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Samoa
COUNTRY #1
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SAMOA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Samoa 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
Samoa Population Pyramid
267,390
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North Korea Population Pyramid
26,561,614
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Samoa SAMOA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Samoa SAMOA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
47.0
53.6
50.2
101
89
95
  
53.8
57.1
55.4
76
77
76
1970
52.0
58.6
55.2
105
91
96
  
59.5
64.5
62.0
72
70
71
1980
57.0
63.6
60.2
112
95
104
  
64.6
71.0
67.8
63
63
63
1990
62.1
68.7
65.3
110
100
109
  
66.5
73.6
69.9
71
62
66
2000
67.2
73.7
70.2
92
81
92
  
61.1
69.3
65.4
122
115
117
2010
69.6
76.1
72.6
93
84
92
  
65.4
72.4
69.0
115
110
110
2019
69.2
71.8
70.5
111
124
118
  
69.3
75.7
72.6
109
97
106
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Samoa SAMOA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.2
71.8
111
124
69.3
75.7
109
97
Age
69.2
71.8
111
124
69.3
75.7
109
97
Age 5
70.1
72.6
121
135
70.6
76.8
116
98
Age 10
70.2
72.7
122
137
70.7
77.0
116
98
Age 15
70.3
72.8
124
139
70.9
77.1
118
98
Age 20
70.6
73.0
123
139
71.2
77.2
117
98
Age 25
71.1
73.3
122
140
71.6
77.4
115
99
Age 30
71.6
73.6
120
141
72.0
77.5
116
100
Age 35
72.2
73.9
121
144
72.4
77.8
116
99
Age 40
72.8
74.4
120
147
72.8
78.1
119
99
Age 45
73.6
75.1
116
148
73.4
78.5
120
97
Age 50
74.6
75.9
111
149
74.2
79.0
121
97
Age 55
75.8
77.0
108
149
75.3
79.8
124
96
Age 60
77.4
78.3
105
149
76.8
80.8
122
97
Age 65
79.2
79.9
101
147
78.6
82.0
119
94
Age 70
81.4
81.8
99
142
80.8
83.6
120
91
Age 75
83.8
84.1
92
141
83.4
85.5
118
87
Age 80
86.6
86.7
93
142
86.4
87.8
113
85
Age 85
89.8
89.8
99
152
89.7
90.5
104
77
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Samoa SAMOA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
189.77
33
105.37
99
2. Stroke
118.02
45
162.14
15
3. Diabetes Mellitus
82.64
13
11.82
137
4. Lung Disease
47.54
19
87.71
5
5. Kidney Disease
39.81
23
12.98
129
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
39.32
68
22.75
104
7. Breast Cancer
26.40
20
7.80
177
8. Prostate Cancer
24.32
48
2.38
178
9. Hypertension
23.76
63
18.24
92
10. Lung Cancers
21.56
44
37.70
4
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.13
68
16.26
122
12. Liver Disease
18.98
94
14.33
111
13. Asthma
17.01
29
4.81
90
14. Road Traffic Accidents
15.42
93
22.21
64
15. Ovary Cancer
14.84
1
2.96
147
16. Suicide
14.60
30
8.20
95
17. Stomach Cancer
12.23
20
11.99
21
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.66
93
10.37
70
19. Diarrhoeal diseases
8.39
70
1.70
109
20. Other Injuries
8.08
85
5.48
125
21. Cervical Cancer
7.89
94
4.11
136
22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
7.61
14
6.87
15
23. Uterin Cancer
7.58
4
0.78
168
24. Drownings
7.42
11
4.46
35
25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.92
34
5.64
51
26. Parkinson's Disease
6.72
14
3.78
113
27. Falls
6.17
83
6.34
79
28. Inflammatory/Heart
5.15
83
2.40
153
29. Congenital Anomalies
5.11
112
3.79
139
30. Measles
5.01
14
0.02
72
31. Liver Cancer
4.91
99
16.66
12
32. Endocrine Disorders
4.28
81
1.60
160
33. Lymphomas
3.94
122
1.84
175
34. Low Birth Weight
3.59
116
4.39
98
