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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Bosnia and Herzegovina 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid
2,685,037
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
26,561,614
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
 
 
 
POOR
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
58.8
62.1
60.4
60
60
61
  
53.8
57.1
55.4
76
77
76
1970
64.2
68.4
66.2
53
53
54
  
59.5
64.5
62.0
72
70
71
1980
67.7
72.9
70.2
38
49
44
  
64.6
71.0
67.8
63
63
63
1990
69.4
74.9
72.1
42
52
43
  
66.5
73.6
69.9
71
62
66
2000
71.8
77.2
74.6
40
42
39
  
61.1
69.3
65.4
122
115
117
2010
73.9
78.8
76.4
39
44
39
  
65.4
72.4
69.0
115
110
110
2019
74.4
79.1
76.8
55
63
55
  
69.3
75.7
72.6
109
97
106
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.4
79.1
55
63
69.3
75.7
109
97
Age
74.4
79.1
55
63
69.3
75.7
109
97
Age 5
74.9
79.5
59
68
70.6
76.8
116
98
Age 10
74.9
79.6
59
68
70.7
77.0
116
98
Age 15
75.0
79.6
59
68
70.9
77.1
118
98
Age 20
75.1
79.7
59
68
71.2
77.2
117
98
Age 25
75.3
79.7
60
70
71.6
77.4
115
99
Age 30
75.5
79.8
66
70
72.0
77.5
116
100
Age 35
75.7
79.9
69
70
72.4
77.8
116
99
Age 40
75.9
80.0
73
71
72.8
78.1
119
99
Age 45
76.2
80.2
76
73
73.4
78.5
120
97
Age 50
76.7
80.5
77
77
74.2
79.0
121
97
Age 55
77.5
81.0
80
83
75.3
79.8
124
96
Age 60
78.6
81.6
80
85
76.8
80.8
122
97
Age 65
80.0
82.4
81
90
78.6
82.0
119
94
Age 70
81.8
83.4
85
96
80.8
83.6
120
91
Age 75
84.0
85.0
85
99
83.4
85.5
118
87
Age 80
86.7
87.2
89
100
86.4
87.8
113
85
Age 85
89.9
90.0
84
129
89.7
90.5
104
77
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
139.28
59
105.37
99
2. Stroke
116.43
53
162.14
15
3. Diabetes Mellitus
35.85
74
11.82
137
4. Lung Cancers
33.87
7
37.70
4
5. Lung Disease
17.20
125
87.71
5
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.10
105
16.26
122
7. Breast Cancer
16.42
97
7.80
177
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.73
22
10.37
70
9. Prostate Cancer
14.89
103
2.38
178
10. Inflammatory/Heart
13.63
13
2.40
153
11. Road Traffic Accidents
10.79
123
22.21
64
12. Kidney Disease
10.63
140
12.98
129
13. Liver Disease
10.43
124
14.33
111
14. Stomach Cancer
8.53
56
11.99
21
15. Suicide
8.25
94
8.20
95
16. Hypertension
8.10
142
18.24
92
17. Liver Cancer
7.48
52
16.66
12
18. Pancreas Cancer
7.33
35
4.85
68
19. Influenza and Pneumonia
7.26
173
22.75
104
20. Ovary Cancer
5.67
42
2.96
147
21. Cervical Cancer
5.07
126
4.11
136
22. Parkinson's Disease
4.87
55
3.78
113
23. Falls
4.57
112
6.34
79
24. Congenital Anomalies
3.60
143
3.79
139
25. Other Injuries
3.47
162
5.48
125
26. Bladder Cancer
3.47
43
1.61
120
27. Leukemia
3.20
114
3.44
99
28. Lymphomas
3.02
147
1.84
175
29. Uterin Cancer
2.87
67
0.78
168
30. Low Birth Weight
2.63
132
4.39
98
31. Oral Cancer
2.48
103
1.62
152
32. Skin Cancers
2.26
67
0.55
160
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.84
120
5.64
51
34. Oesophagus Cancer
1.83
116
3.80
49
35. Alcohol
1.68
73
1.00
116
36. Tuberculosis
1.60
113
57.14
16
37. Epilepsy
1.43
106
0.98
137
38. Violence
1.20
145
3.97
101
39. Drownings
1.19
139
4.46
35
40. Fires
1.09
108
0.90
118
