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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS IRELAND

Compare South Korea and Ireland 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.

Ireland
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   Ireland IRELAND
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ireland IRELAND
           
    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
    		  
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ireland IRELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ireland IRELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    53.73
    158
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    19.27
    172
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    13.45
    145
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    8.90
    86
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    24.05
    30
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    3.97
    132
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    32.23
    9
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    13.41
    38
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    6.12
    160
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    4.47
    126
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    20.91
    98
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    4.13
    169
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    6.56
    48
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    4.68
    172
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    19.15
    59
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    14.80
    104
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    2.92
    171
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    2.23
    179
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    5.57
    32
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    6.29
    33
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    1.87
    178
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    3.03
    147
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    6.83
    17
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.39
    105
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    3.00
    145
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    3.24
    103
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    0.28
    149
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    2.55
    39
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    5.30
    35
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    3.33
    149
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.93
    57
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    1.39
    157
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.43
    108
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    3.19
    131
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.04
    112
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    0.70
    149
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    0.55
    158
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    2.94
    58
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.27
    117
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    1.05
    148
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    0.77
    163
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.63
    128
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.09
    139
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    3.15
    28
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    0.79
    158
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    0.23
    176
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    0.41
    152
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.29
    42
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    0.58
    149
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    3.38
    20
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ireland IRELAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    4,762
    18.40
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    1,298
    5.02
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    1,770
    6.84
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    1,916
    7.40
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    470
    1.82
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    3,209
    12.40
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    318
    1.23
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    1,095
    4.23
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    566
    2.19
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    357
    1.38
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    1,915
    7.40
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    530
    2.05
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    414
    1.60
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    279
    1.08
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    153
    0.59
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    530
    2.05
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    175
    0.68
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    171
    0.66
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    513
    1.98
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    247
    0.95
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    760
    2.94
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    585
    2.26
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    274
    1.06
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    23
    0.09
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    249
    0.96
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    218
    0.84
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    256
    0.99
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    419
    1.62
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    183
    0.71
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    273
    1.05
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    240
    0.93
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    58
    0.22
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    64
    0.25
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    103
    0.40
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    53
    0.20
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    58
    0.22
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    252
    0.97
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    67
    0.26
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    6
    0.02
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    85
    0.33
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    153
    0.59
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    57
    0.22
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    126
    0.49
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    38
    0.15
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    56
    0.22
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    29
    0.11
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    30
    0.12
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    50
    0.19
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    19
    0.07
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    167
    0.65
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ireland IRELAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    24.05
    30
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    3.97
    132
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    13.41
    38
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    4.47
    126
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    6.56
    48
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    19.15
    59
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    14.80
    104
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    6.29
    33
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    6.83
    17
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.39
    105
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    3.00
    145
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    5.30
    35
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.93
    57
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.43
    108
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    2.94
    58
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    3.15
    28
    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.