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Croatia
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
CROATIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Croatia 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
Croatia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Croatia CROATIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Croatia CROATIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    63.7
    68.5
    66.0
    37
    37
    37
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    65.8
    72.3
    69.0
    37
    35
    37
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    66.4
    74.2
    70.2
    46
    37
    45
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    68.6
    75.9
    72.2
    48
    38
    41
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    71.1
    78.2
    74.7
    45
    36
    37
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    73.3
    79.8
    76.6
    44
    38
    37
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    75.5
    81.6
    78.6
    45
    37
    38
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Croatia CROATIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.5
    81.6
    45
    37
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    75.9
    82.0
    46
    38
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    76.0
    82.0
    46
    38
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    76.0
    82.0
    46
    38
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    76.1
    82.1
    47
    39
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    76.3
    82.1
    51
    39
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    76.4
    82.2
    53
    39
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    76.6
    82.3
    55
    40
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.8
    82.4
    58
    42
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    77.1
    82.5
    61
    43
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.6
    82.8
    63
    43
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.3
    83.2
    61
    44
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.4
    83.8
    62
    44
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.9
    84.5
    63
    46
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.7
    85.5
    63
    48
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.7
    86.7
    65
    53
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.7
    75
    53
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.1
    91.2
    74
    46
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Croatia CROATIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    104.12
    101
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    52.82
    124
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Cancers
    32.33
    9
    37.70
    4
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    22.13
    4
    10.37
    70
    5. Prostate Cancer
    19.92
    66
    2.38
    178
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.55
    53
    7.80
    177
    7. Lung Disease
    17.68
    121
    87.71
    5
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.50
    116
    11.82
    137
    9. Liver Disease
    11.97
    116
    14.33
    111
    10. Kidney Disease
    11.17
    138
    12.98
    129
    11. Suicide
    11.01
    61
    8.20
    95
    12. Hypertension
    8.69
    136
    18.24
    92
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.40
    164
    22.75
    104
    14. Stomach Cancer
    8.24
    60
    11.99
    21
    15. Falls
    8.06
    49
    6.34
    79
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.99
    158
    16.26
    122
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.92
    24
    4.85
    68
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.58
    142
    22.21
    64
    19. Ovary Cancer
    6.29
    28
    2.96
    147
    20. Lymphomas
    5.84
    50
    1.84
    175
    21. Liver Cancer
    5.38
    93
    16.66
    12
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.30
    79
    2.40
    153
    23. Other Injuries
    4.76
    136
    5.48
    125
    24. Leukemia
    4.76
    28
    3.44
    99
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    15
    1.61
    120
    26. Oral Cancer
    4.18
    55
    1.62
    152
    27. Cervical Cancer
    3.58
    139
    4.11
    136
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    3.57
    144
    3.79
    139
    29. Uterin Cancer
    3.52
    35
    0.78
    168
    30. Skin Cancers
    3.49
    21
    0.55
    160
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.45
    129
    3.78
    113
    32. Alcohol
    2.92
    37
    1.00
    116
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.51
    40
    0.14
    180
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    96
    3.80
    49
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.91
    114
    5.64
    51
    36. Epilepsy
    1.45
    104
    0.98
    137
    37. Drownings
    1.44
    130
    4.46
    35
    38. Drug Use
    1.38
    75
    1.24
    89
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.16
    105
    6.87
    15
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.14
    170
    1.60
    160
    41. Schizophrenia
    1.02
    1
    0.00
    88
    42. Violence
    0.89
    158
    3.97
    101
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.78
    18
    0.13
    135
    44. Hepatitis C
    0.72
    9
    0.03
    126
    45. Tuberculosis
    0.65
    135
    57.14
    16
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.63
    156
    1.70
    109
    47. Asthma
    0.61
    154
    4.81
    90
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.47
    154
    2.66
    86
    49. Fires
    0.44
    150
    0.90
    118
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    70
    0.65
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Croatia CROATIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,307
    27.14
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    6,275
    13.84
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Lung Cancers
    2,842
    6.27
    11,893
    5.55
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,189
    4.83
    3,232
    1.51
    5. Lung Disease
    2,111
    4.65
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,963
    4.33
    3,671
    1.71
    7. Kidney Disease
    1,392
    3.07
    3,959
    1.85
    8. Hypertension
    1,102
    2.43
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,066
    2.35
    4,340
    2.03
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,021
    2.25
    6,231
    2.91
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,019
    2.25
    1,366
    0.64
    12. Falls
    974
    2.15
    1,801
    0.84
    13. Liver Disease
    924
    2.04
    4,506
    2.10
    14. Prostate Cancer
    852
    1.88
    219
    0.10
    15. Stomach Cancer
    786
    1.73
    3,771
    1.76
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    754
    1.66
    1,525
    0.71
    17. Suicide
    676
    1.49
    2,407
    1.12
    18. Lymphomas
    556
    1.23
    560
    0.26
    19. Liver Cancer
    501
    1.10
    5,326
    2.49
    20. Bladder Cancer
    499
    1.10
    500
    0.23
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    457
    1.01
    684
    0.32
    22. Leukemia
    435
    0.96
    965
    0.45
    23. Other Injuries
    428
    0.94
    1,531
    0.71
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    423
    0.93
    1,155
    0.54
    25. Oral Cancer
    338
    0.75
    513
    0.24
    26. Skin Cancers
    332
    0.73
    168
    0.08
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    328
    0.72
    6,210
    2.90
    28. Ovary Cancer
    308
    0.68
    532
    0.25
    29. Other Neoplasms
    283
    0.62
    44
    0.02
    30. Alcohol
    219
    0.48
    304
    0.14
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    207
    0.46
    1,712
    0.80
    32. Uterin Cancer
    199
    0.44
    138
    0.06
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    189
    0.42
    1,222
    0.57
    34. Cervical Cancer
    156
    0.34
    704
    0.33
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    137
    0.30
    2,093
    0.98
    36. Epilepsy
    94
    0.21
    266
    0.12
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    94
    0.21
    991
    0.46
    38. Drownings
    86
    0.19
    1,126
    0.53
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    82
    0.18
    374
    0.17
    40. Schizophrenia
    79
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    41. Asthma
    74
    0.16
    1,439
    0.67
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    72
    0.16
    452
    0.21
    43. Drug Use
    70
    0.15
    356
    0.17
    44. Tuberculosis
    61
    0.13
    17,417
    8.13
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    55
    0.12
    40
    0.02
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    47
    0.10
    198
    0.09
    47. Hepatitis C
    45
    0.10
    10
    0.00
    48. Violence
    45
    0.10
    1,082
    0.50
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    43
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Fires
    34
    0.07
    253
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Croatia CROATIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    32.33
    9
    37.70
    4
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    22.13
    4
    10.37
    70
    3. Prostate Cancer
    19.92
    66
    2.38
    178
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.55
    53
    7.80
    177
    5. Stomach Cancer
    8.24
    60
    11.99
    21
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.92
    24
    4.85
    68
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.29
    28
    2.96
    147
    8. Lymphomas
    5.84
    50
    1.84
    175
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.38
    93
    16.66
    12
    10. Leukemia
    4.76
    28
    3.44
    99
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    15
    1.61
    120
    12. Oral Cancer
    4.18
    55
    1.62
    152
    13. Cervical Cancer
    3.58
    139
    4.11
    136
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.52
    35
    0.78
    168
    15. Skin Cancers
    3.49
    21
    0.55
    160
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    96
    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.