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Compare South Korea and Laos 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   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    72.3
    79.6
    75.9
    40
    30
    36
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    78.8
    85.5
    82.3
    20
    4
    11
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.8
    85.5
    20
    4
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    79.1
    85.7
    20
    4
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    79.3
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    79.4
    85.9
    20
    4
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    79.6
    86.0
    20
    3
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    79.8
    86.2
    20
    3
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    80.0
    86.3
    21
    3
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    80.3
    86.5
    21
    3
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    80.8
    86.7
    21
    4
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    81.4
    87.0
    21
    4
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.2
    87.3
    22
    4
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    28
    5
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.2
    88.2
    33
    6
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.8
    89.1
    38
    9
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.0
    90.4
    43
    13
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.7
    92.4
    41
    20
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.1
    95.1
    45
    21
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.6
    35
    27
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.5
    52
    42
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    39.14
    139
    		  
    123.84
    49
    2. Suicide
    29.34
    3
    		  
    8.54
    86
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    26.39
    172
    		  
    135.32
    41
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    55.58
    2
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.34
    133
    		  
    103.64
    39
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.01
    115
    		  
    27.80
    84
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    2.46
    154
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    7.39
    85
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.32
    27
    		  
    0.71
    159
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.08
    125
    		  
    21.84
    55
    12. Liver Disease
    9.48
    117
    		  
    15.22
    90
    13. Lung Disease
    8.65
    153
    		  
    34.40
    23
    14. Hypertension
    8.23
    147
    		  
    20.37
    55
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    127
    		  
    17.30
    56
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    1.05
    145
    17. Other Injuries
    6.55
    131
    		  
    19.68
    42
    18. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    9.91
    146
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    3.52
    157
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.15
    94
    		  
    17.90
    52
    21. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    4.34
    90
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    16
    		  
    0.45
    152
    23. Falls
    3.06
    125
    		  
    5.76
    80
    24. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    7.81
    85
    25. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    3.77
    91
    26. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    4.34
    82
    27. Low Birth Weight
    2.39
    145
    		  
    17.45
    39
    28. Asthma
    2.39
    109
    		  
    25.90
    5
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    0.68
    157
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.20
    145
    		  
    2.40
    142
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.02
    167
    		  
    9.07
    74
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    1.50
    112
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.98
    117
    		  
    1.52
    127
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
    		  
    27.96
    49
    35. Hepatitis B
    1.83
    47
    		  
    0.22
    111
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.79
    168
    		  
    5.53
    112
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    4.08
    63
    38. Alcohol
    1.28
    71
    		  
    1.69
    60
    39. Violence
    1.10
    147
    		  
    6.66
    75
    40. Drownings
    1.06
    144
    		  
    5.69
    55
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.89
    150
    		  
    9.05
    27
    42. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    1.42
    114
    43. Skin Disease
    0.76
    123
    		  
    1.93
    83
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    0.87
    132
    45. War
    0.70
    24
    		  
    0.20
    35
    46. Epilepsy
    0.67
    161
    		  
    1.65
    97
    47. Poisonings
    0.47
    145
    		  
    0.98
    102
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    165
    		  
    18.95
    24
    49. Fires
    0.39
    152
    		  
    3.64
    69
    50. Anemia
    0.28
    117
    		  
    1.31
    66
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    27,848
    12.35
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    18,608
    8.25
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    3. Suicide
    18,009
    7.99
    		  
    422
    1.01
    4. Lung Cancers
    17,896
    7.94
    		  
    470
    1.12
    5. Liver Cancer
    11,962
    5.31
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,745
    5.21
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,314
    5.02
    		  
    938
    2.24
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10,833
    4.80
    		  
    92
    0.22
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,332
    4.14
    		  
    267
    0.64
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9,045
    4.01
    		  
    22
    0.05
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,708
    2.98
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    12. Lung Disease
    6,281
    2.79
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    13. Liver Disease
    6,169
    2.74
    		  
    594
    1.42
    14. Hypertension
    6,001
    2.66
    		  
    673
    1.61
    15. Kidney Disease
    5,396
    2.39
    		  
    632
    1.51
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    5,090
    2.26
    		  
    41
    0.10
    17. Other Injuries
    4,460
    1.98
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    18. Tuberculosis
    2,912
    1.29
    		  
    707
    1.69
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    2,810
    1.25
    		  
    14
    0.03
    20. Lymphomas
    2,630
    1.17
    		  
    171
    0.41
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,136
    0.95
    		  
    219
    0.52
    22. Falls
    1,955
    0.87
    		  
    247
    0.59
    23. Leukemia
    1,808
    0.80
    		  
    203
    0.49
    24. Prostate Cancer
    1,784
    0.79
    		  
    46
    0.11
    25. Asthma
    1,733
    0.77
    		  
    911
    2.17
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,600
    0.71
    		  
    25
    0.06
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,432
    0.64
    		  
    50
    0.12
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1,426
    0.63
    		  
    108
    0.26
    29. Other Neoplasms
    1,359
    0.60
    		  
    64
    0.15
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,325
    0.59
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    31. Hepatitis B
    1,206
    0.53
    		  
    9
    0.02
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,171
    0.52
    		  
    219
    0.52
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1,122
    0.50
    		  
    167
    0.40
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,089
    0.48
    		  
    153
    0.36
    35. Ovary Cancer
    1,002
    0.44
    		  
    92
    0.22
    36. Alcohol
    818
    0.36
    		  
    74
    0.18
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    635
    0.28
    		  
    313
    0.75
    38. Low Birth Weight
    617
    0.27
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    39. Drownings
    611
    0.27
    		  
    394
    0.94
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    605
    0.27
    		  
    817
    1.95
    41. Violence
    553
    0.25
    		  
    390
    0.93
    42. Skin Disease
    542
    0.24
    		  
    75
    0.18
    43. Skin Cancers
    491
    0.22
    		  
    30
    0.07
    44. War
    466
    0.21
    		  
    15
    0.03
    45. Epilepsy
    376
    0.17
    		  
    92
    0.22
    46. Poisonings
    297
    0.13
    		  
    64
    0.15
    47. Uterin Cancer
    297
    0.13
    		  
    28
    0.07
    48. Fires
    235
    0.10
    		  
    196
    0.47
    49. Anemia
    204
    0.09
    		  
    50
    0.12
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    193
    0.09
    		  
    390
    0.93
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    55.58
    2
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    2.46
    154
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    9.91
    146
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    3.52
    157
    8. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    7.81
    85
    10. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    4.34
    82
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    0.68
    157
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    1.50
    112
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    4.08
    63
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
     
    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.