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Timor-Leste
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
TIMOR-LESTE VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Timor-Leste 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
Timor-Leste Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    33.4
    34.6
    34.0
    167
    169
    168
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    38.3
    39.7
    39.0
    166
    165
    166
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    35.5
    37.4
    36.4
    176
    176
    176
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    46.1
    47.7
    46.9
    167
    174
    171
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    57.3
    60.1
    58.7
    136
    139
    137
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    65.5
    68.4
    66.9
    114
    127
    124
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    67.9
    71.4
    69.6
    121
    126
    123
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    67.9
    71.4
    121
    126
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    71.1
    74.2
    105
    123
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    71.5
    74.5
    102
    122
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    71.7
    74.7
    100
    122
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    72.0
    74.9
    100
    122
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    72.3
    75.1
    101
    122
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    72.7
    75.3
    101
    122
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    73.0
    75.6
    104
    123
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    73.4
    75.9
    105
    124
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    74.0
    76.4
    107
    125
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    74.7
    77.0
    110
    126
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    75.6
    77.8
    112
    128
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    76.9
    78.9
    116
    134
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    78.6
    80.2
    117
    140
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    80.8
    81.9
    123
    141
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.0
    129
    143
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.2
    86.7
    126
    149
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    138
    153
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    139.36
    29
    25.48
    155
    2. Tuberculosis
    127.88
    2
    1.93
    110
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    126.58
    69
    27.78
    183
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    64.49
    55
    25.21
    100
    5. Lung Disease
    44.62
    21
    8.14
    175
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    27.41
    54
    0.91
    139
    7. Kidney Disease
    26.48
    71
    9.92
    142
    8. Hypertension
    24.12
    60
    3.45
    163
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.46
    104
    6.84
    160
    10. Liver Disease
    21.16
    86
    7.50
    148
    11. Asthma
    16.55
    32
    1.08
    129
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.52
    117
    11.04
    154
    13. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14.34
    6
    0.54
    171
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.12
    102
    5.76
    150
    15. Lung Cancers
    11.99
    95
    20.90
    49
    16. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    159
    6.59
    180
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.66
    110
    10.56
    68
    18. Falls
    7.58
    63
    3.34
    142
    19. Birth Trauma
    7.24
    50
    0.39
    164
    20. Cervical Cancer
    6.83
    109
    2.29
    160
    21. Malnutrition
    6.75
    41
    0.09
    158
    22. Liver Cancer
    6.09
    73
    12.57
    21
    23. Low Birth Weight
    5.99
    81
    1.62
    152
    24. Other Injuries
    5.87
    120
    3.88
    154
    25. Maternal Conditions
    5.83
    44
    0.07
    158
    26. Drownings
    5.79
    20
    0.71
    161
    27. Oral Cancer
    5.51
    34
    1.60
    154
    28. Violence
    5.39
    83
    0.68
    170
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.37
    101
    1.82
    181
    30. Prostate Cancer
    4.70
    163
    6.10
    155
    31. Suicide
    4.53
    147
    21.16
    12
    32. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    87
    2.84
    149
    33. Stomach Cancer
    4.34
    127
    9.13
    50
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4.29
    81
    3.78
    114
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    103
    1.55
    172
    36. Lymphomas
    3.95
    121
    3.72
    131
    37. Leukemia
    3.50
    95
    2.65
    138
    38. Pertussis
    2.89
    25
    0.03
    116
    39. HIV/AIDS
    2.66
    97
    0.11
    155
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.65
    49
    0.23
