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North Macedonia
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 North Macedonia 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
North Macedonia Population Pyramid
1,856,775
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%
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
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   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
70.5
74.9
72.6
51
68
54
 
61.1
69.3
65.4
122
115
117
2010
72.4
77.0
74.7
55
71
60
 
65.4
72.4
69.0
115
110
110
2019
72.8
76.9
74.8
73
92
78
 
69.3
75.7
72.6
109
97
106
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
72.8
76.9
73
92
69.3
75.7
109
97
Age
72.8
76.9
73
92
69.3
75.7
109
97
Age 5
73.3
77.3
80
95
70.6
76.8
116
98
Age 10
73.4
77.4
81
95
70.7
77.0
116
98
Age 15
73.4
77.4
82
95
70.9
77.1
118
98
Age 20
73.5
77.5
81
95
71.2
77.2
117
98
Age 25
73.7
77.5
86
95
71.6
77.4
115
99
Age 30
73.8
77.6
86
97
72.0
77.5
116
100
Age 35
74.0
77.7
89
100
72.4
77.8
116
99
Age 40
74.2
77.9
94
100
72.8
78.1
119
99
Age 45
74.5
78.1
96
102
73.4
78.5
120
97
Age 50
75.1
78.4
98
104
74.2
79.0
121
97
Age 55
75.8
78.9
110
105
75.3
79.8
124
96
Age 60
77.0
79.6
115
106
76.8
80.8
122
97
Age 65
78.5
80.5
126
121
78.6
82.0
119
94
Age 70
80.2
81.7
145
144
80.8
83.6
120
91
Age 75
82.3
83.3
167
169
83.4
85.5
118
87
Age 80
84.9
85.5
180
177
86.4
87.8
113
85
Age 85
88.2
88.6
181
177
89.7
90.5
104
77
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
165.58
13
162.14
15
2. Coronary Heart Disease
135.53
62
105.37
99
3. Inflammatory/Heart
130.29
1
2.40
153
4. Diabetes Mellitus
32.55
85
11.82
137
5. Lung Cancers
31.93
10
37.70
4
6. Lung Disease
24.14
83
87.71
5
7. Breast Cancer
22.40
40
7.80
177
8. Hypertension
19.07
87
18.24
92
9. Prostate Cancer
17.47
77
2.38
178
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.77
15
10.37
70
11. Kidney Disease
15.54
121
12.98
129
12. Stomach Cancer
13.66
14
11.99
21
13. Pancreas Cancer
8.02
21
4.85
68
14. Liver Cancer
7.85
48
16.66
12
15. Suicide
7.15
114
8.20
95
16. Liver Disease
6.93
152
14.33
111
17. Other Injuries
6.73
104
5.48
125
18. Uterin Cancer
6.29
10
0.78
168
19. Influenza and Pneumonia
5.58
181
22.75
104
20. Ovary Cancer
5.54
50
2.96
147
21. Bladder Cancer
4.82
12
1.61
120
22. Low Birth Weight
4.49
96
4.39
98
23. Cervical Cancer
4.36
133
4.11
136
24. Road Traffic Accidents
4.25
160
22.21
64
25. Parkinson's Disease
4.11
92
3.78
113
26. Skin Cancers
4.00
13
0.55
160
27. Leukemia
3.83
79
3.44
99
28. Lymphomas
3.03
146
1.84
175
29. Falls
2.53
165
6.34
79
30. Oral Cancer
2.27
117
1.62
152
31. Alzheimers & Dementia
2.15
179
16.26
122
32. Congenital Anomalies
1.99
175
3.79
139
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.69
127
5.64
51
34. Asthma
1.60
120
4.81
90
35. Oesophagus Cancer
1.42
131
3.80
49
36. Violence
1.27
142
3.97
101
37. Tuberculosis
0.97
129
57.14
16
38. Epilepsy
0.86
146
0.98
137
39. Multiple Sclerosis
0.78
17
0.13
135
40. Drownings
0.73
158
4.46
35
41. Other Neoplasms
0.58
