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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
 
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    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 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.