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SOUTH KOREA VS NIGERIA
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Compare South Korea and Nigeria 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   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    72.3
    79.6
    75.9
    40
    30
    36
    		  
    46.1
    47.8
    46.9
    168
    170
    169
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2015
    78.8
    85.5
    82.3
    20
    4
    11
    		  
    53.4
    55.6
    54.5
    176
    176
    176
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.8
    85.5
    20
    4
    		  
    53.4
    55.6
    176
    176
    Age 5
    79.1
    85.7
    20
    4
    		  
    60.2
    61.8
    179
    179
    Age 10
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    61.5
    63.3
    176
    179
    Age 15
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    62.3
    64.1
    175
    179
    Age 20
    79.3
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    63.1
    65.0
    175
    179
    Age 25
    79.4
    85.9
    20
    4
    		  
    64.3
    65.9
    174
    178
    Age 30
    79.6
    86.0
    20
    3
    		  
    65.5
    67.0
    174
    178
    Age 35
    79.8
    86.2
    20
    3
    		  
    66.7
    68.2
    175
    178
    Age 40
    80.0
    86.3
    21
    3
    		  
    68.0
    69.5
    174
    179
    Age 45
    80.3
    86.5
    21
    3
    		  
    69.4
    70.7
    175
    180
    Age 50
    80.8
    86.7
    21
    4
    		  
    70.8
    71.9
    176
    181
    Age 55
    81.4
    87.0
    21
    4
    		  
    72.3
    73.1
    178
    182
    Age 60
    82.2
    87.3
    22
    4
    		  
    73.9
    74.5
    178
    182
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    28
    5
    		  
    75.9
    76.2
    180
    182
    Age 70
    84.2
    88.2
    33
    6
    		  
    78.1
    78.3
    182
    182
    Age 75
    85.8
    89.1
    38
    9
    		  
    80.8
    81.0
    182
    182
    Age 80
    88.0
    90.4
    43
    13
    		  
    84.1
    84.2
    182
    182
    Age 85
    90.7
    92.4
    41
    20
    		  
    87.9
    88.0
    182
    182
    Age 90
    94.1
    95.1
    45
    21
    		  
    92.1
    92.2
    180
    181
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.6
    35
    27
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    179
    181
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.5
    52
    42
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    177
    179
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    39.14
    139
    		  
    104.23
    73
    2. Suicide
    29.34
    3
    		  
    6.11
    106
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    26.39
    172
    		  
    77.49
    111
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    1.08
    166
    5. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    12.60
    24
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.34
    133
    		  
    234.12
    4
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.01
    115
    		  
    42.95
    41
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    2.35
    156
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    3.82
    142
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.32
    27
    		  
    3.29
    81
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.08
    125
    		  
    35.39
    9
    12. Liver Disease
    9.48
    117
    		  
    38.60
    13
    13. Lung Disease
    8.65
    153
    		  
    16.03
    107
    14. Hypertension
    8.23
    147
    		  
    13.62
    112
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    127
    		  
    17.24
    58
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    2.06
    114
    17. Other Injuries
    6.55
    131
    		  
    20.23
    39
    18. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    28.11
    4
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    41.48
    11
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.15
    94
    		  
    29.12
    38
    21. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    4.18
    98
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    16
    		  
    3.49
    23
    23. Falls
    3.06
    125
    		  
    23.54
    5
    24. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    20.61
    28
    25. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    1.63
    146
    26. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    2.86
    138
    27. Low Birth Weight
    2.39
    145
    		  
    29.41
    10
    28. Asthma
    2.39
    109
    		  
    8.91
    54
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    0.41
    172
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.20
    145
    		  
    15.13
    24
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.02
    167
    		  
    8.94
    78
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    0.87
    151
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.98
    117
    		  
    3.92
    44
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
    		  
    66.96
    15
    35. Hepatitis B
    1.83
    47
    		  
    6.07
    3
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.79
    168
    		  
    8.44
    72
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    1.94
    128
    38. Alcohol
    1.28
    71
    		  
    0.11
    136
    39. Violence
    1.10
    147
    		  
    21.57
    19
    40. Drownings
    1.06
    144
    		  
    6.79
    42
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.89
    150
    		  
    15.03
    11
    42. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    1.74
    97
    43. Skin Disease
    0.76
    123
    		  
    4.36
    44
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    0.96
    129
    45. War
    0.70
    24
    		  
