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Austria
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Austria 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
Austria Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Austria AUSTRIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Austria AUSTRIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    71.9
    68.6
    29
    22
    27
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    66.5
    73.4
    69.9
    30
    28
    30
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    69.0
    76.1
    72.4
    32
    19
    27
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    72.3
    78.9
    75.5
    22
    13
    18
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    74.9
    81.0
    78.1
    22
    13
    15
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    77.6
    83.1
    80.4
    20
    14
    18
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    79.4
    83.8
    81.6
    22
    22
    21
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Austria AUSTRIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    83.8
    22
    22
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    79.8
    84.1
    23
    22
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    79.8
    84.1
    23
    23
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    79.8
    84.1
    23
    22
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    80.0
    84.2
    23
    22
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    80.1
    84.2
    23
    22
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    80.3
    84.3
    24
    22
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    80.4
    84.4
    24
    22
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    80.6
    84.5
    24
    23
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    80.9
    84.6
    24
    24
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.9
    24
    25
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    81.7
    85.2
    25
    25
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.6
    26
    24
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.2
    27
    25
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.0
    27
    26
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    27
    25
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    27
    29
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.0
    50
    55
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Austria AUSTRIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    67.28
    146
    105.37
    99
    2. Lung Cancers
    22.79
    37
    37.70
    4
    3. Stroke
    19.61
    171
    162.14
    15
    4. Lung Disease
    17.22
    124
    87.71
    5
    5. Breast Cancer
    16.86
    92
    7.80
    177
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.60
    106
    2.38
    178
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.33
    147
    16.26
    122
    8. Hypertension
    11.74
    120
    18.24
    92
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.88
    62
    10.37
    70
    10. Suicide
    10.40
    66
    8.20
    95
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.40
    6
    4.85
    68
    12. Liver Disease
    8.56
    137
    14.33
    111
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.48
    150
    11.82
    137
    14. Other Injuries
    7.96
    86
    5.48
    125
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.82
    151
    12.98
    129
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.90
    69
    2.40
    153
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    5.85
    56
    1.60
    160
    18. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5.80
    179
    22.75
    104
    19. Lymphomas
    5.35
    66
    1.84
    175
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.90
    72
    2.96
    147
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.78
    107
    16.66
    12
    22. Falls
    4.37
    119
    6.34
    79
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.18
    161
    22.21
    64
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4.16
    129
    11.99
    21
    25. Leukemia
    4.01
    70
    3.44
    99
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.92
    137
    3.79
    139
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.92
    102
    3.78
    113
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    70
    1.62
    152
    29. Alcohol
    3.41
    29
    1.00
    116
    30. Other Neoplasms
    3.33
    28
    0.14
    180
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.71
    43
    0.55
    160
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.53
    68
    1.61
    120
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.37
    159
    4.11
    136
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    93
    0.78
    168
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.20
    100
    3.80
    49
    36. Drug Use
    1.81
    55
    1.24
    89
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.34
    97
    6.87
    15
    38. Epilepsy
    1.25
    119
    0.98
    137
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.01
    7
    0.13
    135
    40. Hepatitis C
    0.78
    8
    0.03
    126
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.62
    168
    5.64
    51
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    177
    4.39
    98
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    159
    1.70
    109
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.50
    152
    2.66
    86
    45. Violence
    0.49
    177
    3.97
    101
    46. Asthma
    0.38
    172
    4.81
    90
    47. Skin Disease
    0.36
    154
    0.58
    138
    48. Drownings
    0.34
    181
    4.46
    35
    49. Anemia
    0.33
    37
    0.00
    91
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.32
    133
    2.53
    100
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Austria AUSTRIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    17,638
    24.23
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    5,208
    7.16
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Lung Cancers
    4,217
    5.79
    11,893
    5.55
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,174
    5.73
    4,340
    2.03
    5. Lung Disease
    4,107
    5.64
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Hypertension
    3,601
    4.95
    5,368
    2.51
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,324
    3.19
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,247
    3.09
    3,959
    1.85
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,093
    2.88
    3,671
    1.71
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1,901
    2.61
    1,525
    0.71
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,857
    2.55
    1,366
    0.64
    12. Other Injuries
    1,700
    2.34
    1,531
    0.71
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,563
    2.15
    6,231
    2.91
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,515
    2.08
    684
    0.32
    15. Prostate Cancer
    1,501
    2.06
    219
    0.10
    16. Liver Disease
    1,366
    1.88
    4,506
    2.10
    17. Suicide
    1,307
    1.80
    2,407
    1.12
    18. Lymphomas
    1,167
    1.60
    560
    0.26
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,102
    1.51
    1,155
    0.54
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    1,077
    1.48
    452
    0.21
    21. Falls
    982
    1.35
    1,801
    0.84
    22. Liver Cancer
    922
    1.27
    5,326
    2.49
    23. Leukemia
    878
    1.21
    965
    0.45
    24. Stomach Cancer
    817
    1.12
    3,771
    1.76
    25. Other Neoplasms
    814
    1.12
    44
    0.02
    26. Bladder Cancer
    617
    0.85
    500
    0.23
    27. Oral Cancer
    614
    0.84
    513
    0.24
    28. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.80
    168
    0.08
    29. Alcohol
    538
    0.74
    304
    0.14
    30. Ovary Cancer
    513
    0.70
    532
    0.25
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    436
    0.60
    6,210
    2.90
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    406
    0.56
    1,222
    0.57
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.52
    2,093
    0.98
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    327
    0.45
    991
    0.46
    35. Uterin Cancer
    275
    0.38
    138
    0.06
    36. Epilepsy
    222
    0.31
    266
    0.12
    37. Cervical Cancer
    205
    0.28
    704
    0.33
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.23
    40
    0.02
    39. Drug Use
    161
    0.22
    356
    0.17
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    152
    0.21
    374
    0.17
    41. Hepatitis C
    147
    0.20
    10
    0.00
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    142
    0.20
    1,712
    0.80
    43. Anemia
    99
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    44. Skin Disease
    99
    0.14
    158
    0.07
    45. Asthma
    81
    0.11
    1,439
    0.67
    46. Malnutrition
    71
    0.10
    317
    0.15
    47. Violence
    47
    0.06
    1,082
    0.50
    48. Drownings
    42
    0.06
    1,126
    0.53
    49. Tuberculosis
    41
    0.06
    17,417
    8.13
    50. HIV/AIDS
    41
    0.06
    753
    0.35
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Austria AUSTRIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.79
    37
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.86
    92
    7.80
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.60
    106
    2.38
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.88
    62
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.40
    6
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    5.35
    66
    1.84
    175
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.90
    72
    2.96
    147
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.78
    107
    16.66
    12
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.16
    129
    11.99
    21
    10. Leukemia
    4.01
    70
    3.44
    99
    11. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    70
    1.62
    152
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.71
    43
    0.55
    160
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.53
    68
    1.61
    120
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.37
    159
    4.11
    136
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    93
    0.78
    168
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.20
    100
    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.