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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS CZECH REPUBLIC

Compare South Korea and Czech Republic 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.

Czech Republic
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   Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC
           
    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
    		  
    67.5
    73.3
    70.3
    14
    13
    12
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    66.1
    73.0
    69.4
    35
    31
    34
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    66.8
    73.9
    70.3
    42
    42
    43
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    67.5
    75.4
    71.4
    57
    43
    48
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    71.2
    78.1
    74.7
    42
    37
    38
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    74.3
    80.5
    77.5
    38
    32
    33
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    76.3
    81.9
    79.1
    40
    34
    36
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    76.3
    81.9
    40
    34
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    76.6
    82.2
    44
    37
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    76.6
    82.2
    44
    37
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    76.6
    82.2
    44
    37
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    76.8
    82.3
    44
    37
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    76.9
    82.4
    45
    37
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    77.1
    82.4
    45
    37
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    77.3
    82.5
    46
    38
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    77.6
    82.7
    47
    38
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    77.9
    82.9
    47
    39
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    78.3
    83.1
    48
    40
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    79.0
    83.5
    51
    41
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    79.9
    84.0
    58
    41
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    81.3
    84.8
    57
    42
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    83.0
    85.7
    57
    45
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    85.0
    87.0
    59
    49
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    87.3
    88.6
    63
    54
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    90.1
    90.7
    75
    65
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    118.91
    81
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    30.06
    151
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    16.64
    128
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    9.48
    79
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    24.04
    31
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.05
    127
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    13.71
    143
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    17.00
    13
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    6.53
    157
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    4.84
    112
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    16.76
    129
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    12.83
    115
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    10.31
    3
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    15.38
    121
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    16.10
    100
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    15.56
    95
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    5.54
    152
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    11.02
    55
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    1.88
    164
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    5.33
    68
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    9.13
    135
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    3.65
    133
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    5.48
    52
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    4.71
    30
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    3.57
    140
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    3.53
    90
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    0.13
    170
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    2.71
    36
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    3.09
    66
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    1.85
    180
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    4.23
    20
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    1.16
    163
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    4.84
    39
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    3.64
    119
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    2.86
    39
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    0.78
    142
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    0.99
    135
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.26
    44
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.39
    110
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    1.09
    145
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    0.54
    176
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.83
    117
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.01
    175
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.77
    39
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    1.98
    111
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    0.34
    170
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    0.34
    157
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.08
    58
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    1.03
    117
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.06
    112
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    31,621
    32.35
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    4,114
    4.21
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    8,000
    8.19
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    5,442
    5.57
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    1,302
    1.33
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    3,958
    4.05
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    927
    0.95
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    3,917
    4.01
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    1,716
    1.76
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    1,090
    1.12
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    4,175
    4.27
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    2,312
    2.37
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    3,993
    4.09
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    2,180
    2.23
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    636
    0.65
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    505
    0.52
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    2,506
    2.56
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    2,369
    2.42
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    1,210
    1.24
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    733
    0.75
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    1,960
    2.01
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    1,600
    1.64
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    1,088
    1.11
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    23
    0.02
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    790
    0.81
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    686
    0.70
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    1,061
    1.09
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    644
    0.66
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    951
    0.97
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    619
    0.63
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    704
    0.72
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    187
    0.19
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    461
    0.47
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    346
    0.35
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    255
    0.26
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    203
    0.21
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    645
    0.66
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    434
    0.44
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    2
    0.00
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    246
    0.25
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    185
    0.19
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    152
    0.16
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    430
    0.44
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    66
    0.07
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    94
    0.10
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    23
    0.02
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    54
    0.06
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    277
    0.28
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    18
    0.02
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    148
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    24.04
    31
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.05
    127
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    17.00
    13
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    4.84
    112
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    10.31
    3
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    16.10
    100
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    15.56
    95
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    5.33
    68
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    5.48
    52
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    4.71
    30
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    3.57
    140
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    3.09
    66
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    4.23
    20
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    4.84
    39
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.26
    44
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.77
    39
    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.