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Compare South Korea and Madagascar 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   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    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
    		  
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    72.3
    79.6
    75.9
    40
    30
    36
    		  
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    145
    147
    147
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2015
    78.8
    85.5
    82.3
    20
    4
    11
    		  
    63.9
    67.0
    65.5
    134
    141
    140
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.8
    85.5
    20
    4
    		  
    63.9
    67.0
    134
    141
    Age 5
    79.1
    85.7
    20
    4
    		  
    67.5
    70.2
    130
    142
    Age 10
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    68.2
    70.7
    128
    143
    Age 15
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    68.6
    71.1
    128
    142
    Age 20
    79.3
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    69.2
    71.6
    128
    141
    Age 25
    79.4
    85.9
    20
    4
    		  
    69.8
    72.1
    126
    140
    Age 30
    79.6
    86.0
    20
    3
    		  
    70.4
    72.7
    125
    141
    Age 35
    79.8
    86.2
    20
    3
    		  
    71.0
    73.3
    126
    142
    Age 40
    80.0
    86.3
    21
    3
    		  
    71.8
    74.0
    123
    143
    Age 45
    80.3
    86.5
    21
    3
    		  
    72.7
    74.8
    121
    145
    Age 50
    80.8
    86.7
    21
    4
    		  
    73.7
    75.6
    118
    145
    Age 55
    81.4
    87.0
    21
    4
    		  
    74.9
    76.5
    122
    147
    Age 60
    82.2
    87.3
    22
    4
    		  
    76.3
    77.6
    123
    146
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    28
    5
    		  
    78.1
    79.0
    124
    146
    Age 70
    84.2
    88.2
    33
    6
    		  
    80.2
    80.9
    121
    145
    Age 75
    85.8
    89.1
    38
    9
    		  
    82.9
    83.4
    117
    137
    Age 80
    88.0
    90.4
    43
    13
    		  
    86.0
    86.3
    108
    131
    Age 85
    90.7
    92.4
    41
    20
    		  
    89.5
    89.7
    100
    124
    Age 90
    94.1
    95.1
    45
    21
    		  
    93.4
    93.5
    93
    111
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.6
    35
    27
    		  
    97.6
    97.6
    83
    100
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.5
    52
    42
    		  
    102.2
    102.1
    64
    78
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    39.14
    139
    		  
    172.43
    11
    2. Suicide
    29.34
    3
    		  
    10.50
    65
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    26.39
    172
    		  
    89.77
    85
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    7.32
    109
    5. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    3.59
    135
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.34
    133
    		  
    88.74
    48
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.01
    115
    		  
    21.06
    105
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    5.05
    100
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    6.85
    94
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.32
    27
    		  
    1.58
    134
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.08
    125
    		  
    23.43
    44
    12. Liver Disease
    9.48
    117
    		  
    17.67
    77
    13. Lung Disease
    8.65
    153
    		  
    19.72
    80
    14. Hypertension
    8.23
    147
    		  
    17.95
    75
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    127
    		  
    11.79
    104
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    2.51
    103
    17. Other Injuries
    6.55
    131
    		  
    11.81
    86
    18. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    14.42
    103
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    36.65
    14
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.15
    94
    		  
    72.04
    11
    21. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    5.62
    61
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    16
    		  
    1.67
    94
    23. Falls
    3.06
    125
    		  
    7.50
    64
    24. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    28.96
    10
    25. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    3.79
    90
    26. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    1.86
    160
    27. Low Birth Weight
    2.39
    145
    		  
    13.56
    56
    28. Asthma
    2.39
    109
    		  
    9.46
    48
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    8.46
    23
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.20
    145
    		  
    7.68
    69
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.02
    167
    		  
    7.50
    103
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    2.47
    70
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.98
    117
    		  
    3.20
    67
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
    		  
    51.96
    32
    35. Hepatitis B
    1.83
    47
    		  
    1.87
    46
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.79
    168
    		  
    15.51
    16
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    6.96
    15
    38. Alcohol
    1.28
    71
    		  
    0.09
    139
    39. Violence
    1.10
    147
    		  
    11.53
    43
    40. Drownings
    1.06
    144
    		  
    7.74
    33
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.89
    150
    		  
    2.00
    106
    42. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    1.40
    117
    43. Skin Disease
    0.76
    123
    		  
