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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 NIGERIA

Compare South Korea and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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   Nigeria NIGERIA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    88.68
    86
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    98.12
    28
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    6.87
    117
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    1.37
    178
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    6.19
    71
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    19.45
    59
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.32
    157
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    23.87
    88
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    2.52
    169
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    20.77
    99
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    41.99
    21
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.64
    126
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    33.50
    82
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    20.56
    47
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    20.40
    63
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    27.25
    54
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    10.98
    56
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    5.60
    29
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    5.96
    45
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    16.07
    103
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    8.54
    40
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.90
    112
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.06
    151
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    21.11
    35
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    7.01
    35
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    99.13
    6
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.50
    88
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    0.75
    171
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    11.22
    5
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    0.81
    166
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    14.70
    5
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.44
    107
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    5.49
    76
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.16
    106
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    10.71
    58
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    78.99
    13
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.60
    132
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    3.25
    23
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    2.17
    107
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    11.97
    42
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    1.64
    90
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    1.19
    29
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.29
    62
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    7.03
    31
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    15.51
    2
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    3.44
    37
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    142
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    2.05
    69
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    5.81
    5
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    207,281
    14.00
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    1,295
    0.09
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    7,019
    0.47
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    6,786
    0.46
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    5,289
    0.36
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    4,152
    0.28
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    18,189
    1.23
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    2,129
    0.14
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    12,569
    0.85
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    1,975
    0.13
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    22,497
    1.52
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    38,326
    2.59
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    41,693
    2.82
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    2,473
    0.17
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    10,692
    0.72
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    22,696
    1.53
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    5,202
    0.35
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    7,528
    0.51
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    11,884
    0.80
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    5,914
    0.40
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    2,257
    0.15
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    127,335
    8.60
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    15,799
    1.07
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    290
    0.02
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    670
    0.05
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    560
    0.04
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    2,238
    0.15
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    2,133
    0.14
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    4,826
    0.33
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    8,192
    0.55
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    1,031
    0.07
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    10,574
    0.71
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    144,724
    9.77
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    1,468
    0.10
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    1,933
    0.13
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    5,846
    0.39
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    1,488
    0.10
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    5,001
    0.34
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    49,696
    3.36
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    6,584
    0.44
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    679
    0.05
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    18,407
    1.24
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    95,959
    6.48
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    7,132
    0.48
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    1,946
    0.13
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    304
    0.02
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    6,273
    0.42
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    1.37
    178
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    6.19
    71
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.32
    157
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    2.52
    169
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.64
    126
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    20.56
    47
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    20.40
    63
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    5.96
    45
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.90
    112
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.06
    151
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    21.11
    35
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    0.75
    171
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    0.81
    166
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.44
    107
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.60
    132
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.29
    62
    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.