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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
SOUTH KOREA VS TURKMENISTAN

Compare South Korea and Turkmenistan 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.

Turkmenistan
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   Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN
           
    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
    		  
    51.2
    58.3
    54.6
    86
    73
    79
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    54.9
    62.1
    58.4
    92
    83
    87
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    57.5
    64.6
    61.0
    109
    92
    98
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    59.2
    67.1
    63.0
    126
    110
    115
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    59.9
    67.9
    63.8
    129
    119
    122
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    61.7
    70.1
    65.8
    138
    121
    130
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    66.5
    73.0
    69.7
    129
    117
    122
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    66.5
    73.0
    129
    117
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.0
    75.9
    122
    108
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.2
    76.0
    123
    109
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    70.3
    76.1
    125
    109
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    70.5
    76.3
    124
    108
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    70.8
    76.6
    126
    107
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    71.1
    76.8
    129
    107
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    71.6
    77.0
    129
    108
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    72.3
    77.3
    126
    107
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    73.1
    77.7
    125
    106
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    74.2
    78.2
    122
    106
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    75.5
    78.9
    117
    106
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    77.1
    80.1
    112
    103
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    79.1
    81.3
    107
    103
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    82.0
    83.4
    75
    97
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    85.2
    86.2
    56
    64
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    88.1
    89.3
    37
    34
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    91.9
    92.2
    2
    8
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    278.65
    13
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    125.89
    33
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    17.71
    123
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    6.07
    127
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    9.52
    107
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    6.40
    67
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    14.19
    141
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.31
    159
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    14.39
    123
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    10.51
    38
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    8.70
    171
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    41.99
    22
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.11
    107
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    16.10
    118
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    16.34
    99
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    3.71
    171
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    15.37
    94
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    5.68
    121
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    3.02
    142
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.62
    158
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    13.37
    113
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    1.94
    174
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.48
    127
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.47
    142
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    9.80
    85
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    2.31
    140
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    11.87
    63
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.18
    168
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    9.55
    12
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    8.77
    21
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.79
    107
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    11.05
    27
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    4.10
    57
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    13.50
    14
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    2.64
    46
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    1.08
    130
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    5.08
    80
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    2.44
    85
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    1.64
    88
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    2.33
    96
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    3.13
    111
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    0.22
    167
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.59
    61
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.38
    125
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    2.22
    100
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    8.81
    37
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    2.02
    73
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    173
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    1.81
    76
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.84
    129
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    9,941
    29.02
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    1,137
    3.32
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    4,771
    13.93
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    417
    1.22
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    337
    0.98
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    441
    1.29
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    279
    0.81
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    177
    0.52
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    633
    1.85
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    443
    1.29
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    318
    0.93
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    125
    0.36
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    694
    2.03
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    2,018
    5.89
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    800
    2.34
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    96
    0.28
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    478
    1.40
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    336
    0.98
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    131
    0.38
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    103
    0.30
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    417
    1.22
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    60
    0.18
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    135
    0.39
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    595
    1.74
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    141
    0.41
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    7
    0.02
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    69
    0.20
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    392
    1.14
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    181
    0.53
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    93
    0.27
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    663
    1.94
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    44
    0.13
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    143
    0.42
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    250
    0.73
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    350
    1.02
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    10
    0.03
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    54
    0.16
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    103
    0.30
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    35
    0.10
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    99
    0.29
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    768
    2.24
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    153
    0.45
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    58
    0.17
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    169
    0.49
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    1,161
    3.39
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    122
    0.36
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    91
    0.27
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    2
    0.01
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    46
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    9.52
    107
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    6.40
    67
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.31
    159
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    10.51
    38
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    3.11
    107
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    16.34
    99
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    3.71
    171
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    2.62
    158
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.48
    127
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    2.47
    142
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    9.80
    85
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    9.55
    12
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.79
    107
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    4.10
    57
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    2.44
    85
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    1.38
    125
    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.