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Albania
COUNTRY #1
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ALBANIA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Albania 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
Albania Population Pyramid
1,263,164
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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North Korea Population Pyramid
10,549,470
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
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  Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
61.6
63.6
62.6
48
53
51
  
53.8
57.1
55.4
76
77
76
1970
65.6
68.7
67.1
43
52
47
  
59.5
64.5
62.0
72
70
71
1980
67.5
72.3
69.8
40
55
48
  
64.6
71.0
67.8
63
63
63
1990
69.0
74.9
71.9
43
50
44
  
66.5
73.6
69.9
71
62
66
2000
69.4
76.4
72.6
67
47
56
  
61.1
69.3
65.4
122
115
117
2010
73.2
79.8
76.2
46
39
42
  
65.4
72.4
69.0
115
110
110
2019
76.3
79.9
78.0
42
50
44
  
69.3
75.7
72.6
109
97
106
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
76.3
79.9
42
50
69.3
75.7
109
97
Age
76.3
79.9
42
50
69.3
75.7
109
97
Age 5
77.1
80.6
41
49
70.6
76.8
116
98
Age 10
77.1
80.7
41
49
70.7
77.0
116
98
Age 15
77.2
80.8
41
49
70.9
77.1
118
98
Age 20
77.4
80.9
41
48
71.2
77.2
117
98
Age 25
77.6
81.0
42
49
71.6
77.4
115
99
Age 30
77.7
81.0
43
50
72.0
77.5
116
100
Age 35
77.8
81.1
43
53
72.4
77.8
116
99
Age 40
78.0
81.1
44
57
72.8
78.1
119
99
Age 45
78.4
81.2
44
59
73.4
78.5
120
97
Age 50
78.9
81.4
44
62
74.2
79.0
121
97
Age 55
79.5
81.6
45
67
75.3
79.8
124
96
Age 60
80.2
81.9
50
76
76.8
80.8
122
97
Age 65
81.4
82.2
54
91
78.6
82.0
119
94
Age 70
82.4
82.6
67
104
80.8
83.6
120
91
Age 75
83.7
83.6
102
163
83.4
85.5
118
87
Age 80
85.5
84.9
167
182
86.4
87.8
113
85
Age 85
87.9
86.9
182
183
89.7
90.5
104
77
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
178.76
36
105.37
99
2. Stroke
176.14
12
162.14
15
3. Alzheimers & Dementia
36.92
4
16.26
122
4. Lung Cancers
21.55
45
37.70
4
5. Lung Disease
17.46
123
87.71
5
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.67
143
22.75
104
7. Prostate Cancer
12.90
120
2.38
178
8. Stomach Cancer
10.67
35
11.99
21
9. Breast Cancer
10.57
154
7.80
177
10. Road Traffic Accidents
9.88
124
22.21
64
11. Inflammatory/Heart
9.64
30
2.40
153
12. Liver Cancer
8.97
39
16.66
12
13. Hypertension
8.48
137
18.24
92
14. Kidney Disease
8.43
147
12.98
129
15. Liver Disease
8.30
139
14.33
111
16. Parkinson's Disease
7.22
11
3.78
113
17. Bladder Cancer
6.60
4
1.61
120
18. Pancreas Cancer
4.77
70
4.85
68
19. Congenital Anomalies
4.40
128
3.79
139
20. Low Birth Weight
4.27
101
4.39
98
21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.25
160
10.37
70
22. Diabetes Mellitus
4.25
175
11.82
137
23. Asthma
3.86
97
4.81
90
24. Suicide
3.72
155
8.20
95
25. Violence
3.30
109
3.97
101
26. Leukemia
3.28
109
3.44
99
27. Other Injuries
2.93
172
5.48
125
28. Falls
2.86
154
6.34
79
29. Cervical Cancer
2.23
162
4.11
136
30. Endocrine Disorders
2.13
145
1.60
160
31. Oral Cancer
1.92
138
1.62
152
32. Uterin Cancer
1.80
122
0.78
168
33. Ovary Cancer
1.74
176
2.96
147
34. Lymphomas
1.58
177
1.84
175
35. Skin Cancers
1.38
126
0.55
160
36. Birth Trauma
1.30
110
2.66
86
37. Epilepsy
1.25
120
0.98
137
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.16
