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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
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Compare North Korea and Trinidad and Tobago 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.

Trinidad and Tobago
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
North Korea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
     
    61.8
    65.7
    63.7
    46
    51
    46
    1970
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
     
    63.5
    68.0
    65.7
    57
    56
    56
    1980
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
     
    66.4
    71.2
    68.7
    47
    62
    57
    1990
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
     
    67.5
    72.4
    69.9
    58
    76
    67
    2000
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
     
    65.6
    72.8
    69.1
    100
    94
    97
    2010
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
     
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    106
    103
    102
    2019
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
     
    72.5
    79.9
    76.1
    75
    49
    60
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    72.5
    79.9
    75
    49
    Age 5
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    74.0
    81.2
    69
    44
    Age 10
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    74.0
    81.3
    70
    44
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    74.1
    81.4
    69
    44
    Age 20
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    74.6
    81.5
    68
    44
    Age 25
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    75.4
    81.7
    59
    42
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    76.0
    81.9
    58
    42
    Age 35
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    76.6
    82.2
    56
    41
    Age 40
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    77.1
    82.6
    53
    39
    Age 45
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    77.6
    83.1
    48
    37
    Age 50
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    78.3
    83.6
    49
    37
    Age 55
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    79.3
    84.2
    46
    36
    Age 60
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    80.4
    85.0
    47
    34
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    81.9
    86.0
    45
    29
    Age 70
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    83.5
    87.2
    47
    18
    Age 75
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    85.3
    88.8
    51
    10
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    87.8
    90.5
    51
    5
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    90.4
    93.2
    58
    2
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    162.14
    15
    45.79
    135
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    105.37
    99
    81.60
    132
    3. Lung Disease
    87.71
    5
    7.17
    179
    4. Tuberculosis
    57.14
    16
    1.20
    121
    5. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    11.72
    96
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.75
    104
    12.67
    147
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.21
    64
    9.09
    126
    8. Hypertension
    18.24
    92
    11.22
    124
    9. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    3.58
    150
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.26
    122
    12.27
    150
    11. Liver Disease
    14.33
    111
    7.75
    145
    12. Kidney Disease
    12.98
    129
    24.69
    76
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    3.79
    134
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.82
    137
    69.66
    18
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    10.73
    65
    16. Suicide
    8.20
    95
    8.29
    90
    17. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    27.37
    17
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.87
    15
    0.70
    139
    19. Falls
    6.34
    79
    2.62
    160
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.64
    51
    2.91
    86
    21. Other Injuries
    5.48
    125
    4.03
    152
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    6.20
    53
    23. Asthma
    4.81
    90
    2.43
    107
    24. Drownings
    4.46
    35
    2.32
    98
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    98
    6.03
    79
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    10.24
    82
    27. Violence
    3.97
    101
    39.15
    7
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    1.31
    139
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.79
    139
    8.00
    31
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    113
    2.87
    147
    31. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    3.86
    78
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    8.28
    5
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.66
    86
    1.84
    95
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.53
    100
    12.31
    53
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.40
    153
    4.26
    102
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    43.71
    11
    37. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    6.27
    35
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.70
    109
    1.20
    127
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    1.69
    149
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    2.18
    84
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.60
    160
    7.70
    29
    42. Poisonings
    1.29
    64
    0.10
    171
    43. Malnutrition
    1.25
    93
    0.96
    103
    44. Drug Use
    1.24
    89
    1.16
    94
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1.02
    84
    0.72
    99
    46. Alcohol
    1.00
    116
    1.36
    95
    47. Epilepsy
    0.98
    137
    2.13
    58
    48. Fires
    0.90
    118
    1.09
    109
    49. Meningitis
    0.81
    89
    0.66
    100
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    6.67
    7
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    49,648
    23.17
    822
    9.56
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    31,342
    14.63
    1,476
    17.16
    3. Lung Disease
    26,178
    12.22
    129
    1.50
    4. Tuberculosis
    17,417
    8.13
    22
    0.26
    5. Lung Cancers
    11,893
    5.55
    217
    2.52
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,231
    2.91
    205
    2.38
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,210
    2.90
    130
    1.51
    8. Hypertension
    5,368
    2.51
    201
    2.34
    9. Liver Cancer
    5,326
    2.49
    66
    0.77
    10. Liver Disease
    4,506
    2.10
    136
    1.58
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,340
    2.03
    215
    2.50
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,959
    1.85
    439
    5.10
    13. Stomach Cancer
    3,771
    1.76
    69
    0.80
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,671
    1.71
    1,275
    14.82
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,232
    1.51
    196
    2.28
    16. Suicide
    2,407
    1.12
    121
    1.41
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,093
    0.98
    11
    0.13
    18. Falls
    1,801
    0.84
    43
    0.50
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,712
    0.80
    52
    0.60
    20. Other Injuries
    1,531
    0.71
    61
    0.71
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    1,525
    0.71
    114
    1.33
    22. Asthma
    1,439
    0.67
    40
    0.47
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,366
    0.64
    258
    3.00
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,222
    0.57
    24
    0.28
    25. Low Birth Weight
    1,208
    0.56
    83
    0.97
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,155
    0.54
    51
    0.59
    27. Drownings
    1,126
    0.53
    31
    0.36
    28. Violence
    1,082
    0.50
    549
    6.38
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    991
    0.46
    93
    1.08
    30. Leukemia
    965
    0.45
    62
    0.72
    31. HIV/AIDS
    753
    0.35
    196
    2.28
    32. Birth Trauma
    736
    0.34
    25
    0.29
    33. Cervical Cancer
    704
    0.33
    97
    1.13
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    684
    0.32
    72
    0.84
    35. Lymphomas
    560
    0.26
    111
    1.29
    36. Ovary Cancer
    532
    0.25
    80
    0.93
    37. Oral Cancer
    513
    0.24
    31
    0.36
    38. Bladder Cancer
    500
    0.23
    41
    0.48
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    452
    0.21
    119
    1.38
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    374
    0.17
    18
    0.21
    41. Poisonings
    366
    0.17
    1
    0.01
    42. Drug Use
    356
    0.17
    19
    0.22
    43. Malnutrition
    317
    0.15
    17
    0.20
    44. Alcohol
    304
    0.14
    23
    0.27
    45. Epilepsy
    266
    0.12
    32
    0.37
    46. Fires
    253
    0.12
    16
    0.19
    47. Maternal Conditions
    252
    0.12
    10
    0.12
    48. Prostate Cancer
    219
    0.10
    330
    3.84
    49. Meningitis
    207
    0.10
    9
    0.10
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    198
    0.09
    8
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Korea NORTH KOREA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    37.70
    4
    11.72
    96
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.66
    12
    3.58
    150
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.99
    21
    3.79
    134
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.37
    70
    10.73
    65
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.80
    177
    27.37
    17
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.85
    68
    6.20
    53
    7. Cervical Cancer
    4.11
    136
    10.24
    82
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.80
    49
    1.31
    139
    9. Leukemia
    3.44
    99
    3.86
    78
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.96
    147
    8.28
    5
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.38
    178
    43.71
    11
    12. Lymphomas
    1.84
    175
    6.27
    35
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    152
    1.69
    149
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    120
    2.18
    84
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    168
    6.67
    7
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.55
    160
    0.24
    171
    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.