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Liberia
COUNTRY #1
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LIBERIA VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Liberia 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
Liberia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    51.2
    52.6
    51.9
    155
    163
    156
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    63.2
    65.0
    64.1
    149
    163
    155
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    69.4
    70.4
    131
    154
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    69.9
    70.9
    126
    155
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    70.3
    71.3
    123
    155
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    70.7
    71.6
    122
    155
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    71.1
    72.0
    121
    155
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    71.6
    72.5
    121
    155
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.1
    120
    155
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    72.9
    73.8
    117
    153
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    73.7
    74.6
    112
    154
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    74.8
    75.5
    106
    155
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    76.0
    76.7
    103
    154
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.0
    102
    155
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.7
    98
    151
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    81.3
    81.7
    102
    147
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    89
    139
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.7
    86.9
    92
    132
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.1
    85
    115
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.87
    112
    27.78
    183
    2. Tuberculosis
    89.99
    7
    1.93
    110
    3. Stroke
    79.84
    94
    25.48
    155
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    78.43
    44
    25.21
    100
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    55.89
    4
    5.76
    150
    6. Malaria
    52.62
    4
    0.00
    67
    7. HIV/AIDS
    50.98
    23
    0.11
    155
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    47.97
    37
    0.91
    139
    9. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    6.10
    155
    10. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    2.29
    160
    11. Liver Disease
    34.32
    44
    7.50
    148
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.63
    86
    6.84
    160
    13. Measles
    31.33
    2
    0.00
    160
    14. Kidney Disease
    27.80
    69
    9.92
    142
    15. Maternal Conditions
    20.74
    5
    0.07
    158
    16. Hypertension
    18.52
    90
    3.45
    163
    17. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    6.59
    180
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.56
    92
    11.04
    154
    19. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    12.57
    21
    20. Lung Disease
    15.39
    139
    8.14
    175
    21. Violence
    13.13
    34
    0.68
    170
    22. Low Birth Weight
    11.72
    21
    1.62
    152
    23. Meningitis
    11.52
    30
    0.07
    181
    24. Birth Trauma
    11.43
    14
    0.39
    164
    25. Malnutrition
    10.21
    29
    0.09
    158
    26. Other Injuries
    9.64
    70
    3.88
    154
    27. Asthma
    8.98
    68
    1.08
    129
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    37
    1.82
    181
    29. Suicide
    7.37
    108
    21.16
    12
    30. Falls
    7.14
    68
    3.34
    142
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.75
    50
    0.54
    171
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    5.61
    58
    2.11
    148
    33. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    9.13
    50
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.81
    91
    1.55
    172
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.57
    66
    3.78
    114
    36. Syphilis
    3.93
    2
    0.10
    96
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    10.56
    68
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    2.84
    149
    39. Fires
    3.65
    35
    0.33
    159
    40. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    3.72
    131
    41. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    20.90
    49
    42. Pertussis
    2.42
    33
    0.03
    116
    43. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    0.89
    165
    44. Drownings
    2.30
    99
    0.71
    161
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    0.60
    157
    46. Epilepsy
    2.16
    56
    0.72
    166
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.09
    21
    0.00
    73
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.08
    67
    0.23
    175
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    1.60
    154
    50. Poisonings
    1.76
    50
    0.15
    158
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    2,766
    8.21
    1,950
    0.78
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,693
    7.99
    26,650
    10.63
    3. Measles
    2,554
    7.58
    0
    0.00
    4. Malaria
    2,428
    7.21
    1
    0.00
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,920
    5.70
    4,399
    1.76
    6. HIV/AIDS
    1,919
    5.70
    84
    0.03
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,885
    5.60
    28,043
    11.19
    8. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    4.90
    370
    0.15
    9. Birth Trauma
    1,601
    4.75
    88
    0.04
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,592
    4.73
    929
    0.37
    11. Stroke
    1,578
    4.68
    25,596
    10.21
    12. Maternal Conditions
    870
    2.58
    34
    0.01
    13. Liver Disease
    858
    2.55
    6,348
    2.53
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    833
    2.47
    518
    0.21
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    650
    1.93
    6,812
    2.72
    16. Kidney Disease
    609
    1.81
    10,107
    4.03
    17. Meningitis
    552
    1.64
    51
    0.02
    18. Violence
    477
    1.42
    386
    0.15
    19. Cervical Cancer
    474
    1.41
    1,065
    0.42
    20. Liver Cancer
    439
    1.30
    11,589
    4.62
    21. Syphilis
    394
    1.17
    27
    0.01
    22. Other Injuries
    380
    1.13
    3,634
    1.45
    23. Hypertension
    371
    1.10
    3,711
    1.48
    24. Malnutrition
    353
    1.05
    88
    0.04
    25. Prostate Cancer
    297
    0.88
    2,316
    0.92
    26. Lung Disease
    294
    0.87
    8,526
    3.40
    27. Breast Cancer
    246
    0.73
    2,880
    1.15
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    245
    0.73
    1,891
    0.75
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    235
    0.70
    12,145
    4.85
    30. Suicide
    220
    0.65
    14,636
    5.84
    31. Asthma
    200
    0.59
    1,150
    0.46
    32. Pertussis
    197
    0.58
    6
    0.00
    33. Falls
    155
    0.46
    2,934
    1.17
    34. Fires
    153
    0.45
    263
    0.10
    35. Drownings
    127
    0.38
    501
    0.20
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    126
    0.37
    540
    0.22
    37. Stomach Cancer
    122
    0.36
    8,625
    3.44
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    115
    0.34
    1,325
    0.53
    39. Lymphomas
    93
    0.28
    3,477
    1.39
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    90
    0.27
    10,180
    4.06
    41. Poisonings
    82
    0.24
    115
    0.05
    42. Epilepsy
    81
    0.24
    524
    0.21
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    72
    0.21
    3,951
    1.58
    44. Lung Cancers
    66
    0.20
    20,293
    8.10
    45. Schistosomiasis
    51
    0.15
    1
    0.00
    46. Skin Cancers
    51
    0.15
    585
    0.23
    47. Oral Cancer
    50
    0.15
    1,457
    0.58
    48. Ovary Cancer
    50
    0.15
    1,330
    0.53
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.15
    224
    0.09
    50. Drug Use
    42
    0.12
    154
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    6.10
    155
    2. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    2.29
    160
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    6.59
    180
    4. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    12.57
    21
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    9.13
    50
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    10.56
    68
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    2.84
    149
    8. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    3.72
    131
    9. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    20.90
    49
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    0.89
    165
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    0.60
    157
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    1.60
    154
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.56
    152
    7.34
    34
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.83
    163
    1.74
    111
    15. Leukemia
    0.66
    178
    2.65
    138
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    174
    1.84
    115
    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.