World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare South Korea and Singapore 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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
46,829,924
Singapore Population Pyramid
6,407,528
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
SOUTH KOREA | SINGAPORE | ||||||||||||
SOUTH KOREA | SINGAPORE | ||||||||||||
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
|
61.7
|
65.7
|
63.7
|
47
|
50
|
45
|
|
1970 |
58.7
|
65.1
|
61.8
|
80
|
68
|
73
|
65.4
|
70.2
|
67.7
|
45
|
45
|
44
|
|
1980 |
61.8
|
70.0
|
65.8
|
80
|
69
|
76
|
68.9
|
74.2
|
71.5
|
33
|
36
|
29
|
|
1990 |
67.3
|
75.5
|
71.3
|
59
|
41
|
49
|
71.9
|
76.9
|
74.3
|
28
|
30
|
30
|
|
2000 |
72.3
|
79.5
|
76.0
|
38
|
27
|
33
|
75.9
|
80.9
|
78.3
|
11
|
17
|
13
|
|
2010 |
77.2
|
84.0
|
80.7
|
24
|
8
|
15
|
79.2
|
84.7
|
82.0
|
8
|
3
|
3
|
|
2019 |
80.3
|
86.1
|
83.3
|
16
|
2
|
3
|
81.0
|
85.5
|
83.2
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
SOUTH KOREA | SINGAPORE | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
80.3
|
86.1
|
16
|
2
|
81.0
|
85.5
|
6
|
4
|
|
Age 5 |
80.6
|
86.4
|
17
|
2
|
81.3
|
85.6
|
6
|
4
|
|
Age 10 |
80.7
|
86.4
|
17
|
2
|
81.3
|
85.7
|
6
|
4
|
|
Age 15 |
80.7
|
86.4
|
17
|
2
|
81.3
|
85.7
|
6
|
4
|
|
Age 20 |
80.8
|
86.5
|
17
|
2
|
81.4
|
85.8
|
6
|
4
|
|
Age 25 |
80.9
|
86.6
|
17
|
2
|
81.5
|
85.8
|
6
|
4
|
|
Age 30 |
81.0
|
86.7
|
17
|
2
|
81.7
|
85.9
|
6
|
4
|
|
Age 35 |
81.2
|
86.8
|
17
|
2
|
81.9
|
86.0
|
5
|
4
|
|
Age 40 |
81.4
|
86.9
|
15
|
2
|
82.1
|
86.1
|
5
|
4
|
|
Age 45 |
81.7
|
87.1
|
16
|
2
|
82.4
|
86.3
|
5
|
4
|
|
Age 50 |
82.1
|
87.3
|
15
|
2
|
82.7
|
86.5
|
4
|
4
|
|
Age 55 |
82.6
|
87.6
|
15
|
2
|
83.2
|
86.8
|
4
|
4
|
|
Age 60 |
83.4
|
87.9
|
12
|
2
|
83.8
|
87.2
|
5
|
4
|
|
Age 65 |
84.2
|
88.2
|
14
|
2
|
84.7
|
87.8
|
6
|
5
|
|
Age 70 |
85.3
|
88.7
|
15
|
2
|
85.8
|
88.5
|
8
|
6
|
|
Age 75 |
86.6
|
89.4
|
21
|
5
|
87.2
|
89.4
|
8
|
4
|
|
Age 80 |
88.6
|
90.5
|
19
|
4
|
89.2
|
90.8
|
4
|
3
|
|
Age 85 |
91.2
|
92.3
|
13
|
5
|
91.7
|
92.6
|
3
|
4
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
SOUTH KOREA | SINGAPORE | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
27.78
|
183
|
60.68
|
149
|
|
2. | Stroke |
25.48
|
155
|
18.41
|
175
|
|
3. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
25.21
|
100
|
61.08
|
56
|
|
4. | Suicide |
21.16
|
12
|
9.65
|
75
|
|
5. | Lung Cancers |
20.90
|
49
|
17.56
|
69
|
|
6. | Liver Cancer |
12.57
|
21
|
8.32
|
46
|
|
7. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
11.04
|
154
|
0.43
|
183
|
|
8. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
10.56
|
68
|
13.72
|
36
|
|
9. | Kidney Disease |
9.92
|
142
|
12.04
|
135
|
|
10. | Stomach Cancer |
9.13
|
50
|
4.80
|
117
|
|
11. | Lung Disease |
8.14
|
175
|
4.45
|
183
|
|
12. | Liver Disease |
7.50
|
148
|
2.40
|
180
|
|
13. | Pancreas Cancer |
7.34
|
34
|
6.08
|
55
|
|
14. | Diabetes Mellitus |
6.84
|
160
|
1.28
