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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS SAMOA

Compare South Korea and Samoa 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.

Samoa
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   Samoa SAMOA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
    		  
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    189.77
    33
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    118.02
    45
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    39.32
    68
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    14.60
    30
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    21.56
    44
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.91
    99
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    19.13
    68
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    8.66
    93
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    39.81
    23
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    12.23
    20
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    47.54
    19
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    18.98
    94
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.68
    124
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    82.64
    13
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    26.40
    20
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    24.32
    48
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    15.42
    93
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    8.08
    85
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    6.72
    14
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.94
    122
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    23.76
    63
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    6.17
    83
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    14.84
    1
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.10
    150
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.89
    94
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    4.28
    81
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    1.05
    126
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.52
    86
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    0.72
    172
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    5.11
    112
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    3.56
    38
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    3.59
    116
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    3.32
    75
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    5.15
    83
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.39
    90
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    17.01
    29
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    8.39
    70
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    7.58
    4
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.39
    109
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    7.42
    11
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    3.39
    108
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    2.65
    34
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.21
    99
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.24
    130
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    6.92
    34
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    1.25
    111
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    1.12
    107
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    151
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    7.61
    14
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.42
    168
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    241
    21.56
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    53
    4.74
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    148
    13.24
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    26
    2.33
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    25
    2.24
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    19
    1.70
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    7
    0.63
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    12
    1.07
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    52
    4.65
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    16
    1.43
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    57
    5.10
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    4
    0.36
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    108
    9.66
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    27
    2.42
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    26
    2.33
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    7
    0.63
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    30
    2.68
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    13
    1.16
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    6
    0.54
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    8
    0.72
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    19
    1.70
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    11
    0.98
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    3
    0.27
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    2
    0.18
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    6
    0.54
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    1
    0.09
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    5
    0.45
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    1
    0.09
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    4
    0.36
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    10
    0.89
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    7
    0.63
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    21
    1.88
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    2
    0.18
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    6
    0.54
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    12
    1.07
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    3
    0.27
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    2
    0.18
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    9
    0.81
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    2
    0.18
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    18
    1.61
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    13
    1.16
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    5
    0.45
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    6
    0.54
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    16
    1.43
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    2
    0.18
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    11
    0.98
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    1
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    21.56
    44
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.91
    99
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    8.66
    93
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    12.23
    20
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.68
    124
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    26.40
    20
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    24.32
    48
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.94
    122
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    14.84
    1
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.10
    150
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.89
    94
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    0.72
    172
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    3.56
    38
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    3.32
    75
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    7.58
    4
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.24
    130
    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.