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North Korea
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
NORTH KOREA VS LAOS

Compare North Korea and Laos 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.

Laos
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 Korea Population Pyramid
26,561,614
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Laos Population Pyramid
9,479,753
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
53.8
57.1
55.4
76
77
76
  
42.2
45.5
43.8
128
125
126
1970
59.5
64.5
62.0
72
70
71
  
44.7
47.6
46.1
140
139
139
1980
64.6
71.0
67.8
63
63
63
  
47.8
50.3
49.1
148
148
146
1990
66.5
73.6
69.9
71
62
66
  
53.4
55.8
54.6
147
148
148
2000
61.1
69.3
65.4
122
115
117
  
56.5
59.7
58.1
140
142
140
2010
65.4
72.4
69.0
115
110
110
  
62.0
65.1
63.6
136
137
136
2019
69.3
75.7
72.6
109
97
106
  
66.2
70.9
68.5
130
128
130
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.3
75.7
109
97
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age
69.3
75.7
109
97
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age 5
70.6
76.8
116
98
69.6
73.9
126
125
Age 10
70.7
77.0
116
98
69.8
74.1
128
126
Age 15
70.9
77.1
118
98
70.1
74.3
126
126
Age 20
71.2
77.2
117
98
70.4
74.5
126
125
Age 25
71.6
77.4
115
99
70.9
74.8
124
125
Age 30
72.0
77.5
116
100
71.3
75.0
125
125
Age 35
72.4
77.8
116
99
71.7
75.4
126
124
Age 40
72.8
78.1
119
99
72.2
75.8
127
125
Age 45
73.4
78.5
120
97
72.9
76.3
128
127
Age 50
74.2
79.0
121
97
73.7
76.9
131
128
Age 55
75.3
79.8
124
96
74.9
77.8
135
130
Age 60
76.8
80.8
122
97
76.4
78.9
138
132
Age 65
78.6
82.0
119
94
78.2
80.3
137
135
Age 70
80.8
83.6
120
91
80.5
82.0
137
135
Age 75
83.4
85.5
118
87
83.1
84.2
135
135
Age 80
86.4
87.8
113
85
86.1
86.8
134
135
Age 85
89.7
90.5
104
77
89.4
90.0
136
140
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
162.14
15
152.50
21
2. Coronary Heart Disease
105.37
99
139.74
56
3. Lung Disease
87.71
5
46.19
20
4. Tuberculosis
57.14
16
34.86
29
5. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
21.02
48
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
22.75
104
59.07
61
7. Road Traffic Accidents
22.21
64
19.78
77
8. Hypertension
18.24
92
24.41
59
9. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
25.37
4
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.26
122
16.42
119
11. Liver Disease
14.33
111
24.75
75
12. Kidney Disease
12.98
129
38.60
25
13. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
11.97
22
14. Diabetes Mellitus
11.82
137
36.38
71
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
10.17
74
16. Suicide
8.20
95
5.98
128
17. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
17.83
80
18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
6.87
15
3.57
33
19. Falls
6.34
79
9.16
28
20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.64
51
16.83
4
21. Other Injuries
5.48
125
7.53
92
22. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
1.38
157
23. Asthma
4.81
90
19.60
22
24. Drownings
4.46
35
7.51
9
25. Low Birth Weight
4.39
98
8.47
50
26. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
7.80
96
27. Violence
3.97
101
6.67
74
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
4.43
41
29. Congenital Anomalies
3.79
139
5.84
92
30. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
113
4.40
75
31. Leukemia
3.44
99
5.00
19
32. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
4.05
108
33. Birth Trauma
2.66
86
8.00
40
34. HIV/AIDS
2.53
100
4.45
78
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.40
153
4.66
93
36. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
3.01
174
37. Lymphomas
1.84
175
4.47
102
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.70
109
27.89
53
39. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
7.55
14
40. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
1.36
137
41. Endocrine Disorders
1.60
160
3.39
92
42. Poisonings
1.29
64
0.56
92
43. Malnutrition
1.25
93
3.82
60
44. Drug Use
1.24
89
0.53
157
45. Maternal Conditions
1.02
84
2.91
61
46. Alcohol
1.00
116
1.13
107
47. Epilepsy
0.98
137
0.86
144
48. Fires
0.90
118
1.68
85
49. Meningitis
0.81
89
1.88
64
50. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
1.27
151
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
49,648
23.17
5,769
14.33
2. Coronary Heart Disease
31,342
14.63
5,190
12.89
3. Lung Disease
26,178
12.22
1,626
4.04
4. Tuberculosis
17,417
8.13
1,949
4.84
5. Lung Cancers
11,893
5.55
919
2.28
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
6,231
2.91
2,820
7.01
7. Road Traffic Accidents
6,210
2.90
1,281
3.18
8. Hypertension
5,368
2.51
890
2.21
9. Liver Cancer
5,326
2.49
1,104
2.74
10. Liver Disease
4,506
2.10
1,171
2.91
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,340
2.03
458
1.14
12. Kidney Disease
3,959
1.85
1,646
4.09
13. Stomach Cancer
3,771
1.76
530
1.32
14. Diabetes Mellitus
3,671
1.71
1,466
3.64
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,232
1.51
422
1.05
16. Suicide
2,407
1.12
390
0.97
17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,093
0.98
207
0.51
18. Falls
1,801
0.84
440
1.09
19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,712
0.80
651
1.62
20. Other Injuries
1,531
0.71
519
1.29
21. Pancreas Cancer
1,525
0.71
61
0.15
22. Asthma
1,439
0.67
840
2.09
23. Breast Cancer
1,366
0.64
437
1.09
24. Oesophagus Cancer
1,222
0.57
214
0.53
25. Low Birth Weight
1,208
0.56
1,156
2.87
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,155
0.54
139
0.35
27. Drownings
1,126
0.53
568
1.41
28. Violence
1,082
0.50
475
1.18
29. Congenital Anomalies
991
0.46
647
1.61
30. Leukemia
965
0.45
290
0.72
31. HIV/AIDS
753
0.35
313
0.78
32. Birth Trauma
736
0.34
1,116
2.77
33. Cervical Cancer
704
0.33
187
0.46
34. Inflammatory/Heart
684
0.32
206
0.51
35. Lymphomas
560
0.26
211
0.52
36. Ovary Cancer
532
0.25
101
0.25
37. Oral Cancer
513
0.24
349
0.87
38. Bladder Cancer
500
0.23
49
0.12
39. Endocrine Disorders
452
0.21
186
0.46
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
374
0.17
1,552
3.86
41. Poisonings
366
0.17
41
0.10
42. Drug Use
356
0.17
33
0.08
43. Malnutrition
317
0.15
166
0.41
44. Alcohol
304
0.14
61
0.15
45. Epilepsy
266
0.12
58
0.14
46. Fires
253
0.12
108
0.27
47. Maternal Conditions
252
0.12
218
0.54
48. Prostate Cancer
219
0.10
37
0.09
49. Meningitis
207
0.10
154
0.38
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
198
0.09
7
0.02
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
21.02
48
2. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
25.37
4
3. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
11.97
22
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
10.17
74
5. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
17.83
80
6. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
1.38
157
7. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
7.80
96
8. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
4.43
41
9. Leukemia
3.44
99
5.00
19
10. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
4.05
108
11. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
3.01
174
12. Lymphomas
1.84
175
4.47
102
13. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
7.55
14
14. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
1.36
137
15. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
1.27
151
16. Skin Cancers
0.55
160
1.43
123
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.