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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 Niger 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.

Niger
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   Niger NIGER
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Niger NIGER
           
    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
     
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Niger NIGER
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Niger NIGER
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    118.53
    82
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    114.20
    55
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    118.92
    14
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    10.15
    70
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    0.54
    182
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    7.86
    47
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    20.18
    44
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    5.52
    142
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    29.61
    61
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    3.59
    138
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    30.61
    48
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    40.78
    24
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.47
    155
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    33.65
    79
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    18.52
    70
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    4.34
    169
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    33.36
    41
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    17.29
    11
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    5.13
    47
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.33
    139
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    18.25
    91
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    12.36
    12
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    7.90
    8
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.32
    145
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    9.28
    88
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    6.27
    49
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    26.95
    41
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.31
    135
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    1.71
    119
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    7.56
    40
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.24
    79
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    11.39
    23
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.55
    102
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    7.46
    44
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.27
    101
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    20.43
    19
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    93.61
    7
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.99
    109
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    3.33
    21
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    4.32
    38
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    12.61
    36
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    2.14
    57
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    2.01
    8
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    3.18
    25
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    10.80
    8
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    9.50
    31
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    4.88
    12
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    141
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    4.21
    23
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    1.13
    99
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Niger NIGER
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    8,229
    5.12
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    21,093
    13.13
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    8,717
    5.42
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    42
    0.03
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    1,227
    0.76
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    858
    0.53
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    745
    0.46
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    522
    0.32
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    2,732
    1.70
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    300
    0.19
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    2,172
    1.35
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    138
    0.09
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    2,630
    1.64
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    4,116
    2.56
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    5,946
    3.70
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    275
    0.17
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    1,356
    0.84
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    3,826
    2.38
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    350
    0.22
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    1,297
    0.81
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    1,075
    0.67
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    128
    0.08
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    258
    0.16
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    3,703
    2.30
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    1,806
    1.12
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    24
    0.01
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    161
    0.10
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    132
    0.08
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    242
    0.15
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    425
    0.26
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    769
    0.48
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    1,902
    1.18
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    120
    0.07
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    487
    0.30
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    16,030
    9.97
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    213
    0.13
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    287
    0.18
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    1,044
    0.65
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    279
    0.17
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    676
    0.42
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    4,346
    2.70
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    1,581
    0.98
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    86
    0.05
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    2,244
    1.40
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    9,560
    5.95
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    1,120
    0.70
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    467
    0.29
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    46
    0.03
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    126
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Niger NIGER
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    0.54
    182
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    7.86
    47
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    5.52
    142
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    3.59
    138
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    1.47
    155
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    18.52
    70
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    4.34
    169
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    3.33
    139
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    7.90
    8
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.32
    145
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    9.28
    88
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    1.71
    119
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.24
    79
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    2.55
    102
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.99
    109
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    3.18
    25
    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.