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Chile
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 Chile 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
Chile Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Chile CHILE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Chile CHILE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    54.7
    60.0
    57.3
    72
    67
    69
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    59.3
    65.6
    62.4
    77
    67
    68
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    66.0
    72.7
    69.3
    51
    52
    51
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    35
    32
    34
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    74.2
    80.4
    77.3
    27
    21
    25
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    75.9
    82.1
    79.1
    31
    27
    29
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    78.1
    83.2
    80.7
    33
    28
    31
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Chile CHILE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.1
    83.2
    33
    28
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    78.7
    83.8
    33
    26
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    78.8
    83.9
    33
    26
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    78.8
    83.9
    33
    26
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    79.0
    84.0
    32
    25
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    79.2
    84.1
    31
    25
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    79.5
    84.2
    29
    25
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    79.8
    84.3
    30
    25
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    80.1
    84.4
    30
    25
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    80.4
    84.6
    30
    23
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    80.9
    84.9
    30
    21
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    81.6
    85.3
    28
    22
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.9
    27
    17
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.5
    28
    16
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.4
    31
    15
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.7
    24
    12
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.3
    16
    11
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.2
    12
    7
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Chile CHILE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36.71
    177
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    32.19
    147
    162.14
    15
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.25
    65
    2.38
    178
    4. Kidney Disease
    13.52
    125
    12.98
    129
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.48
    108
    22.21
    64
    6. Stomach Cancer
    13.41
    15
    11.99
    21
    7. Lung Disease
    12.87
    155
    87.71
    5
    8. Lung Cancers
    12.84
    91
    37.70
    4
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.46
    148
    22.75
    104
    10. Hypertension
    11.94
    118
    18.24
    92
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.81
    141
    7.80
    177
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.64
    152
    16.26
    122
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.04
    60
    10.37
    70
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.96
    140
    11.82
    137
    15. Liver Disease
    10.81
    122
    14.33
    111
    16. Suicide
    8.04
    98
    8.20
    95
    17. Cervical Cancer
    5.87
    115
    4.11
    136
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    5.80
    58
    4.85
    68
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    5.38
    100
    3.79
    139
    20. Other Injuries
    5.28
    128
    5.48
    125
    21. Lymphomas
    5.27
    74
    1.84
    175
    22. Liver Cancer
    5.09
    97
    16.66
    12
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.88
    16
    0.14
    180
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    4.64
    71
    1.60
    160
    25. Violence
    3.86
    103
    3.97
    101
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.79
    117
    2.96
    147
    27. Leukemia
    3.63
    88
    3.44
    99
    28. Falls
    2.95
    151
    6.34
    79
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.75
    145
    2.40
    153
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.69
    131
    4.39
    98
    31. HIV/AIDS
    2.54
    99
    2.53
    100
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.54
    90
    3.80
    49
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.54
    152
    3.78
    113
    34. Skin Disease
    2.38
    44
    0.58
    138
    35. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    80
    1.61
    120
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    116
    0.78
    168
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    95
    0.55
    160
    38. Tuberculosis
    1.54
    116
    57.14
    16
    39. Drownings
    1.39
    134
    4.46
    35
    40. Malnutrition
    1.35
    92
    1.25
    93
    41. Fires
    1.26
    100
    0.90
    118
    42. Epilepsy
    1.26
    118
    0.98
    137
    43. Oral Cancer
    1.15
    171
    1.62
    152
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.11
    132
    1.70
    109
    45. Asthma
    0.96
    137
    4.81
    90
    46. Alcohol
    0.88
    125
    1.00
    116
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.80
    157
    5.64
    51
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.66
    27
    0.65
    30
    49. Drug Use
    0.65
    146
    1.24
    89
    50. Anemia
    0.55
    21
    0.00
    91
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Chile CHILE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,685
    12.19
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    9,731
    11.10
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Kidney Disease
    4,065
    4.64
    3,959
    1.85
    4. Lung Disease
    4,062
    4.63
    26,178
    12.22
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,000
    4.56
    4,340
    2.03
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,920
    4.47
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Hypertension
    3,817
    4.35
    5,368
    2.51
    8. Stomach Cancer
    3,631
    4.14
    3,771
    1.76
    9. Lung Cancers
    3,452
    3.94
    11,893
    5.55
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,177
    3.62
    3,671
    1.71
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,022
    3.45
    3,232
    1.51
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,826
    3.22
    6,210
    2.90
    13. Liver Disease
    2,647
    3.02
    4,506
    2.10
    14. Prostate Cancer
    2,435
    2.78
    219
    0.10
    15. Suicide
    1,700
    1.94
    2,407
    1.12
    16. Breast Cancer
    1,689
    1.93
    1,366
    0.64
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    1,567
    1.79
    1,525
    0.71
    18. Lymphomas
    1,394
    1.59
    560
    0.26
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,369
    1.56
    5,326
    2.49
    20. Other Neoplasms
    1,358
    1.55
    44
    0.02
    21. Other Injuries
    1,310
    1.49
    1,531
    0.71
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    1,286
    1.47
    452
    0.21
    23. Falls
    904
    1.03
    1,801
    0.84
    24. Leukemia
    879
    1.00
    965
    0.45
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    858
    0.98
    991
    0.46
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    790
    0.90
    1,155
    0.54
    27. Cervical Cancer
    780
    0.89
    704
    0.33
    28. Skin Disease
    763
    0.87
    158
    0.07
    29. Violence
    744
    0.85
    1,082
    0.50
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    722
    0.82
    1,222
    0.57
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    709
    0.81
    684
    0.32
    32. Bladder Cancer
    641
    0.73
    500
    0.23
    33. HIV/AIDS
    539
    0.61
    753
    0.35
    34. Skin Cancers
    526
    0.60
    168
    0.08
    35. Ovary Cancer
    514
    0.59
    532
    0.25
    36. Low Birth Weight
    437
    0.50
    1,208
    0.56
    37. Malnutrition
    420
    0.48
    317
    0.15
    38. Tuberculosis
    410
    0.47
    17,417
    8.13
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    334
    0.38
    374
    0.17
    40. Oral Cancer
    307
    0.35
    513
    0.24
    41. Asthma
    295
    0.34
    1,439
    0.67
    42. Fires
    295
    0.34
    253
    0.12
    43. Epilepsy
    294
    0.34
    266
    0.12
    44. Drownings
    283
    0.32
    1,126
    0.53
    45. Uterin Cancer
    275
    0.31
    138
    0.06
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    223
    0.25
    1,712
    0.80
    47. Alcohol
    207
    0.24
    304
    0.14
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    187
    0.21
    198
    0.09
    49. Anemia
    180
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    149
    0.17
    356
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Chile CHILE   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.25
    65
    2.38
    178
    2. Stomach Cancer
    13.41
    15
    11.99
    21
    3. Lung Cancers
    12.84
    91
    37.70
    4
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.81
    141
    7.80
    177
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.04
    60
    10.37
    70
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.87
    115
    4.11
    136
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    5.80
    58
    4.85
    68
    8. Lymphomas
    5.27
    74
    1.84
    175
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.09
    97
    16.66
    12
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.79
    117
    2.96
    147
    11. Leukemia
    3.63
    88
    3.44
    99
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.54
    90
    3.80
    49
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    80
    1.61
    120
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    116
    0.78
    168
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    95
    0.55
    160
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.15
    171
    1.62
    152
    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.