|
183
|
|
15. | Breast Cancer |
6.59
|
180
|
13.37
|
129
|
|
16. | Prostate Cancer |
6.10
|
155
|
8.49
|
138
|
|
17. | Road Traffic Accidents |
5.76
|
150
|
1.69
|
181
|
|
18. | Other Injuries |
3.88
|
154
|
1.03
|
183
|
|
19. | Parkinson's Disease |
3.78
|
114
|
1.09
|
174
|
|
20. | Lymphomas |
3.72
|
131
|
4.76
|
87
|
|
21. | Hypertension |
3.45
|
163
|
8.44
|
138
|
|
22. | Falls |
3.34
|
142
|
2.93
|
153
|
|
23. | Ovary Cancer |
2.84
|
149
|
4.49
|
89
|
|
24. | Leukemia |
2.65
|
138
|
3.16
|
115
|
|
25. | Cervical Cancer |
2.29
|
160
|
1.97
|
167
|
|
26. | Endocrine Disorders |
2.11
|
148
|
0.49
|
182
|
|
27. | Tuberculosis |
1.93
|
110
|
0.34
|
146
|
|
28. | Other Neoplasms |
1.89
|
55
|
2.32
|
46
|
|
29. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.84
|
115
|
1.56
|
122
|
|
30. | Congenital Anomalies |
1.82
|
181
|
1.92
|
178
|
|
31. | Bladder Cancer |
1.74
|
111
|
1.40
|
133
|
|
32. | Low Birth Weight |
1.62
|
152
|
0.65
|
176
|
|
33. | Oral Cancer |
1.60
|
154
|
3.49
|
71
|
|
34. | Inflammatory/Heart |
1.55
|
172
|
2.67
|
148
|
|
35. | Alcohol |
1.34
|
97
|
0.12
|
181
|
|
36. | Asthma |
1.08
|
129
|
0.45
|
167
|
|
37. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
0.91
|
139
|
0.34
|
168
|
|
38. | Uterin Cancer |
0.89
|
165
|
3.27
|
42
|
|
39. | Epilepsy |
0.72
|
166
|
0.42
|
180
|
|
40. | Drownings |
0.71
|
161
|
0.44
|
175
|
|
41. | Violence |
0.68
|
170
|
0.22
|
182
|
|
42. | Skin Disease |
0.67
|
126
|
1.60
|
93
|
|
43. | Hepatitis B |
0.61
|
58
|
0.04
|
160
|
|
44. | Skin Cancers |
0.60
|
157
|
0.71
|
150
|
|
45. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
0.54
|
171
|
0.78
|
161
|
|
46. | Birth Trauma |
0.39
|
164
|
0.07
|
183
|
|
47. | Fires |
0.33
|
159
|
0.09
|
182
|
|
48. | Anemia |
0.30
|
41
|
0.00
|
157
|
|
49. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
0.23
|
175
|
0.28
|
173
|
|
50. | Drug Use |
0.20
|
181
|
0.26
|
178
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
SOUTH KOREA | SINGAPORE | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
28,043
|
11.19
|
5,292
|
22.26
|
|
2. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
26,650
|
10.63
|
5,189
|
21.83
|
|
3. | Stroke |
25,596
|
10.21
|
1,559
|
6.56
|
|
4. | Lung Cancers |
20,293
|
8.10
|
1,540
|
6.48
|
|
5. | Suicide |
14,636
|
5.84
|
650
|
2.73
|
|
6. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
12,145
|
4.85
|
32
|
0.13
|
|
7. | Liver Cancer |
11,589
|
4.62
|
746
|
3.14
|
|
8. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
10,180
|
4.06
|
1,203
|
5.06
|
|
9. | Kidney Disease |
10,107
|
4.03
|
1,028
|
4.32
|
|
10. | Stomach Cancer |
8,625
|
3.44
|
405
|
1.70
|
|
11. | Lung Disease |
8,526
|
3.40
|
383
|
1.61
|
|
12. | Pancreas Cancer |
6,994
|
2.79
|
537
|
2.26
|
|
13. | Diabetes Mellitus |
6,812
|
2.72
|
108
|
0.45
|
|
14. | Liver Disease |
6,348
|
2.53
|
209
|
0.88
|
|
15. | Road Traffic Accidents |
4,399
|
1.76
|
121
|
0.51
|
|
16. | Parkinson's Disease |
