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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 Pakistan 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.

Pakistan
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   Pakistan PAKISTAN
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Pakistan PAKISTAN
           
    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
     
    47.8
    45.9
    46.9
    99
    120
    110
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
     
    51.7
    50.5
    51.1
    106
    126
    118
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
     
    55.6
    55.1
    55.3
    118
    131
    125
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
     
    59.7
    60.1
    59.9
    121
    133
    129
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
     
    62.0
    63.6
    62.8
    117
    128
    124
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
     
    64.1
    66.1
    65.1
    125
    134
    133
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
     
    64.6
    66.7
    65.6
    135
    152
    144
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Pakistan PAKISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    64.6
    66.7
    135
    152
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.5
    71.1
    129
    149
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    69.8
    71.4
    130
    150
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.0
    71.6
    130
    151
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    70.3
    71.9
    128
    151
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    70.8
    72.3
    127
    151
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    71.3
    72.7
    124
    153
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    71.8
    73.2
    123
    154
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    72.4
    73.8
    123
    154
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    73.2
    74.5
    124
    157
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    74.1
    75.3
    124
    158
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    75.3
    76.4
    125
    158
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    76.8
    77.8
    120
    160
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    78.7
    79.5
    116
    157
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    80.9
    81.5
    118
    155
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    83.5
    83.9
    115
    149
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    86.4
    86.7
    114
    140
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.7
    90.0
    103
    132
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Pakistan PAKISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    193.56
    30
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    116.52
    51
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    37.37
    72
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    9.77
    73
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    7.37
    120
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    3.19
    159
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    16.30
    121
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    3.71
    171
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    42.04
    19
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    2.97
    157
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    77.79
    8
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    38.05
    29
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    0.79
    172
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    52.40
    35
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    25.28
    26
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    5.99
    159
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    15.18
    95
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    13.00
    37
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    5.79
    27
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.73
    89
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    20.05
    82
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    6.29
    80
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.95
    71
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.78
    130
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    5.56
    119
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    6.05
    52
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    23.21
    49
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.33
    126
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    5.67
    31
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    6.64
    62
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.19
    82
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    17.20
    2
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    11.65
    5
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    1.61
    171
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.57
    78
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    16.73
    30
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    65.76
    19
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.80
    121
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    2.83
    35
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    2.12
    110
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    6.16
    78
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.08
    177
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    1.44
    21
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.16
    132
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    4.53
    64
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    11.30
    15
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    1.95
    76
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    144
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    17.89
    2
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.54
    156
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Pakistan PAKISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    240,720
    16.49
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    83,483
    5.72
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    141,432
    9.69
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    9,688
    0.66
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    19,331
    1.32
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    15,216
    1.04
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    4,427
    0.30
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    5,279
    0.36
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    56,796
    3.89
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    4,044
    0.28
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    86,968
    5.96
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    1,069
    0.07
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    63,852
    4.37
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    54,835
    3.76
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    28,170
    1.93
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    6,145
    0.42
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    22,917
    1.57
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    27,010
    1.85
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    7,020
    0.48
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    8,642
    0.59
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    18,009
    1.23
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    3,559
    0.24
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    5,254
    0.36
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    42,103
    2.88
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    11,439
    0.78
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    412
    0.03
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    2,727
    0.19
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    7,866
    0.54
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    17,181
    1.18
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    3,533
    0.24
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    2,318
    0.16
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    20,750
    1.42
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    2,520
    0.17
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    4,009
    0.27
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    104,383
    7.15
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    132
    0.01
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    1,539
    0.11
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    5,450
    0.37
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    2,267
    0.16
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    4,873
    0.33
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    26,320
    1.80
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    5,376
    0.37
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    1,191
    0.08
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    12,925
    0.89
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    93,373
    6.40
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    4,305
    0.29
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    26,017
    1.78
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    1,227
    0.08
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    829
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Pakistan PAKISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    7.37
    120
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    3.19
    159
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    3.71
    171
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    2.97
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    0.79
    172
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    25.28
    26
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    5.99
    159
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    4.73
    89
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    4.95
    71
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.78
    130
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    5.56
    119
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    5.67
    31
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    2.19
    82
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    11.65
    5
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.80
    121
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.16
    132
    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.