439
    0.67
    46. Tuberculosis
    15
    0.09
    17,417
    8.13
    47. Schizophrenia
    9
    0.05
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    8
    0.05
    253
    0.12
    49. Meningitis
    5
    0.03
    207
    0.10
    50. Skin Disease
    5
    0.03
    158
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovenia SLOVENIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.44
    21
    37.70
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.26
    55
    2.38
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.58
    85
    7.80
    177
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.88
    29
    10.37
    70
    5. Lymphomas
    9.04
    6
    1.84
    175
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.68
    14
    4.85
    68
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.15
    75
    11.99
    21
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.04
    74
    16.66
    12
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.17
    59
    2.96
    147
    10. Leukemia
    4.44
    46
    3.44
    99
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.86
    15
    0.55
    160
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.79
    30
    0.78
    168
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.74
    34
    1.61
    120
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    65
    1.62
    152
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.96
    148
    4.11
    136
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.14
    103
    3.80
    49
    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.