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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 Bolivia 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.

Bolivia
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   Bolivia BOLIVIA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
           
    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
     
    40.8
    45.0
    42.8
    138
    129
    130
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    43.9
    48.3
    46.1
    142
    137
    140
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    50.4
    54.4
    52.4
    136
    135
    135
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    57.2
    60.7
    58.9
    132
    130
    133
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    60.8
    64.6
    62.6
    124
    125
    126
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    66.4
    71.1
    68.7
    111
    117
    114
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    71.1
    73.1
    72.1
    88
    116
    109
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    71.1
    73.1
    88
    116
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    73.3
    74.9
    82
    117
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    73.4
    75.0
    78
    119
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    73.5
    75.2
    79
    119
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    73.8
    75.3
    78
    120
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    74.1
    75.5
    79
    120
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    74.4
    75.7
    78
    120
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    74.7
    76.0
    82
    120
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    75.1
    76.3
    82
    120
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    75.5
    76.7
    83
    120
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    76.1
    77.3
    83
    121
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    76.9
    78.1
    84
    121
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    78.0
    79.1
    86
    126
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    79.6
    80.3
    89
    132
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    81.5
    82.0
    94
    138
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.8
    84.1
    95
    142
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.5
    86.7
    103
    150
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.7
    89.8
    113
    150
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    100.61
    108
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    67.18
    107
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    69.51
    52
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    6.82
    119
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    8.69
    110
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    7.02
    56
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    19.86
    51
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.16
    163
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    55.82
    7
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    7.85
    65
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    32.44
    43
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    40.11
    26
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.21
    105
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    48.27
    40
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    8.96
    168
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    11.46
    127
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    23.15
    58
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    11.76
    47
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    7.53
    9
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.26
    170
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    17.15
    97
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    9.92
    21
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.16
    170
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.43
    100
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    21.09
    36
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    3.50
    91
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    10.73
    65
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.41
    97
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    1.35
    135
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    6.91
    53
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    0.47
    180
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    6.79
    66
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    0.89
    178
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    3.45
    123
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    4.05
    26
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    2.32
    108
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    7.44
    71
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.06
    52
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.87
    76
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    3.64
    57
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    9.68
    54
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.88
    114
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.06
    153
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.76
    102
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    6.21
    45
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    5.19
    63
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    1.62
    88
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    77
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    2.78
    46
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    2.34
    36
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    11,051
    14.68
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    8,069
    10.72
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    7,206
    9.57
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    901
    1.20
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    715
    0.95
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    2,479
    3.29
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    720
    0.96
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    407
    0.54
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    5,879
    7.81
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    785
    1.04
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    3,735
    4.96
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    332
    0.44
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    4,927
    6.54
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    3,987
    5.29
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    2,430
    3.23
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    852
    1.13
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    1,927
    2.56
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    1,279
    1.70
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    219
    0.29
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    1,066
    1.42
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    482
    0.64
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    550
    0.73
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    380
    0.50
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    1,187
    1.58
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    384
    0.51
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    43
    0.06
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    43
    0.06
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    133
    0.18
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    91
    0.12
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    102
    0.14
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    374
    0.50
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    258
    0.34
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    384
    0.51
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    1,071
    1.42
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    883
    1.17
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    101
    0.13
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    190
    0.25
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    678
    0.90
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    6
    0.01
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    199
    0.26
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    1,080
    1.43
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    406
    0.54
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    151
    0.20
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    1,097
    1.46
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    1,265
    1.68
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    181
    0.24
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    292
    0.39
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    3
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    244
    0.32
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    8.69
    110
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    7.02
    56
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.16
    163
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    7.85
    65
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.21
    105
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    8.96
    168
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    11.46
    127
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.26
    170
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    2.16
    170
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.43
    100
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    21.09
    36
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    1.35
    135
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    0.47
    180
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    0.89
    178
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.06
    52
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.76
    102
    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.