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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
SOUTH KOREA VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare South Korea and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    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
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    149.10
    25
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    49.80
    62
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    5.96
    129
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    6.90
    122
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.22
    119
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    22.34
    26
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.09
    169
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    46.10
    15
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    10.39
    42
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    37.01
    32
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    27.20
    67
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.54
    153
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    40.94
    58
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    20.24
    48
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    4.49
    167
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    19.81
    76
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    13.02
    36
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    5.98
    24
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.32
    108
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    65.86
    4
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    5.13
    99
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.07
    106
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    1.95
    154
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    5.73
    117
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    4.30
    80
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    41.14
    24
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.20
    166
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    8.78
    13
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    6.42
    70
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.95
    98
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    12.07
    17
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    8.18
    9
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    3.32
    130
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    0.68
    133
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    24.23
    13
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    9.72
    68
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.66
    32
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    2.70
    37
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    2.78
    78
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    9.87
    52
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.77
    121
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    4.96
    1
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.03
    138
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    10.64
    9
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    10.16
    24
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    1.60
    89
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    65
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    5.86
    17
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.36
    77
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    14,649
    6.32
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    19,060
    8.23
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    1,076
    0.46
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    1,573
    0.68
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    1,765
    0.76
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    657
    0.28
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    741
    0.32
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    6,590
    2.85
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    1,501
    0.65
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    4,650
    2.01
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    229
    0.10
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    5,750
    2.48
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    4,600
    1.99
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    6,033
    2.60
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    628
    0.27
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    7,995
    3.45
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    3,241
    1.40
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    946
    0.41
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    905
    0.39
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    1,822
    0.79
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    258
    0.11
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    610
    0.26
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    9,839
    4.25
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    1,364
    0.59
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    29
    0.01
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    272
    0.12
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    1,314
    0.57
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    1,467
    0.63
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    369
    0.16
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    527
    0.23
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    3,403
    1.47
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    150
    0.06
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    541
    0.23
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    5,555
    2.40
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    94
    0.04
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    145
    0.06
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    1,505
    0.65
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    863
    0.37
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    993
    0.43
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    5,001
    2.16
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    996
    0.43
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    289
    0.12
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    3,217
    1.39
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    12,631
    5.45
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    348
    0.15
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    1,041
    0.45
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    28
    0.01
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    328
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    6.90
    122
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    4.22
    119
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.09
    169
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    10.39
    42
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.54
    153
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    20.24
    48
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    4.49
    167
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.32
    108
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.07
    106
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    1.95
    154
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    5.73
    117
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    8.78
    13
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.95
    98
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    8.18
    9
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.66
    32
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.03
    138
    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.