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Uzbekistan
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Uzbekistan 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
Uzbekistan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uzbekistan UZBEKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Uzbekistan UZBEKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    55.7
    62.7
    59.1
    68
    57
    66
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    59.4
    66.5
    62.9
    74
    63
    66
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    64.0
    70.7
    67.3
    72
    64
    66
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    66.1
    72.4
    69.2
    75
    75
    76
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    63.8
    70.4
    67.1
    111
    109
    109
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    65.0
    71.6
    68.3
    117
    114
    117
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    70.8
    75.2
    73.0
    90
    104
    101
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uzbekistan UZBEKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.8
    75.2
    90
    104
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    72.2
    76.3
    90
    104
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    72.3
    76.5
    90
    104
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    72.4
    76.6
    90
    105
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    72.7
    76.7
    91
    105
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    72.9
    76.9
    95
    105
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    73.2
    77.1
    96
    105
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    73.5
    77.3
    98
    105
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    73.9
    77.6
    98
    104
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    74.4
    77.9
    98
    104
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    75.1
    78.4
    99
    105
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    76.0
    78.9
    104
    104
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    77.3
    79.8
    107
    105
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.8
    80.9
    114
    108
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.1
    82.8
    110
    103
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.5
    84.8
    116
    102
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.9
    91
    78
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.9
    92.0
    1
    15
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uzbekistan UZBEKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    354.54
    3
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    103.48
    67
    162.14
    15
    3. Liver Disease
    35.87
    42
    14.33
    111
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.76
    96
    11.82
    137
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.02
    131
    22.75
    104
    6. Hypertension
    13.87
    111
    18.24
    92
    7. Kidney Disease
    12.57
    130
    12.98
    129
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.55
    136
    7.80
    177
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.38
    114
    22.21
    64
    10. Lung Disease
    9.92
    168
    87.71
    5
    11. Stomach Cancer
    8.72
    54
    11.99
    21
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    8.36
    157
    16.26
    122
    13. Suicide
    8.28
    91
    8.20
    95
    14. Lung Cancers
    7.96
    116
    37.70
    4
    15. Cervical Cancer
    5.68
    118
    4.11
    136
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.02
    114
    3.79
    139
    17. Tuberculosis
    5.01
    84
    57.14
    16
    18. Liver Cancer
    4.90
    100
    16.66
    12
    19. Low Birth Weight
    4.50
    95
    4.39
    98
    20. Asthma
    4.22
    95
    4.81
    90
    21. Other Injuries
    4.20
    147
    5.48
    125
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.14
    164
    10.37
    70
    23. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.10
    25
    6.87
    15
    24. Prostate Cancer
    3.69
    172
    2.38
    178
    25. Birth Trauma
    3.43
    77
    2.66
    86
    26. Drownings
    3.39
    63
    4.46
    35
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.21
    135
    3.78
    113
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    2.76
    121
    4.85
    68
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.69
    82
    3.80
    49
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.63
    98
    1.62
    152
    31. Falls
    2.54
    164
    6.34
    79
    32. Epilepsy
    2.49
    46
    0.98
    137
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.45
    94
    5.64
    51
    34. Ovary Cancer
    2.24
    168
    2.96
    147
    35. Lymphomas
    2.06
    172
    1.84
    175
    36. HIV/AIDS
    2.04
    105
    2.53
    100
    37. Leukemia
    1.82
    156
    3.44
    99
    38. Fires
    1.70
    84
    0.90
    118
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.59
    112
    1.70
    109
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.55
    134
    0.78
    168
