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New Guinea
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 New Guinea 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
New Guinea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    56.7
    61.3
    58.9
    139
    133
    136
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    63.4
    67.4
    65.3
    145
    149
    148
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.4
    67.4
    145
    149
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    66.6
    70.2
    154
    157
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    66.9
    70.5
    157
    159
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    67.1
    70.7
    160
    161
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    67.5
    70.9
    160
    161
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    68.0
    71.3
    161
    161
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    68.5
    71.8
    161
    162
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    69.1
    72.3
    161
    162
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    69.9
    73.1
    164
    162
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    70.9
    73.9
    162
    163
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    72.1
    75.0
    161
    163
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    73.6
    76.2
    161
    164
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.6
    159
    163
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.3
    157
    163
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.3
    154
    161
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.8
    148
    157
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.6
    146
    156
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    143
    146
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    152.96
    47
    105.37
    99
    2. Lung Disease
    122.46
    2
    87.71
    5
    3. Stroke
    118.90
    43
    162.14
    15
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    96.77
    10
    11.82
    137
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    48.64
    36
    1.70
    109
    6. Asthma
    47.57
    2
    4.81
    90
    7. Tuberculosis
    46.96
    20
    57.14
    16
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    41.97
    66
    22.75
    104
    9. Breast Cancer
    28.94
    13
    7.80
    177
    10. Malaria
    28.53
    34
    0.00
    68
    11. Hypertension
    25.98
    53
    18.24
    92
    12. Cervical Cancer
    21.97
    33
    4.11
    136
    13. Prostate Cancer
    21.28
    54
    2.38
    178
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    17.27
    3
    6.87
    15
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.47
    138
    16.26
    122
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.45
    99
    22.21
    64
    17. Falls
    13.87
    8
    6.34
    79
    18. Lung Cancers
    13.71
    82
    37.70
    4
    19. Kidney Disease
    13.07
    128
    12.98
    129
    20. Oral Cancer
    12.56
    2
    1.62
    152
    21. Violence
    12.19
    39
    3.97
    101
    22. Liver Cancer
    12.14
    22
    16.66
    12
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.80
    64
    10.37
    70
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10.61
    36
    11.99
    21
    25. Liver Disease
    10.10
    127
    14.33
    111
    26. Skin Cancers
    9.28
    1
    0.55
    160
    27. Other Injuries
    8.96
    77
    5.48
    125
    28. Low Birth Weight
    8.64
    49
    4.39
    98
    29. Birth Trauma
    7.75
    44
    2.66
    86
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.23
    65
    2.53
    100
    31. Lymphomas
    6.83
    21
    1.84
    175
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.32
    40
    5.64
    51
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    6.28
    80
    3.79
    139
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    6.12
    20
    3.78
    113
    35. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    34
    2.96
    147
    36. Fires
    5.98
    7
    0.90
    118
    37. Maternal Conditions
    4.88
    50
    1.02
    84
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.59
    38
    3.80
    49
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.35
    97
    2.40
    153
    40. Leukemia
    4.25
    57
    3.44
    99
    41. Suicide
    3.57
    157
    8.20
    95
    42. Malnutrition
    3.38
    64
    1.25
    93
    43. Uterin Cancer
    3.18
    48
    0.78
    168
    44. Meningitis
    3.03
    53
    0.81
    89
    45. Skin Disease
    2.76
    33
    0.58
    138
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    2.76
    123
    1.60
    160
    47. Drownings
    2.58
    85
    4.46
    35
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    136
    4.85
    68
    49. Pertussis
    2.04
    43
    0.17
    96
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2.00
    96
    1.61
    120
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,835
    12.17
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    5,095
    9.08
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Lung Disease
    4,538
    8.08
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,533
    8.07
    3,671
    1.71
    5. Tuberculosis
    3,969
    7.07
    17,417
    8.13
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,595
    4.62
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Malaria
    2,446
    4.36
    0
    0.00
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,295
    4.09
    374
    0.17
    9. Asthma
    1,842
    3.28
    1,439
    0.67
    10. Low Birth Weight
    1,661
    2.96
    1,208
    0.56
    11. Birth Trauma
    1,504
    2.68
    736
    0.34
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,105
    1.97
    6,210
    2.90
    13. Hypertension
    1,096
    1.95
    5,368
    2.51
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,072
    1.91
    2,093
    0.98
    15. Violence
    969
    1.73
    1,082
    0.50
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    951
    1.69
    991
    0.46
    17. Breast Cancer
    764
    1.36
    1,366
    0.64
    18. Kidney Disease
    687
    1.22
    3,959
    1.85
    19. Cervical Cancer
    665
    1.18
    704
    0.33
    20. Other Injuries
    647
    1.15
    1,531
    0.71
    21. Liver Cancer
    644
    1.15
    5,326
    2.49
    22. Liver Disease
    624
    1.11
    4,506
    2.10
    23. Lung Cancers
    622
    1.11
    11,893
    5.55
    24. HIV/AIDS
    611
    1.09
    753
    0.35
    25. Oral Cancer
    580
    1.03
    513
    0.24
    26. Falls
    502
    0.89
    1,801
    0.84
    27. Fires
    488
    0.87
    253
    0.12
    28. Stomach Cancer
    447
    0.80
    3,771
    1.76
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    445
    0.79
    3,232
    1.51
    30. Maternal Conditions
    421
    0.75
    252
    0.12
    31. Skin Cancers
    417
    0.74
    168
    0.08
    32. Lymphomas
    353
    0.63
    560
    0.26
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    343
    0.61
    4,340
    2.03
    34. Meningitis
    324
    0.58
    207
    0.10
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    301
    0.54
    1,712
    0.80
    36. Prostate Cancer
    285
    0.51
    219
    0.10
    37. Suicide
    259
    0.46
    2,407
    1.12
    38. Leukemia
    253
    0.45
    965
    0.45
    39. Pertussis
    248
    0.44
    34
    0.02
    40. Drownings
    240
    0.43
    1,126
    0.53
    41. Measles
    238
    0.42
    4
    0.00
    42. Syphilis
    234
    0.42
    54
    0.03
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    229
    0.41
    684
    0.32
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    199
    0.35
    1,222
    0.57
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    185
    0.33
    1,155
    0.54
    46. Ovary Cancer
    179
    0.32
    532
    0.25
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    153
    0.27
    452
    0.21
    48. Malnutrition
    134
    0.24
    317
    0.15
    49. Skin Disease
    126
    0.22
    158
    0.07
    50. Poisonings
    121
    0.22
    366
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.94
    13
    7.80
    177
    2. Cervical Cancer
    21.97
    33
    4.11
    136
    3. Prostate Cancer
    21.28
    54
    2.38
    178
    4. Lung Cancers
    13.71
    82
    37.70
    4
    5. Oral Cancer
    12.56
    2
    1.62
    152
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.14
    22
    16.66
    12
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.80
    64
    10.37
    70
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10.61
    36
    11.99
    21
    9. Skin Cancers
    9.28
    1
    0.55
    160
    10. Lymphomas
    6.83
    21
    1.84
    175
    11. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    34
    2.96
    147
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.59
    38
    3.80
    49
    13. Leukemia
    4.25
    57
    3.44
    99
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.18
    48
    0.78
    168
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    136
    4.85
    68
    16. Bladder Cancer
    2.00
    96
    1.61
    120
    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.