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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS SWAZILAND

Compare South Korea and Swaziland 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.

Swaziland
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Swaziland SWAZILAND
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Swaziland SWAZILAND
           
    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
    		  
    42.4
    46.3
    44.3
    125
    118
    121
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    46.4
    50.3
    48.3
    131
    127
    130
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    52.4
    56.3
    54.3
    129
    126
    130
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    56.0
    60.3
    58.1
    137
    132
    135
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    47.0
    49.8
    48.4
    171
    172
    170
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    51.5
    55.7
    53.6
    173
    171
    172
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    53.4
    63.2
    57.7
    181
    173
    180
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Swaziland SWAZILAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    53.4
    63.2
    181
    173
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    56.3
    66.1
    182
    180
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    56.8
    66.6
    182
    180
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    57.0
    66.8
    182
    180
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    57.5
    67.2
    182
    180
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    58.3
    67.9
    182
    179
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    59.3
    68.8
    182
    179
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    60.6
    70.0
    182
    176
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    62.4
    71.4
    181
    175
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    64.6
    73.0
    181
    171
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    67.0
    74.5
    181
    169
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    69.7
    76.1
    181
    165
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    72.4
    77.7
    181
    161
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    75.3
    79.4
    181
    160
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    78.3
    81.3
    181
    160
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    81.5
    83.6
    180
    161
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    85.0
    86.4
    176
    160
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    88.8
    89.6
    170
    161
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Swaziland SWAZILAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    137.55
    60
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    146.48
    26
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    120.84
    13
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    40.46
    3
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    2.86
    160
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.15
    122
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    16.73
    113
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    2.87
    179
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    62.97
    5
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    1.15
    180
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    48.02
    18
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    42.70
    18
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    0.90
    169
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    160.52
    4
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    10.15
    157
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    31.47
    26
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    41.36
    22
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    20.72
    8
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.62
    64
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.36
    107
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    54.16
    9
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    5.92
    85
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.69
    156
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.26
    147
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    60.66
    3
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    10.08
    19
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    29.46
    37
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.67
    71
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    3.09
    67
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    9.13
    18
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.15
    148
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    9.76
    35
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    1.69
    150
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    15.09
    11
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    2.46
    48
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    24.19
    15
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    66.59
    18
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.36
    37
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    4.95
    4
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    7.56
    8
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    19.13
    20
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    4.42
    18
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.87
    42
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    3.84
    17
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    8.56
    18
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    6.67
    51
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    9.32
    2
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    99
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    3.65
    31
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    2.93
    28
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Swaziland SWAZILAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    755
    6.78
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    921
    8.27
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    800
    7.19
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    17
    0.15
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    338
    3.04
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    77
    0.69
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    29
    0.26
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    19
    0.17
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    381
    3.42
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    7
    0.06
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    264
    2.37
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    6
    0.05
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    892
    8.01
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    274
    2.46
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    384
    3.45
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    24
    0.22
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    292
    2.62
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    190
    1.71
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    31
    0.28
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    41
    0.37
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    37
    0.33
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    45
    0.40
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    16
    0.14
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    256
    2.30
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    74
    0.66
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    4
    0.04
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    6
    0.05
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    18
    0.16
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    10
    0.09
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    10
    0.09
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    94
    0.84
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    150
    1.35
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    16
    0.14
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    215
    1.93
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    517
    4.65
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    25
    0.22
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    20
    0.18
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    51
    0.46
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    6
    0.05
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    46
    0.41
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    160
    1.44
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    87
    0.78
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    11
    0.10
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    212
    1.90
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    233
    2.09
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    84
    0.75
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    26
    0.23
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    27
    0.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Swaziland SWAZILAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    2.86
    160
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.15
    122
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    2.87
    179
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    1.15
    180
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    0.90
    169
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    10.15
    157
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    31.47
    26
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.36
    107
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.69
    156
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.26
    147
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    60.66
    3
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    3.09
    67
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.15
    148
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    1.69
    150
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.36
    37
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    3.84
    17
    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.