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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS SAO TOME

Compare South Korea and Sao Tome 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.

Sao Tome
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
46,829,924
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Sao Tome Population Pyramid
394,163
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
       
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
  
49.3
52.3
50.8
92
93
91
1970
58.7
65.1
61.8
80
68
73
  
54.2
57.2
55.7
96
95
95
1980
61.8
70.0
65.8
80
69
76
  
58.2
61.0
59.6
104
110
107
1990
67.3
75.5
71.3
59
41
49
  
60.9
63.7
62.2
116
120
119
2000
72.3
79.5
76.0
38
27
33
  
60.8
64.4
62.6
123
126
127
2010
77.2
84.0
80.7
24
8
15
  
64.3
68.1
66.2
124
129
128
2019
80.3
86.1
83.3
16
2
3
  
68.8
72.0
70.4
115
123
120
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.3
86.1
16
2
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age
80.3
86.1
16
2
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age 5
80.6
86.4
17
2
71.2
74.0
104
124
Age 10
80.7
86.4
17
2
71.4
74.2
104
124
Age 15
80.7
86.4
17
2
71.6
74.4
103
125
Age 20
80.8
86.5
17
2
71.9
74.5
102
126
Age 25
80.9
86.6
17
2
72.2
74.7
104
126
Age 30
81.0
86.7
17
2
72.5
74.9
107
126
Age 35
81.2
86.8
17
2
72.8
75.2
107
129
Age 40
81.4
86.9
15
2
73.2
75.5
110
129
Age 45
81.7
87.1
16
2
73.7
76.0
113
132
Age 50
82.1
87.3
15
2
74.4
76.7
116
136
Age 55
82.6
87.6
15
2
75.4
77.5
122
142
Age 60
83.4
87.9
12
2
76.7
78.6
126
142
Age 65
84.2
88.2
14
2
78.4
80.0
132
145
Age 70
85.3
88.7
15
2
80.6
81.7
133
145
Age 75
86.6
89.4
21
5
83.2
83.9
134
151
Age 80
88.6
90.5
19
4
86.1
86.5
131
157
Age 85
91.2
92.3
13
5
89.3
89.6
146
162
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
27.78
183
133.60
64
2. Stroke
25.48
155
107.87
61
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
25.21
100
99.50
24
4. Suicide
21.16
12
2.20
176
5. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
13.51
84
6. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
9.21
34
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.04
154
17.73
86
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
4.11
165
9. Kidney Disease
9.92
142
46.72
13
10. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
11.50
27
11. Lung Disease
8.14
175
50.70
16
12. Liver Disease
7.50
148
38.72
28
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
0.01
182
14. Diabetes Mellitus
6.84
160
14.76
128
15. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
10.59
153
16. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
18.78
70
17. Road Traffic Accidents
5.76
150
42.59
17
18. Other Injuries
3.88
154
7.20
97
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
114
5.57
31
20. Lymphomas
3.72
131
0.07
183
21. Hypertension
3.45
163
7.94
145
22. Falls
3.34
142
14.27
7
23. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
4.99
68
24. Leukemia
2.65
138
1.16
167
25. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
14.88
57
26. Endocrine Disorders
2.11
148
6.27
48
27. Tuberculosis
1.93
110
30.26
36
28. Other Neoplasms
1.89
55
0.47
91
29. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
0.96
156
30. Congenital Anomalies
1.82
181
6.30
79
31. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
3.77
32
32. Low Birth Weight
1.62
152
5.99
82
33. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
0.01
182
34. Inflammatory/Heart
1.55
172
5.37
78
35. Alcohol
1.34
97
1.23
102
36. Asthma
1.08
129
24.13
16
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.91
139
12.46
66
38. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
0.00
183
39. Epilepsy
0.72
166
2.19
55
40. Drownings
0.71
161
1.67
124
41. Violence
0.68
170
6.18
77
42. Skin Disease
0.67
126
1.66
89
43. Hepatitis B
0.61
58
1.12
32
44. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
0.00
179
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.54
171
2.84
88
46. Birth Trauma
0.39
164
5.51
60
47. Fires
0.33
159
0.48
142
48. Anemia
0.30
41
0.00
152
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.23
175
4.25
22
50. Drug Use
0.20
181
1.30
84
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,043
11.19
108
12.11
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
26,650
10.63
111
12.44
3. Stroke
25,596
10.21
92
10.31
4. Lung Cancers
20,293
8.10
15
1.68
5. Suicide
14,636
5.84
3
0.34
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
12,145
4.85
12
1.35
7. Liver Cancer
11,589
4.62
9
1.01
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10,180
4.06
4
0.45
9. Kidney Disease
10,107
4.03
44
4.93
10. Stomach Cancer
8,625
3.44
14
1.57
11. Lung Disease
8,526
3.40
41
4.60
12. Pancreas Cancer
6,994
2.79
0
0.00
13. Diabetes Mellitus
6,812
2.72
13
1.46
14. Liver Disease
6,348
2.53
40
4.48
15. Road Traffic Accidents
4,399
1.76
60
6.73
16. Parkinson's Disease
3,951
1.58
4
0.45
17. Hypertension
3,711
1.48
7
0.78
18. Other Injuries
3,634
1.45
13
1.46
19. Lymphomas
3,477
1.39
0
0.00
20. Falls
2,934
1.17
15
1.68
21. Breast Cancer
2,880
1.15
6
0.67
22. Prostate Cancer
2,316
0.92
6
0.67
23. Leukemia
2,140
0.85
1
0.11
24. Tuberculosis
1,950
0.78
41
4.60
25. Endocrine Disorders
1,891
0.75
10
1.12
26. Other Neoplasms
1,807
0.72
0
0.00
27. Bladder Cancer
1,768
0.71
4
0.45
28. Oesophagus Cancer
1,733
0.69
1
0.11
29. Oral Cancer
1,457
0.58
0
0.00
30. Ovary Cancer
1,330
0.53
3
0.34
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,325
0.53
6
0.67
32. Asthma
1,150
0.46
22
2.47
33. Alcohol
1,081
0.43
1
0.11
34. Cervical Cancer
1,065
0.42
9
1.01
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
929
0.37
24
2.69
36. Skin Disease
704
0.28
2
0.22
37. Skin Cancers
585
0.23
0
0.00
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
540
0.22
3
0.34
39. Hepatitis B
526
0.21
1
0.11
40. Epilepsy
524
0.21
3
0.34
41. Congenital Anomalies
518
0.21
27
3.03
42. Drownings
501
0.20
4
0.45
43. Uterin Cancer
420
0.17
0
0.00
44. Violence
386
0.15
12
1.35
45. Low Birth Weight
370
0.15
31
3.48
46. Anemia
329
0.13
0
0.00
47. Fires
263
0.10
1
0.11
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
224
0.09
4
0.45
49. Hepatitis C
168
0.07
0
0.00
50. Drug Use
154
0.06
2
0.22
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
13.51
84
2. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
9.21
34
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
4.11
165
4. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
11.50
27
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
0.01
182
6. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
10.59
153
7. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
18.78
70
8. Lymphomas
3.72
131
0.07
183
9. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
4.99
68
10. Leukemia
2.65
138
1.16
167
11. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
14.88
57
12. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
0.96
156
13. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
3.77
32
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
0.01
182
15. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
0.00
183
16. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
0.00
179
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.