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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS DJIBOUTI

Compare South Korea and Djibouti 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.

Djibouti
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
46,829,924
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Djibouti Population Pyramid
1,295,368
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
       
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
  
37.2
40.3
38.7
156
150
151
1970
58.7
65.1
61.8
80
68
73
  
41.9
45.0
43.4
153
149
150
1980
61.8
70.0
65.8
80
69
76
  
46.5
49.4
47.9
152
150
151
1990
67.3
75.5
71.3
59
41
49
  
49.5
52.5
51.0
159
158
159
2000
72.3
79.5
76.0
38
27
33
  
55.7
59.2
57.4
145
143
145
2010
77.2
84.0
80.7
24
8
15
  
59.8
63.0
61.3
145
148
148
2019
80.3
86.1
83.3
16
2
3
  
64.1
67.8
65.8
137
147
141
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.3
86.1
16
2
64.1
67.8
137
147
Age
80.3
86.1
16
2
64.1
67.8
137
147
Age 5
80.6
86.4
17
2
68.2
71.5
139
144
Age 10
80.7
86.4
17
2
68.7
72.0
138
145
Age 15
80.7
86.4
17
2
69.1
72.3
138
145
Age 20
80.8
86.5
17
2
69.4
72.5
138
144
Age 25
80.9
86.6
17
2
69.9
72.8
138
145
Age 30
81.0
86.7
17
2
70.4
73.3
138
145
Age 35
81.2
86.8
17
2
71.0
73.9
137
145
Age 40
81.4
86.9
15
2
71.7
74.7
137
143
Age 45
81.7
87.1
16
2
72.6
75.6
132
141
Age 50
82.1
87.3
15
2
73.8
76.7
130
139
Age 55
82.6
87.6
15
2
75.1
77.8
129
135
Age 60
83.4
87.9
12
2
76.6
79.0
129
129
Age 65
84.2
88.2
14
2
78.5
80.4
125
122
Age 70
85.3
88.7
15
2
80.7
82.2
124
122
Age 75
86.6
89.4
21
5
83.3
84.4
126
123
Age 80
88.6
90.5
19
4
86.3
87.0
122
121
Age 85
91.2
92.3
13
5
89.6
90.2
116
109
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
27.78
183
121.27
78
2. Stroke
25.48
155
117.12
49
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
25.21
100
98.22
27
4. Suicide
21.16
12
11.95
53
5. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
2.88
159
6. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
2.67
173
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.04
154
21.76
29
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
5.28
147
9. Kidney Disease
9.92
142
30.92
53
10. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
2.21
174
11. Lung Disease
8.14
175
21.95
91
12. Liver Disease
7.50
148
42.55
19
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
0.72
173
14. Diabetes Mellitus
6.84
160
47.76
44
15. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
23.76
35
16. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
7.02
145
17. Road Traffic Accidents
5.76
150
29.07
52
18. Other Injuries
3.88
154
27.05
3
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
114
4.65
63
20. Lymphomas
3.72
131
5.68
57
21. Hypertension
3.45
163
38.28
27
22. Falls
3.34
142
7.79
57
23. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
6.54
23
24. Leukemia
2.65
138
5.83
10
25. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
11.24
76
26. Endocrine Disorders
2.11
148
3.36
93
27. Tuberculosis
1.93
110
25.32
43
28. Other Neoplasms
1.89
55
0.41
99
29. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
4.01
45
30. Congenital Anomalies
1.82
181
8.20
23
31. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
2.44
71
32. Low Birth Weight
1.62
152
14.66
6
33. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
2.34
112
34. Inflammatory/Heart
1.55
172
6.22
63
35. Alcohol
1.34
97
2.04
59
36. Asthma
1.08
129
10.33
61
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.91
139
49.56
35
38. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
1.30
150
39. Epilepsy
0.72
166
3.08
28
40. Drownings
0.71
161
3.12
71
41. Violence
0.68
170
6.49
75
42. Skin Disease
0.67
126
1.91
74
43. Hepatitis B
0.61
58
1.12
33
44. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
1.78
101
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.54
171
4.75
62
46. Birth Trauma
0.39
164
9.60
30
47. Fires
0.33
159
4.26
24
48. Anemia
0.30
41
0.00
93
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.23
175
2.16
63
50. Drug Use
0.20
181
1.34
80
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,043
11.19
687
10.27
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
26,650
10.63
671
10.03
3. Stroke
25,596
10.21
680
10.17
4. Lung Cancers
20,293
8.10
20
0.30
5. Suicide
14,636
5.84
94
1.41
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
12,145
4.85
90
1.35
7. Liver Cancer
11,589
4.62
19
0.28
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10,180
4.06
38
0.57
9. Kidney Disease
10,107
4.03
186
2.78
10. Stomach Cancer
8,625
3.44
14
0.21
11. Lung Disease
8,526
3.40
120
1.79
12. Pancreas Cancer
6,994
2.79
6
0.09
13. Diabetes Mellitus
6,812
2.72
284
4.25
14. Liver Disease
6,348
2.53
295
4.41
15. Road Traffic Accidents
4,399
1.76
229
3.42
16. Parkinson's Disease
3,951
1.58
23
0.34
17. Hypertension
3,711
1.48
211
3.16
18. Other Injuries
3,634
1.45
233
3.48
19. Lymphomas
3,477
1.39
40
0.60
20. Falls
2,934
1.17
45
0.67
21. Breast Cancer
2,880
1.15
91
1.36
22. Prostate Cancer
2,316
0.92
17
0.25
23. Leukemia
2,140
0.85
45
0.67
24. Tuberculosis
1,950
0.78
243
3.63
25. Endocrine Disorders
1,891
0.75
25
0.37
26. Other Neoplasms
1,807
0.72
2
0.03
27. Bladder Cancer
1,768
0.71
15
0.22
28. Oesophagus Cancer
1,733
0.69
27
0.40
29. Oral Cancer
1,457
0.58
17
0.25
30. Ovary Cancer
1,330
0.53
23
0.34
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,325
0.53
45
0.67
32. Asthma
1,150
0.46
68
1.02
33. Alcohol
1,081
0.43
15
0.22
34. Cervical Cancer
1,065
0.42
40
0.60
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
929
0.37
364
5.44
36. Skin Disease
704
0.28
12
0.18
37. Skin Cancers
585
0.23
12
0.18
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
540
0.22
32
0.48
39. Hepatitis B
526
0.21
8
0.12
40. Epilepsy
524
0.21
26
0.39
41. Congenital Anomalies
518
0.21
113
1.69
42. Drownings
501
0.20
28
0.42
43. Uterin Cancer
420
0.17
4
0.06
44. Violence
386
0.15
64
0.96
45. Low Birth Weight
370
0.15
251
3.75
46. Anemia
329
0.13
0
0.00
47. Fires
263
0.10
33
0.49
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
224
0.09
15
0.22
49. Hepatitis C
168
0.07
1
0.01
50. Drug Use
154
0.06
12
0.18
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
2.88
159
2. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
2.67
173
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
5.28
147
4. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
2.21
174
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
0.72
173
6. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
23.76
35
7. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
7.02
145
8. Lymphomas
3.72
131
5.68
57
9. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
6.54
23
10. Leukemia
2.65
138
5.83
10
11. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
11.24
76
12. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
4.01
45
13. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
2.44
71
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
2.34
112
15. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
1.30
150
16. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
1.78
101
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.