Health in North Korea 960 indicators covering health for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male 23.2% 2021 down 1.2% 50th Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, female 2.5% 2021 up 6.9% 75th Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 19.6% 2021 down 1.7% 37th Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male 3.5% 2021 up 9.2% 87th Cause of death, by injury, female 4.7% 2021 down 1.8% 70th Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ 3.0% 2021 up 9.5% 86th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, female 35.2% 2021 up 2.4% 111th Cause of death, by injury, male 10.2% 2021 down 5.0% 68th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, male 33.4% 2021 up 41.9% 81st Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, male 60.4% 2021 up 2.3% 59th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, female 33.8% 2021 up 39.6% 79th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4 33.6% 2021 up 40.9% 80th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, male 27.4% 2021 up 6.6% 114th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 64.0% 2021 up 3.0% 57th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, female 88.0% 2021 down 0.5% 14th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, male 83.6% 2021 down 0.6% 21st Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14 30.4% 2021 up 4.3% 115th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, female 83.6% 2021 up 1.9% 21st Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+ 86.0% 2021 down 0.7% 16th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, female 70.7% 2021 up 4.3% 56th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, male 74.8% 2021 up 3.5% 46th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0-4 0.0% 2021 — 3rd Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.0% 2021 — 3rd Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.0% 2021 — 3rd Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.9% 2021 — 50th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.4% 2021 — 111th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.4% 2021 — 111th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 1.3% 2021 — 13th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.4% 2021 — 111th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 1.0% 2021 — 30th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 1.0% 2021 — 108th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 0.9% 2021 — 110th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, male 0.7% 2021 — 111th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.9% 2021 — 111th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, female 0.9% 2021 — 106th New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 187th Pharmacists 14,317 2024 up 55.4% 36th Death rate from cardiovascular diseases vs. GDP per capita 290.91 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 13.4% 66th Suicide rate vs. income inequality 7.56 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 15.4% 110th Life expectancy 72.64 Years 2021 up 3.4% 87th Deaths from falls 1,946 deaths 2021 up 16.3% 38th Death rate from falls 7.49 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 11.0% 51st Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 12.2% 43rd Death rate from natural disasters 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% 83rd Deaths from natural disasters 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% 89th Deaths from fires and burns 225.54 deaths 2021 up 1.2% 76th Number of deaths 266,774 deaths 2021 up 17.6% 40th Death rate from fires and burns 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 3.3% 128th Diarrheal disease deaths 214.61 deaths 2021 down 62.7% 105th Diarrheal diseases death rate 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 64.2% 161st Number of deaths from malaria 0.06 deaths 2021 up 500.0% 69th Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases 104,902 deaths 2021 up 19.4% 30th Deaths from diabetes 4,389 deaths 2021 up 11.2% 54th Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 403.9 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 14.0% 28th Tuberculosis death rate 86.69 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 18.7% 11th Death rate from malaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 66th Death rate from diabetes 16.9 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 6.2% 118th Deaths from Parkinson's disease 1,480 deaths 2021 up 35.6% 27th Deaths from Alzheimer's 6,025 deaths 2021 up 63.7% 35th Death rate from Parkinson's disease 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 29.5% 52nd ← Previous Page 12 of 16 Next →