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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 CHINA

Compare South Korea and China 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.

China
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   China CHINA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   China CHINA
           
    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
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    97.57
    115
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    110.80
    58
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    11.28
    152
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    6.67
    121
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    36.63
    5
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    9.30
    33
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    17.36
    97
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    13.02
    42
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    10.39
    141
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    20.55
    3
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    54.18
    13
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    7.57
    146
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    5.72
    59
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    8.56
    148
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    8.95
    169
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    6.41
    152
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    15.09
    96
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    3.50
    161
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    3.95
    98
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.04
    145
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    16.80
    98
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    8.04
    50
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.76
    153
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.48
    97
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    5.16
    124
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    1.51
    162
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    1.88
    111
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.24
    152
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    12.42
    6
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    3.32
    150
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.04
    94
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    1.76
    150
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.81
    89
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    1.73
    168
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.05
    111
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    1.29
    123
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    0.72
    150
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.16
    157
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    0.74
    163
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    3.66
    56
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    0.73
    166
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.30
    162
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.15
    113
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.05
    137
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    2.05
    106
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    1.40
    108
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    0.62
    129
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    87
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    3.53
    34
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.34
    79
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    183,342
    1.91
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    2.043m
    21.27
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    714,311
    7.44
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    116,324
    1.21
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    304,455
    3.17
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    180,952
    1.88
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    248,388
    2.59
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    192,302
    2.00
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    398,439
    4.15
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    968,607
    10.08
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    111,537
    1.16
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    161,672
    1.68
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    145,603
    1.52
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    250,272
    2.61
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    70,699
    0.74
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    301,183
    3.14
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    54,087
    0.56
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    57,838
    0.60
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    138,878
    1.45
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    92,757
    0.97
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    51,056
    0.53
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    58,145
    0.61
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    34,802
    0.36
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    25,613
    0.27
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    4,374
    0.05
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    37,873
    0.39
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    242,891
    2.53
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    54,695
    0.57
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    28,078
    0.29
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    29,954
    0.31
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    23,147
    0.24
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    19,071
    0.20
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    51,650
    0.54
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    8,719
    0.09
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    5,222
    0.05
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    19,669
    0.20
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    37,723
    0.39
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    2,757
    0.03
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    11,365
    0.12
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    36,613
    0.38
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    52,807
    0.55
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    11,751
    0.12
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    11,115
    0.12
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    21,631
    0.23
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    10,498
    0.11
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    65,350
    0.68
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    86
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    24,214
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    36.63
    5
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    9.30
    33
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    13.02
    42
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    20.55
    3
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    5.72
    59
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    8.95
    169
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    6.41
    152
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.04
    145
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.76
    153
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.48
    97
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    5.16
    124
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    12.42
    6
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.04
    94
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.81
    89
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.16
    157
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.05
    137
    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.