    1.21
    20
    46. Epilepsy
    0.67
    161
    		  
    14.46
    5
    47. Poisonings
    0.47
    145
    		  
    2.28
    61
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    165
    		  
    26.64
    8
    49. Fires
    0.39
    152
    		  
    21.13
    1
    50. Anemia
    0.28
    117
    		  
    11.58
    17
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    27,848
    12.35
    		  
    69,785
    3.66
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    18,608
    8.25
    		  
    53,836
    2.82
    3. Suicide
    18,009
    7.99
    		  
    7,238
    0.38
    4. Lung Cancers
    17,896
    7.94
    		  
    833
    0.04
    5. Liver Cancer
    11,962
    5.31
    		  
    11,512
    0.60
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,745
    5.21
    		  
    290,238
    15.22
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,314
    5.02
    		  
    31,996
    1.68
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10,833
    4.80
    		  
    1,742
    0.09
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,332
    4.14
    		  
    3,104
    0.16
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9,045
    4.01
    		  
    2,357
    0.12
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,708
    2.98
    		  
    51,633
    2.71
    12. Lung Disease
    6,281
    2.79
    		  
    11,291
    0.59
    13. Liver Disease
    6,169
    2.74
    		  
    37,329
    1.96
    14. Hypertension
    6,001
    2.66
    		  
    9,171
    0.48
    15. Kidney Disease
    5,396
    2.39
    		  
    16,859
    0.88
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    5,090
    2.26
    		  
    1,574
    0.08
    17. Other Injuries
    4,460
    1.98
    		  
    30,880
    1.62
    18. Tuberculosis
    2,912
    1.29
    		  
    26,220
    1.38
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    2,810
    1.25
    		  
    2,001
    0.10
    20. Lymphomas
    2,630
    1.17
    		  
    3,709
    0.19
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,136
    0.95
    		  
    13,264
    0.70
    22. Falls
    1,955
    0.87
    		  
    29,792
    1.56
    23. Leukemia
    1,808
    0.80
    		  
    1,545
    0.08
    24. Prostate Cancer
    1,784
    0.79
    		  
    9,629
    0.51
    25. Asthma
    1,733
    0.77
    		  
    8,564
    0.45
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,600
    0.71
    		  
    258
    0.01
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,432
    0.64
    		  
    595
    0.03
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1,426
    0.63
    		  
    22,824
    1.20
    29. Other Neoplasms
    1,359
    0.60
    		  
    3,297
    0.17
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,325
    0.59
    		  
    130,610
    6.85
    31. Hepatitis B
    1,206
    0.53
    		  
    6,554
    0.34
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,171
    0.52
    		  
    7,894
    0.41
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1,122
    0.50
    		  
    8,074
    0.42
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,089
    0.48
    		  
    1,702
    0.09
    35. Ovary Cancer
    1,002
    0.44
    		  
    1,239
    0.07
    36. Alcohol
    818
    0.36
    		  
    101
    0.01
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    635
    0.28
    		  
    12,223
    0.64
    38. Low Birth Weight
    617
    0.27
    		  
    98,528
    5.17
    39. Drownings
    611
    0.27
    		  
    12,227
    0.64
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    605
    0.27
    		  
    27,238
    1.43
    41. Violence
    553
    0.25
    		  
    34,006
    1.78
    42. Skin Disease
    542
    0.24
    		  
    4,356
    0.23
    43. Skin Cancers
    491
    0.22
    		  
    739
    0.04
    44. War
    466
    0.21
    		  
    1,755
    0.09
    45. Epilepsy
    376
    0.17
    		  
    23,311
    1.22
    46. Poisonings
    297
    0.13
    		  
    4,091
    0.21
    47. Uterin Cancer
    297
    0.13
    		  
    608
    0.03
    48. Fires
    235
    0.10
    		  
    40,911
    2.15
    49. Anemia
    204
    0.09
    		  
    13,999
    0.73
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    193
    0.09
    		  
    5,167
    0.27
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    1.08
    166
    2. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    12.60
    24
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    2.35
    156
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    3.82
    142
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    2.06
    114
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    28.11
    4
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    41.48
    11
    8. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    4.18
    98
    9. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    20.61
    28
    10. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    1.63
    146
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    2.86
    138
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    0.41
    172
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    0.87
    151
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    1.94
    128
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    1.74
    97
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    0.96
    129
     
     
     
    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.