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Cyprus
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 Cyprus 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
Cyprus Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cyprus CYPRUS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Cyprus CYPRUS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    70.6
    68.8
    17
    30
    26
     
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    69.5
    72.5
    71.0
    8
    34
    20
     
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    72.6
    76.7
    74.6
    3
    16
    8
     
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    74.1
    78.6
    76.3
    7
    18
    14
     
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    76.0
    80.2
    78.1
    9
    22
    16
     
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    77.4
    81.7
    79.5
    22
    28
    27
     
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    81.1
    85.1
    83.1
    4
    5
    6
     
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cyprus CYPRUS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    85.1
    4
    5
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    81.3
    85.3
    4
    7
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    81.4
    85.3
    4
    7
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    81.4
    85.4
    4
    7
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    81.5
    85.4
    4
    7
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    81.6
    85.4
    4
    7
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    81.7
    85.5
    5
    7
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    81.8
    85.5
    8
    7
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    81.9
    85.6
    10
    8
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    82.1
    85.7
    11
    8
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    82.4
    85.8
    11
    10
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    82.8
    86.1
    13
    10
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    83.3
    86.4
    15
    10
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.9
    17
    12
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.5
    18
    14
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.3
    20
    18
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    30
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.1
    52
    51
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cyprus CYPRUS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    52.89
    160
    27.78
    183
    2. Stroke
    20.33
    168
    25.48
    155
    3. Lung Cancers
    16.60
    73
    20.90
    49
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.57
    116
    11.04
    154
    5. Lung Disease
    15.39
    140
    8.14
    175
    6. Breast Cancer
    15.03
    116
    6.59
    180
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.74
    129
    6.84
    160
    8. Prostate Cancer
    12.52
    121
    6.10
    155
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.09
    145
    9.92
    142
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.30
    97
    10.56
    68
    11. Other Injuries
    6.43
    111
    3.88
    154
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    5.95
    53
    2.11
    148
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    5.46
    60
    7.34
    34
    14. Hypertension
    5.17
    156
    3.45
    163
    15. Lymphomas
    4.90
    82
    3.72
    131
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.90
    155
    5.76
    150
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.52
    86
    2.84
    149
    18. Leukemia
    4.25
    56
    2.65
    138
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4.24
    182
    25.21
    100
    20. Stomach Cancer
    3.29
    146
    9.13
    50
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.28
    157
    12.57
    21
    22. Bladder Cancer
    3.21
    51
    1.74
    111
    23. Suicide
    3.18
    160
    21.16
    12
    24. Liver Disease
    2.80
    176
    7.50
    148
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.68
    147
    1.55
    172
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.59
    75
    0.89
    165
    27. Falls
    2.57
    162
    3.34
    142
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    42
    1.89
    55
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.39
    101
    0.91
    139
    30. Drownings
    2.00
    116
    0.71
    161
    31. Skin Cancers
    1.96
    88
    0.60
    157
    32. Cervical Cancer
    1.95
    168
    2.29
    160
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    1.88
    165
    3.78
    114
    34. Skin Disease
    1.84
    78
    0.67
    126
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.62
    83
    0.23
    175
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    1.43
    182
    1.82
    181
    37. Violence
    1.08
    150
    0.68
    170
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.07
    173
    1.60
    154
    39. Asthma
    1.04
    132
    1.08
    129
    40. Drug Use
    0.92
    124
    0.20
    181
    41. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    171
    1.62
    152
    42. Anemia
    0.70
    18
    0.30
    41
    43. Epilepsy
    0.56
    173
    0.72
    166
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.55
    32
    0.01
    178
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.54
    175
    1.84
    115
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.50
    176
    0.54
    171
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.45
    65
    0.16
    141
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.33
    171
    0.39
    164
    49. Alcohol
    0.33
    160
    1.34
    97
    50. Tuberculosis
    0.27
    150
    1.93
    110
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cyprus CYPRUS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,120
    20.48
    28,043
    11.19
    2. Stroke
    462
    8.45
    25,596
    10.21
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    400
    7.31
    12,145
    4.85
    4. Lung Disease
    355
    6.49
    8,526
    3.40
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    332
    6.07
    6,812
    2.72
    6. Lung Cancers
    319
    5.83
    20,293
    8.10
    7. Kidney Disease
    213
    3.89
    10,107
    4.03
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    167
    3.05
    10,180
    4.06
    9. Breast Cancer
    155
    2.83
    2,880
    1.15
    10. Other Injuries
    136
    2.49
    3,634
    1.45
    11. Hypertension
    127
    2.32
    3,711
    1.48
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    126
    2.30
    1,891
    0.75
    13. Prostate Cancer
    118
    2.16
    2,316
    0.92
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    104
    1.90
    6,994
    2.79
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98
    1.79
    26,650
    10.63
    16. Lymphomas
    97
    1.77
    3,477
    1.39
    17. Leukemia
    83
    1.52
    2,140
    0.85
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    69
    1.26
    4,399
    1.76
    19. Bladder Cancer
    67
    1.22
    1,768
    0.71
    20. Liver Cancer
    64
    1.17
    11,589
    4.62
    21. Stomach Cancer
    63
    1.15
    8,625
    3.44
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    56
    1.02
    929
    0.37
    23. Other Neoplasms
    53
    0.97
    1,807
    0.72
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    51
    0.93
    1,325
    0.53
    25. Falls
    51
    0.93
    2,934
    1.17
    26. Liver Disease
    50
    0.91
    6,348
    2.53
    27. Ovary Cancer
    45
    0.82
    1,330
    0.53
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    44
    0.80
    3,951
    1.58
    29. Skin Disease
    44
    0.80
    704
    0.28
    30. Suicide
    44
    0.80
    14,636
    5.84
    31. Skin Cancers
    39
    0.71
    585
    0.23
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    35
    0.64
    224
    0.09
    33. Drownings
    33
    0.60
    501
    0.20
    34. Uterin Cancer
    27
    0.49
    420
    0.17
    35. Asthma
    24
    0.44
    1,150
    0.46
    36. Oral Cancer
    21
    0.38
    1,457
    0.58
    37. Cervical Cancer
    18
    0.33
    1,065
    0.42
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    0.33
    518
    0.21
    39. Anemia
    17
    0.31
    329
    0.13
    40. Violence
    15
    0.27
    386
    0.15
    41. Drug Use
    13
    0.24
    154
    0.06
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11
    0.20
    540
    0.22
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    10
    0.18
    1,733
    0.69
    44. Epilepsy
    10
    0.18
    524
    0.21
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    10
    0.18
    150
    0.06
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    9
    0.16
    11
    0.00
    47. Low Birth Weight
    6
    0.11
    370
    0.15
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    6
    0.11
    49
    0.02
    49. Alcohol
    5
    0.09
    1,081
    0.43
    50. Fires
    5
    0.09
    263
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cyprus CYPRUS   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    16.60
    73
    20.90
    49
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.03
    116
    6.59
    180
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.52
    121
    6.10
    155
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.30
    97
    10.56
    68
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    5.46
    60
    7.34
    34
    6. Lymphomas
    4.90
    82
    3.72
    131
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.52
    86
    2.84
    149
    8. Leukemia
    4.25
    56
    2.65
    138
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.29
    146
    9.13
    50
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.28
    157
    12.57
    21
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.21
    51
    1.74
    111
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.59
    75
    0.89
    165
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.96
    88
    0.60
    157
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.95
    168
    2.29
    160
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.07
    173
    1.60
    154
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.54
    175
    1.84
    115
    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.