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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 MONGOLIA

Compare South Korea and Mongolia 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.

Mongolia
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   Mongolia MONGOLIA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
           
    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
    		  
    45.8
    48.3
    47.0
    106
    110
    107
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    51.5
    54.0
    52.7
    108
    112
    111
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    122
    122
    121
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    59.0
    62.7
    60.8
    128
    126
    127
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    127
    123
    125
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    62.4
    70.6
    66.3
    135
    119
    127
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    63.8
    72.8
    68.1
    139
    118
    132
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    63.8
    72.8
    139
    118
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    65.0
    73.8
    166
    126
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    65.1
    73.9
    166
    128
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    65.2
    74.0
    166
    129
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    65.4
    74.1
    166
    129
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    65.9
    74.3
    168
    130
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    66.4
    74.5
    169
    133
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    67.1
    74.8
    170
    134
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    68.0
    75.1
    170
    137
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    69.1
    75.7
    171
    139
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    70.4
    76.4
    172
    143
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    72.2
    77.3
    172
    146
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    74.2
    78.5
    173
    145
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    76.5
    80.1
    174
    144
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    79.3
    82.0
    172
    131
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    82.2
    84.2
    174
    132
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    85.1
    86.6
    173
    154
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    88.3
    89.3
    180
    168
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    283.82
    9
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    216.30
    2
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    14.48
    139
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    18.02
    18
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    20.59
    50
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    84.53
    1
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    17.63
    89
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.43
    155
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    17.88
    114
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    28.56
    1
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    18.16
    112
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    75.19
    2
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    4.27
    80
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    6.16
    162
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    4.46
    181
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    2.88
    175
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    21.50
    68
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    14.07
    28
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    3.56
    123
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    1.73
    176
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    10.49
    130
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    8.37
    42
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.29
    137
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    1.01
    170
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    11.32
    73
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    2.38
    133
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    10.58
    66
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.17
    173
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    19.85
    3
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    5.74
    94
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.04
    155
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    3.69
    111
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.94
    85
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    10.76
    25
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    18.07
    2
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    6.03
    79
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    1.66
    111
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.57
    174
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    2.51
    45
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    4.70
    30
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    6.07
    80
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.71
    123
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.32
    81
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.81
    145
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    9.43
    15
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    2.96
    83
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    3.00
    50
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    134
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    5.55
    19
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.15
    98
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    5,202
    23.45
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    410
    1.85
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    4,401
    19.84
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    411
    1.85
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    577
    2.60
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    243
    1.10
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    1,834
    8.27
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    93
    0.42
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    408
    1.84
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    617
    2.78
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    327
    1.47
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    94
    0.42
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    145
    0.65
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    1,723
    7.77
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    679
    3.06
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    55
    0.25
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    199
    0.90
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    442
    1.99
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    43
    0.19
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    244
    1.10
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    61
    0.27
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    18
    0.08
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    30
    0.14
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    327
    1.47
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    69
    0.31
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    3
    0.01
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    19
    0.09
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    366
    1.65
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    61
    0.27
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    45
    0.20
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    263
    1.19
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    112
    0.50
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    582
    2.62
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    155
    0.70
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    66
    0.30
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    18
    0.08
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    13
    0.06
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    192
    0.87
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    10
    0.05
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    80
    0.36
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    262
    1.18
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    151
    0.68
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    7
    0.03
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    197
    0.89
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    204
    0.92
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    94
    0.42
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    129
    0.58
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    1
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    33
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    20.59
    50
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    84.53
    1
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.43
    155
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    28.56
    1
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    4.27
    80
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    4.46
    181
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    2.88
    175
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    1.73
    176
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.29
    137
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    1.01
    170
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    11.32
    73
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    19.85
    3
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.04
    155
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.94
    85
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.57
    174
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.81
    145
    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.