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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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Compare South Korea and Cape Verde 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.

Cape Verde
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
     
    50.7
    53.7
    52.2
    87
    87
    87
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    68.2
    71.4
    69.9
    79
    99
    95
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    69.9
    77.9
    74.0
    100
    76
    88
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    69.9
    77.9
    100
    76
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    71.1
    79.0
    107
    73
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    71.1
    79.1
    110
    73
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    71.2
    79.1
    110
    73
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    71.5
    79.2
    110
    73
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    71.9
    79.4
    112
    72
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    72.2
    79.5
    112
    72
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    72.5
    79.7
    113
    73
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    73.0
    79.9
    114
    74
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    73.5
    80.2
    117
    74
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    74.4
    80.6
    119
    76
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    75.4
    81.1
    121
    78
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.8
    81.8
    119
    80
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.5
    82.7
    124
    83
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.6
    83.8
    134
    87
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.1
    85.4
    138
    90
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.0
    87.5
    143
    95
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.4
    90.3
    144
    102
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    122.67
    76
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    71.23
    103
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    59.11
    60
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    15.23
    27
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    12.10
    94
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    12.90
    19
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    16.89
    109
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    5.57
    141
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    21.60
    100
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    17.14
    5
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    15.67
    136
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    24.37
    78
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    6.72
    45
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    29.83
    89
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    9.70
    163
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    40.00
    13
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    31.57
    45
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    7.51
    94
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    5.23
    42
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.54
    96
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    12.84
    116
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    6.61
    75
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    1.41
    180
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.72
    135
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    12.21
    71
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    1.90
    153
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    4.35
    88
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.54
    84
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    11.35
    8
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    5.58
    97
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.29
    141
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    4.59
    93
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    4.69
    43
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    3.52
    122
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    0.96
    120
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    5.86
    82
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    9.54
    69
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.94
    162
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    3.48
    17
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    5.15
    25
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    14.22
    30
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    1.46
    99
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.68
    52
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.71
    151
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    2.47
    93
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    1.92
    92
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    3.16
    45
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    82
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    1.20
    100
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    3.13
    25
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    457
    17.60
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    236
    9.09
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    272
    10.48
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    44
    1.69
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    71
    2.73
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    68
    2.62
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    49
    1.89
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    21
    0.81
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    85
    3.27
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    67
    2.58
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    58
    2.23
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    27
    1.04
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    112
    4.31
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    101
    3.89
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    147
    5.66
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    20
    0.77
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    49
    1.89
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    33
    1.27
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    19
    0.73
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    27
    1.04
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    24
    0.92
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    52
    2.00
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    10
    0.39
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    23
    0.89
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    9
    0.35
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    2
    0.08
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    5
    0.19
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    42
    1.62
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    20
    0.77
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    3
    0.12
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    14
    0.54
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    23
    0.89
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    4
    0.15
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    27
    1.04
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    41
    1.58
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    6
    0.23
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    2
    0.08
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    10
    0.39
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    3
    0.12
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    16
    0.62
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    38
    1.46
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    27
    1.04
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    2
    0.08
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    73
    2.81
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    37
    1.43
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    13
    0.50
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    5
    0.19
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    14
    0.54
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    12.10
    94
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    12.90
    19
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    5.57
    141
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    17.14
    5
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    6.72
    45
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    9.70
    163
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    40.00
    13
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.54
    96
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    1.41
    180
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.72
    135
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    12.21
    71
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    11.35
    8
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.29
    141
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    4.69
    43
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.94
    162
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.71
    151
    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.