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Viet Nam
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 Viet Nam 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
Viet Nam Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.6
    46.3
    44.4
    123
    119
    120
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    46.9
    51.9
    49.4
    129
    118
    123
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    55.5
    59.9
    57.7
    119
    114
    116
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    64.1
    67.7
    65.9
    95
    108
    103
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    68.5
    78.2
    73.4
    76
    35
    46
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    70.3
    80.1
    75.2
    81
    36
    51
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    69.6
    78.1
    73.7
    106
    73
    92
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.6
    78.1
    106
    73
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    71.2
    79.4
    103
    69
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    71.3
    79.4
    107
    69
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    71.4
    79.5
    108
    69
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    71.7
    79.6
    108
    69
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    72.0
    79.7
    108
    69
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    72.4
    79.9
    109
    69
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    72.7
    80.0
    110
    69
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    73.1
    80.2
    112
    69
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    73.7
    80.5
    114
    70
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    74.5
    80.9
    115
    71
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.5
    81.4
    116
    74
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.9
    82.0
    117
    73
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.9
    121
    76
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.7
    84.1
    125
    79
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.2
    85.7
    130
    80
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.1
    87.8
    129
    87
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.4
    132
    83
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    155.75
    20
    162.14
    15
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    86.67
    125
    105.37
    99
    3. Lung Disease
    34.16
    39
    87.71
    5
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.78
    78
    11.82
    137
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    29.81
    50
    22.21
    64
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.84
    97
    22.75
    104
    7. Liver Cancer
    24.37
    7
    16.66
    12
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.12
    83
    12.98
    129
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.72
    20
    16.26
    122
    10. Liver Disease
    23.34
    81
    14.33
    111
    11. Lung Cancers
    21.48
    46
    37.70
    4
    12. Hypertension
    18.94
    88
    18.24
    92
    13. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    9
    11.99
    21
    14. Falls
    13.80
    10
    6.34
    79
    15. Breast Cancer
    11.36
    148
    7.80
    177
    16. Tuberculosis
    9.33
    70
    57.14
    16
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.23
    98
    10.37
    70
    18. Asthma
    7.89
    73
    4.81
    90
    19. Suicide
    7.22
    112
    8.20
    95
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.03
    18
    1.62
    152
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    6.59
    63
    3.79
    139
    22. Low Birth Weight
    5.69
    84
    4.39
    98
    23. Drownings
    5.36
    24
    4.46
    35
    24. Other Injuries
    5.34
    126
    5.48
    125
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5.18
    44
    3.78
    113
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.93
    88
    2.40
    153
    27. Leukemia
    4.93
    22
    3.44
    99
    28. HIV/AIDS
    4.72
    77
    2.53
    100
    29. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    166
    2.38
    178
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.47
    82
    1.70
    109
    31. Cervical Cancer
    4.34
    134
    4.11
    136
    32. Lymphomas
    2.94
    151
    1.84
    175
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    97
    3.80
    49
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    103
    0.78
    168
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.08
    149
    1.60
    160
    36. Measles
    2.01
    23
    0.02
    72
    37. Birth Trauma
    1.86
    94
    2.66
    86
    38. Violence
    1.81
    136
    3.97
    101
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1.62
    178
    2.96
    147
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.57
    89
    6.87
    15
    41. Encephalitis
    1.54
    9
    0.51
    77
    42. Skin Disease
    1.34
    102
    0.58
    138
    43. Drug Use
    1.31
    83
    1.24
    89
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    167
    4.85
    68
    45. Bladder Cancer
    0.90
    160
    1.61
    120
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    155
    5.64
    51
    47. Alcohol
    0.82
    127
    1.00
    116
    48. Poisonings
    0.79
    76
    1.29
    64
    49. Pertussis
    0.79
    71
    0.17
    96
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.76
    95
    1.02
    84
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    159,032
    23.20
    49,648
    23.17
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    91,939
    13.41
    31,342
    14.63
    3. Lung Disease
    35,875
    5.23
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    33,860
    4.94
    3,671
    1.71
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    29,475
    4.30
    6,210
    2.90
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    29,307
    4.27
    4,340
    2.03
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27,836
    4.06
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Kidney Disease
    25,251
    3.68
    3,959
    1.85
    9. Liver Cancer
    24,995
    3.65
    5,326
    2.49
    10. Liver Disease
    23,900
    3.49
    4,506
    2.10
    11. Lung Cancers
    21,294
    3.11
    11,893
    5.55
    12. Hypertension
    19,880
    2.90
    5,368
    2.51
    13. Falls
    15,427
    2.25
    1,801
    0.84
    14. Stomach Cancer
    15,134
    2.21
    3,771
    1.76
    15. Tuberculosis
    9,446
    1.38
    17,417
    8.13
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,258
    1.20
    3,232
    1.51
    17. Asthma
    8,150
    1.19
    1,439
    0.67
    18. Suicide
    7,249
    1.06
    2,407
    1.12
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7,132
    1.04
    1,208
    0.56
    20. Oral Cancer
    7,088
    1.03
    513
    0.24
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    7,064
    1.03
    991
    0.46
    22. Breast Cancer
    6,187
    0.90
    1,366
    0.64
    23. Other Injuries
    5,539
    0.81
    1,531
    0.71
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,357
    0.78
    684
    0.32
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5,338
    0.78
    1,155
    0.54
    26. Drownings
    5,097
    0.74
    1,126
    0.53
    27. HIV/AIDS
    4,993
    0.73
    753
    0.35
    28. Leukemia
    4,899
    0.71
    965
    0.45
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,390
    0.64
    374
    0.17
    30. Lymphomas
    2,964
    0.43
    560
    0.26
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2,391
    0.35
    704
    0.33
    32. Birth Trauma
    2,340
    0.34
    736
    0.34
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,265
    0.33
    1,222
    0.57
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2,082
    0.30
    452
    0.21
    35. Prostate Cancer
    1,911
    0.28
    219
    0.10
    36. Violence
    1,785
    0.26
    1,082
    0.50
    37. Measles
    1,780
    0.26
    4
    0.00
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,708
    0.25
    2,093
    0.98
    39. Encephalitis
    1,558
    0.23
    117
    0.05
    40. Skin Disease
    1,515
    0.22
    158
    0.07
    41. Drug Use
    1,366
    0.20
    356
    0.17
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1,159
    0.17
    138
    0.06
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    957
    0.14
    1,712
    0.80
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    929
    0.14
    1,525
    0.71
    45. Bladder Cancer
    896
    0.13
    500
    0.23
    46. Alcohol
    867
    0.13
    304
    0.14
    47. Ovary Cancer
    864
    0.13
    532
    0.25
    48. Poisonings
    832
    0.12
    366
    0.17
    49. Maternal Conditions
    773
    0.11
    252
    0.12
    50. Pertussis
    705
    0.10
    34
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    24.37
    7
    16.66
    12
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.48
    46
    37.70
    4
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    9
    11.99
    21
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.36
    148
    7.80
    177
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.23
    98
    10.37
    70
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.03
    18
    1.62
    152
    7. Leukemia
    4.93
    22
    3.44
    99
    8. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    166
    2.38
    178
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.34
    134
    4.11
    136
    10. Lymphomas
    2.94
    151
    1.84
    175
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    97
    3.80
    49
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    103
    0.78
    168
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.62
    178
    2.96
    147
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    167
    4.85
    68
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.90
    160
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    165
    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.