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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 Haiti 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.

Haiti
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   Haiti HAITI
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Haiti HAITI
           
    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
     
    41.1
    43.8
    42.4
    134
    133
    133
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    133
    134
    134
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    49.5
    52.3
    50.9
    140
    140
    141
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    53.1
    56.0
    54.5
    149
    147
    149
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    56.5
    60.8
    58.6
    141
    135
    138
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    33.2
    40.3
    36.3
    183
    183
    183
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    63.3
    64.8
    64.1
    146
    166
    156
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Haiti HAITI
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    63.3
    64.8
    146
    166
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    68.0
    68.7
    140
    169
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    68.4
    69.1
    144
    171
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    68.7
    69.3
    144
    171
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    69.0
    69.6
    142
    170
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    69.5
    70.1
    142
    170
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    70.1
    70.6
    142
    170
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    70.7
    71.3
    142
    170
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    71.4
    72.1
    141
    170
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    72.4
    73.0
    139
    170
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    73.5
    74.1
    137
    171
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    74.9
    75.5
    134
    172
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.5
    77.0
    133
    172
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.5
    78.9
    129
    170
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.8
    81.0
    122
    168
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.4
    83.6
    117
    162
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.4
    86.5
    115
    159
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.7
    89.8
    111
    145
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Haiti HAITI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    185.49
    34
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    162.74
    14
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    72.27
    47
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    11.17
    58
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    6.80
    124
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    8.80
    41
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    15.14
    132
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    9.45
    84
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    35.03
    38
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    11.92
    23
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    33.26
    42
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    30.97
    54
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.81
    89
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    68.22
    19
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    16.94
    90
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    49.12
    7
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    19.91
    75
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    14.98
    25
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.91
    53
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.79
    154
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    37.02
    29
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    7.18
    67
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.25
    138
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.59
    92
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    13.83
    61
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    9.87
    21
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    9.18
    71
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.40
    103
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.13
    104
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    12.01
    2
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.40
    132
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    11.35
    24
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    3.61
    66
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    11.57
    21
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    5.12
    18
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    13.03
    48
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    24.56
    56
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.10
    159
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    4.06
    8
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    10.84
    6
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    20.02
    19
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    5.76
    13
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.27
    87
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.77
    146
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    9.42
    16
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    9.79
    28
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    4.38
    17
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    109
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    9.11
    10
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.33
    82
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Haiti HAITI
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    13,208
    15.07
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    7,064
    8.06
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    11,779
    13.44
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    492
    0.56
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    1,085
    1.24
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    955
    1.09
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    662
    0.76
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    680
    0.78
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    2,701
    3.08
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    863
    0.98
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    2,334
    2.66
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    268
    0.31
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    5,026
    5.74
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    2,425
    2.77
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    2,115
    2.41
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    329
    0.38
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    2,632
    3.00
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    1,499
    1.71
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    235
    0.27
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    549
    0.63
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    705
    0.80
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    1,356
    1.55
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    300
    0.34
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    1,007
    1.15
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    951
    1.09
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    31
    0.04
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    92
    0.10
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    155
    0.18
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    261
    0.30
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    153
    0.17
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    941
    1.07
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    1,107
    1.26
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    428
    0.49
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    573
    0.65
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    2,540
    2.90
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    425
    0.48
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    56
    0.06
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    704
    0.80
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    26
    0.03
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    409
    0.47
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    1,819
    2.08
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    1,306
    1.49
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    42
    0.05
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    2,330
    2.66
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    2,516
    2.87
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    470
    0.54
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    814
    0.93
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    7
    0.01
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    140
    0.16
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Haiti HAITI
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    6.80
    124
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    8.80
    41
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    9.45
    84
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    11.92
    23
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.81
    89
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    16.94
    90
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    49.12
    7
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.79
    154
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.25
    138
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.59
    92
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    13.83
    61
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.13
    104
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.40
    132
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    3.61
    66
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.10
    159
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.77
    146
    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.