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Comoros
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Comoros 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Comoros Population Pyramid
1,471,738
South Korea Population Pyramid
46,829,924
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Comoros COMOROS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
  Comoros COMOROS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
42.2
45.2
43.7
127
128
128
 
52.6
55.8
54.2
81
82
82
1970
46.2
49.8
48.0
132
130
131
 
58.7
65.1
61.8
80
68
73
1980
50.2
54.2
52.2
137
136
136
 
61.8
70.0
65.8
80
69
76
1990
54.9
58.8
56.8
141
140
143
 
67.3
75.5
71.3
59
41
49
2000
57.9
61.1
59.5
135
134
135
 
72.3
79.5
76.0
38
27
33
2010
60.2
63.4
61.8
143
146
147
 
77.2
84.0
80.7
24
8
15
2019
65.9
68.9
67.4
132
140
134
 
80.3
86.1
83.3
16
2
3
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Comoros COMOROS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
65.9
68.9
132
140
80.3
86.1
16
2
Age
65.9
68.9
132
140
80.3
86.1
16
2
Age 5
70.9
73.2
109
131
80.6
86.4
17
2
Age 10
71.3
73.6
105
131
80.7
86.4
17
2
Age 15
71.5
73.7
106
132
80.7
86.4
17
2
Age 20
71.8
74.0
106
132
80.8
86.5
17
2
Age 25
72.2
74.3
106
131
80.9
86.6
17
2
Age 30
72.6
74.6
105
130
81.0
86.7
17
2
Age 35
73.1
75.0
102
131
81.2
86.8
17
2
Age 40
73.6
75.4
101
132
81.4
86.9
15
2
Age 45
74.3
76.0
101
134
81.7
87.1
16
2
Age 50
75.1
76.7
100
135
82.1
87.3
15
2
Age 55
76.1
77.6
100
139
82.6
87.6
15
2
Age 60
77.4
78.8
99
138
83.4
87.9
12
2
Age 65
79.2
80.3
103
137
84.2
88.2
14
2
Age 70
81.3
82.1
105
128
85.3
88.7
15
2
Age 75
83.8
84.3
98
128
86.6
89.4
21
5
Age 80
86.6
87.0
100
119
88.6
90.5
19
4
Age 85
89.8
90.2
92
108
91.2
92.3
13
5
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Comoros COMOROS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
105.00
100
27.78
183
2. Stroke
104.85
63
25.48
155
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
96.62
30
25.21
100
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
56.27
27
0.91
139
5. Cervical Cancer
42.83
10
2.29
160
6. Diabetes Mellitus
37.95
63
6.84
160
7. Road Traffic Accidents
37.42
31
5.76
150
8. Liver Disease
36.50
36
7.50
148
9. Hypertension
36.33
30
3.45
163
10. Kidney Disease
27.00
70
9.92
142
11. Lung Disease
25.91
73
8.14
175
12. Prostate Cancer
25.34
44
6.10
155
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.70
38
11.04
154
14. Low Birth Weight
14.65
7
1.62
152
15. Tuberculosis
14.19
58
1.93
110
16. Malnutrition
14.16
19
0.09
158
17. Meningitis
14.07
17
0.07
181
18. Other Injuries
13.47
33
3.88
154
19. Asthma
11.32
55
1.08
129
20. Birth Trauma
9.63
29
0.39
164
21. Breast Cancer
9.31
167
6.59
180
22. Violence
8.76
59
0.68
170
23. Oesophagus Cancer
8.59
15
1.84
115
24. Suicide
8.46
89
21.16
12
25. Congenital Anomalies
7.95
33
1.82
181
26. Falls
6.78
72
3.34
142
27. Liver Cancer
6.45
66
12.57
21
28. Maternal Conditions
6.12
43
0.07
158
29. Pertussis
5.87
8
0.03
116
30. Inflammatory/Heart
5.04
87
1.55
172
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.97
59
0.54
171
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.81
153
10.56
68
33. Malaria
4.60
43
0.00
67
34. Parkinson's Disease
4.22
85
3.78
114
35. Fires
3.94
28
0.33
159
36. Drownings
3.62
58
0.71
161
