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Thailand
COUNTRY #1
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THAILAND VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Thailand and South Korea 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.

South Korea
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
Thailand Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Thailand THAILAND   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.4
    57.0
    55.1
    77
    78
    77
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    57.4
    62.1
    59.7
    84
    84
    83
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    60.9
    67.1
    63.9
    89
    82
    85
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    63.6
    70.6
    67.0
    101
    88
    96
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    67.8
    74.6
    71.1
    83
    72
    79
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    74
    68
    70
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    74.4
    81.0
    77.7
    56
    40
    47
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    81.0
    56
    40
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    75.1
    81.7
    57
    40
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    75.2
    81.8
    57
    40
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    75.4
    82.0
    56
    39
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    75.8
    82.1
    53
    38
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    76.3
    82.2
    50
    38
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    76.9
    82.4
    46
    38
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    77.6
    82.7
    44
    36
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    78.4
    83.0
    42
    36
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    79.2
    83.3
    41
    36
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    80.1
    83.7
    39
    36
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.2
    34
    37
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    82.1
    84.8
    32
    37
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    83.4
    85.7
    30
    36
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    84.9
    86.7
    24
    33
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.1
    13
    27
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    89.1
    89.8
    7
    14
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.0
    6
    14
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    46.81
    134
    25.48
    155
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    46.80
    165
    27.78
    183
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.48
    47
    5.76
    150
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.71
    85
    25.21
    100
    5. Kidney Disease
    25.13
    74
    9.92
    142
    6. Liver Cancer
    23.18
    8
    12.57
    21
    7. Lung Cancers
    21.30
    47
    20.90
    49
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.33
    61
    11.04
    154
    9. Liver Disease
    17.93
    96
    7.50
    148
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.78
    112
    6.84
    160
    11. Lung Disease
    17.59
    122
    8.14
    175
    12. HIV/AIDS
    17.53
    46
    0.11
    155
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.63
    144
    6.59
    180
    14. Tuberculosis
    9.62
    67
    1.93
    110
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.60
    81
    10.56
    68
    16. Cervical Cancer
    9.60
    86
    2.29
    160
    17. Suicide
    7.95
    100
    21.16
    12
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.97
    72
    0.91
    139
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.50
    150
    6.10
    155
    20. Other Injuries
    5.93
    119
    3.88
    154
    21. Falls
    5.66
    91
    3.34
    142
    22. Drownings
    5.49
    22
    0.71
    161
    23. Oral Cancer
    4.94
    38
    1.60
    154
    24. Lymphomas
    4.61
    94
    3.72
    131
    25. Leukemia
    4.55
    40
    2.65
    138
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    4.31
    129
    1.82
    181
    27. Violence
    4.23
    97
    0.68
    170
    28. Asthma
    3.93
    96
    1.08
    129
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    116
    2.84
    149
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.82
    108
    3.78
    114
    31. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    141
    9.13
    50
    32. Skin Disease
    3.15
    25
    0.67
    126
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    70
    1.84
    115
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    137
    1.55
    172
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    127
    1.62
    152
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.30
    135
    7.34
    34
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    2.02
    150
    2.11
    148
    38. Hypertension
    1.97
    177
    3.45
    163
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    114
    1.74
    111
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    135
    0.89
    165
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.54
    132
    0.54
    171
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.12
    133
    0.60
    157
    43. Drug Use
    1.11
    103
    0.20
    181
    44. Meningitis
    1.08
    76
    0.07
    181
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.01
    122
    0.39
    164
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    35
    0.05
    137
    47. Epilepsy
    0.85
    147
    0.72
    166
    48. Malnutrition
    0.84
    106
    0.09
    158
    49. Fires
    0.73
    123
    0.33
    159
    50. Alcohol
    0.62
    135
    1.34
    97
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Thailand THAILAND   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    51,305
    11.53
    28,043
    11.19
    2. Stroke
    50,273
    11.30
    25,596
    10.21
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    31,289
    7.03
    26,650
    10.63
    4. Kidney Disease
    26,822
    6.03
    10,107
    4.03
    5. Liver Cancer
    23,883
    5.37
    11,589
    4.62
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22,851
    5.13
    12,145
    4.85
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22,428
    5.04
    4,399
    1.76
    8. Lung Cancers
    22,296
    5.01
    20,293
    8.10
    9. Lung Disease
    19,474
    4.38
    8,526
    3.40
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    18,776
    4.22
    6,812
    2.72
    11. Liver Disease
    17,596
    3.95
    6,348
    2.53
    12. HIV/AIDS
    13,922
    3.13
    84
    0.03
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,908
    2.23
    10,180
    4.06
    14. Tuberculosis
    9,551
    2.15
    1,950
    0.78
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,863
    1.54
    929
    0.37
    16. Suicide
    6,147
    1.38
    14,636
    5.84
    17. Breast Cancer
    6,053
    1.36
    2,880
    1.15
    18. Falls
    5,409
    1.22
    2,934
    1.17
    19. Cervical Cancer
    5,110
    1.15
    1,065
    0.42
    20. Oral Cancer
    4,961
    1.11
    1,457
    0.58
    21. Other Injuries
    4,869
    1.09
    3,634
    1.45
    22. Lymphomas
    4,539
    1.02
    3,477
    1.39
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4,292
    0.96
    3,951
    1.58
    24. Asthma
    4,182
    0.94
    1,150
    0.46
    25. Drownings
    3,956
    0.89
    501
    0.20
    26. Leukemia
    3,902
    0.88
    2,140
    0.85
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3,451
    0.78
    8,625
    3.44
    28. Skin Disease
    3,375
    0.76
    704
    0.28
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,156
    0.71
    1,733
    0.69
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,013
    0.68
    2,316
    0.92
    31. Violence
    2,965
    0.67
    386
    0.15
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,879
    0.65
    1,325
    0.53
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    2,383
    0.54
    6,994
    2.79
    34. Hypertension
    2,179
    0.49
    3,711
    1.48
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,107
    0.47
    518
    0.21
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,003
    0.45
    1,330
    0.53
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    1,888
    0.42
    1,891
    0.75
    38. Bladder Cancer
    1,798
    0.40
    1,768
    0.71
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,679
    0.38
    540
    0.22
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,548
    0.35
    370
    0.15
    41. Skin Cancers
    1,133
    0.25
    585
    0.23
    42. Malnutrition
    962
    0.22
    88
    0.04
    43. Meningitis
    931
    0.21
    51
    0.02
    44. Uterin Cancer
    864
    0.19
    420
    0.17
    45. Drug Use
    794
    0.18
    154
    0.06
    46. Encephalitis
    722
    0.16
    19
    0.01
    47. Epilepsy
    689
    0.15
    524
    0.21
    48. Fires
    617
    0.14
    263
    0.10
    49. Alcohol
    548
    0.12
    1,081
    0.43
    50. Birth Trauma
    533
    0.12
    88
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    23.18
    8
    12.57
    21
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.30
    47
    20.90
    49
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.63
    144
    6.59
    180
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.60
    81
    10.56
    68
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.60
    86
    2.29
    160
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.50
    150
    6.10
    155
    7. Oral Cancer
    4.94
    38
    1.60
    154
    8. Lymphomas
    4.61
    94
    3.72
    131
    9. Leukemia
    4.55
    40
    2.65
    138
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    116
    2.84
    149
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    141
    9.13
    50
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    70
    1.84
    115
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.30
    135
    7.34
    34
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    114
    1.74
    111
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    135
    0.89
    165
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.12
    133
    0.60
    157
    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.