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Botswana
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
BOTSWANA VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Botswana 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
Botswana Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Botswana BOTSWANA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Botswana BOTSWANA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.5
    50.7
    95
    91
    92
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    100
    98
    98
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    58.5
    62.6
    60.5
    101
    102
    101
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    60.5
    65.6
    63.0
    118
    116
    116
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    47.9
    47.7
    47.8
    168
    177
    173
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    58.7
    63.7
    61.1
    150
    143
    149
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    59.0
    65.5
    62.2
    174
    160
    171
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Botswana BOTSWANA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    59.0
    65.5
    174
    160
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    61.8
    68.1
    176
    173
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    62.0
    68.3
    177
    174
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    62.1
    68.4
    177
    174
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    62.6
    68.7
    177
    174
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    63.2
    69.2
    178
    174
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    63.9
    69.8
    178
    174
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    64.9
    70.7
    177
    173
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    66.1
    71.9
    177
    172
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    67.7
    73.3
    176
    169
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    69.6
    74.8
    176
    164
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    71.8
    76.4
    174
    159
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    74.2
    78.0
    172
    156
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    76.7
    79.7
    171
    150
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    79.4
    81.7
    170
    148
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    82.4
    84.0
    166
    145
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.7
    159
    145
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.9
    155
    144
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Botswana BOTSWANA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    252.76
    3
    0.11
    155
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.53
    65
    27.78
    183
    3. Stroke
    133.30
    30
    25.48
    155
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    110.71
    21
    25.21
    100
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    99.86
    9
    6.84
    160
    6. Lung Disease
    40.61
    28
    8.14
    175
    7. Hypertension
    39.78
    24
    3.45
    163
    8. Kidney Disease
    38.81
    24
    9.92
    142
    9. Tuberculosis
    34.54
    30
    1.93
    110
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    30.71
    49
    0.91
    139
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.39
    48
    5.76
    150
    12. Liver Disease
    30.38
    56
    7.50
    148
    13. Suicide
    20.22
    14
    21.16
    12
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.91
    71
    11.04
    154
    15. Cervical Cancer
    18.90
    40
    2.29
    160
    16. Violence
    18.25
    22
    0.68
    170
    17. Asthma
    17.13
    28
    1.08
    129
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.33
    15
    1.55
    172
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13.09
    119
    6.10
    155
    20. Other Injuries
    11.76
    48
    3.88
    154
    21. Low Birth Weight
    10.36
    34
    1.62
    152
    22. Breast Cancer
    8.55
    170
    6.59
    180
    23. Malnutrition
    8.21
    37
    0.09
    158
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    8.12
    28
    1.82
    181
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.01
    18
    1.84
    115
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.00
    32
    0.54
    171
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    6.51
    44
    2.11
    148
    28. Fires
    6.18
    5
    0.33
    159
    29. Birth Trauma
    5.97
    56
    0.39
    164
    30. Meningitis
    5.86
    45
    0.07
    181
    31. Oral Cancer
    5.52
    33
    1.60
    154
    32. Maternal Conditions
    4.92
    49
    0.07
    158
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.69
    60
    3.78
    114
    34. Skin Cancers
    4.55
    11
    0.60
    157
    35. Falls
    4.45
    115
    3.34
    142
    36. Lymphomas
    4.43
    104
    3.72
    131
    37. Liver Cancer
    4.32
    118
    12.57
    21
    38. Drownings
    3.71
    54
    0.71
    161
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.39
    153
