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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 SWITZERLAND

Compare South Korea and Switzerland 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.

Switzerland
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Korea Population Pyramid
46,829,924
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Switzerland Population Pyramid
9,817,716
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
       
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
  
68.7
74.1
71.3
7
6
6
1970
58.7
65.1
61.8
80
68
73
  
70.0
76.2
73.0
6
5
5
1980
61.8
70.0
65.8
80
69
76
  
72.2
78.9
75.5
8
4
5
1990
67.3
75.5
71.3
59
41
49
  
73.9
80.7
77.2
9
3
4
2000
72.3
79.5
76.0
38
27
33
  
76.8
82.5
79.7
4
4
2
2010
77.2
84.0
80.7
24
8
15
  
80.0
84.5
82.3
2
5
2
2019
80.3
86.1
83.3
16
2
3
  
81.8
85.1
83.4
1
7
2
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.3
86.1
16
2
81.8
85.1
1
7
Age
80.3
86.1
16
2
81.8
85.1
1
7
Age 5
80.6
86.4
17
2
82.1
85.4
1
6
Age 10
80.7
86.4
17
2
82.1
85.4
1
6
Age 15
80.7
86.4
17
2
82.2
85.4
1
6
Age 20
80.8
86.5
17
2
82.2
85.5
1
6
Age 25
80.9
86.6
17
2
82.3
85.5
1
6
Age 30
81.0
86.7
17
2
82.5
85.6
1
6
Age 35
81.2
86.8
17
2
82.6
85.6
1
6
Age 40
81.4
86.9
15
2
82.7
85.7
1
6
Age 45
81.7
87.1
16
2
82.9
85.8
1
6
Age 50
82.1
87.3
15
2
83.1
86.0
2
7
Age 55
82.6
87.6
15
2
83.5
86.3
2
8
Age 60
83.4
87.9
12
2
84.1
86.7
2
8
Age 65
84.2
88.2
14
2
84.9
87.2
2
9
Age 70
85.3
88.7
15
2
85.9
87.8
4
10
Age 75
86.6
89.4
21
5
87.2
88.7
7
13
Age 80
88.6
90.5
19
4
88.8
89.8
11
15
Age 85
91.2
92.3
13
5
90.9
91.5
30
26
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
27.78
183
41.51
170
2. Stroke
25.48
155
14.92
183
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
25.21
100
6.97
177
4. Suicide
21.16
12
9.83
72
5. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
19.52
54
6. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
4.35
117
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.04
154
23.78
19
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
9.81
78
9. Kidney Disease
9.92
142
4.61
174
10. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
3.30
145
11. Lung Disease
8.14
175
12.25
158
12. Liver Disease
7.50
148
4.37
167
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
7.68
28
14. Diabetes Mellitus
6.84
160
4.37
174
15. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
15.52
110
16. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
15.31
99
17. Road Traffic Accidents
5.76
150
1.71
180
18. Other Injuries
3.88
154
2.56
176
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
114
3.24
133
20. Lymphomas
3.72
131
5.46
65
21. Hypertension
3.45
163
8.02
143
22. Falls
3.34
142
7.39
65
23. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
4.58
84
24. Leukemia
2.65
138
3.37
106
25. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
1.28
182
26. Endocrine Disorders
2.11
148
3.24
102
27. Tuberculosis
1.93
110
0.10
177
28. Other Neoplasms
1.89
55
2.81
35
29. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
2.67
84
30. Congenital Anomalies
1.82
181
3.56
145
31. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
2.97
56
32. Low Birth Weight
1.62
152
1.58
154
33. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
2.84
88
34. Inflammatory/Heart
1.55
172
4.21
106
35. Alcohol
1.34
97
1.53
81
36. Asthma
1.08
129
0.42
169
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.91
139
0.71
151
38. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
1.99
108
39. Epilepsy
0.72
166
0.95
141
40. Drownings
0.71
161
0.47
172
41. Violence
0.68
170
0.45
179
42. Skin Disease
0.67
126
0.51
139
43. Hepatitis B
0.61
58
0.03
163
44. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
2.39
55
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.54
171
0.51
175
46. Birth Trauma
0.39
164
0.48
153
47. Fires
0.33
159
0.15
180
48. Anemia
0.30
41
0.32
40
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.23
175
0.31
170
50. Drug Use
0.20
181
1.84
54
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,043
11.19
10,713
18.49
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
26,650
10.63
1,949
3.36
3. Stroke
25,596
10.21
3,918
6.76
4. Lung Cancers
20,293
8.10
3,520
6.08
5. Suicide
14,636
5.84
1,249
2.16
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
12,145
4.85
7,192
12.41
7. Liver Cancer
11,589
4.62
805
1.39
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10,180
4.06
1,995
3.44
9. Kidney Disease
10,107
4.03
1,261
2.18
10. Stomach Cancer
8,625
3.44
614
1.06
11. Lung Disease
8,526
3.40
2,902
5.01
12. Pancreas Cancer
6,994
2.79
1,486
2.56
13. Diabetes Mellitus
6,812
2.72
1,022
1.76
14. Liver Disease
6,348
2.53
677
1.17
15. Road Traffic Accidents
4,399
1.76
193
0.33
16. Parkinson's Disease
3,951
1.58
857
1.48
17. Hypertension
3,711
1.48
2,471
4.26
18. Other Injuries
3,634
1.45
410
0.71
19. Lymphomas
3,477
1.39
1,131
1.95
20. Falls
2,934
1.17
1,919
3.31
21. Breast Cancer
2,880
1.15
1,577
2.72
22. Prostate Cancer
2,316
0.92
1,579
2.73
23. Leukemia
2,140
0.85
671
1.16
24. Tuberculosis
1,950
0.78
21
0.04
25. Endocrine Disorders
1,891
0.75
593
1.02
26. Other Neoplasms
1,807
0.72
681
1.18
27. Bladder Cancer
1,768
0.71
669
1.15
28. Oesophagus Cancer
1,733
0.69
491
0.85
29. Oral Cancer
1,457
0.58
500
0.86
30. Ovary Cancer
1,330
0.53
457
0.79
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,325
0.53
1,027
1.77
32. Asthma
1,150
0.46
95
0.16
33. Alcohol
1,081
0.43
229
0.40
34. Cervical Cancer
1,065
0.42
105
0.18
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
929
0.37
186
0.32
36. Skin Disease
704
0.28
129
0.22
37. Skin Cancers
585
0.23
493
0.85
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
540
0.22
122
0.21
39. Hepatitis B
526
0.21
5
0.01
40. Epilepsy
524
0.21
159
0.27
41. Congenital Anomalies
518
0.21
305
0.53
42. Drownings
501
0.20
49
0.08
43. Uterin Cancer
420
0.17
224
0.39
44. Violence
386
0.15
42
0.07
45. Low Birth Weight
370
0.15
105
0.18
46. Anemia
329
0.13
102
0.18
47. Fires
263
0.10
21
0.04
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
224
0.09
78
0.13
49. Hepatitis C
168
0.07
15
0.03
50. Drug Use
154
0.06
176
0.30
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.90
49
19.52
54
2. Liver Cancer
12.57
21
4.35
117
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.56
68
9.81
78
4. Stomach Cancer
9.13
50
3.30
145
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.34
34
7.68
28
6. Breast Cancer
6.59
180
15.52
110
7. Prostate Cancer
6.10
155
15.31
99
8. Lymphomas
3.72
131
5.46
65
9. Ovary Cancer
2.84
149
4.58
84
10. Leukemia
2.65
138
3.37
106
11. Cervical Cancer
2.29
160
1.28
182
12. Oesophagus Cancer
1.84
115
2.67
84
13. Bladder Cancer
1.74
111
2.97
56
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
154
2.84
88
15. Uterin Cancer
0.89
165
1.99
108
16. Skin Cancers
0.60
157
2.39
55
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.