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Guinea
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 Guinea 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
Guinea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea GUINEA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Guinea GUINEA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    34.3
    36.3
    35.3
    165
    164
    164
     
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    37.3
    39.1
    38.2
    168
    166
    168
     
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    41.0
    43.1
    42.0
    170
    170
    171
     
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    46.0
    48.8
    47.4
    169
    169
    169
     
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    51.7
    53.2
    52.5
    153
    155
    154
     
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    56.6
    59.0
    57.8
    158
    159
    160
     
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    59.5
    62.3
    61.0
    173
    177
    173
     
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea GUINEA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    59.5
    62.3
    173
    177
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    66.2
    68.4
    158
    172
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    67.0
    69.2
    156
    170
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    67.3
    69.5
    158
    169
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    67.8
    69.9
    157
    169
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    68.3
    70.4
    158
    169
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    68.8
    70.9
    156
    168
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    69.5
    71.6
    155
    168
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    70.3
    72.4
    155
    167
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    71.3
    73.3
    155
    168
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    72.5
    74.4
    155
    170
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    73.9
    75.7
    155
    170
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    75.6
    77.2
    155
    170
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.0
    152
    169
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    80.1
    81.1
    152
    167
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.0
    83.7
    144
    159
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.6
    136
    153
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.0
    123
    130
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea GUINEA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    145.90
    7
    25.21
    100
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    125.50
    71
    27.78
    183
    3. Stroke
    121.12
    37
    25.48
    155
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78.04
    14
    0.91
    139
    5. Malaria
    45.20
    16
    0.00
    67
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.29
    52
    6.84
    160
    7. Cervical Cancer
    42.44
    11
    2.29
    160
    8. Liver Disease
    42.03
    20
    7.50
    148
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.43
    29
    5.76
    150
    10. Prostate Cancer
    37.70
    18
    6.10
    155
    11. Kidney Disease
    35.30
    37
    9.92
    142
    12. HIV/AIDS
    31.46
    33
    0.11
    155
    13. Lung Disease
    30.27
    51
    8.14
    175
    14. Hypertension
    27.96
    49
    3.45
    163
    15. Tuberculosis
    27.05
    39
    1.93
    110
    16. Measles
    26.13
    3
    0.00
    160
    17. Asthma
    21.49
    17
    1.08
    129
    18. Meningitis
    21.27
    4
    0.07
    181
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.04
    46
    11.04
    154
    20. Liver Cancer
    19.78
    9
    12.57
    21
    21. Maternal Conditions
    17.43
    11
    0.07
    158
    22. Other Injuries
    15.68
    19
    3.88
    154
    23. Suicide
    12.33
    48
    21.16
    12
    24. Birth Trauma
    11.93
    12
    0.39
    164
    25. Low Birth Weight
    11.00
    28
    1.62
    152
    26. Violence
    10.25
    48
    0.68
    170
    27. Breast Cancer
    10.16
    156
    6.59
    180
    28. Trypanosomiasis
    10.01
    1
    0.00
    138
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    8.99
    26
    2.11
    148
    30. Malnutrition
    8.88
    33
    0.09
    158
    31. Falls
    8.84
    35
    3.34
    142
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.93
    24
    0.54
    171
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    36
    1.82
    181
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.28
    46
    1.55
    172
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    6.02
    22
    3.78
    114
    36. Pertussis
    5.14
    11
    0.03
    116
    37. Stomach Cancer
    4.56
    123
    9.13
    50
    38. Fires
    4.33
    20
    0.33
    159
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.89
