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Serbia
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 Serbia 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
Serbia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Serbia SERBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Serbia SERBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    69.7
    75.6
    72.6
    59
    58
    60
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    71.8
    77.1
    74.4
    64
    70
    64
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    73.5
    78.3
    75.9
    64
    70
    69
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Serbia SERBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    78.3
    64
    70
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    73.9
    78.6
    70
    77
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    73.9
    78.7
    71
    79
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    74.0
    78.7
    72
    79
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    74.1
    78.8
    73
    80
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    74.2
    78.8
    77
    80
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    74.4
    78.9
    80
    85
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    74.6
    79.0
    83
    88
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    74.9
    79.2
    83
    90
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    75.2
    79.4
    87
    91
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    75.8
    79.8
    89
    90
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.7
    80.4
    88
    91
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.9
    81.1
    88
    93
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    79.6
    82.1
    88
    93
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.8
    83.3
    86
    99
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.0
    84.9
    86
    101
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.0
    102
    122
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.8
    89.9
    93
    141
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Serbia SERBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    116.50
    86
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    83.30
    91
    162.14
    15
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    75.38
    2
    2.40
    153
    4. Lung Cancers
    40.20
    2
    37.70
    4
    5. Breast Cancer
    25.62
    22
    7.80
    177
    6. Kidney Disease
    22.07
    97
    12.98
    129
    7. Lung Disease
    20.58
    102
    87.71
    5
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.81
    7
    10.37
    70
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.21
    110
    11.82
    137
    10. Prostate Cancer
    16.14
    86
    2.38
    178
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.58
    146
    16.26
    122
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.50
    158
    22.75
    104
    13. Cervical Cancer
    8.76
    91
    4.11
    136
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    8.20
    19
    4.85
    68
    15. Hypertension
    8.11
    141
    18.24
    92
    16. Suicide
    7.86
    101
    8.20
    95
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.17
    74
    11.99
    21
    18. Ovary Cancer
    6.75
    20
    2.96
    147
    19. Liver Disease
    6.26
    155
    14.33
    111
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.23
    148
    22.21
    64
    21. Liver Cancer
    5.39
    92
    16.66
    12
    22. Lymphomas
    5.30
    71
    1.84
    175
    23. Bladder Cancer
    4.93
    10
    1.61
    120
    24. Leukemia
    4.67
    32
    3.44
    99
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    49
    1.62
    152
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    101
    3.78
    113
    27. Uterin Cancer
    3.92
    28
    0.78
    168
    28. Skin Cancers
    3.84
    16
    0.55
    160
    29. Other Neoplasms
    3.43
    26
    0.14
    180
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.25
    82
    5.64
    51
    31. Other Injuries
    3.18
    169
    5.48
    125
    32. Low Birth Weight
    2.99
    123
    4.39
    98
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    2.56
    166
    3.79
    139
    34. Alcohol
    2.48
    47
    1.00
    116
    35. Asthma
    2.18
    109
    4.81
    90
    36. Falls
    2.17
    169
    6.34
    79
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    2.12
    146
    1.60
    160
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    107
    3.80
    49
    39. Epilepsy
    1.68
    87
    0.98
    137
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.19
    4
    0.13
    135
    41. Violence
    1.05
    154
    3.97
    101
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    144
    1.70
    109
    43. Anemia
    0.79
    17
    0.00
    91
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.77
    3
    0.00
    88
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.75
    137
    2.66
    86
    46. Drownings
    0.71
    159
    4.46
    35
    47. Skin Disease
    0.67
    125
    0.58
    138
    48. Drug Use
    0.66
    145
    1.24
    89
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.63
    136
    57.14
    16
    50. Fires
    0.44
    149
    0.90
    118
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Serbia SERBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,776
    21.26
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    16,241
    15.86
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    15,274
    14.91
    684
    0.32
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,539
    6.38
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Kidney Disease
    4,169
    4.07
    3,959
    1.85
    6. Lung Disease
    3,853
    3.76
    26,178
    12.22
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,611
    3.53
    3,671
    1.71
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,429
    3.35
    3,232
    1.51
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,876
    2.81
    4,340
    2.03
    10. Breast Cancer
    2,284
    2.23
    1,366
    0.64
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,832
    1.79
    6,231
    2.91
    12. Hypertension
    1,621
    1.58
    5,368
    2.51
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,402
    1.37
    1,525
    0.71
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,317
    1.29
    219
    0.10
    15. Stomach Cancer
    1,203
    1.17
    3,771
    1.76
    16. Suicide
    996
    0.97
    2,407
    1.12
    17. Liver Cancer
    918
    0.90
    5,326
    2.49
    18. Bladder Cancer
    893
    0.87
    500
    0.23
    19. Liver Disease
    887
    0.87
    4,506
    2.10
    20. Lymphomas
    831
    0.81
    560
    0.26
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    804
    0.79
    1,155
    0.54
    22. Leukemia
    710
    0.69
    965
    0.45
    23. Oral Cancer
    680
    0.66
    513
    0.24
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    655
    0.64
    6,210
    2.90
    25. Skin Cancers
    638
    0.62
    168
    0.08
    26. Cervical Cancer
    638
    0.62
    704
    0.33
    27. Other Neoplasms
    601
    0.59
    44
    0.02
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    594
    0.58
    1,712
    0.80
    29. Ovary Cancer
    555
    0.54
    532
    0.25
    30. Other Injuries
    406
    0.40
    1,531
    0.71
    31. Asthma
    390
    0.38
    1,439
    0.67
    32. Uterin Cancer
    369
    0.36
    138
    0.06
    33. Falls
    362
    0.35
    1,801
    0.84
    34. Alcohol
    341
    0.33
    304
    0.14
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    332
    0.32
    1,222
    0.57
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    309
    0.30
    452
    0.21
    37. Epilepsy
    223
    0.22
    266
    0.12
    38. Low Birth Weight
    187
    0.18
    1,208
    0.56
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    167
    0.16
    374
    0.17
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    162
    0.16
    991
    0.46
    41. Anemia
    152
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    146
    0.14
    40
    0.02
    43. Skin Disease
    113
    0.11
    158
    0.07
    44. Schizophrenia
    109
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    45. Violence
    108
    0.11
    1,082
    0.50
    46. Tuberculosis
    100
    0.10
    17,417
    8.13
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.08
    2,093
    0.98
    48. Drownings
    73
    0.07
    1,126
    0.53
    49. Drug Use
    72
    0.07
    356
    0.17
    50. Fires
    64
    0.06
    253
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Serbia SERBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    40.20
    2
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.62
    22
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.81
    7
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    16.14
    86
    2.38
    178
    5. Cervical Cancer
    8.76
    91
    4.11
    136
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.20
    19
    4.85
    68
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.17
    74
    11.99
    21
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.75
    20
    2.96
    147
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.39
    92
    16.66
    12
    10. Lymphomas
    5.30
    71
    1.84
    175
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.93
    10
    1.61
    120
    12. Leukemia
    4.67
    32
    3.44
    99
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    49
    1.62
    152
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.92
    28
    0.78
    168
    15. Skin Cancers
    3.84
    16
    0.55
    160
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    107
    3.80
    49
    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.