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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 NORTH KOREA

Compare South Korea and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    162.14
    15
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    22.75
    104
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    8.20
    95
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    37.70
    4
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    16.66
    12
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    16.26
    122
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    10.37
    70
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    12.98
    129
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    11.99
    21
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    87.71
    5
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    14.33
    111
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    4.85
    68
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    11.82
    137
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    7.80
    177
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    2.38
    178
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    22.21
    64
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    5.48
    125
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    3.78
    113
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    1.84
    175
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    18.24
    92
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    6.34
    79
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.96
    147
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.44
    99
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    4.11
    136
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    1.60
    160
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    57.14
    16
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.14
    180
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    3.80
    49
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    3.79
    139
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.61
    120
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    4.39
    98
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    1.62
    152
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    2.40
    153
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.00
    116
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    4.81
    90
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    1.70
    109
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.78
    168
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    0.98
    137
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    4.46
    35
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    3.97
    101
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.58
    138
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.23
    94
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.55
    160
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    5.64
    51
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    2.66
    86
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    0.90
    118
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    91
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    6.87
    15
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.24
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    6,231
    2.91
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    2,407
    1.12
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    4,340
    2.03
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    5,326
    2.49
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    3,232
    1.51
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    3,959
    1.85
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    3,771
    1.76
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    26,178
    12.22
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    1,525
    0.71
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    3,671
    1.71
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    4,506
    2.10
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    6,210
    2.90
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    1,155
    0.54
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    5,368
    2.51
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    1,531
    0.71
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    560
    0.26
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    1,801
    0.84
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    1,366
    0.64
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    219
    0.10
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    965
    0.45
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    17,417
    8.13
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    452
    0.21
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    44
    0.02
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    500
    0.23
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    1,222
    0.57
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    513
    0.24
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    532
    0.25
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    684
    0.32
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    1,439
    0.67
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    304
    0.14
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    704
    0.33
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    374
    0.17
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    158
    0.07
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    168
    0.08
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    1,712
    0.80
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    68
    0.03
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    266
    0.12
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    991
    0.46
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    1,126
    0.53
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    138
    0.06
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    1,082
    0.50
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    1,208
    0.56
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    253
    0.12
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    2,093
    0.98
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    10
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    356
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    37.70
    4
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    16.66
    12
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    10.37
    70
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    11.99
    21
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    4.85
    68
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    7.80
    177
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    2.38
    178
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    1.84
    175
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.96
    147
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.44
    99
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    4.11
    136
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    3.80
    49
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.61
    120
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    1.62
    152
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.78
    168
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.55
    160
    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.