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Tunisia
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

Compare Tunisia 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
Tunisia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Tunisia TUNISIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.1
    49.1
    48.6
    98
    102
    99
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    53.7
    54.7
    54.2
    98
    107
    101
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    61.4
    63.5
    62.4
    84
    96
    91
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    68.6
    72.1
    70.3
    47
    78
    58
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    70.6
    75.6
    72.9
    49
    57
    51
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    72.5
    77.3
    74.8
    54
    63
    58
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    74.9
    79.2
    77.0
    50
    58
    53
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.9
    79.2
    50
    58
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    76.3
    80.5
    45
    51
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    76.4
    80.6
    45
    51
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    76.6
    80.7
    45
    51
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    76.7
    80.8
    45
    51
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    77.0
    80.9
    44
    51
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    77.2
    81.0
    44
    52
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    77.5
    81.1
    45
    52
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    77.8
    81.3
    45
    52
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    78.2
    81.6
    45
    54
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    78.6
    81.9
    46
    54
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    79.3
    82.2
    48
    56
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    80.2
    82.8
    51
    59
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.6
    55
    60
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.9
    84.7
    58
    62
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.8
    86.3
    64
    62
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.2
    71
    66
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    79
    61
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    164.63
    38
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    68.10
    105
    162.14
    15
    3. Hypertension
    22.55
    70
    18.24
    92
    4. Kidney Disease
    20.60
    106
    12.98
    129
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.92
    47
    16.26
    122
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.02
    91
    22.21
    64
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.33
    133
    22.75
    104
    8. Lung Cancers
    14.42
    79
    37.70
    4
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.15
    131
    11.82
    137
    10. Lung Disease
    14.05
    147
    87.71
    5
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    145
    7.80
    177
    12. Liver Disease
    10.46
    123
    14.33
    111
    13. Prostate Cancer
    7.97
    140
    2.38
    178
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.69
    108
    10.37
    70
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.36
    44
    3.79
    139
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6.32
    73
    4.39
    98
    17. Asthma
    5.34
    85
    4.81
    90
    18. Bladder Cancer
    5.21
    7
    1.61
    120
    19. Lymphomas
    4.90
    83
    1.84
    175
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.63
    122
    11.99
    21
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    115
    3.78
    113
    22. Falls
    3.61
    134
    6.34
    79
    23. Violence
    3.47
    107
    3.97
    101
    24. Suicide
    3.18
    161
    8.20
    95
    25. Leukemia
    3.15
    116
    3.44
    99
    26. Other Injuries
    3.06
    170
    5.48
    125
    27. Cervical Cancer
    2.97
    147
    4.11
    136
    28. Birth Trauma
    2.96
    82
    2.66
    86
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.83
    150
    2.96
    147
    30. Liver Cancer
    2.83
    171
    16.66
    12
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    119
    4.85
    68
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    154
    2.40
    153
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    2.35
    136
    1.60
    160
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.06
    104
    2.53
    100
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    116
    5.64
    51
    36. Drug Use
    1.88
    53
    1.24
    89
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.83
    144
    1.62
    152
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.69
    106
    0.55
    160
    39. Fires
    1.66
    86
    0.90
    118
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.57
    113
    1.70
    109
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.15
    123
    57.14
    16
    42. Drownings
    1.06
    147
    4.46
    35
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    121
    6.87
    15
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    167
    3.80
    49
    45. Epilepsy
    0.85
    148
    0.98
    137
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.71
    100
    1.02
    84
    47. Meningitis
    0.70
    96
    0.81
    89
    48. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    171
    0.78
    168
    49. Poisonings
    0.67
    82
    1.29
    64
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.55
    65
    0.23
    94
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tunisia TUNISIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    20,658
    33.50
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    8,509
    13.80
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Hypertension
    2,824
    4.58
    5,368
    2.51
    4. Kidney Disease
    2,574
    4.17
    3,959
    1.85
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,507
    4.07
    4,340
    2.03
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,928
    3.13
    6,210
    2.90
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,912
    3.10
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Lung Cancers
    1,849
    3.00
    11,893
    5.55
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,773
    2.88
    3,671
    1.71
    10. Lung Disease
    1,754
    2.84
    26,178
    12.22
    11. Liver Disease
    1,313
    2.13
    4,506
    2.10
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    980
    1.59
    991
    0.46
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    971
    1.57
    3,232
    1.51
    14. Low Birth Weight
    924
    1.50
    1,208
    0.56
    15. Breast Cancer
    781
    1.27
    1,366
    0.64
    16. Asthma
    665
    1.08
    1,439
    0.67
    17. Bladder Cancer
    654
    1.06
    500
    0.23
    18. Lymphomas
    616
    1.00
    560
    0.26
    19. Stomach Cancer
    583
    0.95
    3,771
    1.76
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    469
    0.76
    1,155
    0.54
    21. Falls
    445
    0.72
    1,801
    0.84
    22. Birth Trauma
    436
    0.71
    736
    0.34
    23. Prostate Cancer
    417
    0.68
    219
    0.10
    24. Violence
    410
    0.66
    1,082
    0.50
    25. Leukemia
    385
    0.62
    965
    0.45
    26. Suicide
    383
    0.62
    2,407
    1.12
    27. Other Injuries
    372
    0.60
    1,531
    0.71
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    361
    0.59
    1,525
    0.71
    29. Liver Cancer
    360
    0.58
    5,326
    2.49
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    298
    0.48
    684
    0.32
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    285
    0.46
    452
    0.21
    32. HIV/AIDS
    261
    0.42
    753
    0.35
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    237
    0.38
    1,712
    0.80
    34. Drug Use
    235
    0.38
    356
    0.17
    35. Oral Cancer
    232
    0.38
    513
    0.24
    36. Skin Cancers
    214
    0.35
    168
    0.08
    37. Fires
    202
    0.33
    253
    0.12
    38. Cervical Cancer
    201
    0.33
    704
    0.33
    39. Ovary Cancer
    192
    0.31
    532
    0.25
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    184
    0.30
    374
    0.17
    41. Tuberculosis
    136
    0.22
    17,417
    8.13
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.20
    2,093
    0.98
    43. Drownings
    122
    0.20
    1,126
    0.53
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    109
    0.18
    1,222
    0.57
    45. Epilepsy
    101
    0.16
    266
    0.12
    46. Meningitis
    86
    0.14
    207
    0.10
    47. Maternal Conditions
    83
    0.13
    252
    0.12
    48. Poisonings
    81
    0.13
    366
    0.17
    49. Hepatitis B
    70
    0.11
    68
    0.03
    50. Uterin Cancer
    46
    0.07
    138
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    14.42
    79
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    145
    7.80
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    7.97
    140
    2.38
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.69
    108
    10.37
    70
    5. Bladder Cancer
    5.21
    7
    1.61
    120
    6. Lymphomas
    4.90
    83
    1.84
    175
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.63
    122
    11.99
    21
    8. Leukemia
    3.15
    116
    3.44
    99
    9. Cervical Cancer
    2.97
    147
    4.11
    136
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.83
    150
    2.96
    147
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.83
    171
    16.66
    12
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    119
    4.85
    68
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.83
    144
    1.62
    152
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.69
    106
    0.55
    160
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    167
    3.80
    49
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    171
    0.78
    168
    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.