3,951
|
1.58
|
90
|
0.38
|
|
17. | Hypertension |
3,711
|
1.48
|
732
|
3.08
|
|
18. | Other Injuries |
3,634
|
1.45
|
79
|
0.33
|
|
19. | Lymphomas |
3,477
|
1.39
|
397
|
1.67
|
|
20. | Falls |
2,934
|
1.17
|
218
|
0.92
|
|
21. | Breast Cancer |
2,880
|
1.15
|
605
|
2.55
|
|
22. | Prostate Cancer |
2,316
|
0.92
|
303
|
1.27
|
|
23. | Leukemia |
2,140
|
0.85
|
249
|
1.05
|
|
24. | Tuberculosis |
1,950
|
0.78
|
26
|
0.11
|
|
25. | Endocrine Disorders |
1,891
|
0.75
|
30
|
0.13
|
|
26. | Other Neoplasms |
1,807
|
0.72
|
195
|
0.82
|
|
27. | Bladder Cancer |
1,768
|
0.71
|
120
|
0.50
|
|
28. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1,733
|
0.69
|
137
|
0.58
|
|
29. | Oral Cancer |
1,457
|
0.58
|
317
|
1.33
|
|
30. | Ovary Cancer |
1,330
|
0.53
|
204
|
0.86
|
|
31. | Inflammatory/Heart |
1,325
|
0.53
|
215
|
0.90
|
|
32. | Asthma |
1,150
|
0.46
|
37
|
0.16
|
|
33. | Alcohol |
1,081
|
0.43
|
10
|
0.04
|
|
34. | Cervical Cancer |
1,065
|
0.42
|
85
|
0.36
|
|
35. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
929
|
0.37
|
28
|
0.12
|
|
36. | Skin Disease |
704
|
0.28
|
136
|
0.57
|
|
37. | Skin Cancers |
585
|
0.23
|
56
|
0.24
|
|
38. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
540
|
0.22
|
69
|
0.29
|
|
39. | Hepatitis B |
526
|
0.21
|
4
|
0.02
|
|
40. | Epilepsy |
524
|
0.21
|
25
|
0.11
|
|
41. | Congenital Anomalies |
518
|
0.21
|
80
|
0.34
|
|
42. | Drownings |
501
|
0.20
|
29
|
0.12
|
|
43. | Uterin Cancer |
420
|
0.17
|
147
|
0.62
|
|
44. | Violence |
386
|
0.15
|
15
|
0.06
|
|
45. | Low Birth Weight |
370
|
0.15
|
25
|
0.11
|
|
46. | Anemia |
329
|
0.13
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
47. | Fires |
263
|
0.10
|
7
|
0.03
|
|
48. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
224
|
0.09
|
22
|
0.09
|
|
49. | Hepatitis C |
168
|
0.07
|
3
|
0.01
|
|
50. | Drug Use |
154
|
0.06
|
19
|
0.08
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
SOUTH KOREA | SINGAPORE | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Lung Cancers |
20.90
|
49
|
17.56
|
69
|
|
2. | Liver Cancer |
12.57
|
21
|
8.32
|
46
|
|
3. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
10.56
|
68
|
13.72
|
36
|
|
4. | Stomach Cancer |
9.13
|
50
|
4.80
|
117
|
|
5. | Pancreas Cancer |
7.34
|
34
|
6.08
|
55
|
|
6. | Breast Cancer |
6.59
|
180
|
13.37
|
129
|
|
7. | Prostate Cancer |
6.10
|
155
|
8.49
|
138
|
|
8. | Lymphomas |
3.72
|
131
|
4.76
|
87
|
|
9. | Ovary Cancer |
2.84
|
149
|
4.49
|
89
|
|
10. | Leukemia |
2.65
|
138
|
3.16
|
115
|
|
11. | Cervical Cancer |
2.29
|
160
|
1.97
|
167
|
|
12. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.84
|
115
|
1.56
|
122
|
|
13. | Bladder Cancer |
1.74
|
111
|
1.40
|
133
|
|
14. | Oral Cancer |
1.60
|
154
|
3.49
|
71
|
|
15. | Uterin Cancer |
0.89
|
165
|
3.27
|
42
|
|
16. | Skin Cancers |
0.60
|
157
|
0.71
|
150
|
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.
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.