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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS FIJI

Compare South Korea and Fiji 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.

Fiji
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   Fiji FIJI
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Fiji FIJI
           
    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
    		  
    54.0
    58.2
    56.0
    75
    74
    74
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    58.0
    62.2
    60.0
    81
    81
    82
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    62.0
    66.2
    64.0
    79
    84
    84
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    64.6
    68.8
    66.7
    89
    99
    97
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    65.2
    70.3
    67.7
    102
    110
    105
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    66.3
    72.3
    69.1
    112
    112
    109
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    65.9
    70.3
    68.0
    131
    131
    133
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Fiji FIJI
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    65.9
    70.3
    131
    131
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    67.9
    72.0
    141
    139
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    68.0
    72.1
    146
    142
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    68.2
    72.3
    146
    144
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    68.4
    72.5
    146
    146
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    68.8
    72.7
    146
    147
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    69.2
    73.0
    148
    147
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    69.6
    73.3
    152
    151
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    70.1
    73.7
    158
    156
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    70.8
    74.3
    164
    159
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    71.8
    75.0
    165
    161
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    73.2
    76.1
    167
    166
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    74.9
    77.5
    167
    165
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    77.0
    79.3
    169
    162
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    79.4
    81.4
    171
    157
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    82.1
    83.9
    175
    146
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    85.1
    86.6
    174
    152
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    88.4
    89.7
    178
    154
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Fiji FIJI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    229.26
    21
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    96.45
    75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    32.87
    80
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    9.51
    78
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    6.89
    123
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    9.03
    38
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    15.70
    127
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    7.43
    113
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    43.25
    17
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    3.19
    150
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    24.76
    80
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    10.90
    120
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.05
    110
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    243.61
    1
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    41.41
    2
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    15.69
    93
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    14.33
    100
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    9.37
    72
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    8.32
    5
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.38
    137
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    27.17
    51
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    4.37
    117
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    7.28
    14
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.99
    72
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    21.82
    34
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    3.84
    84
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    5.68
    82
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.54
    82
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.55
    88
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    11.65
    3
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.04
    156
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    6.04
    78
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    1.90
    140
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    6.47
    57
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    0.21
    172
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    38.33
    5
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    16.40
    62
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    4.99
    17
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.89
    75
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    6.65
    15
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    2.26
    125
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    3.06
    26
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.13
    116
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.26
    170
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    5.41
    53
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    2.70
    85
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    3.39
    38
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    101
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    8.19
    12
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.52
    158
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Fiji FIJI
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    1,481
    22.17
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    228
    3.41
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    583
    8.73
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    48
    0.72
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    80
    1.20
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    63
    0.94
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    68
    1.02
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    45
    0.67
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    277
    4.15
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    23
    0.34
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    141
    2.11
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    21
    0.31
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    1,628
    24.37
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    82
    1.23
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    120
    1.80
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    40
    0.60
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    170
    2.55
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    77
    1.15
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    27
    0.40
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    27
    0.40
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    162
    2.43
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    41
    0.61
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    31
    0.46
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    39
    0.58
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    28
    0.42
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    3
    0.04
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    8
    0.12
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    18
    0.27
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    13
    0.19
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    29
    0.43
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    45
    0.67
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    226
    3.38
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    2
    0.03
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    86
    1.29
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    96
    1.44
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    19
    0.28
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    1
    0.01
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    34
    0.51
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    1
    0.01
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    16
    0.24
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    129
    1.93
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    60
    0.90
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    20
    0.30
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    19
    0.28
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    86
    1.29
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    28
    0.42
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    62
    0.93
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    4
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Fiji FIJI
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    6.89
    123
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    9.03
    38
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    7.43
    113
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    3.19
    150
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.05
    110
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    41.41
    2
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    15.69
    93
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.38
    137
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    7.28
    14
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.99
    72
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    21.82
    34
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.55
    88
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.04
    156
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    1.90
    140
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    4.99
    17
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.26
    170
    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.