37. Oral Cancer
3.54
68
1.60
154
38. Endocrine Disorders
3.32
97
2.11
148
39. Lymphomas
3.17
141
3.72
131
40. Stomach Cancer
3.03
155
9.13
50
41. Poisonings
2.87
21
0.15
158
42. Skin Cancers
2.85
36
0.60
157
43. Epilepsy
2.60
42
0.72
166
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.24
59
0.23
175
45. Bladder Cancer
2.09
91
1.74
111
46. Skin Disease
2.01
64
0.67
126
47. Syphilis
1.38
25
0.10
96
48. Uterin Cancer
1.37
149
0.89
165
49. Alcohol
1.29
99
1.34
97
50. Ovary Cancer
1.26
181
2.84
149
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Comoros COMOROS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
594
13.20
26,650
10.63
2. Diarrhoeal diseases
363
8.06
929
0.37
3. Stroke
356
7.91
25,596
10.21
4. Coronary Heart Disease
349
7.75
28,043
11.19
5. Low Birth Weight
328
7.29
370
0.15
6. Road Traffic Accidents
226
5.02
4,399
1.76
7. Birth Trauma
211
4.69
88
0.04
8. Liver Disease
160
3.55
6,348
2.53
9. Diabetes Mellitus
136
3.02
6,812
2.72
10. Congenital Anomalies
131
2.91
518
0.21
11. Meningitis
115
2.55
51
0.02
12. Hypertension
115
2.55
3,711
1.48
13. Cervical Cancer
104
2.31
1,065
0.42
14. Kidney Disease
101
2.24
10,107
4.03
15. Malnutrition
96
2.13
88
0.04
16. Other Injuries
90
2.00
3,634
1.45
17. Lung Disease
83
1.84
8,526
3.40
18. Pertussis
80
1.78
6
0.00
19. Tuberculosis
79
1.76
1,950
0.78
20. Violence
63
1.40
386
0.15
21. Asthma
49
1.09
1,150
0.46
22. Maternal Conditions
47
1.04
34
0.01
23. Alzheimers & Dementia
46
1.02
12,145
4.85
24. Suicide
46
1.02
14,636
5.84
25. Drownings
35
0.78
501
0.20
26. Oesophagus Cancer
34
0.76
1,733
0.69
27. Prostate Cancer
33
0.73
2,316
0.92
28. Malaria
29
0.64
1
0.00
29. Liver Cancer
29
0.64
11,589
4.62
30. Fires
27
0.60
263
0.10
31. Inflammatory/Heart
26
0.58
1,325
0.53
32. Falls
26
0.58
2,934
1.17
33. Breast Cancer
23
0.51
2,880
1.15
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
21
0.47
540
0.22
35. Poisonings
20
0.44
115
0.05
36. Syphilis
19
0.42
27
0.01
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
19
0.42
10,180
4.06
38. Lymphomas
19
0.42
3,477
1.39
39. Endocrine Disorders
19
0.42
1,891
0.75
40. Epilepsy
17
0.38
524
0.21
41. Oral Cancer
15
0.33
1,457
0.58
42. Tetanus
12
0.27
5
0.00
43. Skin Cancers
12
0.27
585
0.23
44. Stomach Cancer
11
0.24
8,625
3.44
45. Parkinson's Disease
11
0.24
3,951
1.58
46. Bladder Cancer
10
0.22
1,768
0.71
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
10
0.22
224
0.09
48. Skin Disease
9
0.20
704
0.28
49. Drug Use
7
0.16
154
0.06
50. Alcohol
6
0.13
1,081
0.43
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Comoros COMOROS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
42.83
10
2.29
160
2. Prostate Cancer
25.34
44
6.10
155
3. Breast Cancer
9.31
167
6.59
180
4. Oesophagus Cancer
8.59
15
1.84
115
5. Liver Cancer
6.45
66
12.57
21
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.81
153
10.56
68
7. Oral Cancer
3.54
68
1.60
154
8. Lymphomas
3.17
141
3.72
131
9. Stomach Cancer
3.03
155
9.13
50
10. Skin Cancers
2.85
36
0.60
157
11. Bladder Cancer
2.09
91
1.74
111
12. Uterin Cancer
1.37
149
0.89
165
13. Ovary Cancer
1.26
181
2.84
149
14. Leukemia
0.82
173
2.65
138
15. Lung Cancers
0.21
183
20.90
49
16. Pancreas Cancer
0.00
183
7.34
34
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.