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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 VANUATU

Compare South Korea and Vanuatu 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.

Vanuatu
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   Vanuatu VANUATU
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Vanuatu VANUATU
           
    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
    		  
    45.4
    48.3
    46.8
    109
    109
    111
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    51.3
    54.4
    52.8
    110
    109
    108
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    57.1
    60.6
    58.8
    111
    111
    110
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    62.0
    65.0
    63.5
    111
    119
    113
    2000
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    67.6
    70.7
    69.0
    87
    107
    99
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    69.3
    72.9
    71.0
    94
    107
    99
    2019
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    		  
    62.7
    68.3
    65.3
    151
    144
    147
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Vanuatu VANUATU
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    62.7
    68.3
    151
    144
    Age 5
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    64.5
    70.0
    169
    158
    Age 10
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    64.6
    70.1
    169
    162
    Age 15
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    64.8
    70.3
    169
    163
    Age 20
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    65.2
    70.5
    169
    163
    Age 25
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    65.8
    70.8
    169
    165
    Age 30
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    66.6
    71.2
    168
    167
    Age 35
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    67.5
    71.6
    168
    167
    Age 40
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    68.5
    72.2
    168
    168
    Age 45
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    69.7
    73.0
    168
    172
    Age 50
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    71.2
    74.0
    168
    174
    Age 55
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    72.9
    75.2
    168
    175
    Age 60
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    74.8
    76.7
    168
    176
    Age 65
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    77.2
    78.5
    166
    176
    Age 70
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    79.8
    80.5
    163
    174
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    82.6
    83.0
    163
    173
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    85.6
    85.9
    160
    168
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    89.0
    89.2
    165
    170
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Vanuatu VANUATU
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27.78
    183
    299.44
    7
    2. Stroke
    25.48
    155
    190.53
    6
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.21
    100
    59.97
    58
    4. Suicide
    21.16
    12
    20.97
    13
    5. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    8.83
    109
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    14.32
    16
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.04
    154
    17.62
    90
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.85
    152
    9. Kidney Disease
    9.92
    142
    43.29
    16
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    2.91
    160
    11. Lung Disease
    8.14
    175
    78.03
    7
    12. Liver Disease
    7.50
    148
    27.40
    64
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    0.65
    176
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.84
    160
    81.66
    15
    15. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    13.78
    124
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    14.31
    108
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.76
    150
    17.40
    84
    18. Other Injuries
    3.88
    154
    12.56
    41
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    114
    9.71
    3
    20. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    1.32
    178
    21. Hypertension
    3.45
    163
    31.50
    40
    22. Falls
    3.34
    142
    7.87
    55
    23. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.60
    126
    24. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    4.06
    66
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    11.35
    72
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    148
    4.71
    68
    27. Tuberculosis
    1.93
    110
    7.46
    74
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1.89
    55
    0.48
    89
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    0.00
    183
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.82
    181
    9.24
    16
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.17
    144
    32. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    152
    6.17
    75
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    0.61
    180
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.55
    172
    5.91
    68
    35. Alcohol
    1.34
    97
    1.85
    65
    36. Asthma
    1.08
    129
    29.89
    7
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.91
    139
    46.26
    39
    38. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.75
    125
    39. Epilepsy
    0.72
    166
    2.01
    68
    40. Drownings
    0.71
    161
    12.56
    4
    41. Violence
    0.68
    170
    2.69
    117
    42. Skin Disease
    0.67
    126
    4.13
    20
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.61
    58
    0.56
    63
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.00
    183
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    171
    12.20
    7
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    164
    2.94
    84
    47. Fires
    0.33
    159
    1.74
    82
    48. Anemia
    0.30
    41
    0.00
    179
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.23
    175
    16.53
    4
    50. Drug Use
    0.20
    181
    0.24
    179
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Vanuatu VANUATU
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,043
    11.19
    454
    22.70
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,650
    10.63
    124
    6.20
    3. Stroke
    25,596
    10.21
    288
    14.40
    4. Lung Cancers
    20,293
    8.10
    15
    0.75
    5. Suicide
    14,636
    5.84
    54
    2.70
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12,145
    4.85
    18
    0.90
    7. Liver Cancer
    11,589
    4.62
    27
    1.35
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,180
    4.06
    8
    0.40
    9. Kidney Disease
    10,107
    4.03
    70
    3.50
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,625
    3.44
    6
    0.30
    11. Lung Disease
    8,526
    3.40
    108
    5.40
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,994
    2.79
    1
    0.05
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,812
    2.72
    127
    6.35
    14. Liver Disease
    6,348
    2.53
    51
    2.55
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,399
    1.76
    45
    2.25
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    3,951
    1.58
    12
    0.60
    17. Hypertension
    3,711
    1.48
    47
    2.35
    18. Other Injuries
    3,634
    1.45
    30
    1.50
    19. Lymphomas
    3,477
    1.39
    3
    0.15
    20. Falls
    2,934
    1.17
    13
    0.65
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,880
    1.15
    13
    0.65
    22. Prostate Cancer
    2,316
    0.92
    9
    0.45
    23. Leukemia
    2,140
    0.85
    9
    0.45
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,950
    0.78
    16
    0.80
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,891
    0.75
    9
    0.45
    26. Other Neoplasms
    1,807
    0.72
    1
    0.05
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,768
    0.71
    2
    0.10
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,733
    0.69
    0
    0.00
    29. Oral Cancer
    1,457
    0.58
    1
    0.05
    30. Ovary Cancer
    1,330
    0.53
    4
    0.20
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,325
    0.53
    11
    0.55
    32. Asthma
    1,150
    0.46
    45
    2.25
    33. Alcohol
    1,081
    0.43
    4
    0.20
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,065
    0.42
    13
    0.65
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    929
    0.37
    80
    4.00
    36. Skin Disease
    704
    0.28
    7
    0.35
    37. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    540
    0.22
    18
    0.90
    39. Hepatitis B
    526
    0.21
    1
    0.05
    40. Epilepsy
    524
    0.21
    5
    0.25
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    518
    0.21
    48
    2.40
    42. Drownings
    501
    0.20
    35
    1.75
    43. Uterin Cancer
    420
    0.17
    2
    0.10
    44. Violence
    386
    0.15
    7
    0.35
    45. Low Birth Weight
    370
    0.15
    43
    2.15
    46. Anemia
    329
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Fires
    263
    0.10
    4
    0.20
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    224
    0.09
    35
    1.75
    49. Hepatitis C
    168
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    154
    0.06
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Vanuatu VANUATU
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.90
    49
    8.83
    109
    2. Liver Cancer
    12.57
    21
    14.32
    16
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    68
    4.85
    152
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.13
    50
    2.91
    160
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.34
    34
    0.65
    176
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.59
    180
    13.78
    124
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.10
    155
    14.31
    108
    8. Lymphomas
    3.72
    131
    1.32
    178
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    149
    3.60
    126
    10. Leukemia
    2.65
    138
    4.06
    66
    11. Cervical Cancer
    2.29
    160
    11.35
    72
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.84
    115
    0.00
    183
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.74
    111
    1.17
    144
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    154
    0.61
    180
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    165
    1.75
    125
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    157
    0.00
    183
    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.