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Guinea-Bissau
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
GUINEA-BISSAU VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Guinea-Bissau 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
Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    32.6
    35.6
    34.1
    169
    166
    167
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    34.6
    37.6
    36.1
    172
    171
    171
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    37.1
    40.2
    38.6
    174
    173
    174
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    40.9
    44.2
    42.5
    179
    177
    178
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    51.3
    53.0
    52.1
    154
    159
    155
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    55.4
    58.0
    56.7
    166
    166
    166
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    57.4
    63.0
    60.2
    177
    175
    176
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    57.4
    63.0
    177
    175
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    62.6
    67.9
    174
    174
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    63.2
    68.5
    174
    173
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    63.5
    68.7
    174
    173
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    64.0
    69.0
    174
    173
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    64.6
    69.5
    174
    173
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    65.2
    70.0
    174
    173
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    66.0
    70.7
    174
    174
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    67.0
    71.5
    174
    174
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    68.3
    72.5
    174
    175
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    69.9
    73.7
    174
    175
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    71.8
    75.1
    175
    176
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    73.9
    76.7
    175
    175
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    76.4
    78.6
    175
    174
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    79.2
    80.8
    175
    172
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.4
    168
    168
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.3
    161
    161
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.7
    157
    157
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.46
    57
    27.78
    183
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    123.23
    10
    25.21
    100
    3. Stroke
    121.60
    36
    25.48
    155
    4. Tuberculosis
    117.91
    3
    1.93
    110
    5. HIV/AIDS
    102.97
    11
    0.11
    155
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    77.43
    15
    0.91
    139
    7. Malaria
    53.39
    3
    0.00
    67
    8. Liver Disease
    45.28
    15
    7.50
    148
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.22
    50
    6.84
    160
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    40.96
    23
    5.76
    150
    11. Kidney Disease
    34.24
    40
    9.92
    142
    12. Cervical Cancer
    30.59
    18
    2.29
    160
    13. Lung Disease
    29.21
    57
    8.14
    175
    14. Hypertension
    25.92
    54
    3.45
    163
    15. Prostate Cancer
    19.86
    68
    6.10
    155
    16. Maternal Conditions
    19.30
    7
    0.07
    158
    17. Asthma
    19.10
    23
    1.08
    129
    18. Breast Cancer
    18.31
    74
    6.59
    180
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.99
    83
    11.04
    154
    20. Meningitis
    15.86
    12
    0.07
    181
    21. Other Injuries
    15.81
    16
    3.88
    154
    22. Birth Trauma
    14.15
    6
    0.39
    164
    23. Liver Cancer
    13.32
    18
    12.57
    21
    24. Low Birth Weight
    12.80
    14
    1.62
    152
    25. Violence
    12.49
    37
    0.68
    170
    26. Suicide
    12.38
    46
    21.16
    12
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    11.86
    12
    2.11
    148
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.83
    14
    0.54
    171
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    9.17
    17
    1.82
    181
    30. Falls
    9.15
    29
    3.34
    142
    31. Malnutrition
    8.65
    35
    0.09
    158
    32. Stomach Cancer
    7.34
    72
    9.13
    50
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    130
    10.56
    68
    34. Pertussis
    6.32
    7
    0.03
    116
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.15
    65
    1.55
    172
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    5.62
    28
    3.78
    114
    37. Measles
    4.43
    16
    0.00
    160
    38. Fires
    4.32
    21
    0.33
    159
    39. Drownings
    4.02
    45
    0.71
    161
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.74
    29
    0.23
    175
    41. Ovary Cancer
