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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 BOTSWANA

Compare South Korea and Botswana 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.

Botswana
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
South Korea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Botswana BOTSWANA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Botswana BOTSWANA
           
    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
    		  
    48.9
    52.5
    50.7
    95
    91
    92
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    100
    98
    98
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    58.5
    62.6
    60.5
    101
    102
    101
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    60.5
    65.6
    63.0
    118
    116
    116
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    47.9
    47.7
    47.8
    168
    177
    173
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    58.7
    63.7
    61.1
    150
    143
    149
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    59.0
    65.5
    62.2
    174
    160
    171
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Botswana BOTSWANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    59.0
    65.5
    174
    160
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    61.8
    68.1
    176
    173
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    62.0
    68.3
    177
    174
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    62.1
    68.4
    177
    174
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    62.6
    68.7
    177
    174
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    63.2
    69.2
    178
    174
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    63.9
    69.8
    178
    174
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    64.9
    70.7
    177
    173
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    66.1
    71.9
    177
    172
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    67.7
    73.3
    176
    169
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    69.6
    74.8
    176
    164
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    71.8
    76.4
    174
    159
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    74.2
    78.0
    172
    156
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    76.7
    79.7
    171
    150
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    79.4
    81.7
    170
    148
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    82.4
    84.0
    166
    145
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    85.7
    86.7
    159
    145
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.2
    89.9
    155
    144
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Botswana BOTSWANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    133.53
    65
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    133.30
    30
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    110.71
    21
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    20.22
    14
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    3.39
    153
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.32
    118
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    18.91
    71
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    2.09
    181
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    38.81
    24
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    0.74
    182
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    40.61
    28
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    30.38
    56
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.33
    159
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    99.86
    9
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    8.55
    170
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    13.09
    119
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    30.39
    48
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    11.76
    48
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.69
    60
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.43
    104
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    39.78
    24
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    4.45
    115
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.44
    164
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    0.76
    174
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    18.90
    40
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    6.51
    44
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    34.54
    30
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.75
    67
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    8.01
    18
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    8.12
    28
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    0.52
    178
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    10.36
    34
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    5.52
    33
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    13.33
    15
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.92
    62
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    17.13
    28
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    30.71
    49
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.23
    153
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    2.90
    31
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    3.71
    54
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    18.25
    22
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    2.52
    37
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.39
    74
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    4.55
    11
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    7.00
    32
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    5.97
    56
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    6.18
    5
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    79
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    2.43
    57
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.40
    73
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Botswana BOTSWANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    1,632
    8.41
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    1,674
    8.63
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    1,588
    8.18
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    45
    0.23
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    370
    1.91
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    164
    0.85
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    57
    0.29
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    28
    0.14
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    506
    2.61
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    10
    0.05
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    482
    2.48
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    16
    0.08
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    1,273
    6.56
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    459
    2.37
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    608
    3.13
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    47
    0.24
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    471
    2.43
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    216
    1.11
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    77
    0.40
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    62
    0.32
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    68
    0.35
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    45
    0.23
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    13
    0.07
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    649
    3.34
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    103
    0.53
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    9
    0.05
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    6
    0.03
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    103
    0.53
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    70
    0.36
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    19
    0.10
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    177
    0.91
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    232
    1.20
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    31
    0.16
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    164
    0.85
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    527
    2.72
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    30
    0.15
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    52
    0.27
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    90
    0.46
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    6
    0.03
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    56
    0.29
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    287
    1.48
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    83
    0.43
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    9
    0.05
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    389
    2.00
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    447
    2.30
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    108
    0.56
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    37
    0.19
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    1
    0.01
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    26
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Botswana BOTSWANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    3.39
    153
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.32
    118
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    2.09
    181
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    0.74
    182
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.33
    159
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    8.55
    170
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    13.09
    119
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.43
    104
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.44
    164
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    0.76
    174
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    18.90
    40
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    8.01
    18
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    0.52
    178
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    5.52
    33
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.23
    153
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    4.55
    11
    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.