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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS KENYA

Compare South Korea and Kenya 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.

Kenya
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
46,829,924
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Kenya Population Pyramid
91,575,092
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
       
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
  
44.8
48.7
46.7
117
104
112
1970
58.7
65.1
61.8
80
68
73
  
50.4
54.6
52.5
117
108
112
1980
61.8
70.0
65.8
80
69
76
  
56.0
59.7
57.8
116
116
115
1990
67.3
75.5
71.3
59
41
49
  
57.4
61.4
59.4
131
128
131
2000
72.3
79.5
76.0
38
27
33
  
50.8
53.0
51.9
157
158
157
2010
77.2
84.0
80.7
24
8
15
  
58.9
61.7
60.3
149
151
151
2019
80.3
86.1
83.3
16
2
3
  
63.7
68.4
66.1
141
143
140
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.3
86.1
16
2
63.7
68.4
141
143
Age
80.3
86.1
16
2
63.7
68.4
141
143
Age 5
80.6
86.4
17
2
66.9
71.3
151
146
Age 10
80.7
86.4
17
2
67.2
71.6
152
148
Age 15
80.7
86.4
17
2
67.5
71.8
153
148
Age 20
80.8
86.5
17
2
67.9
72.1
153
148
Age 25
80.9
86.6
17
2
68.4
72.5
153
148
Age 30
81.0
86.7
17
2
68.9
73.0
155
148
Age 35
81.2
86.8
17
2
69.5
73.6
156
148
Age 40
81.4
86.9
15
2
70.3
74.4
154
146
Age 45
81.7
87.1
16
2
71.4
75.4
151
144
Age 50
82.1
87.3
15
2
72.7
76.6
149
142
Age 55
82.6
87.6
15
2
74.2
77.8
147
129
Age 60
83.4
87.9
12
2
76.0
79.1
144
124
Age 65
84.2
88.2
14
2
78.0
80.5
144
118
Age 70
85.3
88.7
15
2
80.3
82.2
139
119
Age 75
86.6
89.4
21
5
83.0
84.4
139
124
Age 80
88.6
90.5
19
4
86.0
87.0
138
124
Age 85
91.2
92.3
13
5
89.4
90.1
137
126
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
27.78
183
72.70
144
2. Stroke
25.48
155
92.66
81
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
25.21
100
85.68
38
4. Suicide
21.16
12
11.01
60
5. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
3.20
156
6. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
5.77
82
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.04
154
18.35
76
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
6.74
123
9. Kidney Disease
9.92
142
23.30
91
10. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
10.16
43
11. Lung Disease
8.14
175
26.82
68
12. Liver Disease
7.50
148
57.44
6
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
3.59
96
14. Diabetes Mellitus
6.84
160
30.43
88
15. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
19.76
51
16. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
24.17
51
17. Road Traffic Accidents
5.76
150
48.00
12
18. Other Injuries
3.88
154
12.36
42
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
114
3.79
112
20. Lymphomas
3.72
131
7.26
17
21. Hypertension
3.45
163
28.53
47
22. Falls
3.34
142
7.89
53
23. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
6.41
25
24. Leukemia
2.65
138
4.48
44
25. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
24.71
26
26. Endocrine Disorders
2.11
148
2.69
125
27. Tuberculosis
1.93
110
49.91
18
28. Other Neoplasms
1.89
55
0.35
120
29. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
20.37
2
30. Congenital Anomalies
1.82
181
6.20
86
31. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
1.69
115
32. Low Birth Weight
1.62
152
8.13
53
33. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
7.82
13
34. Inflammatory/Heart
1.55
172
4.22
105
35. Alcohol
1.34
97
1.41
88
36. Asthma
1.08
129
9.95
65
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.91
139
53.46
31
38. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
3.07
51
39. Epilepsy
0.72
166
2.27
52
40. Drownings
0.71
161
2.27
103
41. Violence
0.68
170
7.07
65
42. Skin Disease
0.67
126
2.15
56
43. Hepatitis B
0.61
58
1.96
11
44. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
3.16
26
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.54
171
4.78
61
46. Birth Trauma
0.39
164
8.50
38
47. Fires
0.33
159
3.66
34
48. Anemia
0.30
41
0.00
118
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.23
175
1.74
79
50. Drug Use
0.20
181
0.39
171
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,043
11.19
11,972
4.54
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
26,650
10.63
22,571
8.57
3. Stroke
25,596
10.21
15,895
6.03
4. Lung Cancers
20,293
8.10
669
0.25
5. Suicide
14,636
5.84
3,214
1.22
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
12,145
4.85
1,827
0.69
7. Liver Cancer
11,589
4.62
1,351
0.51
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10,180
4.06
1,477
0.56
9. Kidney Disease
10,107
4.03
4,464
1.69
10. Stomach Cancer
8,625
3.44
2,010
0.76
11. Lung Disease
8,526
3.40
4,280
1.62
12. Pancreas Cancer
6,994
2.79
716
0.27
13. Diabetes Mellitus
6,812
2.72
5,651
2.15
14. Liver Disease
6,348
2.53
13,405
5.09
15. Road Traffic Accidents
4,399
1.76
14,883
5.65
16. Parkinson's Disease
3,951
1.58
470
0.18
17. Hypertension
3,711
1.48
4,418
1.68
18. Other Injuries
3,634
1.45
4,336
1.65
19. Lymphomas
3,477
1.39
1,931
0.73
20. Falls
2,934
1.17
1,465
0.56
21. Breast Cancer
2,880
1.15
2,658
1.01
22. Prostate Cancer
2,316
0.92
1,292
0.49
23. Leukemia
2,140
0.85
1,327
0.50
24. Tuberculosis
1,950
0.78
19,655
7.46
25. Endocrine Disorders
1,891
0.75
831
0.32
26. Other Neoplasms
1,807
0.72
60
0.02
27. Bladder Cancer
1,768
0.71
318
0.12
28. Oesophagus Cancer
1,733
0.69
4,373
1.66
29. Oral Cancer
1,457
0.58
1,842
0.70
30. Ovary Cancer
1,330
0.53
795
0.30
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,325
0.53
1,121
0.43
32. Asthma
1,150
0.46
2,300
0.87
33. Alcohol
1,081
0.43
355
0.13
34. Cervical Cancer
1,065
0.42
3,389
1.29
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
929
0.37
15,420
5.85
36. Skin Disease
704
0.28
455
0.17
37. Skin Cancers
585
0.23
638
0.24
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
540
0.22
1,089
0.41
39. Hepatitis B
526
0.21
522
0.20
40. Epilepsy
524
0.21
832
0.32
41. Congenital Anomalies
518
0.21
6,115
2.32
42. Drownings
501
0.20
1,200
0.46
43. Uterin Cancer
420
0.17
323
0.12
44. Violence
386
0.15
2,942
1.12
45. Low Birth Weight
370
0.15
9,562
3.63
46. Anemia
329
0.13
0
0.00
47. Fires
263
0.10
1,316
0.50
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
224
0.09
408
0.15
49. Hepatitis C
168
0.07
152
0.06
50. Drug Use
154
0.06
113
0.04
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kenya KENYA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
3.20
156
2. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
5.77
82
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
6.74
123
4. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
10.16
43
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
3.59
96
6. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
19.76
51
7. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
24.17
51
8. Lymphomas
3.72
131
7.26
17
9. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
6.41
25
10. Leukemia
2.65
138
4.48
44
11. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
24.71
26
12. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
20.37
2
13. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
1.69
115
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
7.82
13
15. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
3.07
51
16. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
3.16
26
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.