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Seychelles
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Seychelles 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
Seychelles Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    67.2
    73.5
    70.3
    60
    64
    59
     
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    67.7
    76.4
    71.8
    86
    46
    67
     
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    68.3
    77.3
    72.4
    97
    64
    96
     
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    70.0
    77.1
    73.3
    96
    88
    93
     
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.0
    77.1
    96
    88
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    71.1
    78.2
    108
    90
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    71.1
    78.2
    109
    90
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    71.3
    78.3
    109
    90
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    71.5
    78.4
    111
    90
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.5
    111
    90
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    72.3
    78.7
    110
    90
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    72.8
    78.9
    109
    90
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    73.3
    79.2
    108
    88
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    74.0
    79.6
    106
    87
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    74.9
    80.1
    105
    86
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    76.0
    80.8
    102
    85
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    77.5
    81.5
    98
    87
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.5
    99
    87
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.7
    97
    88
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.3
    112
    94
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.6
    101
    92
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    89
    93
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.13
    116
    27.78
    183
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.92
    49
    25.21
    100
    3. Stroke
    62.39
    116
    25.48
    155
    4. Prostate Cancer
    49.62
    5
    6.10
    155
    5. Kidney Disease
    40.23
    21
    9.92
    142
    6. Hypertension
    39.54
    25
    3.45
    163
    7. Liver Disease
    28.12
    60
    7.50
    148
    8. Breast Cancer
    24.69
    30
    6.59
    180
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.13
    101
    6.84
    160
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23.22
    3
    10.56
    68
    11. Lung Disease
    21.51
    95
    8.14
    175
    12. Lung Cancers
    17.23
    72
    20.90
    49
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.22
    100
    11.04
    154
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.71
    51
    2.29
    160
    15. Violence
    13.66
    32
    0.68
    170
    16. Oral Cancer
    12.25
    3
    1.60
    154
    17. Drownings
    11.64
    5
    0.71
    161
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.94
    121
    5.76
    150
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.39
    31
    1.55
    172
    20. Ovary Cancer
    8.75
    4
    2.84
    149
    21. Lymphomas
    8.01
    8
    3.72
    131
    22. Suicide
    7.73
    102
    21.16
    12
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    7.02
    44
    7.34
    34
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.66
    61
    1.82
    181
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.58
    36
    0.54
    171
    26. Stomach Cancer
    6.42
    85
    9.13
    50
    27. Leukemia
    6.05
    7
    2.65
    138
    28. Asthma
    5.89
    81
    1.08
    129
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.82
    78
    0.91
    139
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    5.80
    26
    3.78
    114
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    5.70
    57
    2.11
    148
    32. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    90
    12.57
    21
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.35
    34
    1.84
    115
    34. Falls
    5.28
    97
    3.34
    142
    35. Low Birth Weight
    4.59
    94
    1.62
    152
    36. Bladder Cancer
    4.22
    21
    1.74
    111
    37. Other Injuries
    4.16
    149
    3.88
    154
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    59
    0.89
    165
    39. Meningitis
    2.26
    59
    0.07
    181
    40. Fires
    1.74
    81
    0.33
    159
    41. Skin Disease
    1.69
    86
    0.67
    126
    42. Malnutrition
    1.59
    87
    0.09
    158
    43. Birth Trauma
    1.52
    104
    0.39
    164
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    135
    0.60
    157
    45. Maternal Conditions
    0.96
    86
    0.07
    158
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.80
    130
    0.23
    175
    47. Encephalitis
    0.79
    41
    0.05
    137
    48. Drug Use
    0.78
    133
    0.20
    181
    49. Alcohol
    0.56
    140
    1.34
    97
    50. Epilepsy
    0.54
    175
    0.72
    166
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    104
    14.75
    28,043
    11.19
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    75
    10.64
    26,650
    10.63
    3. Stroke
    66
    9.36
    25,596
    10.21
    4. Kidney Disease
    43
    6.10
    10,107
    4.03
    5. Hypertension
    42
    5.96
    3,711
    1.48
    6. Liver Disease
    31
    4.40
    6,348
    2.53
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    26
    3.69
    6,812
    2.72
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    25
    3.55
    10,180
    4.06
    9. Lung Disease
    22
    3.12
    8,526
    3.40
    10. Prostate Cancer
    20
    2.84
    2,316
    0.92
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    2.70
    12,145
    4.85
    12. Lung Cancers
    18
    2.55
    20,293
    8.10
    13. Breast Cancer
    14
    1.99
    2,880
    1.15
    14. Violence
    14
    1.99
    386
    0.15
    15. Oral Cancer
    13
    1.84
    1,457
    0.58
    16. Drownings
    12
    1.70
    501
    0.20
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    11
    1.56
    4,399
    1.76
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    10
    1.42
    1,325
    0.53
    19. Cervical Cancer
    9
    1.28
    1,065
    0.42
    20. Lymphomas
    8
    1.13
    3,477
    1.39
    21. Suicide
    8
    1.13
    14,636
    5.84
    22. Stomach Cancer
    7
    0.99
    8,625
    3.44
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    7
    0.99
    6,994
    2.79
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.99
    540
    0.22
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.99
    518
    0.21
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.85
    929
    0.37
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6
    0.85
    370
    0.15
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    6
    0.85
    1,733
    0.69
    29. Liver Cancer
    6
    0.85
    11,589
    4.62
    30. Leukemia
    6
    0.85
    2,140
    0.85
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.85
    1,891
    0.75
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    6
    0.85
    3,951
    1.58
    33. Asthma
    6
    0.85
    1,150
    0.46
    34. Falls
    6
    0.85
    2,934
    1.17
    35. Ovary Cancer
    5
    0.71
    1,330
    0.53
    36. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.57
    1,768
    0.71
    37. Other Injuries
    4
    0.57
    3,634
    1.45
    38. Meningitis
    2
    0.28
    51
    0.02
    39. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.28
    88
    0.04
    40. Malnutrition
    2
    0.28
    88
    0.04
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.28
    420
    0.17
    42. Skin Disease
    2
    0.28
    704
    0.28
    43. Fires
    2
    0.28
    263
    0.10
    44. Encephalitis
    1
    0.14
    19
    0.01
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1
    0.14
    34
    0.01
    46. Skin Cancers
    1
    0.14
    585
    0.23
    47. Alcohol
    1
    0.14
    1,081
    0.43
    48. Drug Use
    1
    0.14
    154
    0.06
    49. Epilepsy
    1
    0.14
    524
    0.21
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1
    0.14
    224
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    49.62
    5
    6.10
    155
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.69
    30
    6.59
    180
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23.22
    3
    10.56
    68
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.23
    72
    20.90
    49
    5. Cervical Cancer
    15.71
    51
    2.29
    160
    6. Oral Cancer
    12.25
    3
    1.60
    154
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.75
    4
    2.84
    149
    8. Lymphomas
    8.01
    8
    3.72
    131
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    7.02
    44
    7.34
    34
    10. Stomach Cancer
    6.42
    85
    9.13
    50
    11. Leukemia
    6.05
    7
    2.65
    138
    12. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    90
    12.57
    21
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.35
    34
    1.84
    115
    14. Bladder Cancer
    4.22
    21
    1.74
    111
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    59
    0.89
    165
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    135
    0.60
    157
    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.