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Ethiopia
COUNTRY #1
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ETHIOPIA VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Ethiopia 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
Ethiopia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    49.3
    53.1
    51.2
    162
    156
    160
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    66.9
    70.5
    68.7
    126
    130
    128
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    70.8
    73.8
    112
    127
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    71.2
    74.2
    108
    125
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    71.5
    74.4
    105
    124
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.7
    103
    124
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.9
    103
    123
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    72.6
    75.2
    103
    123
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    73.1
    75.6
    103
    122
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    73.6
    76.1
    102
    121
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    74.2
    76.7
    102
    121
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    75.1
    77.5
    102
    116
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    76.1
    78.4
    101
    115
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    77.4
    79.4
    101
    112
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    79.1
    80.7
    105
    110
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    81.2
    82.4
    108
    111
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.5
    107
    106
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    105
    101
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    94
    91
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    83.71
    90
    25.48
    155
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.86
    42
    25.21
    100
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    78.39
    134
    27.78
    183
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    63.15
    22
    0.91
    139
    5. Liver Disease
    50.31
    11
    7.50
    148
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.41
    19
    5.76
    150
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.58
    80
    6.84
    160
    8. Hypertension
    29.73
    46
    3.45
    163
    9. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    6.59
    180
    10. Lung Disease
    25.66
    75
    8.14
    175
    11. Tuberculosis
    25.31
    44
    1.93
    110
    12. Kidney Disease
    24.20
    81
    9.92
    142
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.74
    30
    11.04
    154
    14. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    2.29
    160
    15. Other Injuries
    14.07
    29
    3.88
    154
    16. HIV/AIDS
    13.62
    51
    0.11
    155
    17. Meningitis
    13.13
    25
    0.07
    181
    18. Malnutrition
    11.17
    26
    0.09
    158
    19. Birth Trauma
    10.53
    20
    0.39
    164
    20. Low Birth Weight
    9.52
    37
    1.62
    152
    21. Suicide
    9.45
    80
    21.16
    12
    22. Maternal Conditions
    9.44
    34
    0.07
    158
    23. Violence
    8.85
    58
    0.68
    170
    24. Falls
    8.65
    38
    3.34
    142
    25. Asthma
    8.13
    71
    1.08
    129
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    2.84
    149
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    10.56
    68
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    73
    1.82
    181
    29. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    2.65
    138
    30. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    6.10
    155
    31. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    3.72
    131
    32. Malaria
    5.39
    42
    0.00
    67
    33. Poisonings
    4.29
    7
    0.15
    158
    34. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    20.90
    49
    35. Pertussis
    3.77
    18
    0.03
    116
    36. Fires
    3.73
    33
    0.33
    159
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    3.68
    119
    3.78
    114
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.59
    120
    1.55
    172
    39. Measles
    3.40
    20
    0.00
    160
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    1.84
    115
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.22
    83
    0.54
    171
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    12.57
    21
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    9.13
    50
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    1.60
    154
    45. Drownings
    2.44
    90
    0.71
    161
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    2.30
    141
    2.11
    148
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.22
    60
    0.23
    175
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    1.74
    111
    49. Epilepsy
    2.02
    65
    0.72
    166
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    0.60
    157
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59,931
    10.63
    26,650
    10.63
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44,361
    7.87
    929
    0.37
    3. Stroke
    39,362
    6.98
    25,596
    10.21
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,530
    6.48
    28,043
    11.19
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31,564
    5.60
    4,399
    1.76
    6. Birth Trauma
    31,107
    5.52
    88
    0.04
    7. Low Birth Weight
    28,020
    4.97
    370
    0.15
    8. Liver Disease
    27,270
    4.84
    6,348
    2.53
    9. Tuberculosis
    21,455
    3.81
    1,950
    0.78
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    16,258
    2.88
    6,812
    2.72
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    15,638
    2.77
    518
    0.21
    12. Hypertension
    13,470
    2.39
    3,711
    1.48
    13. Kidney Disease
    12,103
    2.15
    10,107
    4.03
    14. Meningitis
    12,019
    2.13
    51
    0.02
    15. Lung Disease
    11,870
    2.11
    8,526
    3.40
    16. Other Injuries
    11,735
    2.08
    3,634
    1.45
    17. HIV/AIDS
    11,471
    2.03
    84
    0.03
    18. Maternal Conditions
    8,887
    1.58
    34
    0.01
    19. Malnutrition
    8,643
    1.53
    88
    0.04
    20. Breast Cancer
    8,485
    1.51
    2,880
    1.15
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    8,258
    1.46
    12,145
    4.85
    22. Violence
    8,076
    1.43
    386
    0.15
    23. Pertussis
    6,896
    1.22
    6
    0.00
    24. Measles
    6,324
    1.12
    0
    0.00
    25. Suicide
    6,030
    1.07
    14,636
    5.84
    26. Malaria
    5,626
    1.00
    1
    0.00
    27. Cervical Cancer
    5,019
    0.89
    1,065
    0.42
    28. Falls
    4,510
    0.80
    2,934
    1.17
    29. Asthma
    4,484
    0.80
    1,150
    0.46
    30. Leukemia
    4,222
    0.75
    2,140
    0.85
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,755
    0.67
    10,180
    4.06
    32. Poisonings
    3,668
    0.65
    115
    0.05
    33. Lymphomas
    3,590
    0.64
    3,477
    1.39
    34. Fires
    3,255
    0.58
    263
    0.10
    35. Drownings
    3,133
    0.56
    501
    0.20
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,424
    0.43
    1,330
    0.53
    37. Tetanus
    2,203
    0.39
    5
    0.00
    38. Lung Cancers
    2,202
    0.39
    20,293
    8.10
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,168
    0.38
    1,325
    0.53
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,839
    0.33
    1,733
    0.69
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,758
    0.31
    540
    0.22
    42. Liver Cancer
    1,730
    0.31
    11,589
    4.62
    43. Syphilis
    1,699
    0.30
    27
    0.01
    44. Epilepsy
    1,625
    0.29
    524
    0.21
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,623
    0.29
    1,891
    0.75
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1,578
    0.28
    3,951
    1.58
    47. Stomach Cancer
    1,519
    0.27
    8,625
    3.44
    48. Oral Cancer
    1,477
    0.26
    1,457
    0.58
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,339
    0.24
    224
    0.09
    50. Prostate Cancer
    1,244
    0.22
    2,316
    0.92
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    6.59
    180
    2. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    2.29
    160
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    2.84
    149
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    10.56
    68
    5. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    2.65
    138
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    6.10
    155
    7. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    3.72
    131
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    20.90
    49
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    1.84
    115
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    12.57
    21
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    9.13
    50
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    1.60
    154
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    1.74
    111
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    0.60
    157
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    136
    0.89
    165
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.83
    170
    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.