    175
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    128
    2.11
    148
    42. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    95
    0.89
    165
    43. Meningitis
    2.10
    60
    0.07
    181
    44. Skin Disease
    1.99
    70
    0.67
    126
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    1.83
    146
    7.34
    34
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    118
    1.74
    111
    47. Fires
    1.29
    98
    0.33
    159
    48. Tetanus
    1.17
    20
    0.00
    135
    49. Encephalitis
    1.08
    16
    0.05
    137
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.65
    173
    1.84
    115
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    1,139
    16.16
    1,950
    0.78
    2. Stroke
    923
    13.09
    25,596
    10.21
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    814
    11.55
    28,043
    11.19
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    651
    9.24
    26,650
    10.63
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    285
    4.04
    929
    0.37
    6. Lung Disease
    283
    4.01
    8,526
    3.40
    7. Birth Trauma
    238
    3.38
    88
    0.04
    8. Kidney Disease
    192
    2.72
    10,107
    4.03
    9. Low Birth Weight
    189
    2.68
    370
    0.15
    10. Liver Disease
    162
    2.30
    6,348
    2.53
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    156
    2.21
    6,812
    2.72
    12. Hypertension
    156
    2.21
    3,711
    1.48
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    154
    2.18
    4,399
    1.76
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    144
    2.04
    518
    0.21
    15. Asthma
    123
    1.74
    1,150
    0.46
    16. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    96
    1.36
    540
    0.22
    17. Lung Cancers
    87
    1.23
    20,293
    8.10
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    84
    1.19
    12,145
    4.85
    19. Drownings
    84
    1.19
    501
    0.20
    20. Other Injuries
    76
    1.08
    3,634
    1.45
    21. Falls
    62
    0.88
    2,934
    1.17
    22. Maternal Conditions
    60
    0.85
    34
    0.01
    23. Violence
    60
    0.85
    386
    0.15
    24. Pertussis
    59
    0.84
    6
    0.00
    25. Malnutrition
    56
    0.79
    88
    0.04
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    54
    0.77
    10,180
    4.06
    27. Suicide
    48
    0.68
    14,636
    5.84
    28. Liver Cancer
    45
    0.64
    11,589
    4.62
    29. Oral Cancer
    44
    0.62
    1,457
    0.58
    30. Meningitis
    38
    0.54
    51
    0.02
    31. Breast Cancer
    38
    0.54
    2,880
    1.15
    32. Leukemia
    34
    0.48
    2,140
    0.85
    33. Lymphomas
    32
    0.45
    3,477
    1.39
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    32
    0.45
    1,325
    0.53
    35. Stomach Cancer
    31
    0.44
    8,625
    3.44
    36. HIV/AIDS
    30
    0.43
    84
    0.03
    37. Cervical Cancer
    28
    0.40
    1,065
    0.42
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    26
    0.37
    1,891
    0.75
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    26
    0.37
    3,951
    1.58
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    25
    0.35
    224
    0.09
    41. Ovary Cancer
    18
    0.26
    1,330
    0.53
    42. Encephalitis
    16
    0.23
    19
    0.01
    43. Fires
    15
    0.21
    263
    0.10
    44. Tetanus
    14
    0.20
    5
    0.00
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    14
    0.20
    6,994
    2.79
    46. Prostate Cancer
    13
    0.18
    2,316
    0.92
    47. Skin Disease
    13
    0.18
    704
    0.28
    48. Syphilis
    12
    0.17
    27
    0.01
    49. Bladder Cancer
    12
    0.17
    1,768
    0.71
    50. Uterin Cancer
    9
    0.13
    420
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    11.99
    95
    20.90
    49
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    159
    6.59
    180
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.66
    110
    10.56
    68
    4. Cervical Cancer
    6.83
    109
    2.29
    160
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.09
    73
    12.57
    21
    6. Oral Cancer
    5.51
    34
    1.60
    154
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.70
    163
    6.10
    155
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    87
    2.84
    149
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.34
    127
    9.13
    50
    10. Lymphomas
    3.95
    121
    3.72
    131
    11. Leukemia
    3.50
    95
    2.65
    138
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    95
    0.89
    165
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.83
    146
    7.34
    34
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    118
    1.74
    111
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.65
    173
    1.84
    115
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.63
    156
    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.