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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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Compare South Korea and Laos 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.

Laos
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   Laos LAOS
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
           
    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
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    139.74
    56
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    152.50
    21
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    59.07
    61
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    5.98
    128
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    21.02
    48
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    25.37
    4
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    16.42
    119
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    10.17
    74
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    38.60
    25
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    11.97
    22
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    46.19
    20
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    24.75
    75
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.38
    157
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    36.38
    71
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    17.83
    80
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    3.01
    174
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    19.78
    77
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    7.53
    92
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.40
    75
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.47
    102
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    24.41
    59
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    9.16
    28
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.05
    108
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    5.00
    19
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.80
    96
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    3.39
    92
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    34.86
    29
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.29
    143
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    4.43
    41
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    5.84
    92
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.36
    137
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    8.47
    50
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    7.55
    14
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    4.66
    93
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.13
    107
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    19.60
    22
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    27.89
    53
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.27
    151
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    0.86
    144
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    7.51
    9
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    6.67
    74
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    2.37
    45
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.32
    80
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.43
    123
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    16.83
    4
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    8.00
    40
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    1.68
    85
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    122
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    3.57
    33
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.53
    157
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    2,820
    7.01
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    919
    2.28
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    390
    0.97
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    458
    1.14
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    1,104
    2.74
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    422
    1.05
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    1,646
    4.09
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    530
    1.32
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    1,626
    4.04
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    61
    0.15
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    1,466
    3.64
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    1,171
    2.91
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    1,281
    3.18
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    139
    0.35
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    890
    2.21
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    519
    1.29
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    211
    0.52
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    440
    1.09
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    437
    1.09
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    37
    0.09
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    290
    0.72
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    1,949
    4.84
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    186
    0.46
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    12
    0.03
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    49
    0.12
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    214
    0.53
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    349
    0.87
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    101
    0.25
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    206
    0.51
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    840
    2.09
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    61
    0.15
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    187
    0.46
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    1,552
    3.86
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    89
    0.22
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    59
    0.15
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    651
    1.62
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    17
    0.04
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    58
    0.14
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    647
    1.61
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    568
    1.41
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    29
    0.07
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    475
    1.18
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    1,156
    2.87
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    108
    0.27
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    207
    0.51
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    4
    0.01
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    33
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    21.02
    48
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    25.37
    4
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    10.17
    74
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    11.97
    22
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.38
    157
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    17.83
    80
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    3.01
    174
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.47
    102
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.05
    108
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    5.00
    19
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.80
    96
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    4.43
    41
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.36
    137
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    7.55
    14
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.27
    151
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.43
    123
    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.