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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 MYANMAR

Compare South Korea and Myanmar 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.

Myanmar
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   Myanmar MYANMAR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Myanmar MYANMAR
           
    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
    		  
    42.4
    45.4
    43.9
    126
    127
    125
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    49.8
    53.6
    51.7
    120
    115
    117
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    55.4
    59.4
    57.3
    121
    119
    118
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    57.0
    61.1
    59.0
    133
    129
    132
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    60.2
    64.1
    62.1
    126
    127
    130
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    63.5
    67.3
    65.4
    127
    133
    131
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    65.9
    72.2
    69.1
    133
    121
    126
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Myanmar MYANMAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    65.9
    72.2
    133
    121
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.3
    75.2
    133
    115
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.4
    75.3
    135
    115
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.6
    75.5
    136
    115
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    69.9
    75.6
    136
    115
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    70.4
    75.9
    135
    115
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    70.8
    76.1
    134
    114
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    71.3
    76.4
    134
    114
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    71.8
    76.8
    134
    112
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    72.5
    77.3
    135
    111
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    73.4
    77.9
    138
    111
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    74.7
    78.7
    138
    108
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.2
    79.6
    139
    107
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.1
    80.9
    143
    107
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.3
    82.4
    140
    110
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.0
    84.5
    142
    112
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.0
    87.0
    139
    120
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.4
    90.1
    135
    121
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Myanmar MYANMAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    90.33
    123
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    185.28
    7
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    40.28
    67
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    2.96
    162
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    16.58
    74
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    10.79
    27
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    17.12
    104
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    6.75
    122
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    23.48
    89
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    11.58
    26
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    73.61
    9
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    33.29
    50
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.68
    149
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    48.14
    42
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    11.49
    147
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    2.63
    177
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    20.94
    71
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    5.48
    124
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.36
    78
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.11
    142
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    20.51
    79
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    13.85
    9
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.69
    122
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.05
    119
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    14.20
    59
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    2.91
    116
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    38.12
    27
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.29
    142
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    6.70
    25
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    5.25
    108
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.46
    130
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    8.91
    46
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    8.77
    8
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    4.16
    110
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    0.63
    134
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    24.48
    11
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    17.00
    61
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.94
    163
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.02
    134
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    4.24
    40
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    3.92
    102
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    2.02
    63
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.19
    103
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.27
    64
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    6.05
    47
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    7.82
    43
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    0.47
    144
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    138
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    2.00
    71
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.84
    128
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Myanmar MYANMAR
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    34,871
    9.67
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    16,726
    4.64
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    71,440
    19.81
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    7,558
    2.10
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    1,565
    0.43
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    5,082
    1.41
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    5,215
    1.45
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    2,996
    0.83
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    9,924
    2.75
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    5,343
    1.48
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    26,531
    7.36
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    743
    0.21
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    19,944
    5.53
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    17,143
    4.75
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    11,004
    3.05
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    1,450
    0.40
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    7,843
    2.18
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    2,762
    0.77
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    1,472
    0.41
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    5,686
    1.58
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    3,192
    0.89
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    338
    0.09
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    1,546
    0.43
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    19,299
    5.35
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    1,265
    0.35
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    117
    0.03
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    573
    0.16
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    3,325
    0.92
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    4,209
    1.17
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    1,053
    0.29
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    1,702
    0.47
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    9,557
    2.65
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    324
    0.09
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    3,945
    1.09
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    7,237
    2.01
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    734
    0.20
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    962
    0.27
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    2,558
    0.71
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    93
    0.03
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    524
    0.15
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    3,679
    1.02
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    2,212
    0.61
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    263
    0.07
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    2,124
    0.59
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    7,125
    1.98
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    227
    0.06
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    893
    0.25
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    21
    0.01
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    411
    0.11
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Myanmar MYANMAR
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    16.58
    74
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    10.79
    27
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    6.75
    122
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    11.58
    26
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.68
    149
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    11.49
    147
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    2.63
    177
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.11
    142
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.69
    122
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.05
    119
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    14.20
    59
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    6.70
    25
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.46
    130
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    8.77
    8
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.94
    163
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.27
    64
    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.