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South Korea
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
SOUTH KOREA VS BELARUS

Compare South Korea and Belarus 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.

Belarus
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Belarus BELARUS
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Belarus BELARUS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    		  
    64.0
    72.9
    68.3
    35
    16
    31
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    68.0
    76.0
    71.9
    21
    6
    11
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    65.9
    75.6
    70.6
    54
    24
    36
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    66.3
    75.6
    70.8
    74
    39
    57
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    62.6
    73.5
    68.0
    115
    84
    103
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    64.5
    76.3
    70.3
    122
    81
    103
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    69.7
    79.6
    74.8
    104
    53
    79
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Belarus BELARUS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    69.7
    79.6
    104
    53
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.0
    79.9
    123
    63
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.0
    79.9
    125
    64
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.0
    79.9
    129
    64
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    70.1
    80.0
    131
    64
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    70.3
    80.1
    136
    64
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    70.5
    80.2
    136
    65
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    70.9
    80.3
    138
    64
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    71.4
    80.5
    139
    64
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    72.2
    80.9
    143
    64
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    73.2
    81.3
    145
    63
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    74.4
    81.8
    144
    63
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.0
    82.5
    143
    64
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.1
    83.3
    140
    68
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.6
    84.5
    132
    68
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.3
    85.9
    125
    73
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.3
    88.0
    116
    74
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.8
    90.6
    96
    70
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Belarus BELARUS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    282.35
    10
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    88.08
    87
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    7.00
    175
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    16.49
    22
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    18.53
    62
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    2.31
    177
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    15.86
    125
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    17.05
    12
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    2.70
    181
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    10.43
    41
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    12.05
    159
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    14.66
    108
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    7.23
    40
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    2.20
    181
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    13.60
    126
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    16.14
    85
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    6.48
    146
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    8.33
    83
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    3.10
    141
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.50
    99
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    2.07
    176
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    6.97
    69
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.83
    75
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.67
    87
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    3.98
    138
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    1.05
    173
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    2.52
    100
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.31
    137
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    3.20
    63
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    2.85
    159
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.70
    112
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    0.98
    168
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    6.03
    30
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    10.19
    27
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    19.82
    1
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    0.72
    146
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    0.10
    179
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.90
    29
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.06
    131
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    4.91
    27
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    2.29
    124
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.19
    169
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.13
    118
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.81
    99
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    1.46
    133
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    0.40
    161
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    4.48
    15
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    73
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    1.59
    85
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    3.17
    23
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Belarus BELARUS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    53,186
    48.88
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    1,086
    1.00
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    16,393
    15.07
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    2,950
    2.71
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    2,004
    1.84
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    3,530
    3.24
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    363
    0.33
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    2,886
    2.65
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    480
    0.44
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    1,690
    1.55
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    2,208
    2.03
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    1,171
    1.08
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    373
    0.34
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    2,078
    1.91
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    722
    0.66
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    621
    0.57
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    367
    0.34
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    1,099
    1.01
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    672
    0.62
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    952
    0.87
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    1,230
    1.13
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    936
    0.86
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    554
    0.51
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    269
    0.25
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    141
    0.13
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    52
    0.05
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    295
    0.27
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    493
    0.45
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    901
    0.83
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    429
    0.39
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    1,361
    1.25
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    122
    0.11
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    2,761
    2.54
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    303
    0.28
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    13
    0.01
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    31
    0.03
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    272
    0.25
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    235
    0.22
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    14
    0.01
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    116
    0.11
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    202
    0.19
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    543
    0.50
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    391
    0.36
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    255
    0.23
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    64
    0.06
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    620
    0.57
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    239
    0.22
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    1
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    389
    0.36
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Belarus BELARUS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    18.53
    62
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    2.31
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    17.05
    12
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    10.43
    41
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    7.23
    40
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    13.60
    126
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    16.14
    85
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.50
    99
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.83
    75
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.67
    87
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    3.98
    138
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    3.20
    63
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.70
    112
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    6.03
    30
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.90
    29
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.81
    99
    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.