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North Korea
COUNTRY #1
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NORTH KOREA VS MONTENEGRO

Compare North Korea and Montenegro 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.

Montenegro
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
North Korea Population Pyramid
26,561,614
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Montenegro Population Pyramid
589,336
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Montenegro MONTENEGRO
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Montenegro MONTENEGRO
       
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
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
59.5
64.5
62.0
72
70
71
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
64.6
71.0
67.8
63
63
63
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1990
66.5
73.6
69.9
71
62
66
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
2000
61.1
69.3
65.4
122
115
117
  
70.4
75.6
73.0
54
56
50
2010
65.4
72.4
69.0
115
110
110
  
73.1
77.4
75.3
48
61
50
2019
69.3
75.7
72.6
109
97
106
  
73.2
78.7
75.9
66
67
68
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Montenegro MONTENEGRO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.3
75.7
109
97
73.2
78.7
66
67
Age
69.3
75.7
109
97
73.2
78.7
66
67
Age 5
70.6
76.8
116
98
73.3
78.8
79
75
Age 10
70.7
77.0
116
98
73.4
78.9
80
75
Age 15
70.9
77.1
118
98
73.4
78.9
83
75
Age 20
71.2
77.2
117
98
73.5
78.9
84
77
Age 25
71.6
77.4
115
99
73.7
79.0
84
78
Age 30
72.0
77.5
116
100
73.9
79.1
85
78
Age 35
72.4
77.8
116
99
74.1
79.3
86
80
Age 40
72.8
78.1
119
99
74.4
79.4
88
83
Age 45
73.4
78.5
120
97
74.8
79.7
93
86
Age 50
74.2
79.0
121
97
75.3
80.1
94
87
Age 55
75.3
79.8
124
96
76.2
80.6
96
88
Age 60
76.8
80.8
122
97
77.4
81.3
100
90
Age 65
78.6
82.0
119
94
79.0
82.2
108
92
Age 70
80.8
83.6
120
91
81.1
83.4
109
94
Age 75
83.4
85.5
118
87
83.4
85.1
120
96
Age 80
86.4
87.8
113
85
86.2
87.2
124
106
Age 85
89.7
90.5
104
77
89.3
90.0
151
136
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Montenegro MONTENEGRO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
162.14
15
184.75
8
2. Coronary Heart Disease
105.37
99
151.05
48
3. Lung Disease
87.71
5
7.51
176
4. Tuberculosis
57.14
16
0.18
164
5. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
33.82
8
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
22.75
104
7.41
172
7. Road Traffic Accidents
22.21
64
6.53
144
8. Hypertension
18.24
92
4.64
158
9. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
4.63
111
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.26
122
17.71
87
11. Liver Disease
14.33
111
6.05
157
12. Kidney Disease
12.98
129
13.42
126
13. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
4.97
106
14. Diabetes Mellitus
11.82
137
15.61
119
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
10.61
66
16. Suicide
8.20
95
16.23
23
17. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
24.72
28
18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
6.87
15
1.32
99
19. Falls
6.34
79
6.61
74
20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.64
51
1.93
113
21. Other Injuries
5.48
125
3.56
159
22. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
5.91
57
23. Asthma
4.81
90
0.32
176
24. Drownings
4.46
35
1.50
129
25. Low Birth Weight
4.39
98
1.01
167
26. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
4.58
131
27. Violence
3.97
101
2.30
123
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
1.60
121
29. Congenital Anomalies
3.79
139
0.70
183
30. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
113
5.35
40
31. Leukemia
3.44
99
2.25
148
32. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
3.39
129
33. Birth Trauma
2.66
86
