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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 KENYA

Compare South Korea and Kenya 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.

Kenya
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   Kenya KENYA
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
           
    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
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    72.70
    144
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    92.66
    81
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    85.68
    38
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    11.01
    60
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    3.20
    156
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.77
    82
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    18.35
    76
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    6.74
    123
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    23.30
    91
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    10.16
    43
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    26.82
    68
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    57.44
    6
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.59
    96
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    30.43
    88
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    19.76
    51
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    24.17
    51
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    48.00
    12
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    12.36
    42
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    3.79
    112
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    7.26
    17
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    28.53
    47
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    7.89
    53
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    6.41
    25
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    4.48
    44
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    24.71
    26
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    2.69
    125
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    49.91
    18
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.35
    120
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    20.37
    2
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    6.20
    86
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.69
    115
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    8.13
    53
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    7.82
    13
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    4.22
    105
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.41
    88
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    9.95
    65
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    53.46
    31
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.07
    51
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    2.27
    52
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    2.27
    103
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    7.07
    65
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    2.15
    56
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    1.96
    11
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    3.16
    26
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    4.78
    61
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    8.50
    38
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    3.66
    34
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    118
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    1.74
    79
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.39
    171
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    11,972
    4.54
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    22,571
    8.57
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    15,895
    6.03
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    669
    0.25
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    3,214
    1.22
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    1,827
    0.69
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    1,351
    0.51
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    1,477
    0.56
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    4,464
    1.69
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    2,010
    0.76
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    4,280
    1.62
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    716
    0.27
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    5,651
    2.15
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    13,405
    5.09
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    14,883
    5.65
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    470
    0.18
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    4,418
    1.68
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    4,336
    1.65
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    1,931
    0.73
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    1,465
    0.56
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    2,658
    1.01
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    1,292
    0.49
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    1,327
    0.50
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    19,655
    7.46
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    831
    0.32
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    60
    0.02
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    318
    0.12
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    4,373
    1.66
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    1,842
    0.70
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    795
    0.30
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    1,121
    0.43
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    2,300
    0.87
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    355
    0.13
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    3,389
    1.29
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    15,420
    5.85
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    455
    0.17
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    638
    0.24
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    1,089
    0.41
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    522
    0.20
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    832
    0.32
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    6,115
    2.32
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    1,200
    0.46
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    323
    0.12
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    2,942
    1.12
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    9,562
    3.63
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    1,316
    0.50
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    408
    0.15
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    152
    0.06
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    113
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    3.20
    156
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.77
    82
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    6.74
    123
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    10.16
    43
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.59
    96
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    19.76
    51
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    24.17
    51
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    7.26
    17
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    6.41
    25
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    4.48
    44
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    24.71
    26
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    20.37
    2
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.69
    115
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    7.82
    13
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    3.07
    51
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    3.16
    26
    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.