    20.90
    49
    40. Epilepsy
    2.90
    31
    0.72
    166
    41. Skin Disease
    2.52
    37
    0.67
    126
    42. Ovary Cancer
    2.44
    164
    2.84
    149
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.43
    57
    0.23
    175
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.09
    181
    10.56
    68
    45. Alcohol
    1.92
    62
    1.34
    97
    46. Poisonings
    1.90
    48
    0.15
    158
    47. Pertussis
    1.48
    55
    0.03
    116
    48. Drug Use
    1.40
    73
    0.20
    181
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.33
    159
    7.34
    34
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.23
    153
    0.89
    165
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Botswana BOTSWANA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,950
    25.51
    84
    0.03
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,674
    8.63
    26,650
    10.63
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,632
    8.41
    28,043
    11.19
    4. Stroke
    1,588
    8.18
    25,596
    10.21
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,273
    6.56
    6,812
    2.72
    6. Tuberculosis
    649
    3.34
    1,950
    0.78
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    608
    3.13
    4,399
    1.76
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    527
    2.72
    929
    0.37
    9. Kidney Disease
    506
    2.61
    10,107
    4.03
    10. Lung Disease
    482
    2.48
    8,526
    3.40
    11. Hypertension
    471
    2.43
    3,711
    1.48
    12. Liver Disease
    459
    2.37
    6,348
    2.53
    13. Low Birth Weight
    447
    2.30
    370
    0.15
    14. Violence
    389
    2.00
    386
    0.15
    15. Suicide
    370
    1.91
    14,636
    5.84
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    287
    1.48
    518
    0.21
    17. Birth Trauma
    261
    1.34
    88
    0.04
    18. Asthma
    232
    1.20
    1,150
    0.46
    19. Other Injuries
    216
    1.11
    3,634
    1.45
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    177
    0.91
    1,325
    0.53
    21. Malnutrition
    171
    0.88
    88
    0.04
    22. Cervical Cancer
    164
    0.85
    1,065
    0.42
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    164
    0.85
    12,145
    4.85
    24. Maternal Conditions
    118
    0.61
    34
    0.01
    25. Meningitis
    108
    0.56
    51
    0.02
    26. Fires
    108
    0.56
    263
    0.10
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    103
    0.53
    1,733
    0.69
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    103
    0.53
    1,891
    0.75
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    90
    0.46
    540
    0.22
    30. Drownings
    83
    0.43
    501
    0.20
    31. Lymphomas
    77
    0.40
    3,477
    1.39
    32. Oral Cancer
    70
    0.36
    1,457
    0.58
    33. Breast Cancer
    68
    0.35
    2,880
    1.15
    34. Falls
    62
    0.32
    2,934
    1.17
    35. Liver Cancer
    57
    0.29
    11,589
    4.62
    36. Epilepsy
    56
    0.29
    524
    0.21
    37. Skin Cancers
    52
    0.27
    585
    0.23
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    47
    0.24
    3,951
    1.58
    39. Pertussis
    45
    0.23
    6
    0.00
    40. Lung Cancers
    45
    0.23
    20,293
    8.10
    41. Prostate Cancer
    45
    0.23
    2,316
    0.92
    42. Poisonings
    42
    0.22
    115
    0.05
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    37
    0.19
    224
    0.09
    44. Syphilis
    36
    0.19
    27
    0.01
    45. Alcohol
    31
    0.16
    1,081
    0.43
    46. Skin Disease
    30
    0.15
    704
    0.28
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    28
    0.14
    10,180
    4.06
    48. Drug Use
    26
    0.13
    154
    0.06
    49. Ovary Cancer
    19
    0.10
    1,330
    0.53
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    16
    0.08
    6,994
    2.79
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Botswana BOTSWANA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    18.90
    40
    2.29
    160
    2. Prostate Cancer
    13.09
    119
    6.10
    155
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.55
    170
    6.59
    180
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.01
    18
    1.84
    115
    5. Oral Cancer
    5.52
    33
    1.60
    154
    6. Skin Cancers
    4.55
    11
    0.60
    157
    7. Lymphomas
    4.43
    104
    3.72
    131
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.32
    118
    12.57
    21
    9. Lung Cancers
    3.39
    153
    20.90
    49
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.44
    164
    2.84
    149
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.09
    181
    10.56
    68
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1.33
    159
    7.34
    34
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.23
    153
    0.89
    165
    14. Leukemia
    0.76
    174
    2.65
    138
    15. Stomach Cancer
    0.74
    182
    9.13
    50
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.52
    178
    1.74
    111
    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.