35. Bladder Cancer
3.56
38
1.61
120
36. Violence
3.39
108
3.97
101
37. Oral Cancer
3.32
75
1.62
152
38. Maternal Conditions
3.11
57
1.02
84
39. Malnutrition
2.76
74
1.25
93
40. Pancreas Cancer
2.68
124
4.85
68
41. Skin Disease
2.65
34
0.58
138
42. Leukemia
2.10
150
3.44
99
43. Epilepsy
1.39
109
0.98
137
44. Alcohol
1.39
90
1.00
116
45. Birth Trauma
1.25
111
2.66
86
46. Skin Cancers
1.24
130
0.55
160
47. Meningitis
1.21
73
0.81
89
48. Fires
1.12
107
0.90
118
49. Tuberculosis
1.05
126
57.14
16
50. Oesophagus Cancer
0.72
172
3.80
49
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Samoa SAMOA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
241
21.56
31,342
14.63
2. Stroke
148
13.24
49,648
23.17
3. Diabetes Mellitus
108
9.66
3,671
1.71
4. Lung Disease
57
5.10
26,178
12.22
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
53
4.74
6,231
2.91
6. Kidney Disease
52
4.65
3,959
1.85
7. Hypertension
30
2.68
5,368
2.51
8. Liver Disease
27
2.42
4,506
2.10
9. Lung Cancers
26
2.33
11,893
5.55
10. Road Traffic Accidents
26
2.33
6,210
2.90
11. Suicide
25
2.24
2,407
1.12
12. Asthma
21
1.88
1,439
0.67
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
19
1.70
4,340
2.03
14. Breast Cancer
19
1.70
1,366
0.64
15. Congenital Anomalies
18
1.61
991
0.46
16. Low Birth Weight
16
1.43
1,208
0.56
17. Measles
16
1.43
4
0.00
18. Stomach Cancer
16
1.43
3,771
1.76
19. Other Injuries
13
1.16
1,531
0.71
20. Drownings
13
1.16
1,126
0.53
21. Diarrhoeal diseases
12
1.07
374
0.17
22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12
1.07
3,232
1.51
23. Prostate Cancer
11
0.98
219
0.10
24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
11
0.98
2,093
0.98
25. Ovary Cancer
10
0.89
532
0.25
26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
9
0.81
1,712
0.80
27. Falls
8
0.72
1,801
0.84
28. Inflammatory/Heart
7
0.63
684
0.32
29. Parkinson's Disease
7
0.63
1,155
0.54
30. Liver Cancer
7
0.63
5,326
2.49
31. Lymphomas
6
0.54
560
0.26
32. Endocrine Disorders
6
0.54
452
0.21
33. Cervical Cancer
6
0.54
704
0.33
34. Violence
6
0.54
1,082
0.50
35. Bladder Cancer
5
0.45
500
0.23
36. Maternal Conditions
5
0.45
252
0.12
37. Uterin Cancer
5
0.45
138
0.06
38. Birth Trauma
5
0.45
736
0.34
39. Pancreas Cancer
4
0.36
1,525
0.71
40. Oral Cancer
4
0.36
513
0.24
41. Leukemia
3
0.27
965
0.45
42. Malnutrition
3
0.27
317
0.15
43. Skin Disease
3
0.27
158
0.07
44. Fires
2
0.18
253
0.12
45. Meningitis
2
0.18
207
0.10
46. Epilepsy
2
0.18
266
0.12
47. Alcohol
2
0.18
304
0.14
48. Syphilis
2
0.18
54
0.03
49. Skin Cancers
2
0.18
168
0.08
50. Tuberculosis
2
0.18
17,417
8.13
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Samoa SAMOA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
26.40
20
7.80
177
2. Prostate Cancer
24.32
48
2.38
178
3. Lung Cancers
21.56
44
37.70
4
4. Ovary Cancer
14.84
1
2.96
147
5. Stomach Cancer
12.23
20
11.99
21
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.66
93
10.37
70
7. Cervical Cancer
7.89
94
4.11
136
8. Uterin Cancer
7.58
4
0.78
168
9. Liver Cancer
4.91
99
16.66
12
10. Lymphomas
3.94
122
1.84
175
11. Bladder Cancer
3.56
38
1.61
120
12. Oral Cancer
3.32
75
1.62
152
13. Pancreas Cancer
2.68
124
4.85
68
14. Leukemia
2.10
150
3.44
99
15. Skin Cancers
1.24
130
0.55
160
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.72
172
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.