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SOUTH KOREA VS ICELAND
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Compare South Korea and Iceland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    72.3
    79.6
    75.9
    40
    30
    36
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    78.8
    85.5
    82.3
    20
    4
    11
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.8
    85.5
    20
    4
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    79.1
    85.7
    20
    4
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    79.3
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    79.4
    85.9
    20
    4
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    79.6
    86.0
    20
    3
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    79.8
    86.2
    20
    3
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    80.0
    86.3
    21
    3
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    80.3
    86.5
    21
    3
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    80.8
    86.7
    21
    4
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    81.4
    87.0
    21
    4
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    82.2
    87.3
    22
    4
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    28
    5
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    84.2
    88.2
    33
    6
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    85.8
    89.1
    38
    9
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    88.0
    90.4
    43
    13
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    90.7
    92.4
    41
    20
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    94.1
    95.1
    45
    21
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.6
    35
    27
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.5
    52
    42
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    39.14
    139
    		  
    29.17
    159
    2. Suicide
    29.34
    3
    		  
    14.06
    37
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    26.39
    172
    		  
    61.92
    136
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    29.45
    26
    5. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    1.88
    165
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.34
    133
    		  
    11.43
    142
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.01
    115
    		  
    6.00
    162
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    4.06
    120
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    15.20
    40
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.32
    27
    		  
    34.08
    4
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.08
    125
    		  
    3.54
    166
    12. Liver Disease
    9.48
    117
    		  
    1.70
    172
    13. Lung Disease
    8.65
    153
    		  
    21.34
    69
    14. Hypertension
    8.23
    147
    		  
    9.79
    136
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    127
    		  
    5.45
    151
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    8.28
    29
    17. Other Injuries
    6.55
    131
    		  
    4.17
    158
    18. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    18.65
    64
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    21.29
    53
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.15
    94
    		  
    0.75
    136
    21. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    10.90
    1
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    16
    		  
    4.56
    2
    23. Falls
    3.06
    125
    		  
    7.00
    70
    24. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    0.92
    170
    25. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    3.62
    96
    26. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    6.30
    35
    27. Low Birth Weight
    2.39
    145
    		  
    1.48
    158
    28. Asthma
    2.39
    109
    		  
    0.42
    169
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    4.07
    54
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.20
    145
    		  
    1.68
    154
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.02
    167
    		  
    2.26
    166
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    2.96
    59
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.98
    117
    		  
    2.25
    108
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
    		  
    0.38
    154
    35. Hepatitis B
    1.83
    47
    		  
    0.00
    172
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.79
    168
    		  
    1.74
    169
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    1.56
    145
    38. Alcohol
    1.28
    71
    		  
    1.51
    65
    39. Violence
    1.10
    147
    		  
    0.63
    164
    40. Drownings
    1.06
    144
    		  
    0.63
    160
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.89
    150
    		  
    0.85
    153
    42. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    1.14
    137
    43. Skin Disease
    0.76
    123
    		  
    0.19
    159
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    2.40
    40
    45. War
    0.70
    24
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Epilepsy
    0.67
    161
    		  
    0.88
    143
    47. Poisonings
    0.47
    145
    		  
    0.48
    144
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    165
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Fires
    0.39
    152
    		  
    0.29
    161
    50. Anemia
    0.28
    117
    		  
    0.19
    130
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    27,848
    12.35
    		  
    147
    8.77
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    18,608
    8.25
    		  
    315
    18.81
    3. Suicide
    18,009
    7.99
    		  
    49
    2.93
    4. Lung Cancers
    17,896
    7.94
    		  
    138
    8.23
    5. Liver Cancer
    11,962
    5.31
    		  
    9
    0.55
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,745
    5.21
    		  
    60
    3.60
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,314
    5.02
    		  
    30
    1.80
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10,833
    4.80
    		  
    18
    1.06
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,332
    4.14
    		  
    74
    4.41
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9,045
    4.01
    		  
    179
    10.69
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,708
    2.98
    		  
    14
    0.83
    12. Lung Disease
    6,281
    2.79
    		  
    106
    6.30
    13. Liver Disease
    6,169
    2.74
    		  
    7
    0.40
    14. Hypertension
    6,001
    2.66
    		  
    53
    3.15
    15. Kidney Disease
    5,396
    2.39
    		  
    28
    1.69
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    5,090
    2.26
    		  
    39
    2.33
    17. Other Injuries
    4,460
    1.98
    		  
    18
    1.07
    18. Tuberculosis
    2,912
    1.29
    		  
    4
    0.24
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    2,810
    1.25
    		  
    25
    1.47
    20. Lymphomas
    2,630
    1.17
    		  
    56
    3.36
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,136
    0.95
    		  
    46
    2.75
    22. Falls
    1,955
    0.87
    		  
    36
    2.13
    23. Leukemia
    1,808
    0.80
    		  
    18
    1.07
    24. Prostate Cancer
    1,784
    0.79
    		  
    50
    2.95
    25. Asthma
    1,733
    0.77
    		  
    2
    0.13
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,600
    0.71
    		  
    19
    1.14
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,432
    0.64
    		  
    15
    0.89
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1,426
    0.63
    		  
    7
    0.45
    29. Other Neoplasms
    1,359
    0.60
    		  
    11
    0.67
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,325
    0.59
    		  
    2
    0.14
    31. Hepatitis B
    1,206
    0.53
    		  
    0
    0.00
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,171
    0.52
    		  
    7
    0.44
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1,122
    0.50
    		  
    3
    0.18
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,089
    0.48
    		  
    8
    0.45
    35. Ovary Cancer
    1,002
    0.44
    		  
    14
    0.84
    36. Alcohol
    818
    0.36
    		  
    6
    0.33
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    635
    0.28
    		  
    4
    0.27
    38. Low Birth Weight
    617
    0.27
    		  
    4
    0.24
    39. Drownings
    611
    0.27
    		  
    3
    0.19
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    605
    0.27
    		  
    7
    0.41
    41. Violence
    553
    0.25
    		  
    2
    0.12
    42. Skin Disease
    542
    0.24
    		  
    1
    0.07
    43. Skin Cancers
    491
    0.22
    		  
    9
    0.56
    44. War
    466
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    45. Epilepsy
    376
    0.17
    		  
    3
    0.15
    46. Poisonings
    297
    0.13
    		  
    2
    0.10
    47. Uterin Cancer
    297
    0.13
    		  
    4
    0.21
    48. Fires
    235
    0.10
    		  
    1
    0.05
    49. Anemia
    204
    0.09
    		  
    1
    0.09
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    193
    0.09
    		  
    2
    0.09
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    29.45
    26
    2. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    1.88
    165
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    4.06
    120
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    15.20
    40
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    8.28
    29
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    18.65
    64
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    21.29
    53
    8. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    10.90
    1
    9. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    0.92
    170
    10. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    3.62
    96
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    6.30
    35
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    4.07
    54
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    2.96
    59
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    1.56
    145
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    1.14
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    2.40
    40
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.