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Canada vs Korea, Rep.: Health & Population

This page compares Canada and Korea, Rep. across 109 Health & Population indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Canada Korea, Rep. Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 30.42 27.47 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.11 83.63 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 95.49 53.42 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 82.70 81.17 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.34 50.09 Compare →
Population, male 20.50M 25.83M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.66 49.91 Compare →
Rural population 7.14M 9.75M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 17.30 18.83 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 3.17 0.08 Compare →
Urban population 34.15M 42.01M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.25 0.75 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 54.89 20.50 Compare →
Population, total 41.29M 51.75M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 19.80 19.27 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 15.11 10.57 Compare →
Net migration 326,204.00 65,731.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 4.50 0.53 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 8.90 4.70 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.90 7.00 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 84.29 86.60 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.03 80.80 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 92.50 96.25 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 87.77 90.56 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 3.05M 2.66M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 14.66 10.27 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 3.19M 2.81M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 15.57 10.86 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 6.24M 5.47M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 13.34M 17.65M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 64.20 68.10 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 13.53M 18.66M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 66.00 72.23 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 26.87M 36.31M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 65.09 70.16 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 4.40M 5.61M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 21.15 21.63 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 3.78M 4.37M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 18.43 16.91 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 8.17M 9.97M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.06 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 53.64 42.53 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 23.22 15.06 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 2.96 0.07 Compare →
Population, female 20.79M 25.92M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 22.20 3.50 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 8.81M 1.81M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 98.29 100.00 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 98.59 99.73 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 7.70 9.60 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) 1.95 0.05 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 351.00 1,089.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 309.00 142.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 4.70 2.30 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 0.60 0.50 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 1.70 1.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 2.90 1.90 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 5.00 2.50 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 5.90 3.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 3.40 1.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 4.30 2.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 5.10 2.50 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 5.40 2.80 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 182.00 150.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 268.00 220.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 734.00 551.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,435.00 1,053.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 1,692.00 556.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 1,949.00 679.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 1,223.00 281.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 0.50 0.40 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.01 0.00 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2.82 2.61 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 12.00 4.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 42.00 9.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 6,911.00 43,501.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 11.31 8.68 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 92.00 88.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 92.00 97.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 30.32 20.33 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 92.00 97.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 15.10 15.90 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 14.00 15.70 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 14.00 15.70 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 13.20 15.00 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 5.30 8.60 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2.54 12.81 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 83.00 97.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 15.59 12.18 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 4.31 3.43 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 9.89 7.79 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 9.70 6.90 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 0.30 0.25 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.25 0.11 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 0.35 0.39 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 14.20 38.16 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 9.44 27.53 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 4.75 16.94 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 8.36 14.65 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 5.50 8.17 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 86.14 77.18 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 7.70 4.30 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 11.70 9.60 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 10.10 25.80 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 8.10 18.90 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 6.30 13.60 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 2.30 5.20 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.