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.54
    173
    2.40
    153
    42. Violence
    1.52
    140
    3.97
    101
    43. Encephalitis
    1.19
    12
    0.51
    77
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    1.02
    174
    1.60
    160
    45. Drug Use
    0.91
    125
    1.24
    89
    46. Bladder Cancer
    0.88
    161
    1.61
    120
    47. Poisonings
    0.85
    74
    1.29
    64
    48. Skin Cancers
    0.73
    149
    0.55
    160
    49. Upper Respiratory
    0.72
    5
    0.25
    31
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.60
    104
    1.02
    84
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Uzbekistan UZBEKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    69,725
    43.19
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    21,534
    13.34
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Liver Disease
    9,568
    5.93
    4,506
    2.10
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,205
    3.84
    3,671
    1.71
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,574
    2.83
    6,231
    2.91
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,853
    2.39
    6,210
    2.90
    7. Kidney Disease
    3,133
    1.94
    3,959
    1.85
    8. Hypertension
    2,789
    1.73
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Suicide
    2,653
    1.64
    2,407
    1.12
    10. Low Birth Weight
    2,375
    1.47
    1,208
    0.56
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,318
    1.44
    991
    0.46
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2,133
    1.32
    3,771
    1.76
    13. Lung Cancers
    2,019
    1.25
    11,893
    5.55
    14. Lung Disease
    1,985
    1.23
    26,178
    12.22
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,821
    1.13
    1,366
    0.64
    16. Birth Trauma
    1,764
    1.09
    736
    0.34
    17. Tuberculosis
    1,544
    0.96
    17,417
    8.13
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,454
    0.90
    4,340
    2.03
    19. Other Injuries
    1,423
    0.88
    1,531
    0.71
    20. Liver Cancer
    1,194
    0.74
    5,326
    2.49
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,176
    0.73
    2,093
    0.98
    22. Drownings
    1,147
    0.71
    1,126
    0.53
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,018
    0.63
    3,232
    1.51
    24. Asthma
    922
    0.57
    1,439
    0.67
    25. Cervical Cancer
    840
    0.52
    704
    0.33
    26. Epilepsy
    820
    0.51
    266
    0.12
    27. Falls
    752
    0.47
    1,801
    0.84
    28. HIV/AIDS
    716
    0.44
    753
    0.35
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    670
    0.42
    1,525
    0.71
    30. Oral Cancer
    669
    0.41
    513
    0.24
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    634
    0.39
    1,222
    0.57
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    615
    0.38
    1,712
    0.80
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    599
    0.37
    374
    0.17
    34. Lymphomas
    587
    0.36
    560
    0.26
    35. Leukemia
    566
    0.35
    965
    0.45
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    563
    0.35
    1,155
    0.54
    37. Fires
    542
    0.34
    253
    0.12
    38. Violence
    485
    0.30
    1,082
    0.50
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    424
    0.26
    684
    0.32
    40. Encephalitis
    415
    0.26
    117
    0.05
    41. Prostate Cancer
    338
    0.21
    219
    0.10
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    332
    0.21
    452
    0.21
    43. Ovary Cancer
    320
    0.20
    532
    0.25
    44. Poisonings
    277
    0.17
    366
    0.17
    45. Upper Respiratory
    276
    0.17
    67
    0.03
    46. Drug Use
    269
    0.17
    356
    0.17
    47. Uterin Cancer
    229
    0.14
    138
    0.06
    48. Maternal Conditions
    215
    0.13
    252
    0.12
    49. Bladder Cancer
    201
    0.12
    500
    0.23
    50. Skin Cancers
    164
    0.10
    168
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uzbekistan UZBEKISTAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    12.55
    136
    7.80
    177
    2. Stomach Cancer
    8.72
    54
    11.99
    21
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.96
    116
    37.70
    4
    4. Cervical Cancer
    5.68
    118
    4.11
    136
    5. Liver Cancer
    4.90
    100
    16.66
    12
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.14
    164
    10.37
    70
    7. Prostate Cancer
    3.69
    172
    2.38
    178
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    2.76
    121
    4.85
    68
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.69
    82
    3.80
    49
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.63
    98
    1.62
    152
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.24
    168
    2.96
    147
    12. Lymphomas
    2.06
    172
    1.84
    175
    13. Leukemia
    1.82
    156
    3.44
    99
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.55
    134
    0.78
    168
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.88
    161
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.73
    149
    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.