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Uganda
COUNTRY #1
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UGANDA VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Uganda 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
Uganda Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Uganda UGANDA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.7
    45.9
    44.2
    122
    121
    122
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    48.4
    51.4
    49.9
    123
    119
    122
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    48.6
    51.6
    50.1
    146
    144
    144
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    48.1
    51.8
    49.9
    162
    162
    162
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    45.1
    48.0
    46.6
    176
    176
    176
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    63.2
    70.1
    66.7
    148
    133
    136
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    70.1
    148
    133
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    66.5
    73.0
    155
    133
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    67.1
    73.5
    154
    132
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.8
    154
    131
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    67.9
    74.1
    154
    130
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    68.3
    74.4
    154
    129
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    68.9
    74.8
    154
    129
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    69.5
    75.4
    154
    126
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    70.3
    75.9
    153
    123
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    71.3
    76.6
    154
    123
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    72.5
    77.4
    154
    119
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    74.0
    78.3
    153
    116
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    75.7
    79.4
    152
    113
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    77.7
    80.8
    154
    109
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    80.1
    82.4
    153
    109
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.6
    151
    105
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.2
    145
    98
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.4
    131
    86
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    99.89
    72
    25.48
    155
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.33
    131
    27.78
    183
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    81.99
    41
    25.21
    100
    4. HIV/AIDS
    69.15
    18
    0.11
    155
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    53.60
    6
    5.76
    150
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.00
    40
    0.91
    139
    7. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    2.29
    160
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.31
    60
    6.84
    160
    9. Liver Disease
    33.70
    47
    7.50
    148
    10. Hypertension
    30.73
    43
    3.45
    163
    11. Malaria
    30.23
    31
    0.00
    67
    12. Lung Disease
    28.73
    59
    8.14
    175
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    6.10
    155
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.60
    77
    9.92
    142
    15. Tuberculosis
    24.27
    45
    1.93
    110
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.36
    60
    11.04
    154
    17. Violence
    17.69
    24
    0.68
    170
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    1.84
    115
    19. Asthma
    11.28
    56
    1.08
    129
    20. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    6.59
    180
    21. Malnutrition
    11.07
    28
    0.09
    158
    22. Suicide
    10.45
    65
    21.16
    12
    23. Other Injuries
    10.15
    64
    3.88
    154
    24. Maternal Conditions
    9.90
    33
    0.07
    158
    25. Meningitis
    9.73
    36
    0.07
    181
    26. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    3.72
    131
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.85
    42
    0.39
    164
    28. Falls
    7.78
    59
    3.34
    142
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    12.57
    21
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    10.56
    68
    31. Low Birth Weight
    7.36
    61
    1.62
    152
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    6.31
    78
    1.82
    181
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    2.84
    149
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.66
    63
    0.54
    171
    35. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    9.13
    50
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.44
    95
    1.55
    172
    37. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    1.60
    154
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    4.10
    93
    3.78
    114
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    20.90
    49
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.94
    115
    2.11
    148
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    0.89
    165
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    7.34
    34
    43. Fires
    2.83
    54
    0.33
    159
    44. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    2.65
    138
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    0.60
    157
    46. Drownings
    2.33
    95
    0.71
    161
    47. Poisonings
    2.33
    39
    0.15
    158
    48. Syphilis
    2.33
    5
    0.10
    96
    49. Pertussis
    2.25
    38
    0.03
    116
    50. Epilepsy
    1.99
    70
    0.72
    166
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Uganda UGANDA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    21,188
    10.21
    84
    0.03
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18,865
    9.09
    26,650
    10.63
    3. Malaria
    13,576
    6.54
    1
    0.00
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,012
    6.27
    4,399
    1.76
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,103
    5.83
    929
    0.37
    6. Stroke
    11,181
    5.39
    25,596
    10.21
    7. Birth Trauma
    10,405
    5.01
    88
    0.04
    8. Low Birth Weight
    9,673
    4.66
    370
    0.15
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,784
    4.23
    28,043
    11.19
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,255
    3.50
    1,950
    0.78
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    6,641
    3.20
    518
    0.21
    12. Violence
    6,175
    2.98
    386
    0.15
    13. Liver Disease
    5,122
    2.47
    6,348
    2.53
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,794
    2.31
    6,812
    2.72
    15. Cervical Cancer
    4,378
    2.11
    1,065
    0.42
    16. Meningitis
    3,718
    1.79
    51
    0.02
    17. Maternal Conditions
    3,641
    1.75
    34
    0.01
    18. Malnutrition
    3,317
    1.60
    88
    0.04
    19. Kidney Disease
    3,168
    1.53
    10,107
    4.03
    20. Other Injuries
    3,130
    1.51
    3,634
    1.45
    21. Hypertension
    3,120
    1.50
    3,711
    1.48
    22. Lung Disease
    3,051
    1.47
    8,526
    3.40
    23. Syphilis
    2,235
    1.08
    27
    0.01
    24. Suicide
    2,033
    0.98
    14,636
    5.84
    25. Pertussis
    1,909
    0.92
    6
    0.00
    26. Lymphomas
    1,762
    0.85
    3,477
    1.39
    27. Asthma
    1,745
    0.84
    1,150
    0.46
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,674
    0.81
    1,733
    0.69
    29. Liver Cancer
    1,522
    0.73
    11,589
    4.62
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,286
    0.62
    12,145
    4.85
    31. Drownings
    1,238
    0.60
    501
    0.20
    32. Breast Cancer
    1,128
    0.54
    2,880
    1.15
    33. Falls
    1,127
    0.54
    2,934
    1.17
    34. Prostate Cancer
    950
    0.46
    2,316
    0.92
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    919
    0.44
    10,180
    4.06
    36. Fires
    872
    0.42
    263
    0.10
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    859
    0.41
    1,325
    0.53
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    761
    0.37
    1,891
    0.75
    39. Poisonings
    745
    0.36
    115
    0.05
    40. Oral Cancer
    731
    0.35
    1,457
    0.58
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    687
    0.33
    540
    0.22
    42. Leukemia
    599
    0.29
    2,140
    0.85
    43. Epilepsy
    599
    0.29
    524
    0.21
    44. Ovary Cancer
    519
    0.25
    1,330
    0.53
    45. Stomach Cancer
    515
    0.25
    8,625
    3.44
    46. Lung Cancers
    441
    0.21
    20,293
    8.10
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    358
    0.17
    6,994
    2.79
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    351
    0.17
    3,951
    1.58
    49. Skin Cancers
    349
    0.17
    585
    0.23
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    348
    0.17
    224
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    2.29
    160
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    6.10
    155
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    1.84
    115
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    6.59
    180
    5. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    3.72
    131
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    12.57
    21
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    10.56
    68
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    2.84
    149
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    9.13
    50
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    1.60
    154
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    20.90
    49
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    0.89
    165
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    7.34
    34
    14. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    2.65
    138
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    0.60
    157
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    113
    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.