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SOUTH KOREA VS KENYA
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Compare South Korea and Kenya 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   Kenya KENYA
           
    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
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    72.3
    79.6
    75.9
    40
    30
    36
    		  
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    157
    156
    157
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2015
    78.8
    85.5
    82.3
    20
    4
    11
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    63.4
    148
    147
    149
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.8
    85.5
    20
    4
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    148
    147
    Age 5
    79.1
    85.7
    20
    4
    		  
    64.5
    68.9
    158
    152
    Age 10
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    65.3
    69.6
    158
    151
    Age 15
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    65.8
    70.0
    157
    150
    Age 20
    79.3
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    66.6
    70.6
    156
    149
    Age 25
    79.4
    85.9
    20
    4
    		  
    67.5
    71.3
    153
    149
    Age 30
    79.6
    86.0
    20
    3
    		  
    68.5
    72.0
    150
    148
    Age 35
    79.8
    86.2
    20
    3
    		  
    69.5
    72.8
    148
    149
    Age 40
    80.0
    86.3
    21
    3
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    146
    148
    Age 45
    80.3
    86.5
    21
    3
    		  
    72.0
    74.6
    139
    147
    Age 50
    80.8
    86.7
    21
    4
    		  
    73.3
    75.5
    135
    148
    Age 55
    81.4
    87.0
    21
    4
    		  
    74.7
    76.5
    129
    149
    Age 60
    82.2
    87.3
    22
    4
    		  
    76.2
    77.6
    130
    149
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    28
    5
    		  
    77.9
    79.0
    130
    149
    Age 70
    84.2
    88.2
    33
    6
    		  
    80.0
    80.8
    134
    148
    Age 75
    85.8
    89.1
    38
    9
    		  
    82.5
    83.1
    140
    150
    Age 80
    88.0
    90.4
    43
    13
    		  
    85.4
    85.9
    142
    148
    Age 85
    90.7
    92.4
    41
    20
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    147
    150
    Age 90
    94.1
    95.1
    45
    21
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    146
    145
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.6
    35
    27
    		  
    97.1
    97.4
    139
    142
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.5
    52
    42
    		  
    101.7
    101.9
    123
    116
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    39.14
    139
    		  
    90.97
    87
    2. Suicide
    29.34
    3
    		  
    15.58
    29
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    26.39
    172
    		  
    53.61
    149
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    2.53
    140
    5. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    5.10
    93
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.34
    133
    		  
    165.60
    21
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.01
    115
    		  
    32.39
    72
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    9.64
    44
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    6.47
    99
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.32
    27
    		  
    2.76
    95
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.08
    125
    		  
    25.11
    35
    12. Liver Disease
    9.48
    117
    		  
    16.74
    82
    13. Lung Disease
    8.65
    153
    		  
    8.57
    154
    14. Hypertension
    8.23
    147
    		  
    12.49
    120
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    127
    		  
    14.24
    85
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    2.79
    94
    17. Other Injuries
    6.55
    131
    		  
    14.85
    66
    18. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    16.67
    84
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    31.38
    20
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.15
    94
    		  
    34.80
    31
    21. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    5.42
    68
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    16
    		  
    2.57
    60
    23. Falls
    3.06
    125
    		  
    11.15
    33
    24. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    21.51
    25
    25. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    3.97
    79
    26. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    4.90
    71
    27. Low Birth Weight
    2.39
    145
    		  
    17.22
    41
    28. Asthma
    2.39
    109
    		  
    4.02
    90
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    17.42
    4
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.20
    145
    		  
    13.62
    34
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.02
    167
    		  
    10.32
    44
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    1.11
    137
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.98
    117
    		  
    2.92
    79
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
    		  
    60.06
    20
    35. Hepatitis B
    1.83
    47
    		  
    2.66
    38
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.79
    168
    		  
    12.01
    37
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    6.73
    16
    38. Alcohol
    1.28
    71
    		  
    0.28
    117
    39. Violence
    1.10
    147
    		  
    6.05
    80
    40. Drownings
    1.06
    144
    		  
    9.82
    19
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.89
    150
    		  
    0.22
    172
    42. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    2.32
    69
    43. Skin Disease
    0.76
    123
    		  
    7.73
    18
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    1.60
    87
    45. War
    0.70
    24
    		  