    28
    0.23
    175
    40. Schistosomiasis
    3.80
    4
    0.00
    73
    41. Drownings
    3.61
    59
    0.71
    161
    42. Epilepsy
    3.58
    11
    0.72
    166
    43. Skin Cancers
    3.00
    32
    0.60
    157
    44. Poisonings
    2.68
    26
    0.15
    158
    45. Ovary Cancer
    2.45
    163
    2.84
    149
    46. Lymphomas
    2.40
    164
    3.72
    131
    47. Oral Cancer
    2.29
    115
    1.60
    154
    48. Skin Disease
    2.26
    50
    0.67
    126
    49. Drug Use
    2.17
    42
    0.20
    181
    50. Lung Cancers
    2.08
    171
    20.90
    49
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guinea GUINEA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,790
    12.95
    26,650
    10.63
    2. Malaria
    8,180
    8.28
    1
    0.00
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,788
    6.87
    929
    0.37
    4. Measles
    6,025
    6.10
    0
    0.00
    5. Stroke
    5,777
    5.85
    25,596
    10.21
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,665
    5.74
    28,043
    11.19
    7. Birth Trauma
    4,797
    4.86
    88
    0.04
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,319
    4.37
    370
    0.15
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,788
    3.83
    4,399
    1.76
    10. HIV/AIDS
    3,020
    3.06
    84
    0.03
    11. Meningitis
    2,633
    2.67
    51
    0.02
    12. Liver Disease
    2,550
    2.58
    6,348
    2.53
    13. Tuberculosis
    2,369
    2.40
    1,950
    0.78
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    2,181
    2.21
    518
    0.21
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,138
    2.16
    6,812
    2.72
    16. Kidney Disease
    1,939
    1.96
    10,107
    4.03
    17. Maternal Conditions
    1,793
    1.82
    34
    0.01
    18. Other Injuries
    1,504
    1.52
    3,634
    1.45
    19. Cervical Cancer
    1,491
    1.51
    1,065
    0.42
    20. Lung Disease
    1,373
    1.39
    8,526
    3.40
    21. Hypertension
    1,348
    1.36
    3,711
    1.48
    22. Asthma
    1,179
    1.19
    1,150
    0.46
    23. Liver Cancer
    1,167
    1.18
    11,589
    4.62
    24. Pertussis
    1,165
    1.18
    6
    0.00
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,140
    1.15
    1,891
    0.75
    26. Violence
    1,128
    1.14
    386
    0.15
    27. Trypanosomiasis
    1,072
    1.09
    0
    0.00
    28. Malnutrition
    1,032
    1.04
    88
    0.04
    29. Suicide
    892
    0.90
    14,636
    5.84
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    579
    0.59
    12,145
    4.85
    31. Drownings
    528
    0.53
    501
    0.20
    32. Prostate Cancer
    525
    0.53
    2,316
    0.92
    33. Falls
    480
    0.49
    2,934
    1.17
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    448
    0.45
    540
    0.22
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    439
    0.44
    1,325
    0.53
    36. Fires
    410
    0.42
    263
    0.10
    37. Epilepsy
    350
    0.35
    524
    0.21
    38. Breast Cancer
    345
    0.35
    2,880
    1.15
    39. Syphilis
    328
    0.33
    27
    0.01
    40. Poisonings
    295
    0.30
    115
    0.05
    41. Stomach Cancer
    245
    0.25
    8,625
    3.44
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    238
    0.24
    224
    0.09
    43. Schistosomiasis
    232
    0.23
    1
    0.00
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    212
    0.21
    3,951
    1.58
    45. Tetanus
    170
    0.17
    5
    0.00
    46. Drug Use
    169
    0.17
    154
    0.06
    47. Hepatitis B
    162
    0.16
    526
    0.21
    48. Lymphomas
    158
    0.16
    3,477
    1.39
    49. Skin Cancers
    152
    0.15
    585
    0.23
    50. Lung Cancers
    128
    0.13
    20,293
    8.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea GUINEA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.44
    11
    2.29
    160
    2. Prostate Cancer
    37.70
    18
    6.10
    155
    3. Liver Cancer
    19.78
    9
    12.57
    21
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.16
    156
    6.59
    180
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.56
    123
    9.13
    50
    6. Skin Cancers
    3.00
    32
    0.60
    157
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.45
    163
    2.84
    149
    8. Lymphomas
    2.40
    164
    3.72
    131
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.29
    115
    1.60
    154
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.08
    171
    20.90
    49
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.78
    182
    10.56
    68
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.17
    156
    0.89
    165
    13. Bladder Cancer
    0.71
    169
    1.74
    111
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.42
    178
    1.84
    115
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.30
    181
    7.34
    34
    16. Leukemia
    0.20
    182
    2.65
    138
    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.