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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
SOUTH KOREA VS KAZAKHSTAN

Compare South Korea and Kazakhstan 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.

Kazakhstan
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   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
           
    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
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    61.6
    71.9
    66.6
    81
    56
    73
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    63.8
    73.1
    68.3
    97
    70
    85
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    58.3
    69.9
    63.9
    134
    112
    121
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    62.8
    72.9
    67.8
    130
    108
    122
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    70.0
    77.6
    74.0
    97
    84
    89
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    70.0
    77.6
    97
    84
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.8
    78.3
    113
    86
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.9
    78.4
    113
    86
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    71.0
    78.5
    113
    86
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    71.2
    78.6
    115
    86
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    71.5
    78.8
    117
    85
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    71.8
    78.9
    117
    86
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    72.2
    79.1
    118
    85
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    72.8
    79.4
    118
    85
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    73.6
    79.8
    115
    85
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    74.5
    80.2
    113
    85
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    75.6
    80.7
    114
    86
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.8
    81.4
    118
    88
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.6
    82.4
    118
    89
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    81.1
    83.6
    112
    89
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.6
    85.1
    105
    98
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.8
    87.1
    81
    108
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    90.2
    89.6
    70
    159
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    181.63
    35
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    124.19
    34
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    18.79
    120
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    18.05
    17
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    20.51
    51
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.46
    88
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    15.39
    130
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    11.61
    55
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    9.09
    144
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    14.16
    12
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    42.36
    24
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    29.46
    58
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    5.97
    56
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    12.42
    135
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    15.56
    109
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    8.54
    137
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    12.85
    112
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    7.79
    88
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.21
    86
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.34
    165
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    10.39
    132
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    3.84
    131
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    5.87
    37
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.26
    111
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.73
    98
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    1.63
    159
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    1.56
    115
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.20
    163
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    7.03
    23
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    4.11
    134
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.90
    103
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    2.69
    130
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    3.57
    67
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    20.80
    7
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    6.90
    12
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    6.41
    77
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    1.25
    125
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.30
    40
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.62
    91
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    3.71
    55
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    5.20
    85
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.17
    171
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.08
    144
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.57
    113
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    2.04
    107
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    1.62
    100
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    1.91
    78
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    117
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    1.55
    90
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    3.70
    19
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    31,074
    26.28
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    3,469
    2.93
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    21,553
    18.23
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    3,888
    3.29
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    3,259
    2.76
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    2,404
    2.03
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    1,020
    0.86
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    2,128
    1.80
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    1,640
    1.39
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    2,645
    2.24
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    7,391
    6.25
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    1,122
    0.95
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    2,244
    1.90
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    5,474
    4.63
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    2,352
    1.99
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    723
    0.61
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    1,836
    1.55
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    1,468
    1.24
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    436
    0.37
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    701
    0.59
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    1,696
    1.43
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    532
    0.45
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    612
    0.52
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    293
    0.25
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    303
    0.26
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    37
    0.03
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    346
    0.29
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    1,298
    1.10
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    679
    0.57
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    634
    0.54
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    3,863
    3.27
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    1,140
    0.96
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    1,310
    1.11
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    806
    0.68
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    258
    0.22
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    31
    0.03
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    286
    0.24
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    376
    0.32
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    15
    0.01
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    295
    0.25
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    946
    0.80
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    680
    0.58
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    366
    0.31
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    949
    0.80
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    701
    0.59
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    354
    0.30
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    293
    0.25
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    1
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    692
    0.59
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    20.51
    51
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.46
    88
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    11.61
    55
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    14.16
    12
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    5.97
    56
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    15.56
    109
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    8.54
    137
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.34
    165
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    5.87
    37
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.26
    111
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.73
    98
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    7.03
    23
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.90
    103
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    3.57
    67
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.30
    40
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.57
    113
    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.