    7.72
    19
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    1.59
    88
    45. War
    0.70
    24
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Epilepsy
    0.67
    161
    		  
    7.36
    39
    47. Poisonings
    0.47
    145
    		  
    4.28
    30
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    165
    		  
    14.51
    45
    49. Fires
    0.39
    152
    		  
    9.83
    33
    50. Anemia
    0.28
    117
    		  
    2.20
    52
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    27,848
    12.35
    		  
    15,168
    10.53
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    18,608
    8.25
    		  
    8,340
    5.79
    3. Suicide
    18,009
    7.99
    		  
    1,625
    1.13
    4. Lung Cancers
    17,896
    7.94
    		  
    708
    0.49
    5. Liver Cancer
    11,962
    5.31
    		  
    450
    0.31
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,745
    5.21
    		  
    15,023
    10.43
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,314
    5.02
    		  
    1,976
    1.37
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10,833
    4.80
    		  
    506
    0.35
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,332
    4.14
    		  
    737
    0.51
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9,045
    4.01
    		  
    150
    0.10
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,708
    2.98
    		  
    4,210
    2.92
    12. Lung Disease
    6,281
    2.79
    		  
    1,902
    1.32
    13. Liver Disease
    6,169
    2.74
    		  
    2,025
    1.40
    14. Hypertension
    6,001
    2.66
    		  
    1,605
    1.11
    15. Kidney Disease
    5,396
    2.39
    		  
    1,382
    0.96
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    5,090
    2.26
    		  
    252
    0.17
    17. Other Injuries
    4,460
    1.98
    		  
    2,221
    1.54
    18. Tuberculosis
    2,912
    1.29
    		  
    10,131
    7.03
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    2,810
    1.25
    		  
    137
    0.10
    20. Lymphomas
    2,630
    1.17
    		  
    719
    0.50
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,136
    0.95
    		  
    872
    0.60
    22. Falls
    1,955
    0.87
    		  
    1,001
    0.69
    23. Leukemia
    1,808
    0.80
    		  
    512
    0.36
    24. Prostate Cancer
    1,784
    0.79
    		  
    1,263
    0.88
    25. Asthma
    1,733
    0.77
    		  
    1,000
    0.69
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,600
    0.71
    		  
    837
    0.58
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,432
    0.64
    		  
    245
    0.17
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1,426
    0.63
    		  
    1,232
    0.85
    29. Other Neoplasms
    1,359
    0.60
    		  
    355
    0.25
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,325
    0.59
    		  
    10,089
    7.00
    31. Hepatitis B
    1,206
    0.53
    		  
    228
    0.16
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,171
    0.52
    		  
    1,565
    1.09
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1,122
    0.50
    		  
    1,771
    1.23
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,089
    0.48
    		  
    810
    0.56
    35. Ovary Cancer
    1,002
    0.44
    		  
    111
    0.08
    36. Alcohol
    818
    0.36
    		  
    12
    0.01
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    635
    0.28
    		  
    209
    0.15
    38. Low Birth Weight
    617
    0.27
    		  
    5,396
    3.74
    39. Drownings
    611
    0.27
    		  
    1,777
    1.23
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    605
    0.27
    		  
    2,812
    1.95
    41. Violence
    553
    0.25
    		  
    2,442
    1.69
    42. Skin Disease
    542
    0.24
    		  
    880
    0.61
    43. Skin Cancers
    491
    0.22
    		  
    167
    0.12
    44. War
    466
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    45. Epilepsy
    376
    0.17
    		  
    1,418
    0.98
    46. Poisonings
    297
    0.13
    		  
    905
    0.63
    47. Uterin Cancer
    297
    0.13
    		  
    66
    0.05
    48. Fires
    235
    0.10
    		  
    2,045
    1.42
    49. Anemia
    204
    0.09
    		  
    328
    0.23
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    193
    0.09
    		  
    1,102
    0.76
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    7.32
    109
    2. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    3.59
    135
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    5.05
    100
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    6.85
    94
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    2.51
    103
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    14.42
    103
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    36.65
    14
    8. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    5.62
    61
    9. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    28.96
    10
    10. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    3.79
    90
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    1.86
    160
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    8.46
    23
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    2.47
    70
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    6.96
    15
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    1.40
    117
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    1.59
    88
     
     
     
    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.