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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS TIMOR-LESTE

Compare South Korea and Timor-Leste 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.

Timor-Leste
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
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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Timor-Leste Population Pyramid
2,019,297
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   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
       
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
  
33.4
34.6
34.0
167
169
168
1970
58.7
65.1
61.8
80
68
73
  
38.3
39.7
39.0
166
165
166
1980
61.8
70.0
65.8
80
69
76
  
35.5
37.4
36.4
176
176
176
1990
67.3
75.5
71.3
59
41
49
  
46.1
47.7
46.9
167
174
171
2000
72.3
79.5
76.0
38
27
33
  
57.3
60.1
58.7
136
139
137
2010
77.2
84.0
80.7
24
8
15
  
65.5
68.4
66.9
114
127
124
2019
80.3
86.1
83.3
16
2
3
  
67.9
71.4
69.6
121
126
123
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.3
86.1
16
2
67.9
71.4
121
126
Age
80.3
86.1
16
2
67.9
71.4
121
126
Age 5
80.6
86.4
17
2
71.1
74.2
105
123
Age 10
80.7
86.4
17
2
71.5
74.5
102
122
Age 15
80.7
86.4
17
2
71.7
74.7
100
122
Age 20
80.8
86.5
17
2
72.0
74.9
100
122
Age 25
80.9
86.6
17
2
72.3
75.1
101
122
Age 30
81.0
86.7
17
2
72.7
75.3
101
122
Age 35
81.2
86.8
17
2
73.0
75.6
104
123
Age 40
81.4
86.9
15
2
73.4
75.9
105
124
Age 45
81.7
87.1
16
2
74.0
76.4
107
125
Age 50
82.1
87.3
15
2
74.7
77.0
110
126
Age 55
82.6
87.6
15
2
75.6
77.8
112
128
Age 60
83.4
87.9
12
2
76.9
78.9
116
134
Age 65
84.2
88.2
14
2
78.6
80.2
117
140
Age 70
85.3
88.7
15
2
80.8
81.9
123
141
Age 75
86.6
89.4
21
5
83.3
84.0
129
143
Age 80
88.6
90.5
19
4
86.2
86.7
126
149
Age 85
91.2
92.3
13
5
89.4
89.8
138
153
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
27.78
183
126.58
69
2. Stroke
25.48
155
139.36
29
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
25.21
100
64.49
55
4. Suicide
21.16
12
4.53
147
5. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
11.99
95
6. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
6.09
73
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.04
154
16.52
117
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
7.66
110
9. Kidney Disease
9.92
142
26.48
71
10. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
4.34
127
11. Lung Disease
8.14
175
44.62
21
12. Liver Disease
7.50
148
21.16
86
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
1.83
146
14. Diabetes Mellitus
6.84
160
22.46
104
15. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
9.95
159
16. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
4.70
163
17. Road Traffic Accidents
5.76
150
14.12
102
18. Other Injuries
3.88
154
5.87
120
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
114
4.29
81
20. Lymphomas
3.72
131
3.95
121
21. Hypertension
3.45
163
24.12
60
22. Falls
3.34
142
7.58
63
23. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
4.50
87
24. Leukemia
2.65
138
3.50
95
25. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
6.83
109
26. Endocrine Disorders
2.11
148
2.60
128
27. Tuberculosis
1.93
110
127.88
2
28. Other Neoplasms
1.89
55
0.26
149
29. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
0.65
173
30. Congenital Anomalies
1.82
181
5.37
101
31. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
1.63
118
32. Low Birth Weight
1.62
152
5.99
81
33. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
5.51
34
34. Inflammatory/Heart
1.55
172
4.22
103
35. Alcohol
1.34
97
0.62
137
36. Asthma
1.08
129
16.55
32
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.91
139
27.41
54
38. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
2.28
95
39. Epilepsy
0.72
166
0.64
168
40. Drownings
0.71
161
5.79
20
41. Violence
0.68
170
5.39
83
42. Skin Disease
0.67
126
1.99
70
43. Hepatitis B
0.61
58
0.25
89
44. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
0.63
156
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.54
171
14.34
6
46. Birth Trauma
0.39
164
7.24
50
47. Fires
0.33
159
1.29
98
48. Anemia
0.30
41
0.00
167
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.23
175
2.65
49
50. Drug Use
0.20
181
0.33
176
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,043
11.19
814
11.55
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
26,650
10.63
651
9.24
3. Stroke
25,596
10.21
923
13.09
4. Lung Cancers
20,293
8.10
87
1.23
5. Suicide
14,636
5.84
48
0.68
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
12,145
4.85
84
1.19
7. Liver Cancer
11,589
4.62
45
0.64
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10,180
4.06
54
0.77
9. Kidney Disease
10,107
4.03
192
2.72
10. Stomach Cancer
8,625
3.44
31
0.44
11. Lung Disease
8,526
3.40
283
4.01
12. Pancreas Cancer
6,994
2.79
14
0.20
13. Diabetes Mellitus
6,812
2.72
156
2.21
14. Liver Disease
6,348
2.53
162
2.30
15. Road Traffic Accidents
4,399
1.76
154
2.18
16. Parkinson's Disease
3,951
1.58
26
0.37
17. Hypertension
3,711
1.48
156
2.21
18. Other Injuries
3,634
1.45
76
1.08
19. Lymphomas
3,477
1.39
32
0.45
20. Falls
2,934
1.17
62
0.88
21. Breast Cancer
2,880
1.15
38
0.54
22. Prostate Cancer
2,316
0.92
13
0.18
23. Leukemia
2,140
0.85
34
0.48
24. Tuberculosis
1,950
0.78
1,139
16.16
25. Endocrine Disorders
1,891
0.75
26
0.37
26. Other Neoplasms
1,807
0.72
2
0.03
27. Bladder Cancer
1,768
0.71
12
0.17
28. Oesophagus Cancer
1,733
0.69
5
0.07
29. Oral Cancer
1,457
0.58
44
0.62
30. Ovary Cancer
1,330
0.53
18
0.26
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,325
0.53
32
0.45
32. Asthma
1,150
0.46
123
1.74
33. Alcohol
1,081
0.43
5
0.07
34. Cervical Cancer
1,065
0.42
28
0.40
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
929
0.37
285
4.04
36. Skin Disease
704
0.28
13
0.18
37. Skin Cancers
585
0.23
5
0.07
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
540
0.22
96
1.36
39. Hepatitis B
526
0.21
2
0.03
40. Epilepsy
524
0.21
8
0.11
41. Congenital Anomalies
518
0.21
144
2.04
42. Drownings
501
0.20
84
1.19
43. Uterin Cancer
420
0.17
9
0.13
44. Violence
386
0.15
60
0.85
45. Low Birth Weight
370
0.15
189
2.68
46. Anemia
329
0.13
0
0.00
47. Fires
263
0.10
15
0.21
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
224
0.09
25
0.35
49. Hepatitis C
168
0.07
1
0.01
50. Drug Use
154
0.06
3
0.04
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
11.99
95
2. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
6.09
73
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
7.66
110
4. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
4.34
127
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
1.83
146
6. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
9.95
159
7. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
4.70
163
8. Lymphomas
3.72
131
3.95
121
9. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
4.50
87
10. Leukemia
2.65
138
3.50
95
11. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
6.83
109
12. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
0.65
173
13. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
1.63
118
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
5.51
34
15. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
2.28
95
16. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
0.63
156
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.