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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 SOUTH AFRICA

Compare South Korea and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    80.50
    93
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    83.23
    40
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    23.49
    8
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    18.34
    64
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.46
    87
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    16.44
    118
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    8.90
    89
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    35.72
    35
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    3.68
    137
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    31.41
    47
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    18.41
    95
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    4.98
    65
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    74.67
    16
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    18.21
    76
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    35.20
    22
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    22.70
    61
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    10.77
    57
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    3.36
    130
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    6.08
    39
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    33.86
    36
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    2.99
    150
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.85
    115
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.34
    108
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    20.99
    37
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    11.70
    14
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    39.83
    26
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.65
    75
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    8.50
    16
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    6.23
    83
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.19
    83
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    7.16
    63
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    3.18
    80
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    12.75
    17
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.93
    61
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    13.63
    45
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    33.37
    46
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    2.15
    99
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    3.28
    22
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    4.06
    44
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    37.54
    8
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    2.91
    30
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.28
    86
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.47
    53
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    4.52
    65
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    3.36
    78
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    6.64
    4
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    160
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    2.04
    70
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.52
    67
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    13,774
    3.03
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    4,676
    1.03
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    2,383
    0.52
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    3,587
    0.79
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    15,302
    3.37
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    1,535
    0.34
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    11,895
    2.62
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    2,007
    0.44
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    30,188
    6.64
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    9,013
    1.98
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    13,014
    2.86
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    1,077
    0.24
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    12,789
    2.81
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    6,014
    1.32
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    2,818
    0.62
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    1,399
    0.31
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    4,533
    1.00
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    4,374
    0.96
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    1,464
    0.32
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    21,965
    4.83
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    5,890
    1.30
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    267
    0.06
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    829
    0.18
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    3,486
    0.77
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    1,406
    0.31
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    951
    0.21
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    5,408
    1.19
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    5,966
    1.31
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    987
    0.22
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    5,555
    1.22
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    15,843
    3.49
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    1,101
    0.24
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    993
    0.22
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    1,894
    0.42
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    139
    0.03
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    1,870
    0.41
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    4,351
    0.96
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    2,403
    0.53
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    512
    0.11
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    21,000
    4.62
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    6,250
    1.37
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    3,618
    0.80
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    1,015
    0.22
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    8
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    770
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    18.34
    64
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.46
    87
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    8.90
    89
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    3.68
    137
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    4.98
    65
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    18.21
    76
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    35.20
    22
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    6.08
    39
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.85
    115
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.34
    108
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    20.99
    37
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    8.50
    16
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.19
    83
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    3.18
    80
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    2.15
    99
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.47
    53
    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.