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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

Compare South Korea and Tajikistan 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.

Tajikistan
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   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
           
    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
     
    54.0
    58.9
    56.4
    74
    69
    72
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    57.8
    62.6
    60.1
    82
    78
    81
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    59.9
    64.9
    62.3
    94
    90
    92
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    60.9
    66.1
    63.4
    115
    113
    114
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    60.3
    67.6
    63.7
    125
    120
    123
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    63.8
    71.4
    67.3
    126
    115
    123
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    67.6
    71.5
    69.5
    122
    125
    124
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    67.6
    71.5
    122
    125
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.2
    73.8
    120
    128
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.3
    73.8
    121
    130
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.3
    73.8
    122
    130
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    70.5
    74.0
    125
    133
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    70.8
    74.1
    128
    134
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    71.1
    74.3
    130
    134
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    71.5
    74.6
    132
    136
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    71.9
    74.9
    132
    141
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    72.5
    75.2
    136
    147
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    73.1
    75.7
    147
    152
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    73.9
    76.3
    156
    160
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    75.1
    77.2
    166
    169
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    76.7
    78.5
    172
    175
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    78.8
    80.4
    178
    175
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    81.5
    82.8
    181
    176
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    84.6
    85.8
    183
    169
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    88.6
    89.5
    174
    166
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    389.75
    1
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    160.78
    16
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    37.87
    71
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    5.32
    135
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    5.80
    133
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.82
    103
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    17.70
    88
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    3.56
    173
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    8.73
    146
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    15.97
    7
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    29.97
    53
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    37.85
    31
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.02
    141
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    33.52
    81
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    6.96
    178
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    1.80
    180
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    19.35
    79
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    3.36
    163
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    8.27
    6
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.00
    149
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    47.19
    17
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    4.57
    113
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.01
    172
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    1.21
    166
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    3.48
    141
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    2.11
    147
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    12.24
    62
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.17
    174
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    11.07
    9
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    5.99
    87
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.15
    147
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    7.15
    64
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.13
    128
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    1.42
    176
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.82
    66
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    7.97
    72
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    6.04
    76
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.71
    31
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    4.98
    3
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    5.88
    19
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    2.23
    127
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.22
    168
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.49
    66
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.91
    140
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    3.17
    84
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    5.88
    57
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    3.37
    39
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    165
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    3.58
    32
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.36
    174
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    14,359
    30.98
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    3,121
    6.73
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    6,170
    13.31
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    305
    0.66
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    399
    0.86
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    518
    1.12
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    236
    0.51
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    202
    0.44
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    408
    0.88
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    754
    1.63
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    1,177
    2.54
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    97
    0.21
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    1,617
    3.49
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    2,062
    4.45
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    1,461
    3.15
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    254
    0.55
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    1,721
    3.71
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    288
    0.62
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    222
    0.48
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    370
    0.80
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    215
    0.46
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    33
    0.07
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    106
    0.23
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    733
    1.58
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    204
    0.44
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    7
    0.02
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    51
    0.11
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    543
    1.17
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    107
    0.23
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    59
    0.13
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    78
    0.17
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    276
    0.60
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    127
    0.27
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    114
    0.25
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    734
    1.58
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    9
    0.02
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    36
    0.08
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    161
    0.35
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    40
    0.09
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    426
    0.92
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    1,084
    2.34
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    580
    1.25
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    111
    0.24
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    170
    0.37
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    1,562
    3.37
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    318
    0.69
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    222
    0.48
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    8
    0.02
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    21
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    5.80
    133
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.82
    103
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    3.56
    173
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    15.97
    7
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.02
    141
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    6.96
    178
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    1.80
    180
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.00
    149
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.01
    172
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    1.21
    166
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    3.48
    141
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    11.07
    9
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.15
    147
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.13
    128
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.71
    31
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.91
    140
    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.