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South 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
SOUTH KOREA VS PHILIPPINES

Compare South Korea and Philippines 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.

Philippines
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
South Korea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Philippines PHILIPPINES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Philippines PHILIPPINES
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    		  
    51.6
    55.3
    53.4
    85
    83
    85
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    55.7
    59.2
    57.4
    88
    90
    89
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    59.4
    63.3
    61.3
    95
    97
    96
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    63.6
    67.8
    65.6
    102
    107
    106
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    63.9
    69.9
    66.8
    110
    113
    111
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    64.8
    71.2
    67.9
    118
    116
    121
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    67.4
    73.6
    70.4
    124
    113
    119
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Philippines PHILIPPINES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    67.4
    73.6
    124
    113
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.6
    75.5
    125
    113
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.8
    75.7
    131
    113
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.9
    75.8
    131
    113
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    70.1
    75.9
    132
    113
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    70.4
    76.1
    133
    113
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    70.8
    76.3
    133
    112
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    71.3
    76.6
    133
    111
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    71.9
    76.9
    133
    110
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    72.6
    77.4
    134
    110
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    73.4
    78.0
    139
    110
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    74.6
    78.7
    140
    109
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    75.8
    79.6
    147
    109
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    77.6
    80.7
    155
    112
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    79.9
    82.2
    160
    120
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    82.3
    83.7
    169
    158
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    84.8
    85.4
    182
    179
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    86.8
    87.4
    183
    182
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Philippines PHILIPPINES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    192.11
    32
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    104.08
    66
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    146.92
    6
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    2.54
    173
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    13.46
    85
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    9.73
    30
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    3.10
    172
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    10.50
    69
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    51.96
    10
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    2.47
    171
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    51.31
    14
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    8.65
    135
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.81
    120
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    44.43
    49
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    21.58
    42
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    17.74
    76
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    13.42
    109
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    3.79
    156
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    0.92
    178
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.77
    155
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    49.65
    16
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    5.41
    95
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.41
    93
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.83
    80
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    6.78
    110
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    15.28
    8
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    26.98
    40
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    6.71
    5
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    0.87
    166
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    5.74
    95
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    0.82
    164
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    6.40
    72
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    3.74
    62
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    4.37
    96
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    0.45
    144
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    15.56
    36
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    6.44
    75
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.71
    128
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.10
    129
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    3.74
    53
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    14.87
    28
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    6.88
    10
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.67
    54
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.52
    161
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    9.95
    12
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    5.07
    65
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    0.64
    128
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    4.91
    2
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    1.81
    75
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.73
    138
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Philippines PHILIPPINES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    129,955
    19.27
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    93,807
    13.91
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    74,167
    11.00
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    10,296
    1.53
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    2,325
    0.34
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    2,010
    0.30
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    7,663
    1.14
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    8,063
    1.20
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    39,380
    5.84
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    1,868
    0.28
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    32,559
    4.83
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    2,121
    0.31
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    32,260
    4.78
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    7,076
    1.05
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    13,017
    1.93
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    594
    0.09
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    34,500
    5.12
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    3,536
    0.52
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    2,279
    0.34
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    3,861
    0.57
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    9,802
    1.45
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    4,149
    0.62
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    3,596
    0.53
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    27,061
    4.01
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    10,464
    1.55
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    5,146
    0.76
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    569
    0.08
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    672
    0.10
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    2,916
    0.43
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    1,994
    0.30
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    3,545
    0.53
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    11,404
    1.69
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    401
    0.06
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    3,076
    0.46
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    6,189
    0.92
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    4,229
    0.63
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    368
    0.05
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    6,865
    1.02
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    590
    0.09
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    1,120
    0.17
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    8,051
    1.19
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    3,881
    0.58
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    761
    0.11
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    14,835
    2.20
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    10,141
    1.50
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    3,435
    0.51
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    600
    0.09
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    1,807
    0.27
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    695
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Philippines PHILIPPINES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    13.46
    85
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    9.73
    30
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    10.50
    69
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    2.47
    171
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.81
    120
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    21.58
    42
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    17.74
    76
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.77
    155
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.41
    93
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.83
    80
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    6.78
    110
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    0.87
    166
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    0.82
    164
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    3.74
    62
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.71
    128
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.52
    161
    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.