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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 TANZANIA

Compare South Korea and Tanzania 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.

Tanzania
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   Tanzania TANZANIA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Tanzania TANZANIA
           
    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
    		  
    42.1
    45.5
    43.7
    129
    126
    127
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    45.2
    48.6
    46.9
    136
    135
    136
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    48.7
    52.0
    50.3
    143
    141
    142
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    49.1
    52.8
    50.9
    160
    157
    160
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    48.4
    50.0
    49.2
    166
    170
    167
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    56.4
    58.6
    57.5
    161
    162
    161
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    65.4
    69.3
    67.3
    134
    136
    135
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Tanzania TANZANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    65.4
    69.3
    134
    136
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.1
    72.6
    134
    136
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.6
    73.1
    133
    135
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.8
    73.3
    132
    135
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    70.2
    73.6
    130
    135
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    70.6
    73.9
    131
    135
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    71.1
    74.3
    131
    135
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    71.7
    74.8
    128
    133
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    72.4
    75.4
    124
    133
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    73.3
    76.1
    123
    131
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    74.3
    76.9
    120
    130
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    75.6
    77.9
    113
    126
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    77.1
    79.1
    113
    127
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.9
    80.5
    111
    119
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    81.0
    82.3
    115
    117
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.5
    84.5
    113
    109
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.5
    87.2
    110
    105
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.8
    90.4
    97
    92
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Tanzania TANZANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    76.15
    138
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    91.34
    83
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    71.25
    48
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    8.15
    96
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    0.60
    181
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.65
    85
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    18.11
    81
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    7.78
    106
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    22.48
    94
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    5.88
    94
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    17.10
    126
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    26.48
    72
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    0.71
    174
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    31.47
    87
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    8.50
    171
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    29.39
    30
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    49.33
    10
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    9.26
    74
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    3.49
    124
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.46
    162
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    31.31
    41
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    6.85
    70
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.25
    167
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    1.24
    165
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    46.71
    7
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    4.70
    69
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    60.37
    15
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.30
    140
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    10.06
    11
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    7.48
    42
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.76
    63
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    7.48
    58
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    6.73
    20
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    4.21
    107
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.08
    109
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    7.03
    76
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    46.84
    38
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.84
    117
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.76
    83
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    2.22
    105
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    10.35
    47
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    1.35
    101
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.60
    59
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    3.42
    22
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    1.98
    110
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    9.12
    34
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    2.84
    53
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    177
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    1.58
    86
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.48
    68
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Tanzania TANZANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    13,215
    4.48
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    26,028
    8.83
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    16,894
    5.73
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    159
    0.05
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    2,474
    0.84
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    2,048
    0.69
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    1,413
    0.48
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    1,567
    0.53
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    4,547
    1.54
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    1,190
    0.40
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    3,051
    1.03
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    158
    0.05
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    6,247
    2.12
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    6,586
    2.23
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    18,054
    6.12
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    513
    0.17
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    5,209
    1.77
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    4,270
    1.45
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    805
    0.27
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    1,533
    0.52
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    1,285
    0.44
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    1,819
    0.62
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    416
    0.14
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    20,269
    6.87
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    1,778
    0.60
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    58
    0.02
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    667
    0.23
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    2,247
    0.76
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    1,646
    0.56
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    337
    0.11
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    1,227
    0.42
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    1,700
    0.58
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    270
    0.09
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    6,424
    2.18
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    17,587
    5.96
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    359
    0.12
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    744
    0.25
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    462
    0.16
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    168
    0.06
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    707
    0.24
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    9,791
    3.32
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    1,642
    0.56
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    218
    0.07
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    4,713
    1.60
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    12,173
    4.13
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    1,424
    0.48
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    401
    0.14
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    40
    0.01
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    404
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Tanzania TANZANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    0.60
    181
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.65
    85
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    7.78
    106
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    5.88
    94
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    0.71
    174
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    8.50
    171
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    29.39
    30
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.46
    162
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.25
    167
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    1.24
    165
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    46.71
    7
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    10.06
    11
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.76
    63
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    6.73
    20
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.84
    117
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    3.42
    22
    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.