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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS NAMIBIA

Compare South Korea and Namibia 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.

Namibia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
46,829,924
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Namibia Population Pyramid
3,981,125
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Namibia NAMIBIA
       
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
  
45.0
49.3
47.1
113
100
105
1970
58.7
65.1
61.8
80
68
73
  
50.8
54.8
52.8
114
105
110
1980
61.8
70.0
65.8
80
69
76
  
56.0
60.0
57.9
114
113
114
1990
67.3
75.5
71.3
59
41
49
  
59.5
63.7
61.5
123
122
124
2000
72.3
79.5
76.0
38
27
33
  
56.2
58.5
57.4
142
147
144
2010
77.2
84.0
80.7
24
8
15
  
61.3
64.6
63.0
139
140
138
2019
80.3
86.1
83.3
16
2
3
  
60.6
68.4
64.6
165
142
152
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Namibia NAMIBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.3
86.1
16
2
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age
80.3
86.1
16
2
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age 5
80.6
86.4
17
2
63.5
71.1
173
148
Age 10
80.7
86.4
17
2
63.8
71.5
173
149
Age 15
80.7
86.4
17
2
64.1
71.7
173
149
Age 20
80.8
86.5
17
2
64.6
72.0
173
149
Age 25
80.9
86.6
17
2
65.2
72.4
173
150
Age 30
81.0
86.7
17
2
65.8
72.8
173
150
Age 35
81.2
86.8
17
2
66.6
73.5
173
149
Age 40
81.4
86.9
15
2
67.6
74.4
173
148
Age 45
81.7
87.1
16
2
69.0
75.5
172
143
Age 50
82.1
87.3
15
2
70.7
76.7
171
138
Age 55
82.6
87.6
15
2
72.6
78.0
171
125
Age 60
83.4
87.9
12
2
74.7
79.3
170
118
Age 65
84.2
88.2
14
2
77.0
80.7
170
113
Age 70
85.3
88.7
15
2
79.5
82.3
169
114
Age 75
86.6
89.4
21
5
82.4
84.4
165
119
Age 80
88.6
90.5
19
4
85.7
87.0
158
126
Age 85
91.2
92.3
13
5
89.2
90.0
153
131
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Namibia NAMIBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
27.78
183
105.72
98
2. Stroke
25.48
155
117.61
46
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
25.21
100
94.17
31
4. Suicide
21.16
12
13.51
36
5. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
4.38
143
6. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
3.04
164
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.04
154
18.25
79
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
4.10
166
9. Kidney Disease
9.92
142
25.76
73
10. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
2.39
172
11. Lung Disease
8.14
175
40.96
26
12. Liver Disease
7.50
148
23.50
80
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
1.37
158
14. Diabetes Mellitus
6.84
160
61.52
25
15. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
14.84
120
16. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
25.79
40
17. Road Traffic Accidents
5.76
150
44.05
14
18. Other Injuries
3.88
154
10.07
66
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
114
4.18
87
20. Lymphomas
3.72
131
3.10
144
21. Hypertension
3.45
163
37.70
28
22. Falls
3.34
142
4.37
118
23. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
3.01
146
24. Leukemia
2.65
138
1.66
158
25. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
16.57
48
26. Endocrine Disorders
2.11
148
4.68
70
27. Tuberculosis
1.93
110
74.32
11
28. Other Neoplasms
1.89
55
0.63
76
29. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
1.65
120
30. Congenital Anomalies
1.82
181
6.25
81
31. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
1.39
134
32. Low Birth Weight
1.62
152
9.38
39
33. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
7.84
12
34. Inflammatory/Heart
1.55
172
12.49
19
35. Alcohol
1.34
97
1.87
64
36. Asthma
1.08
129
15.49
38
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.91
139
38.12
45
38. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
1.63
131
39. Epilepsy
0.72
166
2.41
49
40. Drownings
0.71
161
4.09
43
41. Violence
0.68
170
20.18
18
42. Skin Disease
0.67
126
2.57
36
43. Hepatitis B
0.61
58
0.31
83
44. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
9.09
2
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.54
171
6.23
44
46. Birth Trauma
0.39
164
6.21
53
47. Fires
0.33
159
5.58
8
48. Anemia
0.30
41
0.00
139
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.23
175
2.22
61
50. Drug Use
0.20
181
1.74
57
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,043
11.19
1,221
7.20
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
26,650
10.63
1,464
8.64
3. Stroke
25,596
10.21
1,333
7.86
4. Lung Cancers
20,293
8.10
59
0.35
5. Suicide
14,636
5.84
243
1.43
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
12,145
4.85
176
1.04
7. Liver Cancer
11,589
4.62
45
0.27
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10,180
4.06
54
0.32
9. Kidney Disease
10,107
4.03
322
1.90
10. Stomach Cancer
8,625
3.44
33
0.19
11. Lung Disease
8,526
3.40
461
2.72
12. Pancreas Cancer
6,994
2.79
18
0.11
13. Diabetes Mellitus
6,812
2.72
724
4.27
14. Liver Disease
6,348
2.53
336
1.98
15. Road Traffic Accidents
4,399
1.76
868
5.12
16. Parkinson's Disease
3,951
1.58
43
0.25
17. Hypertension
3,711
1.48
428
2.53
18. Other Injuries
3,634
1.45
207
1.22
19. Lymphomas
3,477
1.39
46
0.27
20. Falls
2,934
1.17
62
0.37
21. Breast Cancer
2,880
1.15
121
0.71
22. Prostate Cancer
2,316
0.92
94
0.55
23. Leukemia
2,140
0.85
24
0.14
24. Tuberculosis
1,950
0.78
1,416
8.35
25. Endocrine Disorders
1,891
0.75
73
0.43
26. Other Neoplasms
1,807
0.72
8
0.05
27. Bladder Cancer
1,768
0.71
16
0.09
28. Oesophagus Cancer
1,733
0.69
21
0.12
29. Oral Cancer
1,457
0.58
100
0.59
30. Ovary Cancer
1,330
0.53
23
0.14
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,325
0.53
162
0.96
32. Asthma
1,150
0.46
200
1.18
33. Alcohol
1,081
0.43
28
0.17
34. Cervical Cancer
1,065
0.42
133
0.78
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
929
0.37
645
3.81
36. Skin Disease
704
0.28
31
0.18
37. Skin Cancers
585
0.23
108
0.64
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
540
0.22
76
0.45
39. Hepatitis B
526
0.21
4
0.02
40. Epilepsy
524
0.21
49
0.29
41. Congenital Anomalies
518
0.21
283
1.67
42. Drownings
501
0.20
110
0.65
43. Uterin Cancer
420
0.17
11
0.06
44. Violence
386
0.15
450
2.66
45. Low Birth Weight
370
0.15
516
3.04
46. Anemia
329
0.13
0
0.00
47. Fires
263
0.10
109
0.64
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
224
0.09
33
0.19
49. Hepatitis C
168
0.07
1
0.01
50. Drug Use
154
0.06
32
0.19
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
4.38
143
2. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
3.04
164
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
4.10
166
4. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
2.39
172
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
1.37
158
6. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
14.84
120
7. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
25.79
40
8. Lymphomas
3.72
131
3.10
144
9. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
3.01
146
10. Leukemia
2.65
138
1.66
158
11. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
16.57
48
12. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
1.65
120
13. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
1.39
134
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
7.84
12
15. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
1.63
131
16. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
9.09
2
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.