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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 Morocco 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.

Morocco
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   Morocco MOROCCO
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Morocco MOROCCO
           
    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
     
    45.7
    48.2
    46.9
    108
    113
    109
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    50.4
    53.4
    51.9
    116
    117
    116
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    56.4
    59.9
    58.1
    113
    115
    113
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    108
    112
    112
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    66.9
    70.2
    68.6
    94
    111
    101
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    71.7
    74.0
    72.8
    66
    101
    86
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    71.7
    74.3
    73.0
    81
    109
    102
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Morocco MOROCCO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    71.7
    74.3
    81
    109
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    73.5
    75.8
    76
    111
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    73.6
    75.9
    75
    110
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    73.6
    76.0
    77
    111
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    73.9
    76.1
    77
    111
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    74.1
    76.2
    78
    111
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    74.4
    76.4
    82
    111
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    74.6
    76.6
    84
    112
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    74.9
    76.9
    84
    111
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    75.3
    77.3
    86
    112
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    75.8
    77.8
    88
    112
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    76.6
    78.6
    90
    110
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    77.7
    79.6
    92
    108
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    79.3
    80.9
    96
    105
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    81.2
    82.5
    106
    107
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.6
    84.5
    109
    110
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.4
    87.0
    112
    125
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.6
    89.9
    114
    143
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Morocco MOROCCO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    242.07
    19
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    101.53
    69
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    22.11
    106
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    7.29
    110
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    18.44
    63
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    1.24
    182
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    18.11
    80
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    7.39
    115
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    31.77
    50
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    4.83
    113
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    20.04
    106
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    14.62
    109
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.09
    139
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    22.25
    105
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    19.50
    55
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    15.38
    97
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    17.29
    86
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    6.43
    109
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    4.96
    50
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    6.77
    24
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    34.58
    32
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    7.70
    60
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.29
    97
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.03
    121
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    13.57
    63
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    3.35
    95
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    8.35
    72
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.21
    159
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    1.29
    141
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    4.67
    123
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    3.25
    50
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    6.59
    70
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.27
    116
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    3.13
    133
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    0.31
    162
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    10.42
    60
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    3.52
    86
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.84
    166
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    0.95
    140
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    1.17
    141
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    1.75
    137
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.49
    141
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.90
    41
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.50
    119
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    3.45
    79
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    4.05
    73
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    2.59
    63
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    136
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    2.13
    66
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.94
    120
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Morocco MOROCCO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    77,340
    33.89
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    7,237
    3.17
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    31,861
    13.96
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    6,585
    2.89
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    2,617
    1.15
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    4,967
    2.18
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    423
    0.19
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    2,556
    1.12
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    10,216
    4.48
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    1,691
    0.74
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    6,296
    2.76
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    747
    0.33
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    7,377
    3.23
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    4,866
    2.13
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    6,185
    2.71
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    1,511
    0.66
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    10,736
    4.70
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    2,271
    1.00
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    2,274
    1.00
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    2,456
    1.08
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    3,604
    1.58
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    1,914
    0.84
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    1,035
    0.45
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    2,870
    1.26
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    1,129
    0.49
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    70
    0.03
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    1,069
    0.47
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    439
    0.19
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    780
    0.34
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    800
    0.35
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    1,022
    0.45
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    3,342
    1.46
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    109
    0.05
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    2,508
    1.10
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    1,192
    0.52
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    149
    0.07
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    477
    0.21
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    1,076
    0.47
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    316
    0.14
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    336
    0.15
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    2,124
    0.93
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    426
    0.19
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    154
    0.07
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    632
    0.28
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    3,305
    1.45
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    904
    0.40
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    718
    0.31
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    7
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    321
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Morocco MOROCCO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    18.44
    63
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    1.24
    182
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    7.39
    115
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    4.83
    113
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    2.09
    139
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    19.50
    55
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    15.38
    97
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    6.77
    24
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.29
    97
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    3.03
    121
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    13.57
    63
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    1.29
    141
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    3.25
    50
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.27
    116
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    0.84
    166
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.50
    119
    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.