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Pakistan
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 Pakistan 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
Pakistan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    47.8
    45.9
    46.9
    99
    120
    110
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    51.7
    50.5
    51.1
    106
    126
    118
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    55.6
    55.1
    55.3
    118
    131
    125
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    59.7
    60.1
    59.9
    121
    133
    129
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    62.0
    63.6
    62.8
    117
    128
    124
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    64.1
    66.1
    65.1
    125
    134
    133
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    64.6
    66.7
    65.6
    135
    152
    144
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    64.6
    66.7
    135
    152
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    69.5
    71.1
    129
    149
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    69.8
    71.4
    130
    150
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    70.0
    71.6
    130
    151
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    70.3
    71.9
    128
    151
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    70.8
    72.3
    127
    151
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    71.3
    72.7
    124
    153
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    71.8
    73.2
    123
    154
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    72.4
    73.8
    123
    154
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    73.2
    74.5
    124
    157
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    74.1
    75.3
    124
    158
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.3
    76.4
    125
    158
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.8
    77.8
    120
    160
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.7
    79.5
    116
    157
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.9
    81.5
    118
    155
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.5
    83.9
    115
    149
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.4
    86.7
    114
    140
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.0
    103
    132
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    193.56
    30
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    116.52
    51
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Disease
    77.79
    8
    87.71
    5
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    65.76
    19
    1.70
    109
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    52.40
    35
    11.82
    137
    6. Kidney Disease
    42.04
    19
    12.98
    129
    7. Liver Disease
    38.05
    29
    14.33
    111
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    37.37
    72
    22.75
    104
    9. Breast Cancer
    25.28
    26
    7.80
    177
    10. Tuberculosis
    23.21
    49
    57.14
    16
    11. Hypertension
    20.05
    82
    18.24
    92
    12. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    17.89
    2
    6.87
    15
    13. Low Birth Weight
    17.20
    2
    4.39
    98
    14. Asthma
    16.73
    30
    4.81
    90
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.30
    121
    16.26
    122
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.18
    95
    22.21
    64
    17. Other Injuries
    13.00
    37
    5.48
    125
    18. Oral Cancer
    11.65
    5
    1.62
    152
    19. Birth Trauma
    11.30
    15
    2.66
    86
    20. Suicide
    9.77
    73
    8.20
    95
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.37
    120
    37.70
    4
    22. Meningitis
    6.99
    40
    0.81
    89
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    6.64
    62
    3.79
    139
    24. Falls
    6.29
    80
    6.34
    79
    25. Violence
    6.16
    78
    3.97
    101
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    6.05
    52
    1.60
    160
    27. Prostate Cancer
    5.99
    159
    2.38
    178
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.79
    27
    3.78
    113
    29. Maternal Conditions
    5.74
    45
    1.02
    84
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.67
    31
    3.80
    49
    31. Cervical Cancer
    5.56
    119
    4.11
    136
    32. Ovary Cancer
    4.95
    71
    2.96
    147
    33. Lymphomas
    4.73
    89
    1.84
    175
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.53
    64
    5.64
    51
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.71
    171
    10.37
    70
    36. Encephalitis
    3.65
    5
    0.51
    77
    37. HIV/AIDS
    3.61
    84
    2.53
    100
    38. Malnutrition
    3.52
    61
    1.25
    93
    39. Liver Cancer
    3.19
    159
    16.66
    12
    40. Stomach Cancer
    2.97
    157
    11.99
    21
    41. Epilepsy
