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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS GHANA

Compare South Korea and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    124.02
    35
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    99.08
    26
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    10.54
    64
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    1.71
    177
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    17.60
    10
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    17.79
    85
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    6.86
    121
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    30.38
    56
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    6.41
    86
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    26.48
    69
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    36.74
    35
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.52
    128
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    44.68
    47
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    19.09
    60
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    24.21
    50
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    31.33
    46
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    10.75
    58
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.48
    70
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    5.70
    55
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    17.73
    94
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    8.85
    34
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    8.00
    7
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    1.38
    163
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    24.53
    27
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    6.88
    37
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    44.25
    21
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.41
    98
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.61
    87
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    7.03
    51
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.91
    102
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    9.43
    38
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.86
    86
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    11.13
    23
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.37
    94
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    13.95
    42
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    30.48
    50
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    2.86
    68
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.45
    103
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    2.38
    93
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    6.73
    72
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    1.87
    77
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.55
    64
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.57
    114
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    2.19
    103
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    8.81
    36
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    3.31
    41
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    105
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    1.73
    80
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    3.31
    22
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    16,262
    9.29
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    237
    0.14
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    1,993
    1.14
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    1,294
    0.74
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    2,851
    1.63
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    803
    0.46
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    4,161
    2.38
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    870
    0.50
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    3,120
    1.78
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    334
    0.19
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    5,929
    3.39
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    6,053
    3.46
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    7,808
    4.46
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    387
    0.22
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    2,231
    1.28
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    2,433
    1.39
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    875
    0.50
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    1,168
    0.67
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    1,937
    1.11
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    1,031
    0.59
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    340
    0.19
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    10,214
    5.84
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    1,965
    1.12
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    48
    0.03
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    245
    0.14
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    285
    0.16
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    483
    0.28
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    698
    0.40
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    1,615
    0.92
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    1,979
    1.13
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    244
    0.14
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    2,161
    1.24
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    6,538
    3.74
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    264
    0.15
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    214
    0.12
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    321
    0.18
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    101
    0.06
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    329
    0.19
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    3,935
    2.25
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    740
    0.42
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    219
    0.13
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    1,857
    1.06
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    6,662
    3.81
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    729
    0.42
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    256
    0.15
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    28
    0.02
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    630
    0.36
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    1.71
    177
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    17.60
    10
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    6.86
    121
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    6.41
    86
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.52
    128
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    19.09
    60
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    24.21
    50
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    5.70
    55
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    8.00
    7
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    1.38
    163
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    24.53
    27
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.61
    87
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.91
    102
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.86
    86
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    2.86
    68
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.57
    114
    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.