145
5.64
51
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.08
110
6.87
15
40. Oesophagus Cancer
1.05
155
3.80
49
41. HIV/AIDS
0.91
115
2.53
100
42. Multiple Sclerosis
0.87
14
0.13
135
43. Drownings
0.87
154
4.46
35
44. Drug Use
0.70
141
1.24
89
45. Encephalitis
0.60
62
0.51
77
46. Alcohol
0.48
143
1.00
116
47. Fires
0.48
143
0.90
118
48. Meningitis
0.39
126
0.81
89
49. Other Neoplasms
0.39
104
0.14
180
50. Upper Respiratory
0.28
30
0.25
31
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
8,797
30.66
31,342
14.63
2. Stroke
8,790
30.63
49,648
23.17
3. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,827
6.37
4,340
2.03
4. Lung Cancers
1,026
3.58
11,893
5.55
5. Lung Disease
876
3.05
26,178
12.22
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
634
2.21
6,231
2.91
7. Stomach Cancer
493
1.72
3,771
1.76
8. Inflammatory/Heart
465
1.62
684
0.32
9. Liver Cancer
434
1.51
5,326
2.49
10. Hypertension
425
1.48
5,368
2.51
11. Kidney Disease
399
1.39
3,959
1.85
12. Liver Disease
376
1.31
4,506
2.10
13. Parkinson's Disease
369
1.29
1,155
0.54
14. Road Traffic Accidents
337
1.17
6,210
2.90
15. Bladder Cancer
330
1.15
500
0.23
16. Prostate Cancer
311
1.08
219
0.10
17. Breast Cancer
229
0.80
1,366
0.64
18. Pancreas Cancer
225
0.78
1,525
0.71
19. Diabetes Mellitus
208
0.72
3,671
1.71
20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
197
0.69
3,232
1.51
21. Asthma
193
0.67
1,439
0.67
22. Leukemia
131
0.46
965
0.45
23. Falls
125
0.44
1,801
0.84
24. Suicide
125
0.44
2,407
1.12
25. Low Birth Weight
106
0.37
1,208
0.56
26. Other Injuries
105
0.37
1,531
0.71
27. Violence
103
0.36
1,082
0.50
28. Congenital Anomalies
102
0.36
991
0.46
29. Endocrine Disorders
91
0.32
452
0.21
30. Oral Cancer
90
0.31
513
0.24
31. Lymphomas
69
0.24
560
0.26
32. Skin Cancers
64
0.22
168
0.08
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
57
0.20
1,712
0.80
34. Oesophagus Cancer
52
0.18
1,222
0.57
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
50
0.17
2,093
0.98
36. Cervical Cancer
48
0.17
704
0.33
37. Epilepsy
44
0.15
266
0.12
38. Uterin Cancer
42
0.15
138
0.06
39. Multiple Sclerosis
39
0.14
40
0.02
40. Ovary Cancer
39
0.14
532
0.25
41. Birth Trauma
32
0.11
736
0.34
42. HIV/AIDS
26
0.09
753
0.35
43. Drug Use
25
0.09
356
0.17
44. Drownings
25
0.09
1,126
0.53
45. Encephalitis
20
0.07
117
0.05
46. Fires
20
0.07
253
0.12
47. Other Neoplasms
19
0.07
44
0.02
48. Alcohol
18
0.06
304
0.14
49. Meningitis
14
0.05
207
0.10
50. Upper Respiratory
12
0.04
67
0.03
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Albania ALBANIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.55
45
37.70
4
2. Prostate Cancer
12.90
120
2.38
178
3. Stomach Cancer
10.67
35
11.99
21
4. Breast Cancer
10.57
154
7.80
177
5. Liver Cancer
8.97
39
16.66
12
6. Bladder Cancer
6.60
4
1.61
120
7. Pancreas Cancer
4.77
70
4.85
68
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.25
160
10.37
70
9. Leukemia
3.28
109
3.44
99
10. Cervical Cancer
2.23
162
4.11
136
11. Oral Cancer
1.92
138
1.62
152
12. Uterin Cancer
1.80
122
0.78
168
13. Ovary Cancer
1.74
176
2.96
147
14. Lymphomas
1.58
177
1.84
175
15. Skin Cancers
1.38
126
0.55
160
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.05
155
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.