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Tonga
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
TONGA VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Tonga 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
Tonga Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Tonga TONGA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.2
    61.9
    61.5
    49
    62
    58
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    64.3
    65.8
    65.0
    50
    65
    60
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    66.5
    68.9
    67.7
    45
    75
    65
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    68.6
    71.1
    69.8
    49
    84
    68
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    69.6
    73.7
    71.6
    62
    82
    71
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    70.1
    75.7
    72.8
    86
    87
    89
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    69.8
    75.6
    72.6
    102
    99
    107
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.8
    75.6
    102
    99
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    70.9
    77.0
    110
    97
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    71.0
    77.1
    111
    96
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    71.0
    77.2
    112
    96
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    71.3
    77.3
    112
    96
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    71.6
    77.5
    113
    96
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.7
    114
    96
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    72.4
    77.9
    115
    96
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    72.9
    78.3
    116
    96
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    73.5
    78.7
    118
    96
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    74.4
    79.3
    117
    95
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    75.6
    80.1
    115
    95
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    77.0
    81.2
    114
    92
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    78.8
    82.5
    112
    86
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    80.9
    84.1
    117
    80
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.5
    85.9
    114
    72
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.4
    88.2
    111
    67
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.8
    109
    64
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.75
    89
    27.78
    183
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    96.55
    11
    6.84
    160
    3. Stroke
    65.01
    112
    25.48
    155
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.39
    30
    5.76
    150
    5. Kidney Disease
    37.08
    30
    9.92
    142
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    36.89
    75
    25.21
    100
    7. Lung Disease
    34.88
    37
    8.14
    175
    8. Breast Cancer
    31.91
    8
    6.59
    180
    9. Prostate Cancer
    29.66
    29
    6.10
    155
    10. Lung Cancers
    28.48
    17
    20.90
    49
    11. Liver Cancer
    24.58
    6
    12.57
    21
    12. Liver Disease
    21.17
    85
    7.50
    148
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.97
    84
    11.04
    154
    14. Cervical Cancer
    17.10
    47
    2.29
    160
    15. Stomach Cancer
    13.05
    18
    9.13
    50
    16. Asthma
    10.03
    64
    1.08
    129
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.75
    25
    0.54
    171
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    7.39
    43
    1.82
    181
    19. Hypertension
    6.71
    150
    3.45
    163
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    131
    10.56
    68
    21. Lymphomas
    6.27
    34
    3.72
    131
    22. Other Injuries
    6.26
    115
    3.88
    154
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    6.10
    21
    3.78
    114
    24. Low Birth Weight
    4.96
    88
    1.62
    152
    25. Drownings
    4.44
    36
    0.71
    161
    26. Suicide
    4.37
    150
    21.16
    12
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    4.31
    79
    7.34
    34
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.19
    84
    0.91
    139
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.10
    103
    2.84
    149
    30. Violence
    3.99
    100
    0.68
    170
    31. Meningitis
    3.56
    49
    0.07
    181
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    3.56
    89
    2.11
    148
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3.54
    34
    0.89
    165
    34. Falls
    3.51
    139
    3.34
    142
    35. Leukemia
    2.95
    123
    2.65
    138
    36. Malnutrition
    2.93
    71
    0.09
    158
    37. Dengue
    2.84
    3
    0.00
    162
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.78
    144
    1.55
    172
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    92
    1.60
    154
    40. Fires
    2.69
    57
    0.33
    159
    41. Skin Cancers
    2.61
    47
    0.60
    157
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.58
    50
    0.23
    175
    43. Hepatitis B
    2.48
    4
    0.61
    58
    44. Skin Disease
    2.42
    43
    0.67
    126
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    108
    1.84
    115
    46. Maternal Conditions
    1.92
    71
    0.07
    158
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    121
    1.74
    111
    48. Birth Trauma
    1.53
    102
    0.39
    164
    49. Poisonings
    1.13
    66
    0.15
    158
    50. Tuberculosis
    1.09
    125
    1.93
    110
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tonga TONGA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    88
    15.36
    28,043
    11.19
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    75
    13.09
    6,812
    2.72
    3. Stroke
    50
    8.73
    25,596
    10.21
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    34
    5.93
    4,399
    1.76
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    31
    5.41
    26,650
    10.63
    6. Kidney Disease
    29
    5.06
    10,107
    4.03
    7. Lung Disease
    27
    4.71
    8,526
    3.40
    8. Lung Cancers
    22
    3.84
    20,293
    8.10
    9. Liver Cancer
    20
    3.49
    11,589
    4.62
    10. Liver Disease
    17
    2.97
    6,348
    2.53
    11. Breast Cancer
    13
    2.27
    2,880
    1.15
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13
    2.27
    12,145
    4.85
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    11
    1.92
    518
    0.21
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10
    1.75
    8,625
    3.44
    15. Prostate Cancer
    10
    1.75
    2,316
    0.92
    16. Low Birth Weight
    9
    1.57
    370
    0.15
    17. Asthma
    8
    1.40
    1,150
    0.46
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7
    1.22
    1,065
    0.42
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    1.05
    540
    0.22
    20. Other Injuries
    6
    1.05
    3,634
    1.45
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5
    0.87
    10,180
    4.06
    22. Lymphomas
    5
    0.87
    3,477
    1.39
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    5
    0.87
    3,951
    1.58
    24. Hypertension
    5
    0.87
    3,711
    1.48
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4
    0.70
    929
    0.37
    26. Meningitis
    4
    0.70
    51
    0.02
    27. Drownings
    4
    0.70
    501
    0.20
    28. Suicide
    4
    0.70
    14,636
    5.84
    29. Violence
    4
    0.70
    386
    0.15
    30. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.52
    88
    0.04
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3
    0.52
    6,994
    2.79
    32. Leukemia
    3
    0.52
    2,140
    0.85
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3
    0.52
    1,891
    0.75
    34. Falls
    3
    0.52
    2,934
    1.17
    35. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.35
    526
    0.21
    36. Dengue
    2
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    37. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.35
    34
    0.01
    38. Malnutrition
    2
    0.35
    88
    0.04
    39. Oral Cancer
    2
    0.35
    1,457
    0.58
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.35
    1,733
    0.69
    41. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.35
    585
    0.23
    42. Ovary Cancer
    2
    0.35
    1,330
    0.53
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.35
    224
    0.09
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    2
    0.35
    1,325
    0.53
    45. Skin Disease
    2
    0.35
    704
    0.28
    46. Fires
    2
    0.35
    263
    0.10
    47. Tuberculosis
    1
    0.17
    1,950
    0.78
    48. Syphilis
    1
    0.17
    27
    0.01
    49. Pertussis
    1
    0.17
    6
    0.00
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1
    0.17
    420
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.91
    8
    6.59
    180
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.66
    29
    6.10
    155
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.48
    17
    20.90
    49
    4. Liver Cancer
    24.58
    6
    12.57
    21
    5. Cervical Cancer
    17.10
    47
    2.29
    160
    6. Stomach Cancer
    13.05
    18
    9.13
    50
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    131
    10.56
    68
    8. Lymphomas
    6.27
    34
    3.72
    131
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.31
    79
    7.34
    34
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.10
    103
    2.84
    149
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.54
    34
    0.89
    165
    12. Leukemia
    2.95
    123
    2.65
    138
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    92
    1.60
    154
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.61
    47
    0.60
    157
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    108
    1.84
    115
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    121
    1.74
    111
    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.