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South Korea
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH KOREA VS MICRONESIA

Compare South Korea and Micronesia 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.

Micronesia
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%
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Micronesia Population Pyramid
138,915
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   Micronesia MICRONESIA
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Micronesia MICRONESIA
       
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
  
57.3
58.4
57.8
66
72
67
1970
58.7
65.1
61.8
80
68
73
  
61.3
62.4
61.8
65
80
72
1980
61.8
70.0
65.8
80
69
76
  
64.6
65.7
65.1
65
86
82
1990
67.3
75.5
71.3
59
41
49
  
65.7
66.8
66.3
81
111
99
2000
72.3
79.5
76.0
38
27
33
  
66.0
68.1
67.0
97
117
110
2010
77.2
84.0
80.7
24
8
15
  
67.5
69.9
68.7
102
122
113
2019
80.3
86.1
83.3
16
2
3
  
60.3
66.0
63.0
167
155
162
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Micronesia MICRONESIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.3
86.1
16
2
60.3
66.0
167
155
Age
80.3
86.1
16
2
60.3
66.0
167
155
Age 5
80.6
86.4
17
2
62.4
67.8
175
175
Age 10
80.7
86.4
17
2
62.6
68.0
175
175
Age 15
80.7
86.4
17
2
62.7
68.1
176
175
Age 20
80.8
86.5
17
2
63.1
68.4
176
175
Age 25
80.9
86.6
17
2
63.8
68.7
176
175
Age 30
81.0
86.7
17
2
64.6
69.2
176
176
Age 35
81.2
86.8
17
2
65.5
69.7
175
179
Age 40
81.4
86.9
15
2
66.6
70.4
175
179
Age 45
81.7
87.1
16
2
68.0
71.3
175
179
Age 50
82.1
87.3
15
2
69.7
72.4
175
179
Age 55
82.6
87.6
15
2
71.6
73.8
176
179
Age 60
83.4
87.9
12
2
73.8
75.6
176
179
Age 65
84.2
88.2
14
2
76.4
77.6
176
179
Age 70
85.3
88.7
15
2
79.2
79.8
174
180
Age 75
86.6
89.4
21
5
82.2
82.4
173
181
Age 80
88.6
90.5
19
4
85.4
85.4
170
178
Age 85
91.2
92.3
13
5
88.9
88.9
168
174
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Micronesia MICRONESIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
27.78
183
280.36
11
2. Stroke
25.48
155
181.04
10
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
25.21
100
66.80
54
4. Suicide
21.16
12
28.99
5
5. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
31.29
11
6. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
10.45
28
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.04
154
19.00
70
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
12.22
47
9. Kidney Disease
9.92
142
77.01
1
10. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
16.29
6
11. Lung Disease
8.14
175
67.93
10
12. Liver Disease
7.50
148
27.88
61
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
5.12
63
14. Diabetes Mellitus
6.84
160
172.00
3
15. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
41.39
3
16. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
28.57
33
17. Road Traffic Accidents
5.76
150
0.18
182
18. Other Injuries
3.88
154
13.69
31
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
114
10.56
2
20. Lymphomas
3.72
131
4.53
97
21. Hypertension
3.45
163
41.50
20
22. Falls
3.34
142
9.05
31
23. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
5.60
46
24. Leukemia
2.65
138
5.72
11
25. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
19.81
39
26. Endocrine Disorders
2.11
148
6.81
38
27. Tuberculosis
1.93
110
12.92
60
28. Other Neoplasms
1.89
55
0.59
77
29. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
2.99
74
30. Congenital Anomalies
1.82
181
8.12
27
31. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
2.41
72
32. Low Birth Weight
1.62
152
7.34
62
33. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
4.31
54
34. Inflammatory/Heart
1.55
172
7.84
43
35. Alcohol
1.34
97
2.45
49
36. Asthma
1.08
129
26.17
8
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.91
139
19.96
58
38. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
6.94
6
39. Epilepsy
0.72
166
2.55
43
40. Drownings
0.71
161
15.31
2
41. Violence
0.68
170
4.89
89
42. Skin Disease
0.67
126
3.95
21
43. Hepatitis B
0.61
58
0.32
82
44. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
1.43
122
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.54
171
9.84
13
46. Birth Trauma
0.39
164
5.44
61
47. Fires
0.33
159
2.04
72
48. Anemia
0.30
41
0.00
133
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.23
175
15.30
5
50. Drug Use
0.20
181
0.73
137
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Micronesia MICRONESIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,043
11.19
193
19.88
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
26,650
10.63
52
5.36
3. Stroke
25,596
10.21
119
12.26
4. Lung Cancers
20,293
8.10
23
2.37
5. Suicide
14,636
5.84
32
3.30
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
12,145
4.85
7
0.72
7. Liver Cancer
11,589
4.62
8
0.82
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10,180
4.06
8
0.82
9. Kidney Disease
10,107
4.03
56
5.77
10. Stomach Cancer
8,625
3.44
12
1.24
11. Lung Disease
8,526
3.40
41
4.22
12. Pancreas Cancer
6,994
2.79
4
0.41
13. Diabetes Mellitus
6,812
2.72
123
12.67
14. Liver Disease
6,348
2.53
24
2.47
15. Road Traffic Accidents
4,399
1.76
0
0.00
16. Parkinson's Disease
3,951
1.58
5
0.51
17. Hypertension
3,711
1.48
27
2.78
18. Other Injuries
3,634
1.45
13
1.34
19. Lymphomas
3,477
1.39
4
0.41
20. Falls
2,934
1.17
6
0.62
21. Breast Cancer
2,880
1.15
17
1.75
22. Prostate Cancer
2,316
0.92
6
0.62
23. Leukemia
2,140
0.85
5
0.51
24. Tuberculosis
1,950
0.78
13
1.34
25. Endocrine Disorders
1,891
0.75
5
0.51
26. Other Neoplasms
1,807
0.72
0
0.00
27. Bladder Cancer
1,768
0.71
2
0.21
28. Oesophagus Cancer
1,733
0.69
2
0.21
29. Oral Cancer
1,457
0.58
3
0.31
30. Ovary Cancer
1,330
0.53
2
0.21
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,325
0.53
6
0.62
32. Asthma
1,150
0.46
16
1.65
33. Alcohol
1,081
0.43
2
0.21
34. Cervical Cancer
1,065
0.42
8
0.82
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
929
0.37
13
1.34
36. Skin Disease
704
0.28
3
0.31
37. Skin Cancers
585
0.23
1
0.10
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
540
0.22
7
0.72
39. Hepatitis B
526
0.21
0
0.00
40. Epilepsy
524
0.21
3
0.31
41. Congenital Anomalies
518
0.21
13
1.34
42. Drownings
501
0.20
17
1.75
43. Uterin Cancer
420
0.17
3
0.31
44. Violence
386
0.15
5
0.51
45. Low Birth Weight
370
0.15
15
1.54
46. Anemia
329
0.13
0
0.00
47. Fires
263
0.10
2
0.21
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
224
0.09
14
1.44
49. Hepatitis C
168
0.07
0
0.00
50. Drug Use
154
0.06
1
0.10
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Micronesia MICRONESIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
31.29
11
2. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
10.45
28
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
12.22
47
4. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
16.29
6
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
5.12
63
6. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
41.39
3
7. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
28.57
33
8. Lymphomas
3.72
131
4.53
97
9. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
5.60
46
10. Leukemia
2.65
138
5.72
11
11. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
19.81
39
12. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
2.99
74
13. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
2.41
72
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
4.31
54
15. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
6.94
6
16. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
1.43
122
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.