    0.95
    22
    46. Epilepsy
    0.67
    161
    		  
    9.64
    27
    47. Poisonings
    0.47
    145
    		  
    3.73
    38
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    165
    		  
    18.91
    25
    49. Fires
    0.39
    152
    		  
    11.27
    27
    50. Anemia
    0.28
    117
    		  
    3.38
    34
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    27,848
    12.35
    		  
    14,609
    4.37
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    18,608
    8.25
    		  
    9,163
    2.74
    3. Suicide
    18,009
    7.99
    		  
    4,647
    1.39
    4. Lung Cancers
    17,896
    7.94
    		  
    460
    0.14
    5. Liver Cancer
    11,962
    5.31
    		  
    1,024
    0.31
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,745
    5.21
    		  
    45,441
    13.58
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,314
    5.02
    		  
    5,633
    1.68
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10,833
    4.80
    		  
    1,658
    0.50
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,332
    4.14
    		  
    1,242
    0.37
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9,045
    4.01
    		  
    471
    0.14
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,708
    2.98
    		  
    8,841
    2.64
    12. Lung Disease
    6,281
    2.79
    		  
    1,572
    0.47
    13. Liver Disease
    6,169
    2.74
    		  
    3,680
    1.10
    14. Hypertension
    6,001
    2.66
    		  
    1,995
    0.60
    15. Kidney Disease
    5,396
    2.39
    		  
    3,080
    0.92
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    5,090
    2.26
    		  
    516
    0.15
    17. Other Injuries
    4,460
    1.98
    		  
    5,658
    1.69
    18. Tuberculosis
    2,912
    1.29
    		  
    9,379
    2.80
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    2,810
    1.25
    		  
    388
    0.12
    20. Lymphomas
    2,630
    1.17
    		  
    1,209
    0.36
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,136
    0.95
    		  
    1,877
    0.56
    22. Falls
    1,955
    0.87
    		  
    2,865
    0.86
    23. Leukemia
    1,808
    0.80
    		  
    1,053
    0.31
    24. Prostate Cancer
    1,784
    0.79
    		  
    2,047
    0.61
    25. Asthma
    1,733
    0.77
    		  
    793
    0.24
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,600
    0.71
    		  
    3,094
    0.92
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,432
    0.64
    		  
    191
    0.06
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1,426
    0.63
    		  
    4,199
    1.25
    29. Other Neoplasms
    1,359
    0.60
    		  
    582
    0.17
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,325
    0.59
    		  
    23,374
    6.98
    31. Hepatitis B
    1,206
    0.53
    		  
    641
    0.19
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,171
    0.52
    		  
    2,283
    0.68
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1,122
    0.50
    		  
    2,338
    0.70
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,089
    0.48
    		  
    1,359
    0.41
    35. Ovary Cancer
    1,002
    0.44
    		  
    523
    0.16
    36. Alcohol
    818
    0.36
    		  
    64
    0.02
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    635
    0.28
    		  
    42
    0.01
    38. Low Birth Weight
    617
    0.27
    		  
    13,528
    4.04
    39. Drownings
    611
    0.27
    		  
    4,348
    1.30
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    605
    0.27
    		  
    7,472
    2.23
    41. Violence
    553
    0.25
    		  
    2,429
    0.73
    42. Skin Disease
    542
    0.24
    		  
    1,705
    0.51
    43. Skin Cancers
    491
    0.22
    		  
    295
    0.09
    44. War
    466
    0.21
    		  
    364
    0.11
    45. Epilepsy
    376
    0.17
    		  
    3,613
    1.08
    46. Poisonings
    297
    0.13
    		  
    1,630
    0.49
    47. Uterin Cancer
    297
    0.13
    		  
    209
    0.06
    48. Fires
    235
    0.10
    		  
    4,567
    1.36
    49. Anemia
    204
    0.09
    		  
    980
    0.29
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    193
    0.09
    		  
    1,074
    0.32
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    2.53
    140
    2. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    5.10
    93
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    9.64
    44
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    6.47
    99
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    2.79
    94
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    16.67
    84
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    31.38
    20
    8. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    5.42
    68
    9. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    21.51
    25
    10. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    3.97
    79
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    4.90
    71
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    17.42
    4
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    1.11
    137
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    6.73
    16
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    2.32
    69
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    1.60
    87
     
     
     
    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.