41. Endocrine Disorders
1.01
175
1.60
160
42. Asthma
0.88
138
4.81
90
43. Birth Trauma
0.76
136
2.66
86
44. Drug Use
0.64
148
1.24
89
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.58
146
6.87
15
46. Multiple Sclerosis
0.44
38
0.13
135
47. Other Neoplasms
0.35
121
0.14
180
48. Skin Disease
0.33
156
0.58
138
49. Measles
0.31
37
0.02
72
50. Poisonings
0.31
122
1.29
64
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
9,201
26.76
31,342
14.63
2. Stroke
7,871
22.89
49,648
23.17
3. Diabetes Mellitus
2,406
7.00
3,671
1.71
4. Lung Cancers
2,076
6.04
11,893
5.55
5. Lung Disease
1,163
3.38
26,178
12.22
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,144
3.33
4,340
2.03
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
998
2.90
3,232
1.51
8. Inflammatory/Heart
874
2.54
684
0.32
9. Kidney Disease
689
2.00
3,959
1.85
10. Liver Disease
613
1.78
4,506
2.10
11. Hypertension
546
1.59
5,368
2.51
12. Stomach Cancer
532
1.55
3,771
1.76
13. Breast Cancer
528
1.54
1,366
0.64
14. Liver Cancer
480
1.40
5,326
2.49
15. Pancreas Cancer
463
1.35
1,525
0.71
16. Road Traffic Accidents
446
1.30
6,210
2.90
17. Influenza and Pneumonia
440
1.28
6,231
2.91
18. Prostate Cancer
413
1.20
219
0.10
19. Suicide
361
1.05
2,407
1.12
20. Parkinson's Disease
341
0.99
1,155
0.54
21. Falls
267
0.78
1,801
0.84
22. Bladder Cancer
232
0.67
500
0.23
23. Leukemia
186
0.54
965
0.45
24. Lymphomas
184
0.54
560
0.26
25. Ovary Cancer
182
0.53
532
0.25
26. Other Injuries
157
0.46
1,531
0.71
27. Oral Cancer
146
0.42
513
0.24
28. Skin Cancers
133
0.39
168
0.08
29. Cervical Cancer
132
0.38
704
0.33
30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
121
0.35
1,712
0.80
31. Oesophagus Cancer
110
0.32
1,222
0.57
32. Tuberculosis
93
0.27
17,417
8.13
33. Uterin Cancer
92
0.27
138
0.06
34. Alcohol
90
0.26
304
0.14
35. Congenital Anomalies
69
0.20
991
0.46
36. Asthma
60
0.17
1,439
0.67
37. Epilepsy
60
0.17
266
0.12
38. Fires
54
0.16
253
0.12
39. Endocrine Disorders
53
0.15
452
0.21
40. Violence
49
0.14
1,082
0.50
41. Low Birth Weight
48
0.14
1,208
0.56
42. Drownings
48
0.14
1,126
0.53
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
36
0.10
2,093
0.98
44. Drug Use
25
0.07
356
0.17
45. Other Neoplasms
23
0.07
44
0.02
46. Multiple Sclerosis
22
0.06
40
0.02
47. Skin Disease
21
0.06
158
0.07
48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
19
0.06
198
0.09
49. Birth Trauma
14
0.04
736
0.34
50. Poisonings
13
0.04
366
0.17
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
33.87
7
37.70
4
2. Breast Cancer
16.42
97
7.80
177
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.73
22
10.37
70
4. Prostate Cancer
14.89
103
2.38
178
5. Stomach Cancer
8.53
56
11.99
21
6. Liver Cancer
7.48
52
16.66
12
7. Pancreas Cancer
7.33
35
4.85
68
8. Ovary Cancer
5.67
42
2.96
147
9. Cervical Cancer
5.07
126
4.11
136
10. Bladder Cancer
3.47
43
1.61
120
11. Leukemia
3.20
114
3.44
99
12. Lymphomas
3.02
147
1.84
175
13. Uterin Cancer
2.87
67
0.78
168
14. Oral Cancer
2.48
103
1.62
152
15. Skin Cancers
2.26
67
0.55
160
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.83
116
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.