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Mauritius
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Mauritius 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
Mauritius Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    57.7
    61.2
    59.4
    65
    66
    65
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    60.3
    64.6
    62.4
    70
    69
    67
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    63.4
    68.7
    66.0
    76
    77
    75
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    65.6
    73.4
    69.4
    82
    66
    72
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    67.8
    74.3
    71.0
    85
    75
    81
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    70.1
    76.6
    73.3
    85
    75
    83
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    89
    86
    87
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.0
    77.3
    89
    86
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    72.1
    78.4
    92
    85
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    72.2
    78.5
    93
    85
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    72.3
    78.5
    95
    85
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.6
    94
    83
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    72.8
    78.8
    96
    82
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    73.2
    79.0
    94
    81
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    73.7
    79.2
    93
    82
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    74.3
    79.5
    91
    81
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    75.0
    79.9
    89
    81
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    75.9
    80.5
    86
    80
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    77.1
    81.1
    82
    77
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    78.5
    82.0
    82
    75
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.0
    76
    72
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    82.2
    84.4
    71
    71
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.4
    86.1
    72
    67
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.3
    68
    61
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.7
    72
    67
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    104.41
    8
    11.82
    137
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.82
    103
    105.37
    99
    3. Stroke
    56.52
    121
    162.14
    15
    4. Kidney Disease
    41.13
    20
    12.98
    129
    5. Lung Disease
    37.21
    31
    87.71
    5
    6. Hypertension
    34.14
    34
    18.24
    92
    7. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    7.80
    177
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.53
    108
    22.75
    104
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    2.38
    178
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.85
    122
    22.21
    64
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    10.37
    70
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    37.70
    4
    13. HIV/AIDS
    9.81
    60
    2.53
    100
    14. Suicide
    8.75
    87
    8.20
    95
    15. Liver Disease
    8.61
    136
    14.33
    111
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.69
    55
    2.40
    153
    17. Asthma
    6.38
    78
    4.81
    90
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.34
    76
    3.79
    139
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.10
    51
    1.60
    160
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    11.99
    21
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    4.11
    136
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    2.96
    147
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.61
    17
    0.14
    180
    24. Birth Trauma
    4.26
    71
    2.66
    86
    25. Other Injuries
    4.15
    150
    5.48
    125
    26. Skin Disease
    3.73
    22
    0.58
    138
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.62
    113
    4.39
    98
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    1.62
    152
    29. Falls
    3.56
    135
    6.34
    79
    30. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    1.84
    175
    31. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    0.78
    168
    32. Alcohol
    3.15
    31
    1.00
    116
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    4.85
    68
    34. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    16.66
    12
    35. Drownings
    3.02
    75
    4.46
    35
    36. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    3.44
    99
    37. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.41
    177
    16.26
    122
    38. Epilepsy
    2.36
    51
    0.98
    137
    39. Violence
    2.18
    128
    3.97
    101
    40. Anemia
    2.05
    6
    0.00
    91
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    3.80
    49
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.41
    118
    1.70
    109
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.26
    140
    5.64
    51
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    1.61
    120
    45. Drug Use
    1.16
    95
    1.24
    89
    46. Tuberculosis
    1.09
    124
    57.14
    16
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.87
    91
    1.02
    84
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    80
    1.29
    64
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.70
    179
    3.78
    113
    50. Fires
    0.62
    130
    0.90
    118
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,873
    18.89
    3,671
    1.71
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,805
    18.21
    31,342
    14.63
    3. Stroke
    985
    9.94
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Kidney Disease
    724
    7.30
    3,959
    1.85
    5. Lung Disease
    646
    6.52
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Hypertension
    592
    5.97
    5,368
    2.51
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    346
    3.49
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Breast Cancer
    232
    2.34
    1,366
    0.64
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    182
    1.84
    3,232
    1.51
    10. Lung Cancers
    182
    1.84
    11,893
    5.55
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    155
    1.56
    6,210
    2.90
    12. Liver Disease
    145
    1.46
    4,506
    2.10
    13. HIV/AIDS
    141
    1.42
    753
    0.35
    14. Suicide
    120
    1.21
    2,407
    1.12
    15. Prostate Cancer
    115
    1.16
    219
    0.10
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    108
    1.09
    684
    0.32
    17. Asthma
    107
    1.08
    1,439
    0.67
    18. Stomach Cancer
    104
    1.05
    3,771
    1.76
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    101
    1.02
    452
    0.21
    20. Other Neoplasms
    77
    0.78
    44
    0.02
    21. Other Injuries
    66
    0.67
    1,531
    0.71
    22. Skin Disease
    64
    0.65
    158
    0.07
    23. Oral Cancer
    63
    0.64
    513
    0.24
    24. Lymphomas
    57
    0.57
    560
    0.26
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    57
    0.57
    991
    0.46
    26. Falls
    57
    0.57
    1,801
    0.84
    27. Liver Cancer
    56
    0.56
    5,326
    2.49
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    55
    0.55
    1,525
    0.71
    29. Alcohol
    53
    0.53
    304
    0.14
    30. Cervical Cancer
    49
    0.49
    704
    0.33
    31. Leukemia
    48
    0.48
    965
    0.45
    32. Ovary Cancer
    46
    0.46
    532
    0.25
    33. Drownings
    43
    0.43
    1,126
    0.53
    34. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42
    0.42
    4,340
    2.03
    35. Low Birth Weight
    37
    0.37
    1,208
    0.56
    36. Birth Trauma
    37
    0.37
    736
    0.34
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.35
    1,222
    0.57
    38. Epilepsy
    35
    0.35
    266
    0.12
    39. Anemia
    33
    0.33
    0
    0.00
    40. Uterin Cancer
    32
    0.32
    138
    0.06
    41. Violence
    30
    0.30
    1,082
    0.50
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23
    0.23
    374
    0.17
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.22
    1,712
    0.80
    44. Bladder Cancer
    21
    0.21
    500
    0.23
    45. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.17
    17,417
    8.13
    46. Drug Use
    16
    0.16
    356
    0.17
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.12
    1,155
    0.54
    48. Maternal Conditions
    11
    0.11
    252
    0.12
    49. Poisonings
    11
    0.11
    366
    0.17
    50. Fires
    10
    0.10
    253
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    7.80
    177
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    2.38
    178
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    10.37
    70
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    37.70
    4
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    11.99
    21
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    4.11
    136
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    2.96
    147
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    1.62
    152
    9. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    1.84
    175
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    0.78
    168
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    4.85
    68
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    16.66
    12
    13. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    3.44
    99
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    3.80
    49
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    172
    0.55
    160
    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.