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Romania
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
ROMANIA VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Romania 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
Romania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Romania ROMANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    63.8
    67.3
    65.5
    36
    41
    38
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    66.3
    70.8
    68.5
    32
    44
    40
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    66.5
    71.8
    69.1
    44
    58
    53
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    66.6
    73.1
    69.7
    67
    71
    69
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    67.2
    74.3
    70.7
    91
    78
    86
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    69.7
    77.2
    73.4
    91
    66
    81
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    72.0
    79.3
    75.6
    80
    57
    73
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    79.3
    80
    57
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.7
    86
    66
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    72.5
    79.8
    86
    66
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    72.6
    79.8
    86
    66
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.9
    89
    67
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    72.9
    80.0
    93
    67
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    73.2
    80.1
    98
    66
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    73.4
    80.2
    99
    66
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    73.7
    80.4
    100
    67
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    74.3
    80.7
    100
    67
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    75.0
    81.1
    103
    68
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    76.2
    81.6
    99
    66
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    77.8
    82.4
    90
    67
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    79.8
    83.4
    83
    64
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.5
    81
    66
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.0
    76
    70
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    76
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.6
    63
    72
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    153.78
    46
    27.78
    183
    2. Stroke
    104.36
    65
    25.48
    155
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    20.90
    49
    4. Liver Disease
    27.34
    66
    7.50
    148
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.33
    96
    25.21
    100
    6. Hypertension
    22.29
    71
    3.45
    163
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    6.59
    180
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    10.56
    68
    9. Lung Disease
    16.92
    127
    8.14
    175
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    6.10
    155
    11. Kidney Disease
    11.95
    136
    9.92
    142
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.38
    22
    1.55
    172
    13. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    2.29
    160
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    9.13
    50
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.54
    130
    5.76
    150
    16. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    12.57
    21
    17. Other Injuries
    7.73
    89
    3.88
    154
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    7.34
    34
    19. Suicide
    7.33
    109
    21.16
    12
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    1.60
    154
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    2.84
    149
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.41
    165
    11.04
    154
    23. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.39
    167
    6.84
    160
    24. Falls
    4.62
    110
    3.34
    142
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    1.74
    111
    26. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    3.72
    131
    27. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    2.65
    138
    28. Tuberculosis
    3.59
    93
    1.93
    110
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    161
    1.82
    181
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    0.60
    157
    31. Drownings
    2.55
    88
    0.71
    161
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    0.89
    165
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    1.84
    115
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    144
    1.62
    152
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.50
    167
    3.78
    114
    36. Alcohol
    1.46
    85
    1.34
    97
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.42
    136
    0.54
    171
    38. Fires
    1.33
    97
    0.33
    159
    39. Poisonings
    1.32
    63
    0.15
    158
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    113
    0.72
    166
    41. HIV/AIDS
    1.22
    114
    0.11
    155
    42. Drug Use
    1.21
    90
    0.20
    181
    43. Violence
    1.08
    152
    0.68
    170
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    113
    0.23
    175
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.76
    65
    1.89
    55
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.60
    181
    2.11
    148
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.54
    160
    0.91
    139
    48. Asthma
    0.52
    160
    1.08
    129
    49. Malnutrition
    0.37
    120
    0.09
    158
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.27
    21
    0.05
    57
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Romania ROMANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,810
    30.78
    28,043
    11.19
    2. Stroke
    49,707
    21.31
    25,596
    10.21
    3. Hypertension
    11,007
    4.72
    3,711
    1.48
    4. Lung Cancers
    10,113
    4.33
    20,293
    8.10
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,357
    4.01
    26,650
    10.63
    6. Liver Disease
    8,920
    3.82
    6,348
    2.53
    7. Lung Disease
    7,359
    3.15
    8,526
    3.40
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,835
    2.93
    10,180
    4.06
    9. Kidney Disease
    5,175
    2.22
    10,107
    4.03
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,433
    1.90
    1,325
    0.53
    11. Breast Cancer
    3,851
    1.65
    2,880
    1.15
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3,457
    1.48
    8,625
    3.44
    13. Liver Cancer
    3,114
    1.33
    11,589
    4.62
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    2,935
    1.26
    6,994
    2.79
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,839
    1.22
    12,145
    4.85
    16. Prostate Cancer
    2,449
    1.05
    2,316
    0.92
    17. Oral Cancer
    2,290
    0.98
    1,457
    0.58
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,230
    0.96
    6,812
    2.72
    19. Other Injuries
    2,139
    0.92
    3,634
    1.45
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,992
    0.85
    4,399
    1.76
    21. Suicide
    1,886
    0.81
    14,636
    5.84
    22. Cervical Cancer
    1,870
    0.80
    1,065
    0.42
    23. Bladder Cancer
    1,715
    0.74
    1,768
    0.71
    24. Falls
    1,504
    0.64
    2,934
    1.17
    25. Lymphomas
    1,385
    0.59
    3,477
    1.39
    26. Leukemia
    1,342
    0.58
    2,140
    0.85
    27. Ovary Cancer
    1,109
    0.48
    1,330
    0.53
    28. Tuberculosis
    1,015
    0.44
    1,950
    0.78
    29. Skin Cancers
    1,003
    0.43
    585
    0.23
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    755
    0.32
    1,733
    0.69
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    741
    0.32
    3,951
    1.58
    32. Drownings
    596
    0.26
    501
    0.20
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    531
    0.23
    540
    0.22
    34. Uterin Cancer
    522
    0.22
    420
    0.17
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    440
    0.19
    224
    0.09
    36. Fires
    421
    0.18
    263
    0.10
    37. Alcohol
    409
    0.18
    1,081
    0.43
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    367
    0.16
    518
    0.21
    39. Poisonings
    366
    0.16
    115
    0.05
    40. Drug Use
    346
    0.15
    154
    0.06
    41. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.14
    370
    0.15
    42. Epilepsy
    314
    0.13
    524
    0.21
    43. Other Neoplasms
    289
    0.12
    1,807
    0.72
    44. Violence
    255
    0.11
    386
    0.15
    45. Asthma
    225
    0.10
    1,150
    0.46
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    223
    0.10
    929
    0.37
    47. HIV/AIDS
    219
    0.09
    84
    0.03
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    193
    0.08
    1,891
    0.75
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    143
    0.06
    49
    0.02
    50. Malnutrition
    142
    0.06
    88
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    20.90
    49
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    6.59
    180
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    10.56
    68
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    6.10
    155
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    2.29
    160
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    9.13
    50
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    12.57
    21
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    7.34
    34
    9. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    1.60
    154
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    2.84
    149
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    1.74
    111
    12. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    3.72
    131
    13. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    2.65
    138
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    0.60
    157
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    0.89
    165
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    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.