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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 UKRAINE

Compare South Korea and Ukraine 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.

Ukraine
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   Ukraine UKRAINE
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ukraine UKRAINE
           
    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
    		  
    66.2
    72.6
    69.3
    25
    19
    19
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    65.8
    74.0
    69.8
    39
    21
    33
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    64.6
    74.0
    69.2
    64
    39
    52
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    65.6
    74.9
    70.1
    83
    51
    63
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    62.0
    73.2
    67.5
    118
    90
    106
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    64.7
    74.8
    69.8
    120
    96
    107
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    68.0
    77.8
    73.0
    120
    78
    100
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ukraine UKRAINE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    68.0
    77.8
    120
    78
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    68.7
    78.4
    136
    82
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    68.7
    78.5
    139
    82
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    68.8
    78.5
    142
    82
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    69.0
    78.6
    144
    85
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    69.2
    78.7
    145
    88
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    69.6
    78.9
    145
    87
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    70.2
    79.1
    145
    84
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    71.0
    79.4
    145
    84
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    72.1
    79.9
    146
    84
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    73.3
    80.4
    141
    84
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    74.7
    81.0
    137
    81
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.4
    81.7
    136
    81
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.5
    82.7
    122
    82
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    81.0
    83.9
    114
    84
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.8
    85.6
    94
    85
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    87.2
    87.8
    67
    82
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    90.9
    90.6
    27
    69
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ukraine UKRAINE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    305.47
    4
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    89.52
    85
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    10.95
    155
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    17.73
    19
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    19.75
    53
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    2.91
    169
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    13.67
    144
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    16.78
    14
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    2.72
    180
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    10.50
    39
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    11.01
    163
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    25.12
    74
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    7.52
    29
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    3.00
    180
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    17.98
    79
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    16.12
    87
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    9.34
    125
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    7.69
    90
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    3.21
    136
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.93
    123
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    1.12
    182
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    4.72
    107
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    6.36
    27
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.88
    76
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.04
    106
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    0.71
    180
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    6.92
    76
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.17
    172
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.77
    79
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    4.71
    120
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.92
    58
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    2.92
    125
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    6.55
    21
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    18.55
    8
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    10.06
    7
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    0.29
    177
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    0.65
    154
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    5.05
    16
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    0.83
    149
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    4.69
    31
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    5.38
    84
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.45
    146
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.09
    136
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.70
    44
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    2.36
    97
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    0.84
    131
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    2.68
    58
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    175
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    1.18
    103
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    2.20
    41
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ukraine UKRAINE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    278,709
    49.82
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    6,817
    1.22
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    79,883
    14.28
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    15,024
    2.69
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    9,517
    1.70
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    14,196
    2.54
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    2,210
    0.40
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    13,505
    2.41
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    2,174
    0.39
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    8,106
    1.45
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    9,621
    1.72
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    5,811
    1.04
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    2,258
    0.40
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    15,197
    2.72
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    4,487
    0.80
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    3,101
    0.55
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    970
    0.17
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    4,234
    0.76
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    2,636
    0.47
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    2,875
    0.51
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    8,106
    1.45
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    4,800
    0.86
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    2,531
    0.45
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    3,194
    0.57
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    415
    0.07
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    137
    0.02
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    2,436
    0.44
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    1,986
    0.36
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    4,520
    0.81
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    2,621
    0.47
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    12,191
    2.18
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    229
    0.04
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    5,670
    1.01
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    2,434
    0.44
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    189
    0.03
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    313
    0.06
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    2,010
    0.36
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    1,657
    0.30
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    42
    0.01
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    419
    0.07
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    1,388
    0.25
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    2,312
    0.41
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    2,373
    0.42
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    2,765
    0.49
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    851
    0.15
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    1,652
    0.30
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    817
    0.15
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    8
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    1,141
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Ukraine UKRAINE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    19.75
    53
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    2.91
    169
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    16.78
    14
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    10.50
    39
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    7.52
    29
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    17.98
    79
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    16.12
    87
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.93
    123
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    6.36
    27
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.88
    76
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.04
    106
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.77
    79
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.92
    58
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    6.55
    21
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    5.05
    16
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    2.70
    44
    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.