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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

Compare South Korea and Cambodia 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.

Cambodia
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   Cambodia CAMBODIA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cambodia CAMBODIA
           
    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
     
    41.2
    44.1
    42.6
    133
    131
    132
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    41.0
    43.8
    42.4
    157
    154
    156
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    41.5
    44.6
    43.0
    167
    166
    166
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    53.3
    56.6
    54.9
    148
    145
    145
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    55.3
    59.9
    57.7
    146
    141
    142
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    64.3
    68.6
    66.6
    123
    125
    125
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    67.2
    72.7
    70.1
    125
    120
    121
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cambodia CAMBODIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    67.2
    72.7
    125
    120
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.3
    74.5
    132
    121
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.5
    74.7
    134
    121
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.7
    74.8
    135
    121
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    70.0
    75.0
    134
    121
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    70.4
    75.2
    134
    121
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    70.8
    75.4
    135
    121
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    71.2
    75.7
    135
    121
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    71.7
    76.1
    136
    122
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    72.4
    76.6
    140
    124
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    73.2
    77.2
    144
    123
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    74.4
    78.1
    143
    120
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    75.9
    79.1
    145
    123
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    77.9
    80.4
    146
    123
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.2
    82.1
    148
    127
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    82.9
    84.2
    149
    136
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    85.9
    86.8
    152
    137
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.3
    89.8
    152
    148
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cambodia CAMBODIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    109.52
    91
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    141.59
    27
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    90.04
    34
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    5.49
    131
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    15.83
    76
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    25.17
    5
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    19.45
    58
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    9.05
    88
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    19.52
    109
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    3.77
    135
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    35.56
    35
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    69.03
    3
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.22
    162
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    32.98
    84
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    12.78
    133
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    4.67
    164
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    21.90
    66
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    5.60
    122
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.69
    61
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.20
    112
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    25.06
    57
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    19.53
    2
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.64
    124
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    4.14
    61
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    11.24
    75
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    3.26
    100
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    21.06
    51
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.33
    129
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.73
    80
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    5.26
    107
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.94
    100
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    6.47
    71
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    6.15
    29
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    4.18
    109
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.01
    115
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    12.86
    50
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    18.34
    60
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.46
    142
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    0.83
    150
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    7.01
    12
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    2.12
    131
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    2.34
    46
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    1.09
    35
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.68
    107
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    20.80
    1
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    4.79
    67
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    1.66
    87
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    83
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    2.85
    44
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.45
    163
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cambodia CAMBODIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    10,267
    11.47
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    8,794
    9.82
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    13,107
    14.64
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    1,631
    1.82
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    800
    0.89
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    1,362
    1.52
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    2,713
    3.03
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    905
    1.01
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    2,114
    2.36
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    390
    0.44
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    3,056
    3.41
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    135
    0.15
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    3,362
    3.75
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    8,117
    9.07
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    3,223
    3.60
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    369
    0.41
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    2,354
    2.63
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    789
    0.88
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    472
    0.53
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    2,116
    2.36
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    856
    0.96
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    128
    0.14
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    550
    0.61
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    2,866
    3.20
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    384
    0.43
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    33
    0.04
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    165
    0.18
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    297
    0.33
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    648
    0.72
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    249
    0.28
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    436
    0.49
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    1,235
    1.38
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    133
    0.15
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    728
    0.81
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    2,148
    2.40
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    211
    0.24
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    167
    0.19
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    1,938
    2.16
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    137
    0.15
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    119
    0.13
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    1,289
    1.44
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    1,113
    1.24
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    94
    0.10
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    347
    0.39
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    1,826
    2.04
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    224
    0.25
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    375
    0.42
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    47
    0.05
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    64
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cambodia CAMBODIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    15.83
    76
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    25.17
    5
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    9.05
    88
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    3.77
    135
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.22
    162
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    12.78
    133
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    4.67
    164
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.20
    112
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.64
    124
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    4.14
    61
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    11.24
    75
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.73
    80
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.94
    100
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    6.15
    29
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.46
    142
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.68
    107
    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.