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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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Compare South Korea and Kiribati 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.

Kiribati
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
46,829,924
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%
Kiribati
Kiribati Population
176,718

No Data Available

LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
       
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
 
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
58.7
65.1
61.8
80
68
73
 
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
61.8
70.0
65.8
80
69
76
 
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1990
67.3
75.5
71.3
59
41
49
 
54.6
59.1
56.8
143
139
142
2000
72.3
79.5
76.0
38
27
33
 
61.6
66.4
64.1
120
122
120
2010
77.2
84.0
80.7
24
8
15
 
62.8
67.8
65.3
131
131
132
2019
80.3
86.1
83.3
16
2
3
 
56.1
62.8
59.4
178
176
178
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.3
86.1
16
2
56.1
62.8
178
176
Age
80.3
86.1
16
2
56.1
62.8
178
176
Age 5
80.6
86.4
17
2
59.5
65.9
179
181
Age 10
80.7
86.4
17
2
59.8
66.2
179
181
Age 15
80.7
86.4
17
2
60.0
66.3
179
181
Age 20
80.8
86.5
17
2
60.5
66.6
179
181
Age 25
80.9
86.6
17
2
61.3
67.1
179
181
Age 30
81.0
86.7
17
2
62.2
67.6
179
181
Age 35
81.2
86.8
17
2
63.2
68.2
180
181
Age 40
81.4
86.9
15
2
64.5
69.0
180
181
Age 45
81.7
87.1
16
2
66.0
69.9
180
181
Age 50
82.1
87.3
15
2
67.9
71.2
180
181
Age 55
82.6
87.6
15
2
70.0
72.8
180
183
Age 60
83.4
87.9
12
2
72.5
74.6
180
183
Age 65
84.2
88.2
14
2
75.3
76.8
180
183
Age 70
85.3
88.7
15
2
78.3
79.2
180
183
Age 75
86.6
89.4
21
5
81.6
81.9
179
182
Age 80
88.6
90.5
19
4
84.9
85.2
177
181
Age 85
91.2
92.3
13
5
88.6
88.7
176
175
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
27.78
183
246.20
17
2. Stroke
25.48
155
233.28
1
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
25.21
100
59.42
59
4. Suicide
21.16
12
30.56
4
5. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
19.04
57
6. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
11.85
23
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.04
154
25.26
15
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
10.01
76
9. Kidney Disease
9.92
142
56.66
6
10. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
15.71
8
11. Lung Disease
8.14
175
51.07
15
12. Liver Disease
7.50
148
36.41
38
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
2.82
118
14. Diabetes Mellitus
6.84
160
208.69
2
15. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
33.92
6
16. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
14.22
110
17. Road Traffic Accidents
5.76
150
2.17
176
18. Other Injuries
3.88
154
10.69
59
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
114
11.73
1
20. Lymphomas
3.72
131
3.81
129
21. Hypertension
3.45
163
19.80
84
22. Falls
3.34
142
4.18
122
23. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
2.54
162
24. Leukemia
2.65
138
4.44
47
25. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
68.54
1
26. Endocrine Disorders
2.11
148
8.99
27
27. Tuberculosis
1.93
110
44.15
22
28. Other Neoplasms
1.89
55
0.48
90
29. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
7.66
21
30. Congenital Anomalies
1.82
181
12.24
1
31. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
1.55
124
32. Low Birth Weight
1.62
152
10.54
33
33. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
13.84
1
34. Inflammatory/Heart
1.55
172
8.96
36
35. Alcohol
1.34
97
0.70
131
36. Asthma
1.08
129
75.35
1
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.91
139
82.39
12
38. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
4.93
18
39. Epilepsy
0.72
166
4.17
6
40. Drownings
0.71
161
7.43
10
41. Violence
0.68
170
5.15
86
42. Skin Disease
0.67
126
5.87
12
43. Hepatitis B
0.61
58
2.01
9
44. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
0.66
154
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.54
171
20.71
2
46. Birth Trauma
0.39
164
9.20
33
47. Fires
0.33
159
1.76
80
48. Anemia
0.30
41
0.00
119
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.23
175
20.21
1
50. Drug Use
0.20
181
0.42
166
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,043
11.19
177
14.81
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
26,650
10.63
56
4.69
3. Stroke
25,596
10.21
165
13.81
4. Lung Cancers
20,293
8.10
14
1.17
5. Suicide
14,636
5.84
33
2.76
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
12,145
4.85
11
0.92
7. Liver Cancer
11,589
4.62
9
0.75
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10,180
4.06
7
0.59
9. Kidney Disease
10,107
4.03
42
3.51
10. Stomach Cancer
8,625
3.44
12
1.00
11. Lung Disease
8,526
3.40
32
2.68
12. Pancreas Cancer
6,994
2.79
2
0.17
13. Diabetes Mellitus
6,812
2.72
153
12.80
14. Liver Disease
6,348
2.53
30
2.51
15. Road Traffic Accidents
4,399
1.76
2
0.17
16. Parkinson's Disease
3,951
1.58
6
0.50
17. Hypertension
3,711
1.48
14
1.17
18. Other Injuries
3,634
1.45
10
0.84
19. Lymphomas
3,477
1.39
3
0.25
20. Falls
2,934
1.17
3
0.25
21. Breast Cancer
2,880
1.15
15
1.26
22. Prostate Cancer
2,316
0.92
3
0.25
23. Leukemia
2,140
0.85
4
0.33
24. Tuberculosis
1,950
0.78
43
3.60
25. Endocrine Disorders
1,891
0.75
7
0.59
26. Other Neoplasms
1,807
0.72
0
0.00
27. Bladder Cancer
1,768
0.71
1
0.08
28. Oesophagus Cancer
1,733
0.69
6
0.50
29. Oral Cancer
1,457
0.58
10
0.84
30. Ovary Cancer
1,330
0.53
1
0.08
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,325
0.53
8
0.67
32. Asthma
1,150
0.46
47
3.93
33. Alcohol
1,081
0.43
1
0.08
34. Cervical Cancer
1,065
0.42
30
2.51
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
929
0.37
54
4.52
36. Skin Disease
704
0.28
4
0.33
37. Skin Cancers
585
0.23
0
0.00
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
540
0.22
14
1.17
39. Hepatitis B
526
0.21
2
0.17
40. Epilepsy
524
0.21
4
0.33
41. Congenital Anomalies
518
0.21
23
1.92
42. Drownings
501
0.20
9
0.75
43. Uterin Cancer
420
0.17
2
0.17
44. Violence
386
0.15
6
0.50
45. Low Birth Weight
370
0.15
27
2.26
46. Anemia
329
0.13
0
0.00
47. Fires
263
0.10
2
0.17
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
224
0.09
18
1.51
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   Kiribati KIRIBATI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
19.04
57
2. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
11.85
23
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
10.01
76
4. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
15.71
8
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
2.82
118
6. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
33.92
6
7. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
14.22
110
8. Lymphomas
3.72
131
3.81
129
9. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
2.54
162
10. Leukemia
2.65
138
4.44
47
11. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
68.54
1
12. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
7.66
21
13. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
1.55
124
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
13.84
1
15. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
4.93
18
16. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
0.66
154
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.