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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 Mexico 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.

Mexico
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   Mexico MEXICO
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Mexico MEXICO
           
    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
     
    55.7
    59.0
    57.3
    67
    68
    68
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    59.5
    64.1
    61.7
    73
    72
    75
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    63.5
    70.2
    66.8
    75
    67
    70
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    68.1
    73.8
    70.9
    55
    60
    56
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    72.4
    77.2
    74.8
    37
    43
    36
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    72.8
    78.4
    75.6
    50
    45
    47
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    73.1
    78.9
    76.0
    67
    64
    64
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Mexico MEXICO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    73.1
    78.9
    67
    64
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    74.3
    79.9
    66
    62
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    74.4
    80.0
    66
    62
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    74.5
    80.0
    66
    62
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    74.7
    80.2
    65
    62
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    75.2
    80.3
    65
    60
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    75.7
    80.5
    60
    59
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    76.2
    80.7
    59
    59
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    76.8
    80.9
    57
    59
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    77.5
    81.3
    53
    58
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    78.3
    81.7
    47
    56
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    79.3
    82.3
    47
    55
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    80.5
    83.1
    45
    54
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    81.9
    84.1
    46
    51
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    83.7
    85.4
    42
    49
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    85.6
    87.1
    44
    46
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    88.0
    89.1
    42
    44
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    91.1
    91.7
    16
    20
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Mexico MEXICO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    92.41
    121
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    32.08
    148
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    19.44
    118
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    5.29
    136
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    6.21
    128
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.75
    84
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    2.70
    175
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    5.72
    138
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    36.72
    33
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    5.77
    96
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    23.06
    87
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    24.62
    76
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.80
    90
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    71.86
    17
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    11.17
    149
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    14.13
    112
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    12.86
    111
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    9.65
    69
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    1.28
    173
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.13
    115
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    14.30
    110
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    2.13
    170
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.06
    107
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.88
    77
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.28
    101
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    9.09
    25
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    1.58
    114
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    5.14
    12
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    1.05
    154
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    7.31
    45
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.06
    153
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    4.31
    100
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    1.13
    172
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    1.51
    174
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    2.39
    50
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    1.07
    131
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    2.81
    94
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.40
    145
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.53
    96
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    1.42
    131
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    25.30
    16
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    2.43
    42
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.17
    106
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.53
    116
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    2.20
    102
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    1.53
    103
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    0.48
    141
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    1.71
    9
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    0.71
    137
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.18
    93
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Mexico MEXICO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    116,238
    18.83
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    24,816
    4.02
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    39,790
    6.44
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    7,349
    1.19
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    6,772
    1.10
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    3,447
    0.56
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    6,817
    1.10
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    6,871
    1.11
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    44,622
    7.23
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    6,939
    1.12
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    29,123
    4.72
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    4,510
    0.73
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    86,110
    13.95
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    29,838
    4.83
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    16,303
    2.64
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    1,567
    0.25
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    17,806
    2.88
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    12,175
    1.97
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    4,961
    0.80
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    2,628
    0.43
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    7,380
    1.20
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    7,494
    1.21
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    4,830
    0.78
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    1,943
    0.31
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    11,310
    1.83
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    6,204
    1.00
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    1,272
    0.21
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    1,252
    0.20
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    1,355
    0.22
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    2,649
    0.43
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    1,866
    0.30
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    1,342
    0.22
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    2,945
    0.48
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    4,787
    0.78
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    3,476
    0.56
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    3,029
    0.49
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    1,909
    0.31
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    2,734
    0.44
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    210
    0.03
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    1,912
    0.31
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    10,457
    1.69
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    1,799
    0.29
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    902
    0.15
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    32,450
    5.26
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    7,163
    1.16
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    2,182
    0.35
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    604
    0.10
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    859
    0.14
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    625
    0.10
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    1,470
    0.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Mexico MEXICO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    6.21
    128
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    5.75
    84
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    5.72
    138
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    5.77
    96
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.80
    90
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    11.17
    149
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    14.13
    112
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.13
    115
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.06
    107
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.88
    77
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    7.28
    101
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    1.05
    154
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.06
    153
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    1.13
    172
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.40
    145
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.53
    116
    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.