    3.71
    121
    2.84
    149
    42. Epilepsy
    3.33
    20
    0.72
    166
    43. Schistosomiasis
    3.32
    7
    0.00
    73
    44. Lymphomas
    2.89
    153
    3.72
    131
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.84
    77
    1.84
    115
    46. Poisonings
    2.66
    27
    0.15
    158
    47. Skin Cancers
    2.20
    69
    0.60
    157
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.10
    90
    1.74
    111
    49. Syphilis
    2.04
    9
    0.10
    96
    50. Lung Cancers
    2.00
    172
    20.90
    49
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    1,445
    9.71
    84
    0.03
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,390
    9.34
    26,650
    10.63
    3. Tuberculosis
    1,387
    9.32
    1,950
    0.78
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    913
    6.14
    929
    0.37
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    907
    6.10
    28,043
    11.19
    6. Stroke
    829
    5.57
    25,596
    10.21
    7. Birth Trauma
    790
    5.31
    88
    0.04
    8. Low Birth Weight
    705
    4.74
    370
    0.15
    9. Malaria
    684
    4.60
    1
    0.00
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    619
    4.16
    4,399
    1.76
    11. Liver Disease
    405
    2.72
    6,348
    2.53
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    373
    2.51
    518
    0.21
    13. Maternal Conditions
    333
    2.24
    34
    0.01
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    313
    2.10
    6,812
    2.72
    15. Kidney Disease
    268
    1.80
    10,107
    4.03
    16. Meningitis
    258
    1.73
    51
    0.02
    17. Other Injuries
    234
    1.57
    3,634
    1.45
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    221
    1.49
    1,891
    0.75
    19. Pertussis
    212
    1.42
    6
    0.00
    20. Lung Disease
    191
    1.28
    8,526
    3.40
    21. Hypertension
    177
    1.19
    3,711
    1.48
    22. Violence
    173
    1.16
    386
    0.15
    23. Cervical Cancer
    154
    1.03
    1,065
    0.42
    24. Asthma
    150
    1.01
    1,150
    0.46
    25. Measles
    147
    0.99
    0
    0.00
    26. Suicide
    134
    0.90
    14,636
    5.84
    27. Malnutrition
    121
    0.81
    88
    0.04
    28. Liver Cancer
    116
    0.78
    11,589
    4.62
    29. Breast Cancer
    93
    0.63
    2,880
    1.15
    30. Drownings
    89
    0.60
    501
    0.20
    31. Syphilis
    85
    0.57
    27
    0.01
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    77
    0.52
    540
    0.22
    33. Falls
    71
    0.48
    2,934
    1.17
    34. Alzheimers & Dementia
    69
    0.46
    12,145
    4.85
    35. Fires
    64
    0.43
    263
    0.10
    36. Stomach Cancer
    55
    0.37
    8,625
    3.44
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    53
    0.36
    1,325
    0.53
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    50
    0.34
    10,180
    4.06
    39. Tetanus
    48
    0.32
    5
    0.00
    40. Epilepsy
    48
    0.32
    524
    0.21
    41. Poisonings
    45
    0.30
    115
    0.05
    42. Prostate Cancer
    41
    0.28
    2,316
    0.92
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    33
    0.22
    224
    0.09
    44. Schistosomiasis
    30
    0.20
    1
    0.00
    45. Lymphomas
    28
    0.19
    3,477
    1.39
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    27
    0.18
    3,951
    1.58
    47. Hepatitis B
    20
    0.13
    526
    0.21
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    19
    0.13
    1,733
    0.69
    49. Ovary Cancer
    19
    0.13
    1,330
    0.53
    50. Lung Cancers
    18
    0.12
    20,293
    8.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    30.59
    18
    2.29
    160
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.86
    68
    6.10
    155
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.31
    74
    6.59
    180
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.32
    18
    12.57
    21
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.34
    72
    9.13
    50
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    130
    10.56
    68
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.71
    121
    2.84
    149
    8. Lymphomas
    2.89
    153
    3.72
    131
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.84
    77
    1.84
    115
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.20
    69
    0.60
    157
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.10
    90
    1.74
    111
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.00
    172
    20.90
    49
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    123
    0.89
    165
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    156
    1.60
    154
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.52
    154
    7.34
    34
    16. Leukemia
    0.48
    181
    2.65
    138
    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.