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Albania
COUNTRY #1
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ALBANIA VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Albania 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
Albania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Albania ALBANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.6
    63.6
    62.6
    48
    53
    51
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    65.6
    68.7
    67.1
    43
    52
    47
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    67.5
    72.3
    69.8
    40
    55
    48
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    69.0
    74.9
    71.9
    43
    50
    44
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    69.4
    76.4
    72.6
    67
    47
    56
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    73.2
    79.8
    76.2
    46
    39
    42
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    76.3
    79.9
    78.0
    42
    50
    44
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.3
    79.9
    42
    50
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    77.1
    80.6
    41
    49
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    77.1
    80.7
    41
    49
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    77.2
    80.8
    41
    49
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    77.4
    80.9
    41
    48
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    77.6
    81.0
    42
    49
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    77.7
    81.0
    43
    50
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    77.8
    81.1
    43
    53
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    78.0
    81.1
    44
    57
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    78.4
    81.2
    44
    59
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    78.9
    81.4
    44
    62
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    79.5
    81.6
    45
    67
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    80.2
    81.9
    50
    76
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    81.4
    82.2
    54
    91
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    82.4
    82.6
    67
    104
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.7
    83.6
    102
    163
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    85.5
    84.9
    167
    182
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    87.9
    86.9
    182
    183
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    178.76
    36
    27.78
    183
    2. Stroke
    176.14
    12
    25.48
    155
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    36.92
    4
    11.04
    154
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.55
    45
    20.90
    49
    5. Lung Disease
    17.46
    123
    8.14
    175
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.67
    143
    25.21
    100
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.90
    120
    6.10
    155
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10.67
    35
    9.13
    50
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.57
    154
    6.59
    180
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.88
    124
    5.76
    150
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.64
    30
    1.55
    172
    12. Liver Cancer
    8.97
    39
    12.57
    21
    13. Hypertension
    8.48
    137
    3.45
    163
    14. Kidney Disease
    8.43
    147
    9.92
    142
    15. Liver Disease
    8.30
    139
    7.50
    148
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    7.22
    11
    3.78
    114
    17. Bladder Cancer
    6.60
    4
    1.74
    111
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    70
    7.34
    34
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    4.40
    128
    1.82
    181
    20. Low Birth Weight
    4.27
    101
    1.62
    152
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.25
    160
    10.56
    68
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.25
    175
    6.84
    160
    23. Asthma
    3.86
    97
    1.08
    129
    24. Suicide
    3.72
    155
    21.16
    12
    25. Violence
    3.30
    109
    0.68
    170
    26. Leukemia
    3.28
    109
    2.65
    138
    27. Other Injuries
    2.93
    172
    3.88
    154
    28. Falls
    2.86
    154
    3.34
    142
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    162
    2.29
    160
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.13
    145
    2.11
    148
    31. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    138
    1.60
    154
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    122
    0.89
    165
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1.74
    176
    2.84
    149
    34. Lymphomas
    1.58
    177
    3.72
    131
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    126
    0.60
    157
    36. Birth Trauma
    1.30
    110
    0.39
    164
    37. Epilepsy
    1.25
    120
    0.72
    166
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    145
    0.54
    171
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.08
    110
    0.23
    175
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    155
    1.84
    115
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.91
    115
    0.11
    155
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.87
    14
    0.01
    178
    43. Drownings
    0.87
    154
    0.71
    161
    44. Drug Use
    0.70
    141
    0.20
    181
    45. Encephalitis
    0.60
    62
    0.05
    137
    46. Alcohol
    0.48
    143
    1.34
    97
    47. Fires
    0.48
    143
    0.33
    159
    48. Meningitis
    0.39
    126
    0.07
    181
    49. Other Neoplasms
    0.39
    104
    1.89
    55
    50. Upper Respiratory
    0.28
    30
    0.03
    126
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Albania ALBANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,797
    30.66
    28,043
    11.19
    2. Stroke
    8,790
    30.63
    25,596
    10.21
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,827
    6.37
    12,145
    4.85
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,026
    3.58
    20,293
    8.10
    5. Lung Disease
    876
    3.05
    8,526
    3.40
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    634
    2.21
    26,650
    10.63
    7. Stomach Cancer
    493
    1.72
    8,625
    3.44
    8. Inflammatory/Heart
    465
    1.62
    1,325
    0.53
    9. Liver Cancer
    434
    1.51
    11,589
    4.62
    10. Hypertension
    425
    1.48
    3,711
    1.48
    11. Kidney Disease
    399
    1.39
    10,107
    4.03
    12. Liver Disease
    376
    1.31
    6,348
    2.53
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    369
    1.29
    3,951
    1.58
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    337
    1.17
    4,399
    1.76
    15. Bladder Cancer
    330
    1.15
    1,768
    0.71
    16. Prostate Cancer
    311
    1.08
    2,316
    0.92
    17. Breast Cancer
    229
    0.80
    2,880
    1.15
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    225
    0.78
    6,994
    2.79
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    208
    0.72
    6,812
    2.72
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    197
    0.69
    10,180
    4.06
    21. Asthma
    193
    0.67
    1,150
    0.46
    22. Leukemia
    131
    0.46
    2,140
    0.85
    23. Falls
    125
    0.44
    2,934
    1.17
    24. Suicide
    125
    0.44
    14,636
    5.84
    25. Low Birth Weight
    106
    0.37
    370
    0.15
    26. Other Injuries
    105
    0.37
    3,634
    1.45
    27. Violence
    103
    0.36
    386
    0.15
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    102
    0.36
    518
    0.21
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    91
    0.32
    1,891
    0.75
    30. Oral Cancer
    90
    0.31
    1,457
    0.58
    31. Lymphomas
    69
    0.24
    3,477
    1.39
    32. Skin Cancers
    64
    0.22
    585
    0.23
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    57
    0.20
    540
    0.22
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.18
    1,733
    0.69
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.17
    224
    0.09
    36. Cervical Cancer
    48
    0.17
    1,065
    0.42
    37. Epilepsy
    44
    0.15
    524
    0.21
    38. Uterin Cancer
    42
    0.15
    420
    0.17
    39. Ovary Cancer
    39
    0.14
    1,330
    0.53
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    39
    0.14
    11
    0.00
    41. Birth Trauma
    32
    0.11
    88
    0.04
    42. HIV/AIDS
    26
    0.09
    84
    0.03
    43. Drug Use
    25
    0.09
    154
    0.06
    44. Drownings
    25
    0.09
    501
    0.20
    45. Encephalitis
    20
    0.07
    19
    0.01
    46. Fires
    20
    0.07
    263
    0.10
    47. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.07
    1,807
    0.72
    48. Alcohol
    18
    0.06
    1,081
    0.43
    49. Meningitis
    14
    0.05
    51
    0.02
    50. Upper Respiratory
    12
    0.04
    26
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.55
    45
    20.90
    49
    2. Prostate Cancer
    12.90
    120
    6.10
    155
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.67
    35
    9.13
    50
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.57
    154
    6.59
    180
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.97
    39
    12.57
    21
    6. Bladder Cancer
    6.60
    4
    1.74
    111
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    70
    7.34
    34
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.25
    160
    10.56
    68
    9. Leukemia
    3.28
    109
    2.65
    138
    10. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    162
    2.29
    160
    11. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    138
    1.60
    154
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    122
    0.89
    165
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.74
    176
    2.84
    149
    14. Lymphomas
    1.58
    177
    3.72
    131
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    126
    0.60
    157
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    155
    1.84
    115
    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.