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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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Compare South Korea and Bhutan 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.

Bhutan
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bhutan BHUTAN
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bhutan BHUTAN
           
    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
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bhutan BHUTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bhutan BHUTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    117.54
    84
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    60.70
    117
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    27.08
    92
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    5.07
    142
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    7.68
    118
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.90
    80
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    16.73
    112
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.09
    168
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    24.53
    78
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    20.62
    2
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    87.76
    4
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    26.66
    70
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.57
    97
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    27.56
    94
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    2.89
    183
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    1.13
    181
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    17.35
    85
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    6.45
    108
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    5.20
    43
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    0.81
    180
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    12.74
    117
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    17.91
    4
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    5.31
    57
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.69
    136
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    10.80
    80
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    1.66
    158
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    18.33
    53
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.36
    117
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    7.67
    20
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    5.36
    102
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.12
    149
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    7.39
    59
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    7.12
    15
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    1.24
    179
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    0.92
    123
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    12.98
    49
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    26.23
    55
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.00
    182
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    2.00
    69
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    2.83
    76
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    2.26
    126
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    1.19
    106
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.60
    60
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.61
    109
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    6.37
    39
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    4.78
    68
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    1.13
    106
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    76
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    10.92
    9
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.97
    117
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    702
    17.06
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    177
    4.30
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    360
    8.75
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    44
    1.07
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    35
    0.85
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    105
    2.55
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    35
    0.85
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    24
    0.58
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    149
    3.62
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    118
    2.87
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    524
    12.73
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    20
    0.49
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    164
    3.99
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    166
    4.03
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    123
    2.99
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    31
    0.75
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    77
    1.87
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    43
    1.04
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    5
    0.12
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    111
    2.70
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    8
    0.19
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    3
    0.07
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    19
    0.46
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    138
    3.35
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    11
    0.27
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    2
    0.05
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    6
    0.15
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    44
    1.07
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    43
    1.04
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    14
    0.34
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    8
    0.19
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    78
    1.90
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    6
    0.15
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    30
    0.73
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    169
    4.11
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    7
    0.17
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    9
    0.22
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    39
    0.95
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    4
    0.10
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    14
    0.34
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    50
    1.22
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    20
    0.49
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    18
    0.44
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    79
    1.92
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    8
    0.19
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    68
    1.65
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    1
    0.02
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    7
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    7.68
    118
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.90
    80
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.09
    168
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    20.62
    2
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.57
    97
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    2.89
    183
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    1.13
    181
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    0.81
    180
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    5.31
    57
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.69
    136
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    10.80
    80
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    7.67
    20
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.12
    149
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    7.12
    15
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.00
    182
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.61
    109
    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.