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Afghanistan
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
AFGHANISTAN VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Afghanistan and South 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.

South 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
Afghanistan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    301.71
    6
    27.78
    183
    2. Stroke
    149.10
    25
    25.48
    155
    3. War
    121.55
    1
    0.01
    177
    4. Hypertension
    65.86
    4
    3.45
    163
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    49.80
    62
    25.21
    100
    6. Kidney Disease
    46.10
    15
    9.92
    142
    7. Tuberculosis
    41.14
    24
    1.93
    110
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.94
    58
    6.84
    160
    9. Lung Disease
    37.01
    32
    8.14
    175
    10. Liver Disease
    27.20
    67
    7.50
    148
    11. Maternal Conditions
    25.94
    4
    0.07
    158
    12. Asthma
    24.23
    13
    1.08
    129
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.34
    26
    11.04
    154
    14. Breast Cancer
    20.24
    48
    6.59
    180
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.81
    76
    5.76
    150
    16. Other Injuries
    13.02
    36
    3.88
    154
    17. Low Birth Weight
    12.07
    17
    1.62
    152
    18. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.64
    9
    0.54
    171
    19. Stomach Cancer
    10.39
    42
    9.13
    50
    20. Birth Trauma
    10.16
    24
    0.39
    164
    21. Violence
    9.87
    52
    0.68
    170
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.72
    68
    0.91
    139
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.78
    13
    1.84
    115
    24. Oral Cancer
    8.18
    9
    1.60
    154
    25. Lung Cancers
    6.90
    122
    20.90
    49
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    6.42
    70
    1.82
    181
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    5.98
    24
    3.78
    114
    28. Suicide
    5.96
    129
    21.16
    12
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.86
    17
    0.23
    175
    30. Cervical Cancer
    5.73
    117
    2.29
    160
    31. Meningitis
    5.20
    48
    0.07
    181
    32. Falls
    5.13
    99
    3.34
    142
    33. Hepatitis B
    4.96
    1
    0.61
    58
    34. Encephalitis
    4.57
    1
    0.05
    137
    35. Prostate Cancer
    4.49
    167
    6.10
    155
    36. Lymphomas
    4.32
    108
    3.72
    131
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    4.30
    80
    2.11
    148
    38. Liver Cancer
    4.22
    119
    12.57
    21
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    169
    10.56
    68
    40. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    106
    2.84
    149
    41. Uterin Cancer
    3.66
    32
    0.89
    165
    42. Pertussis
    3.38
    22
    0.03
    116
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.32
    130
    1.55
    172
    44. Drownings
    2.78
    78
    0.71
    161
    45. Epilepsy
    2.70
    37
    0.72
    166
    46. Tetanus
    2.49
    6
    0.00
    135
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.95
    98
    1.74
    111
    48. Leukemia
    1.95
    154
    2.65
    138
    49. HIV/AIDS
    1.72
    110
    0.11
    155
    50. Fires
    1.60
    89
    0.33
    159
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40,195
    17.35
    28,043
    11.19
    2. War
    25,620
    11.06
    5
    0.00
    3. Stroke
    19,060
    8.23
    25,596
    10.21
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14,649
    6.32
    26,650
    10.63
    5. Low Birth Weight
    12,631
    5.45
    370
    0.15
    6. Birth Trauma
    10,723
    4.63
    88
    0.04
    7. Tuberculosis
    9,839
    4.25
    1,950
    0.78
    8. Hypertension
    7,995
    3.45
    3,711
    1.48
    9. Maternal Conditions
    7,807
    3.37
    34
    0.01
    10. Kidney Disease
    6,590
    2.85
    10,107
    4.03
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,033
    2.60
    4,399
    1.76
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,750
    2.48
    6,812
    2.72
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,555
    2.40
    929
    0.37
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    5,001
    2.16
    518
    0.21
    15. Lung Disease
    4,650
    2.01
    8,526
    3.40
    16. Liver Disease
    4,600
    1.99
    6,348
    2.53
    17. Asthma
    3,403
    1.47
    1,150
    0.46
    18. Other Injuries
    3,241
    1.40
    3,634
    1.45
    19. Violence
    3,217
    1.39
    386
    0.15
    20. Meningitis
    2,626
    1.13
    51
    0.02
    21. Pertussis
    2,107
    0.91
    6
    0.00
    22. Breast Cancer
    1,822
    0.79
    2,880
    1.15
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,765
    0.76
    12,145
    4.85
    24. Suicide
    1,573
    0.68
    14,636
    5.84
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,505
    0.65
    540
    0.22
    26. Stomach Cancer
    1,501
    0.65
    8,625
    3.44
    27. Oral Cancer
    1,467
    0.63
    1,457
    0.58
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1,364
    0.59
    1,891
    0.75
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,314
    0.57
    1,733
    0.69
    30. Tetanus
    1,254
    0.54
    5
    0.00
    31. Encephalitis
    1,190
    0.51
    19
    0.01
    32. Lung Cancers
    1,076
    0.46
    20,293
    8.10
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,041
    0.45
    224
    0.09
    34. Drownings
    996
    0.43
    501
    0.20
    35. Epilepsy
    993
    0.43
    524
    0.21
    36. Lymphomas
    946
    0.41
    3,477
    1.39
    37. Falls
    905
    0.39
    2,934
    1.17
    38. Hepatitis B
    863
    0.37
    526
    0.21
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    741
    0.32
    10,180
    4.06
    40. Liver Cancer
    657
    0.28
    11,589
    4.62
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    628
    0.27
    3,951
    1.58
    42. Leukemia
    610
    0.26
    2,140
    0.85
    43. Malnutrition
    589
    0.25
    88
    0.04
    44. Cervical Cancer
    541
    0.23
    1,065
    0.42
    45. Inflammatory/Heart
    527
    0.23
    1,325
    0.53
    46. HIV/AIDS
    464
    0.20
    84
    0.03
    47. Poisonings
    384
    0.17
    115
    0.05
    48. Ovary Cancer
    369
    0.16
    1,330
    0.53
    49. Measles
    350
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    50. Fires
    348
    0.15
    263
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    20.24
    48
    6.59
    180
    2. Stomach Cancer
    10.39
    42
    9.13
    50
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.78
    13
    1.84
    115
    4. Oral Cancer
    8.18
    9
    1.60
    154
    5. Lung Cancers
    6.90
    122
    20.90
    49
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.73
    117
    2.29
    160
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.49
    167
    6.10
    155
    8. Lymphomas
    4.32
    108
    3.72
    131
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.22
    119
    12.57
    21
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    169
    10.56
    68
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    106
    2.84
    149
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.66
    32
    0.89
    165
    13. Leukemia
    1.95
    154
    2.65
    138
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.95
    98
    1.74
    111
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.54
    153
    7.34
    34
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.03
    138
    0.60
    157
    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.