    2.83
    35
    0.98
    137
    42. Leukemia
    2.78
    130
    3.44
    99
    43. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    82
    1.61
    120
    44. Tetanus
    2.15
    7
    0.09
    86
    45. Drownings
    2.12
    110
    4.46
    35
    46. Pertussis
    2.07
    42
    0.17
    96
    47. Fires
    1.95
    76
    0.90
    118
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    121
    0.78
    168
    49. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.61
    171
    2.40
    153
    50. Alcohol
    1.57
    78
    1.00
    116
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    240,720
    16.49
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    141,432
    9.69
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    104,383
    7.15
    374
    0.17
    4. Low Birth Weight
    93,373
    6.40
    1,208
    0.56
    5. Lung Disease
    86,968
    5.96
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    83,483
    5.72
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    63,852
    4.37
    3,671
    1.71
    8. Birth Trauma
    59,559
    4.08
    736
    0.34
    9. Kidney Disease
    56,796
    3.89
    3,959
    1.85
    10. Liver Disease
    54,835
    3.76
    4,506
    2.10
    11. Tuberculosis
    42,103
    2.88
    17,417
    8.13
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    28,170
    1.93
    6,210
    2.90
    13. Other Injuries
    27,010
    1.85
    1,531
    0.71
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    26,320
    1.80
    991
    0.46
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    26,017
    1.78
    2,093
    0.98
    16. Hypertension
    22,917
    1.57
    5,368
    2.51
    17. Asthma
    20,750
    1.42
    1,439
    0.67
    18. Suicide
    19,331
    1.32
    2,407
    1.12
    19. Meningitis
    18,025
    1.23
    207
    0.10
    20. Breast Cancer
    18,009
    1.23
    1,366
    0.64
    21. Oral Cancer
    17,181
    1.18
    513
    0.24
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,216
    1.04
    4,340
    2.03
    23. Violence
    12,925
    0.89
    1,082
    0.50
    24. Maternal Conditions
    12,392
    0.85
    252
    0.12
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    11,439
    0.78
    452
    0.21
    26. Lung Cancers
    9,688
    0.66
    11,893
    5.55
    27. Malnutrition
    8,852
    0.61
    317
    0.15
    28. Falls
    8,642
    0.59
    1,801
    0.84
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    7,866
    0.54
    1,222
    0.57
    30. Tetanus
    7,541
    0.52
    28
    0.01
    31. Lymphomas
    7,020
    0.48
    560
    0.26
    32. HIV/AIDS
    6,797
    0.47
    753
    0.35
    33. Encephalitis
    6,651
    0.46
    117
    0.05
    34. Pertussis
    6,358
    0.44
    34
    0.02
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    6,145
    0.42
    1,155
    0.54
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5,450
    0.37
    1,712
    0.80
    37. Drownings
    5,376
    0.37
    1,126
    0.53
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,279
    0.36
    3,232
    1.51
    39. Leukemia
    5,254
    0.36
    965
    0.45
    40. Epilepsy
    4,873
    0.33
    266
    0.12
    41. Liver Cancer
    4,427
    0.30
    5,326
    2.49
    42. Fires
    4,305
    0.29
    253
    0.12
    43. Stomach Cancer
    4,044
    0.28
    3,771
    1.76
    44. Cervical Cancer
    4,009
    0.27
    704
    0.33
    45. Prostate Cancer
    3,559
    0.24
    219
    0.10
    46. Ovary Cancer
    3,533
    0.24
    532
    0.25
    47. Poisonings
    3,364
    0.23
    366
    0.17
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2,727
    0.19
    500
    0.23
    49. Measles
    2,579
    0.18
    4
    0.00
    50. Alcohol
    2,520
    0.17
    304
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    25.28
    26
    7.80
    177
    2. Oral Cancer
    11.65
    5
    1.62
    152
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.37
    120
    37.70
    4
    4. Prostate Cancer
    5.99
    159
    2.38
    178
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.67
    31
    3.80
    49
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.56
    119
    4.11
    136
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.95
    71
    2.96
    147
    8. Lymphomas
    4.73
    89
    1.84
    175
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.71
    171
    10.37
    70
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.19
    159
    16.66
    12
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.97
    157
    11.99
    21
    12. Leukemia
    2.78
    130
    3.44
    99
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    82
    1.61
    120
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    121
    0.78
    168
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.16
    132
    0.55
    160
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.79
    172
    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.