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Canada
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

Compare Canada 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
Canada Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Canada CANADA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
     
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    10
    4
    6
     
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
     
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
     
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    76.4
    81.7
    79.1
    7
    8
    7
     
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
     
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    80.4
    84.1
    82.2
    14
    16
    15
     
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    16
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.5
    13
    14
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.6
    12
    14
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.7
    11
    14
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.8
    11
    14
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    81.7
    84.9
    10
    13
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    82.0
    85.0
    7
    12
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    82.3
    85.2
    6
    12
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    82.7
    85.5
    6
    13
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.9
    5
    13
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    83.8
    86.4
    4
    12
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    84.8
    87.1
    3
    10
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.9
    3
    9
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    87.4
    89.0
    2
    8
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.4
    2
    9
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.2
    5
    9
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.15
    166
    27.78
    183
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.87
    13
    11.04
    154
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    20.90
    49
    4. Lung Disease
    15.91
    133
    8.14
    175
    5. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    6.59
    180
    6. Stroke
    15.12
    182
    25.48
    155
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    10.56
    68
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    6.10
    155
    9. Suicide
    10.34
    67
    21.16
    12
    10. Drug Use
    8.70
    2
    0.20
    181
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.69
    169
    25.21
    100
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.22
    156
    6.84
    160
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    7.34
    34
    14. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    3.72
    131
    15. Liver Disease
    5.73
    159
    7.50
    148
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    2.84
    149
    17. Falls
    5.07
    101
    3.34
    142
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.99
    168
    9.92
    142
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.58
    157
    5.76
    150
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.41
    77
    2.11
    148
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    12.57
    21
    22. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    2.65
    138
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.46
    128
    3.78
    114
    24. Other Injuries
    3.35
    164
    3.88
    154
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    1.84
    115
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.99
    156
    1.82
    181
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.94
    141
    1.55
    172
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    0.89
    165
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    1.74
    111
    30. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    9.13
    50
    31. Hypertension
    2.79
    169
    3.45
    163
    32. Alcohol
    2.76
    44
    1.34
    97
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    0.60
    157
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    1.60
    154
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.99
    51
    1.89
    55
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    2.29
    160
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.90
    148
    1.62
    152
    38. Violence
    1.60
    139
    0.68
    170
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.09
    6
    0.01
    178
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.90
    140
    0.91
    139
    41. Epilepsy
    0.81
    153
    0.72
    166
    42. Skin Disease
    0.76
    122
    0.67
    126
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    135
    0.23
    175
    44. Drownings
    0.71
    160
    0.71
    161
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.65
    140
    0.39
    164
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.60
    15
    0.17
    65
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    172
    0.54
    171
    48. Fires
    0.41
    153
    0.33
    159
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.38
    80
    0.16
    141
    50. Asthma
    0.37
    173
    1.08
    129
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Canada CANADA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40,063
    17.18
    28,043
    11.19
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,970
    13.28
    12,145
    4.85
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,937
    8.98
    20,293
    8.10
    4. Lung Disease
    14,212
    6.09
    8,526
    3.40
    5. Stroke
    14,159
    6.07
    25,596
    10.21
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,651
    4.14
    10,180
    4.06
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,431
    3.19
    26,650
    10.63
    8. Breast Cancer
    5,910
    2.53
    2,880
    1.15
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,718
    2.45
    6,812
    2.72
    10. Lymphomas
    5,146
    2.21
    3,477
    1.39
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5,057
    2.17
    6,994
    2.79
    12. Falls
    4,829
    2.07
    2,934
    1.17
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,711
    2.02
    2,316
    0.92
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,578
    1.96
    10,107
    4.03
    15. Suicide
    4,417
    1.89
    14,636
    5.84
    16. Drug Use
    3,686
    1.58
    154
    0.06
    17. Liver Disease
    3,624
    1.55
    6,348
    2.53
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    3,359
    1.44
    3,951
    1.58
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,233
    1.39
    1,891
    0.75
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,113
    1.33
    11,589
    4.62
    21. Leukemia
    3,098
    1.33
    2,140
    0.85
    22. Hypertension
    2,563
    1.10
    3,711
    1.48
    23. Bladder Cancer
    2,521
    1.08
    1,768
    0.71
    24. Other Injuries
    2,392
    1.03
    3,634
    1.45
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,230
    0.96
    1,733
    0.69
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2,177
    0.93
    8,625
    3.44
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,060
    0.88
    1,325
    0.53
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,998
    0.86
    4,399
    1.76
    29. Ovary Cancer
    1,902
    0.82
    1,330
    0.53
    30. Skin Cancers
    1,756
    0.75
    585
    0.23
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,679
    0.72
    1,807
    0.72
    32. Oral Cancer
    1,592
    0.68
    1,457
    0.58
    33. Alcohol
    1,491
    0.64
    1,081
    0.43
    34. Uterin Cancer
    1,183
    0.51
    420
    0.17
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,081
    0.46
    518
    0.21
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    840
    0.36
    929
    0.37
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    692
    0.30
    11
    0.00
    38. Skin Disease
    679
    0.29
    704
    0.28
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    636
    0.27
    224
    0.09
    40. Violence
    605
    0.26
    386
    0.15
    41. Cervical Cancer
    578
    0.25
    1,065
    0.42
    42. Low Birth Weight
    553
    0.24
    370
    0.15
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    442
    0.19
    540
    0.22
    44. Epilepsy
    384
    0.16
    524
    0.21
    45. Hepatitis C
    363
    0.16
    168
    0.07
    46. Anemia
    343
    0.15
    329
    0.13
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    322
    0.14
    150
    0.06
    48. Drownings
    283
    0.12
    501
    0.20
    49. Asthma
    262
    0.11
    1,150
    0.46
    50. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.08
    88
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    20.90
    49
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    6.59
    180
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    10.56
    68
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    6.10
    155
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    7.34
    34
    6. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    3.72
    131
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    2.84
    149
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    12.57
    21
    9. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    2.65
    138
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    1.84
    115
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    0.89
    165
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    1.74
    111
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    9.13
    50
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    0.60
    157
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    1.60
    154
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    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.