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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED KINGDOM VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare United Kingdom 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
United Kingdom Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    27.78
    183
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    11.04
    154
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    20.90
    49
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    25.21
    100
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    25.48
    155
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    8.14
    175
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    6.59
    180
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    6.10
    155
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    10.56
    68
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    7.50
    148
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    21.16
    12
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    7.34
    34
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    3.72
    131
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    1.84
    115
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    2.84
    149
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    3.78
    114
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    3.34
    142
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    0.20
    181
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    12.57
    21
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    3.88
    154
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    6.84
    160
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    2.65
    138
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    1.74
    111
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    9.13
    50
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    1.82
    181
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    0.89
    165
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    3.45
    163
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    9.92
    142
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    2.11
    148
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    5.76
    150
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    0.60
    157
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    1.55
    172
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    1.60
    154
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    1.62
    152
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    1.89
    55
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    2.29
    160
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    1.34
    97
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.01
    178
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    0.54
    171
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    0.72
    166
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    0.68
    170
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    0.67
    126
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    1.08
    129
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    0.91
    139
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.16
    141
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    0.23
    175
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    0.71
    161
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    0.39
    164
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    0.33
    159
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.17
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    12,145
    4.85
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    28,043
    11.19
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    26,650
    10.63
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    25,596
    10.21
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    20,293
    8.10
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    8,526
    3.40
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    10,180
    4.06
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    2,316
    0.92
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    2,880
    1.15
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    3,477
    1.39
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    6,994
    2.79
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    1,733
    0.69
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    3,951
    1.58
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    6,348
    2.53
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    2,934
    1.17
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    1,768
    0.71
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    6,812
    2.72
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    10,107
    4.03
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    3,634
    1.45
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    14,636
    5.84
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    11,589
    4.62
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    2,140
    0.85
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    3,711
    1.48
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    8,625
    3.44
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    1,330
    0.53
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    1,807
    0.72
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    585
    0.23
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    1,891
    0.75
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    1,325
    0.53
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    1,457
    0.58
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    154
    0.06
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    420
    0.17
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    4,399
    1.76
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    704
    0.28
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    518
    0.21
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    540
    0.22
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    11
    0.00
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    929
    0.37
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    1,081
    0.43
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    370
    0.15
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    1,150
    0.46
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    524
    0.21
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    1,065
    0.42
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    150
    0.06
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    224
    0.09
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    386
    0.15
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    1,950
    0.78
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    263
    0.10
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    501
    0.20
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    329
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    20.90
    49
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    6.59
    180
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    6.10
    155
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    10.56
    68
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    7.34
    34
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    3.72
    131
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    1.84
    115
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    2.84
    149
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    12.57
    21
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    2.65
    138
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    1.74
    111
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    9.13
    50
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    0.89
    165
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    0.60
    157
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    1.60
    154
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    2.29
    160
    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.