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Ethiopia
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 Ethiopia 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
Ethiopia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    49.3
    53.1
    51.2
    162
    156
    160
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    66.9
    70.5
    68.7
    126
    130
    128
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    70.8
    73.8
    112
    127
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    71.2
    74.2
    108
    125
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    71.5
    74.4
    105
    124
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.7
    103
    124
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.9
    103
    123
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    72.6
    75.2
    103
    123
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    73.1
    75.6
    103
    122
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    73.6
    76.1
    102
    121
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    74.2
    76.7
    102
    121
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    75.1
    77.5
    102
    116
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.1
    78.4
    101
    115
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.4
    79.4
    101
    112
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.1
    80.7
    105
    110
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.2
    82.4
    108
    111
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.5
    107
    106
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    105
    101
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    94
    91
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    83.71
    90
    162.14
    15
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.86
    42
    22.75
    104
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    78.39
    134
    105.37
    99
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    63.15
    22
    1.70
    109
    5. Liver Disease
    50.31
    11
    14.33
    111
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.41
    19
    22.21
    64
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.58
    80
    11.82
    137
    8. Hypertension
    29.73
    46
    18.24
    92
    9. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    7.80
    177
    10. Lung Disease
    25.66
    75
    87.71
    5
    11. Tuberculosis
    25.31
    44
    57.14
    16
    12. Kidney Disease
    24.20
    81
    12.98
    129
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.74
    30
    16.26
    122
    14. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    4.11
    136
    15. Other Injuries
    14.07
    29
    5.48
    125
    16. HIV/AIDS
    13.62
    51
    2.53
    100
    17. Meningitis
    13.13
    25
    0.81
    89
    18. Malnutrition
    11.17
    26
    1.25
    93
    19. Birth Trauma
    10.53
    20
    2.66
    86
    20. Low Birth Weight
    9.52
    37
    4.39
    98
    21. Suicide
    9.45
    80
    8.20
    95
    22. Maternal Conditions
    9.44
    34
    1.02
    84
    23. Violence
    8.85
    58
    3.97
    101
    24. Falls
    8.65
    38
    6.34
    79
    25. Asthma
    8.13
    71
    4.81
    90
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    2.96
    147
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    10.37
    70
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    73
    3.79
    139
    29. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    3.44
    99
    30. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    2.38
    178
    31. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    1.84
    175
    32. Malaria
    5.39
    42
    0.00
    68
    33. Poisonings
    4.29
    7
    1.29
    64
    34. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    37.70
    4
    35. Pertussis
    3.77
    18
    0.17
    96
    36. Fires
    3.73
    33
    0.90
    118
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    3.68
    119
    3.78
    113
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.59
    120
    2.40
    153
    39. Measles
    3.40
    20
    0.02
    72
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    3.80
    49
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.22
    83
    5.64
    51
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    16.66
    12
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    11.99
    21
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    1.62
    152
    45. Drownings
    2.44
    90
    4.46
    35
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    2.30
    141
    1.60
    160
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.22
    60
    6.87
    15
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    1.61
    120
    49. Epilepsy
    2.02
    65
    0.98
    137
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    0.55
    160
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59,931
    10.63
    6,231
    2.91
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44,361
    7.87
    374
    0.17
    3. Stroke
    39,362
    6.98
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,530
    6.48
    31,342
    14.63
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31,564
    5.60
    6,210
    2.90
    6. Birth Trauma
    31,107
    5.52
    736
    0.34
    7. Low Birth Weight
    28,020
    4.97
    1,208
    0.56
    8. Liver Disease
    27,270
    4.84
    4,506
    2.10
    9. Tuberculosis
    21,455
    3.81
    17,417
    8.13
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    16,258
    2.88
    3,671
    1.71
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    15,638
    2.77
    991
    0.46
    12. Hypertension
    13,470
    2.39
    5,368
    2.51
    13. Kidney Disease
    12,103
    2.15
    3,959
    1.85
    14. Meningitis
    12,019
    2.13
    207
    0.10
    15. Lung Disease
    11,870
    2.11
    26,178
    12.22
    16. Other Injuries
    11,735
    2.08
    1,531
    0.71
    17. HIV/AIDS
    11,471
    2.03
    753
    0.35
    18. Maternal Conditions
    8,887
    1.58
    252
    0.12
    19. Malnutrition
    8,643
    1.53
    317
    0.15
    20. Breast Cancer
    8,485
    1.51
    1,366
    0.64
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    8,258
    1.46
    4,340
    2.03
    22. Violence
    8,076
    1.43
    1,082
    0.50
    23. Pertussis
    6,896
    1.22
    34
    0.02
    24. Measles
    6,324
    1.12
    4
    0.00
    25. Suicide
    6,030
    1.07
    2,407
    1.12
    26. Malaria
    5,626
    1.00
    0
    0.00
    27. Cervical Cancer
    5,019
    0.89
    704
    0.33
    28. Falls
    4,510
    0.80
    1,801
    0.84
    29. Asthma
    4,484
    0.80
    1,439
    0.67
    30. Leukemia
    4,222
    0.75
    965
    0.45
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,755
    0.67
    3,232
    1.51
    32. Poisonings
    3,668
    0.65
    366
    0.17
    33. Lymphomas
    3,590
    0.64
    560
    0.26
    34. Fires
    3,255
    0.58
    253
    0.12
    35. Drownings
    3,133
    0.56
    1,126
    0.53
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,424
    0.43
    532
    0.25
    37. Tetanus
    2,203
    0.39
    28
    0.01
    38. Lung Cancers
    2,202
    0.39
    11,893
    5.55
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,168
    0.38
    684
    0.32
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,839
    0.33
    1,222
    0.57
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,758
    0.31
    1,712
    0.80
    42. Liver Cancer
    1,730
    0.31
    5,326
    2.49
    43. Syphilis
    1,699
    0.30
    54
    0.03
    44. Epilepsy
    1,625
    0.29
    266
    0.12
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,623
    0.29
    452
    0.21
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1,578
    0.28
    1,155
    0.54
    47. Stomach Cancer
    1,519
    0.27
    3,771
    1.76
    48. Oral Cancer
    1,477
    0.26
    513
    0.24
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,339
    0.24
    2,093
    0.98
    50. Prostate Cancer
    1,244
    0.22
    219
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    7.80
    177
    2. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    4.11
    136
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    2.96
    147
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    10.37
    70
    5. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    3.44
    99
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    2.38
    178
    7. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    1.84
    175
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    37.70
    4
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    3.80
    49
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    16.66
    12
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    11.99
    21
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    1.62
    152
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    1.61
    120
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    0.55
    160
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    136
    0.78
    168
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.83
    170
    4.85
    68
    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.