1.14
117
34. HIV/AIDS
2.53
100
0.00
174
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.40
153
27.07
4
36. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
15.53
96
37. Lymphomas
1.84
175
2.60
160
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.70
109
0.06
182
39. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
0.94
177
40. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
3.00
54
41. Endocrine Disorders
1.60
160
0.77
179
42. Poisonings
1.29
64
0.46
101
43. Malnutrition
1.25
93
0.09
157
44. Drug Use
1.24
89
1.78
56
45. Maternal Conditions
1.02
84
0.09
149
46. Alcohol
1.00
116
1.10
108
47. Epilepsy
0.98
137
0.81
154
48. Fires
0.90
118
1.50
93
49. Meningitis
0.81
89
0.18
158
50. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
2.27
96
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Montenegro MONTENEGRO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
49,648
23.17
2,208
33.49
2. Coronary Heart Disease
31,342
14.63
1,748
26.51
3. Lung Disease
26,178
12.22
90
1.37
4. Tuberculosis
17,417
8.13
1
0.02
5. Lung Cancers
11,893
5.55
340
5.16
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
6,231
2.91
81
1.23
7. Road Traffic Accidents
6,210
2.90
48
0.73
8. Hypertension
5,368
2.51
55
0.83
9. Liver Cancer
5,326
2.49
50
0.76
10. Liver Disease
4,506
2.10
57
0.86
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,340
2.03
227
3.44
12. Kidney Disease
3,959
1.85
147
2.23
13. Stomach Cancer
3,771
1.76
50
0.76
14. Diabetes Mellitus
3,671
1.71
174
2.64
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,232
1.51
113
1.71
16. Suicide
2,407
1.12
132
2.00
17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,093
0.98
13
0.20
18. Falls
1,801
0.84
67
1.02
19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,712
0.80
21
0.32
20. Other Injuries
1,531
0.71
29
0.44
21. Pancreas Cancer
1,525
0.71
64
0.97
22. Asthma
1,439
0.67
4
0.06
23. Breast Cancer
1,366
0.64
127
1.93
24. Oesophagus Cancer
1,222
0.57
17
0.26
25. Low Birth Weight
1,208
0.56
5
0.08
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,155
0.54
66
1.00
27. Drownings
1,126
0.53
11
0.17
28. Violence
1,082
0.50
18
0.27
29. Congenital Anomalies
991
0.46
4
0.06
30. Leukemia
965
0.45
23
0.35
31. HIV/AIDS
753
0.35
0
0.00
32. Birth Trauma
736
0.34
6
0.09
33. Cervical Cancer
704
0.33
20
0.30
34. Inflammatory/Heart
684
0.32
311
4.72
35. Lymphomas
560
0.26
27
0.41
36. Ovary Cancer
532
0.25
19
0.29
37. Oral Cancer
513
0.24
10
0.15
38. Bladder Cancer
500
0.23
35
0.53
39. Endocrine Disorders
452
0.21
7
0.11
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
374
0.17
1
0.02
41. Poisonings
366
0.17
4
0.06
42. Drug Use
356
0.17
14
0.21
43. Malnutrition
317
0.15
1
0.02
44. Alcohol
304
0.14
9
0.14
45. Epilepsy
266
0.12
6
0.09
46. Fires
253
0.12
14
0.21
47. Maternal Conditions
252
0.12
0
0.00
48. Prostate Cancer
219
0.10
75
1.14
49. Meningitis
207
0.10
1
0.02
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
198
0.09
2
0.03
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Korea NORTH KOREA   Montenegro MONTENEGRO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
37.70
4
33.82
8
2. Liver Cancer
16.66
12
4.63
111
3. Stomach Cancer
11.99
21
4.97
106
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.37
70
10.61
66
5. Breast Cancer
7.80
177
24.72
28
6. Pancreas Cancer
4.85
68
5.91
57
7. Cervical Cancer
4.11
136
4.58
131
8. Oesophagus Cancer
3.80
49
1.60
121
9. Leukemia
3.44
99
2.25
148
10. Ovary Cancer
2.96
147
3.39
129
11. Prostate Cancer
2.38
178
15.53
96
12. Lymphomas
1.84
175
2.60
160
13. Oral Cancer
1.62
152
0.94
177
14. Bladder Cancer
1.61
120
3.00
54
15. Uterin Cancer
0.78
168
2.27
96
16. Skin Cancers
0.55
160
1.12
134
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.