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Bangladesh
COUNTRY #1
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BANGLADESH VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Bangladesh 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
Bangladesh Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.20
    41
    25.48
    155
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.27
    118
    27.78
    183
    3. Lung Disease
    41.72
    25
    8.14
    175
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.61
    52
    0.91
    139
    5. Tuberculosis
    25.88
    42
    1.93
    110
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    98
    6.84
    160
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.96
    103
    25.21
    100
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.74
    88
    5.76
    150
    9. Liver Disease
    16.64
    101
    7.50
    148
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    1.84
    115
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.89
    142
    11.04
    154
    12. Hypertension
    13.27
    114
    3.45
    163
    13. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    1.60
    154
    14. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    6.59
    180
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    20.90
    49
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.14
    143
    9.92
    142
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    2.29
    160
    18. Asthma
    7.70
    74
    1.08
    129
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7.38
    60
    1.62
    152
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.68
    58
    0.39
    164
    21. Other Injuries
    5.56
    123
    3.88
    154
    22. Measles
    5.50
    13
    0.00
    160
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    9.13
    50
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    121
    1.82
    181
    25. Drownings
    4.55
    33
    0.71
    161
    26. Suicide
    3.85
    153
    21.16
    12
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    10.56
    68
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    125
    3.78
    114
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    2.84
    149
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    6.10
    155
    31. Violence
    2.89
    115
    0.68
    170
    32. Falls
    2.64
    159
    3.34
    142
    33. Drug Use
    2.34
    37
    0.20
    181
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    12.57
    21
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.25
    58
    0.23
    175
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.19
    67
    0.07
    158
    37. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    3.72
    131
    38. Malnutrition
    1.70
    86
    0.09
    158
    39. Meningitis
    1.37
    70
    0.07
    181
    40. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    2.65
    138
    41. Pertussis
    1.24
    60
    0.03
    116
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.20
    180
    1.55
    172
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    7.34
    34
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    149
    0.54
    171
    45. Skin Disease
    1.01
    110
    0.67
    126
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.98
    176
    2.11
    148
    47. Epilepsy
    0.97
    138
    0.72
    166
    48. Appendicitis
    0.93
    21
    0.06
    164
    49. Fires
    0.89
    119
    0.33
    159
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.85
    43
    0.61
    58
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    134,166
    18.74
    25,596
    10.21
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,528
    15.16
    28,043
    11.19
    3. Lung Disease
    45,699
    6.38
    8,526
    3.40
    4. Tuberculosis
    37,175
    5.19
    1,950
    0.78
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36,111
    5.05
    929
    0.37
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,586
    4.13
    26,650
    10.63
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    28,976
    4.05
    6,812
    2.72
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    25,023
    3.50
    4,399
    1.76
    9. Liver Disease
    21,024
    2.94
    6,348
    2.53
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    19,525
    2.73
    1,733
    0.69
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17,457
    2.44
    370
    0.15
    12. Oral Cancer
    15,511
    2.17
    1,457
    0.58
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,993
    2.09
    12,145
    4.85
    14. Hypertension
    14,776
    2.06
    3,711
    1.48
    15. Birth Trauma
    13,392
    1.87
    88
    0.04
    16. Lung Cancers
    12,174
    1.70
    20,293
    8.10
    17. Kidney Disease
    10,841
    1.51
    10,107
    4.03
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    10,113
    1.41
    518
    0.21
    19. Measles
    9,021
    1.26
    0
    0.00
    20. Asthma
    8,893
    1.24
    1,150
    0.46
    21. Other Injuries
    7,629
    1.07
    3,634
    1.45
    22. Drownings
    7,094
    0.99
    501
    0.20
    23. Breast Cancer
    6,808
    0.95
    2,880
    1.15
    24. Stomach Cancer
    6,799
    0.95
    8,625
    3.44
    25. Suicide
    5,998
    0.84
    14,636
    5.84
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5,132
    0.72
    1,065
    0.42
    27. Violence
    4,623
    0.65
    386
    0.15
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,534
    0.63
    10,180
    4.06
    29. Maternal Conditions
    3,920
    0.55
    34
    0.01
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3,782
    0.53
    3,951
    1.58
    31. Falls
    3,328
    0.46
    2,934
    1.17
    32. Drug Use
    2,967
    0.41
    154
    0.06
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,922
    0.41
    224
    0.09
    34. Liver Cancer
    2,884
    0.40
    11,589
    4.62
    35. Lymphomas
    2,667
    0.37
    3,477
    1.39
    36. Malnutrition
    2,418
    0.34
    88
    0.04
    37. Ovary Cancer
    2,231
    0.31
    1,330
    0.53
    38. Meningitis
    2,105
    0.29
    51
    0.02
    39. Pertussis
    2,011
    0.28
    6
    0.00
    40. Leukemia
    1,895
    0.26
    2,140
    0.85
    41. Prostate Cancer
    1,664
    0.23
    2,316
    0.92
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,485
    0.21
    1,325
    0.53
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1,414
    0.20
    6,994
    2.79
    44. Epilepsy
    1,353
    0.19
    524
    0.21
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,335
    0.19
    1,891
    0.75
    46. Fires
    1,271
    0.18
    263
    0.10
    47. Appendicitis
    1,262
    0.18
    54
    0.02
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,251
    0.17
    540
    0.22
    49. Syphilis
    1,227
    0.17
    27
    0.01
    50. Skin Disease
    1,131
    0.16
    704
    0.28
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    1.84
    115
    2. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    1.60
    154
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    6.59
    180
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    20.90
    49
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    2.29
    160
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    9.13
    50
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    10.56
    68
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    2.84
    149
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    6.10
    155
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    12.57
    21
    11. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    3.72
    131
    12. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    2.65
    138
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    7.34
    34
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.84
    162
    1.74
    111
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.68
    153
    0.60
    157
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.68
    170
    0.89
    165
    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.