78
0.14
180
42. Endocrine Disorders
0.47
183
1.60
160
43. Alcohol
0.44
146
1.00
116
44. Birth Trauma
0.44
156
2.66
86
45. Fires
0.43
151
0.90
118
46. Poisonings
0.41
109
1.29
64
47. Drug Use
0.39
170
1.24
89
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.39
163
6.87
15
49. Pertussis
0.29
87
0.17
96
50. Hepatitis B
0.24
90
0.23
94
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
5,521
24.02
49,648
23.17
2. Coronary Heart Disease
4,420
19.23
31,342
14.63
3. Inflammatory/Heart
4,249
18.49
684
0.32
4. Diabetes Mellitus
1,104
4.80
3,671
1.71
5. Lung Cancers
1,055
4.59
11,893
5.55
6. Lung Disease
807
3.51
26,178
12.22
7. Hypertension
627
2.73
5,368
2.51
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
560
2.44
3,232
1.51
9. Kidney Disease
516
2.25
3,959
1.85
10. Stomach Cancer
455
1.98
3,771
1.76
11. Breast Cancer
386
1.68
1,366
0.64
12. Pancreas Cancer
267
1.16
1,525
0.71
13. Liver Cancer
260
1.13
5,326
2.49
14. Prostate Cancer
259
1.13
219
0.10
15. Liver Disease
218
0.95
4,506
2.10
16. Suicide
196
0.85
2,407
1.12
17. Other Injuries
183
0.80
1,531
0.71
18. Bladder Cancer
163
0.71
500
0.23
19. Influenza and Pneumonia
157
0.68
6,231
2.91
20. Parkinson's Disease
141
0.61
1,155
0.54
21. Skin Cancers
126
0.55
168
0.08
22. Leukemia
114
0.50
965
0.45
23. Uterin Cancer
108
0.47
138
0.06
24. Road Traffic Accidents
107
0.47
6,210
2.90
25. Lymphomas
96
0.42
560
0.26
26. Ovary Cancer
93
0.40
532
0.25
27. Falls
78
0.34
1,801
0.84
28. Low Birth Weight
73
0.32
1,208
0.56
29. Oral Cancer
72
0.31
513
0.24
30. Alzheimers & Dementia
71
0.31
4,340
2.03
31. Cervical Cancer
68
0.30
704
0.33
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
56
0.24
1,712
0.80
33. Asthma
53
0.23
1,439
0.67
34. Oesophagus Cancer
45
0.20
1,222
0.57
35. Tuberculosis
32
0.14
17,417
8.13
36. Violence
31
0.13
1,082
0.50
37. Congenital Anomalies
29
0.13
991
0.46
38. Epilepsy
23
0.10
266
0.12
39. Multiple Sclerosis
21
0.09
40
0.02
40. Other Neoplasms
19
0.08
44
0.02
41. Drownings
18
0.08
1,126
0.53
42. Alcohol
14
0.06
304
0.14
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
13
0.06
2,093
0.98
44. Endocrine Disorders
12
0.05
452
0.21
45. Fires
11
0.05
253
0.12
46. Poisonings
11
0.05
366
0.17
47. Drug Use
9
0.04
356
0.17
48. Hepatitis B
7
0.03
68
0.03
49. Birth Trauma
7
0.03
736
0.34
50. Pertussis
4
0.02
34
0.02
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
31.93
10
37.70
4
2. Breast Cancer
22.40
40
7.80
177
3. Prostate Cancer
17.47
77
2.38
178
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.77
15
10.37
70
5. Stomach Cancer
13.66
14
11.99
21
6. Pancreas Cancer
8.02
21
4.85
68
7. Liver Cancer
7.85
48
16.66
12
8. Uterin Cancer
6.29
10
0.78
168
9. Ovary Cancer
5.54
50
2.96
147
10. Bladder Cancer
4.82
12
1.61
120
11. Cervical Cancer
4.36
133
4.11
136
12. Skin Cancers
4.00
13
0.55
160
13. Leukemia
3.83
79
3.44
99
14. Lymphomas
3.03
146
1.84
175
15. Oral Cancer
2.27
117
1.62
152
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.42
131
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.