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Oman
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 Oman and South Korea 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.

South Korea
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
Oman Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Oman OMAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.1
    42.9
    41.9
    135
    139
    136
     
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    48.9
    51.3
    50.1
    122
    121
    121
     
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    59.2
    62.1
    60.6
    97
    105
    100
     
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    68.4
    71.5
    69.9
    50
    80
    65
     
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    70.7
    74.9
    72.6
    48
    69
    61
     
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    73.7
    78.1
    75.6
    40
    49
    46
     
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    73.0
    75.3
    73.9
    72
    103
    91
     
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.3
    72
    103
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    73.8
    76.0
    72
    107
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    73.9
    76.1
    72
    108
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    74.0
    76.1
    71
    108
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    74.3
    76.3
    72
    109
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    74.7
    76.4
    72
    109
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    74.9
    76.5
    73
    110
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    75.1
    76.6
    75
    110
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    75.4
    76.8
    78
    113
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    75.6
    77.0
    79
    116
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    76.0
    77.3
    85
    122
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    76.5
    77.7
    92
    137
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.5
    109
    146
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    78.3
    79.6
    136
    156
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    80.1
    81.2
    150
    165
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.4
    171
    165
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    84.9
    86.3
    178
    162
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.6
    171
    158
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    301.95
    5
    27.78
    183
    2. Stroke
    94.98
    78
    25.48
    155
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    58.11
    28
    6.84
    160
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    37.10
    74
    25.21
    100
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.46
    24
    11.04
    154
    6. Hypertension
    21.35
    75
    3.45
    163
    7. Lung Disease
    20.58
    101
    8.14
    175
    8. Kidney Disease
    18.16
    113
    9.92
    142
    9. Liver Disease
    17.70
    98
    7.50
    148
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.63
    113
    5.76
    150
    11. Breast Cancer
    12.12
    138
    6.59
    180
    12. Falls
    9.24
    25
    3.34
    142
    13. Stomach Cancer
    8.09
    61
    9.13
    50
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    7.63
    8
    3.78
    114
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.13
    117
    10.56
    68
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.52
    67
    1.82
    181
    17. Lymphomas
    5.23
    77
    3.72
    131
    18. Drownings
    4.91
    26
    0.71
    161
    19. Skin Disease
    4.91
    15
    0.67
    126
    20. Lung Cancers
    4.80
    138
    20.90
    49
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    109
    12.57
    21
    22. Suicide
    4.47
    149
    21.16
    12
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.33
    98
    1.55
    172
    24. Other Injuries
    4.21
    146
    3.88
    154
    25. Prostate Cancer
    4.21
    170
    6.10
    155
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.16
    135
    2.29
    160
    27. Leukemia
    3.54
    94
    2.65
    138
    28. Encephalitis
    3.51
    6
    0.05
    137
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.32
    104
    7.34
    34
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.95
    92
    0.91
    139
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.79
    129
    1.62
    152
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.65
    157
    2.84
    149
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.40
    109
    1.60
    154
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    81
    1.74
    111
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.10
    105
    0.54
    171
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    1.47
    163
    2.11
    148
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.43
    130
    1.84
    115
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    147
    0.89
    165
    39. Fires
    1.20
    102
    0.33
    159
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    120
    0.39
    164
    41. Poisonings
    0.91
    71
    0.15
    158
    42. Dengue
    0.89
    10
    0.00
    162
    43. Meningitis
    0.88
    87
    0.07
    181
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.75
    148
    0.60
    157
    45. Violence
    0.72
    167
    0.68
    170
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.66
    121
    0.11
    155
    47. Asthma
    0.60
    156
    1.08
    129
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.57
    151
    0.23
    175
    49. Drug Use
    0.54
    155
    0.20
    181
    50. Epilepsy
    0.50
    177
    0.72
    166
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Oman OMAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,287
    35.65
    28,043
    11.19
    2. Stroke
    1,648
    11.11
    25,596
    10.21
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,029
    6.94
    6,812
    2.72
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    701
    4.73
    26,650
    10.63
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    527
    3.55
    4,399
    1.76
    6. Liver Disease
    406
    2.74
    6,348
    2.53
    7. Congenital Anomalies
    386
    2.60
    518
    0.21
    8. Hypertension
    360
    2.43
    3,711
    1.48
    9. Lung Disease
    325
    2.19
    8,526
    3.40
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    323
    2.18
    12,145
    4.85
    11. Kidney Disease
    312
    2.10
    10,107
    4.03
    12. Falls
    292
    1.97
    2,934
    1.17
    13. Suicide
    241
    1.62
    14,636
    5.84
    14. Drownings
    211
    1.42
    501
    0.20
    15. Low Birth Weight
    207
    1.40
    370
    0.15
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    205
    1.38
    10,180
    4.06
    17. Stomach Cancer
    185
    1.25
    8,625
    3.44
    18. Breast Cancer
    141
    0.95
    2,880
    1.15
    19. Lymphomas
    138
    0.93
    3,477
    1.39
    20. Other Injuries
    130
    0.88
    3,634
    1.45
    21. Leukemia
    127
    0.86
    2,140
    0.85
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    127
    0.86
    1,325
    0.53
    23. Encephalitis
    126
    0.85
    19
    0.01
    24. Liver Cancer
    116
    0.78
    11,589
    4.62
    25. Lung Cancers
    113
    0.76
    20,293
    8.10
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    110
    0.74
    3,951
    1.58
    27. Skin Disease
    92
    0.62
    704
    0.28
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78
    0.53
    929
    0.37
    29. Birth Trauma
    77
    0.52
    88
    0.04
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    77
    0.52
    6,994
    2.79
    31. Oral Cancer
    70
    0.47
    1,457
    0.58
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    53
    0.36
    1,891
    0.75
    33. Poisonings
    47
    0.32
    115
    0.05
    34. Cervical Cancer
    42
    0.28
    1,065
    0.42
    35. Bladder Cancer
    41
    0.28
    1,768
    0.71
    36. Fires
    38
    0.26
    263
    0.10
    37. Prostate Cancer
    37
    0.25
    2,316
    0.92
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    36
    0.24
    540
    0.22
    39. Violence
    34
    0.23
    386
    0.15
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    32
    0.22
    1,733
    0.69
    41. HIV/AIDS
    31
    0.21
    84
    0.03
    42. Drug Use
    29
    0.20
    154
    0.06
    43. Ovary Cancer
    26
    0.18
    1,330
    0.53
    44. Maternal Conditions
    22
    0.15
    34
    0.01
    45. Skin Cancers
    22
    0.15
    585
    0.23
    46. Epilepsy
    22
    0.15
    524
    0.21
    47. Meningitis
    21
    0.14
    51
    0.02
    48. Tuberculosis
    18
    0.12
    1,950
    0.78
    49. Dengue
    16
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    50. Pertussis
    13
    0.09
    6
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    12.12
    138
    6.59
    180
    2. Stomach Cancer
    8.09
    61
    9.13
    50
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.13
    117
    10.56
    68
    4. Lymphomas
    5.23
    77
    3.72
    131
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.80
    138
    20.90
    49
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    109
    12.57
    21
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.21
    170
    6.10
    155
    8. Cervical Cancer
    4.16
    135
    2.29
    160
    9. Leukemia
    3.54
    94
    2.65
    138
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.32
    104
    7.34
    34
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.65
    157
    2.84
    149
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.40
    109
    1.60
    154
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    81
    1.74
    111
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.43
    130
    1.84
    115
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    147
    0.89
    165
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.75
    148
    0.60
    157
    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.