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Korea, Rep. vs United Kingdom: Health & Population

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

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Indicator Korea, Rep. United Kingdom Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 27.47 30.80 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 83.63 81.39 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 53.42 90.74 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 81.17 83.24 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.09 50.76 Compare →
Population, male 25.83M 34.09M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.91 49.24 Compare →
Rural population 9.75M 11.60M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 18.83 16.76 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.08 1.17 Compare →
Urban population 42.01M 57.63M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 0.75 1.55 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 20.50 56.40 Compare →
Population, total 51.75M 69.23M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 19.27 19.50 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 10.57 17.19 Compare →
Net migration 65,731.00 389,911.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 0.53 7.82 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 4.70 9.89 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.00 9.70 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 86.60 83.33 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.80 79.54 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 96.25 91.60 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.56 87.07 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 2.66M 5.80M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 10.27 16.50 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 2.81M 6.10M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 10.86 17.90 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 5.47M 11.90M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 17.65M 22.00M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 68.10 62.61 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 18.66M 21.83M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 72.23 64.05 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 36.31M 43.83M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 70.16 63.32 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 5.61M 7.34M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 21.63 20.90 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 4.37M 6.16M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 16.91 18.06 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 9.97M 13.50M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.06 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 42.53 57.94 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 15.06 27.14 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.07 1.07 Compare →
Population, female 25.92M 35.14M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 3.50 17.10 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 1.81M 11.85M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 100.00 100.00 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 99.73 99.10 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 9.60 7.40 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) 0.05 0.57 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,089.00 701.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 142.00 417.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 2.30 4.10 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 0.50 0.40 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 1.20 1.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 1.90 1.90 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 2.50 4.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 3.10 5.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 1.20 3.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 2.10 3.70 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 2.50 4.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 2.80 4.70 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 150.00 277.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 220.00 383.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 551.00 1,007.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,053.00 1,526.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 556.00 2,835.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 679.00 3,213.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 281.00 2,081.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 0.40 0.30 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.00 0.01 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2.61 3.30 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 4.00 8.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 9.00 57.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 43,501.00 8,751.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 8.68 11.13 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 88.00 88.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 97.00 89.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 20.33 40.46 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 97.00 92.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 15.90 14.30 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 15.70 13.60 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 15.70 13.50 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 15.00 15.50 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 8.60 3.20 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 12.81 2.42 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 97.00 92.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 12.18 16.83 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 3.43 4.88 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 7.79 10.73 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 6.90 11.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 0.25 0.33 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.11 0.28 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 0.39 0.38 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 38.16 14.65 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 27.53 9.55 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 16.94 4.60 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 14.65 16.97 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 8.17 3.36 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 77.18 79.68 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 (%) 4.30 9.10 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 9.60 13.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 25.80 16.80 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 18.90 13.40 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 13.60 10.50 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 5.20 6.10 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.