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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS NEPAL

Compare South Korea and Nepal 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.

Nepal
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   Nepal NEPAL
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nepal NEPAL
           
    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
    		  
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    102.19
    104
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    67.32
    106
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    29.37
    86
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    9.77
    74
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    18.16
    65
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    1.19
    183
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    13.60
    145
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    5.77
    137
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    21.28
    103
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    6.79
    79
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    149.01
    1
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    30.02
    57
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.18
    138
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    16.12
    117
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    8.50
    172
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    0.95
    182
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    20.65
    72
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    7.36
    96
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.37
    77
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.51
    134
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    11.58
    122
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    15.55
    5
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.60
    83
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.61
    139
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    15.27
    52
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    1.14
    171
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    72.19
    12
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.26
    148
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.40
    92
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    4.79
    117
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.62
    119
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    8.46
    51
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    6.52
    23
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    1.08
    183
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    0.74
    129
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    30.93
    6
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    29.68
    51
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.48
    176
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    3.57
    12
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    5.38
    23
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    2.57
    119
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.09
    176
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.48
    69
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.13
    76
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    1.16
    144
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    6.00
    55
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    0.94
    117
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    140
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    11.28
    7
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.42
    167
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    19,677
    12.26
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    6,237
    3.88
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    12,909
    8.04
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    3,586
    2.23
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    2,571
    1.60
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    2,022
    1.26
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    256
    0.16
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    1,167
    0.73
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    4,284
    2.67
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    1,379
    0.86
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    27,027
    16.83
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    445
    0.28
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    2,929
    1.82
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    6,383
    3.98
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    4,654
    2.90
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    760
    0.47
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    2,092
    1.30
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    1,655
    1.03
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    768
    0.48
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    3,321
    2.07
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    1,038
    0.65
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    85
    0.05
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    668
    0.42
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    16,535
    10.30
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    257
    0.16
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    50
    0.03
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    325
    0.20
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    491
    0.31
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    1,389
    0.87
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    585
    0.36
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    217
    0.14
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    5,930
    3.69
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    168
    0.10
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    1,969
    1.23
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    6,071
    3.78
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    17
    0.01
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    400
    0.25
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    191
    0.12
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    117
    0.07
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    874
    0.54
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    1,949
    1.21
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    1,505
    0.94
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    56
    0.03
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    704
    0.44
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    3,822
    2.38
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    184
    0.11
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    2,320
    1.44
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    29
    0.02
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    93
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    18.16
    65
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    1.19
    183
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    5.77
    137
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    6.79
    79
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.18
    138
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    8.50
    172
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    0.95
    182
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.51
    134
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.60
    83
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.61
    139
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    15.27
    52
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.40
    92
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.62
    119
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    6.52
    23
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.48
    176
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.13
    76
    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.