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South Korea
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
SOUTH KOREA VS INDIA

Compare South Korea and India 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.

India
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
South Korea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   India INDIA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   India INDIA
           
    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
    		  
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    61.7
    63.4
    62.5
    119
    130
    128
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    69.5
    72.2
    70.8
    107
    122
    117
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   India INDIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    69.5
    72.2
    107
    122
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    71.9
    74.7
    98
    119
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    72.1
    74.9
    98
    120
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    72.2
    75.1
    96
    120
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    72.4
    75.4
    98
    118
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    72.8
    75.7
    97
    116
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    73.2
    76.0
    97
    116
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    73.6
    76.3
    94
    115
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    74.2
    76.7
    93
    115
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    74.9
    77.1
    91
    113
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    75.7
    77.7
    91
    115
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    76.7
    78.5
    87
    113
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    78.1
    79.5
    85
    110
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    79.7
    80.9
    84
    106
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    81.7
    82.6
    88
    106
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    84.0
    84.7
    84
    104
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.7
    87.1
    86
    109
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    90.1
    90.4
    77
    95
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   India INDIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    140.72
    55
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    64.97
    113
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    35.30
    77
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    12.91
    41
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    7.82
    117
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    2.67
    175
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    14.60
    137
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    7.03
    118
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    19.90
    107
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    7.07
    76
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    87.90
    3
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    22.24
    83
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.97
    113
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    25.49
    97
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    13.62
    125
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    6.69
    147
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    16.33
    90
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    12.19
    44
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.57
    65
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.44
    136
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    10.68
    128
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    21.87
    1
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.73
    120
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.79
    129
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.46
    100
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    1.29
    169
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    32.84
    32
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.28
    145
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    3.40
    57
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    4.70
    122
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.34
    140
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    11.98
    19
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    11.45
    6
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    1.12
    182
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.81
    68
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    18.49
    24
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    64.45
    20
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.19
    155
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    2.44
    47
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    3.76
    51
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    3.84
    104
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    1.62
    92
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.63
    56
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.47
    164
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    6.24
    42
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    5.11
    64
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    1.84
    79
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    111
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    10.94
    8
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.94
    119
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   India INDIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    1.52m
    17.94
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    392,425
    4.63
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    697,038
    8.23
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    88,276
    1.04
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    173,347
    2.05
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    126,593
    1.49
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    30,369
    0.36
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    77,368
    0.91
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    222,903
    2.63
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    81,058
    0.96
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    879,732
    10.38
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    32,812
    0.39
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    271,495
    3.20
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    268,580
    3.17
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    212,596
    2.51
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    43,398
    0.51
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    108,050
    1.28
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    149,570
    1.77
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    40,159
    0.47
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    225,755
    2.66
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    82,821
    0.98
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    30,945
    0.37
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    33,383
    0.39
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    435,882
    5.15
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    15,264
    0.18
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    2,968
    0.04
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    14,081
    0.17
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    38,898
    0.46
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    134,187
    1.58
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    21,947
    0.26
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    12,651
    0.15
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    196,051
    2.31
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    23,097
    0.27
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    45,319
    0.53
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    670,315
    7.91
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    17,857
    0.21
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    5,054
    0.06
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    68,108
    0.80
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    8,184
    0.10
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    30,307
    0.36
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    82,769
    0.98
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    48,774
    0.58
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    6,841
    0.08
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    51,767
    0.61
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    238,739
    2.82
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    23,265
    0.27
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    126,079
    1.49
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    1,364
    0.02
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    11,747
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   India INDIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    7.82
    117
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    2.67
    175
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    7.03
    118
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    7.07
    76
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.97
    113
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    13.62
    125
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    6.69
    147
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.44
    136
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.73
    120
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.79
    129
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.46
    100
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    3.40
    57
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.34
    140
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    11.45
    6
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.19
    155
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.47
    164
    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.