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Health > Diseases Stats: compare key data on South Korea & United States

Definitions

  • Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
  • Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cardiovascular diseases out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cardiovascular disease rate, but rather how fatal cardiovascular diseases are in each country.
  • HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15: Population with HIV/AIDS (estimate).
  • HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14: Population with HIV/AIDS (estimate).
  • HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes: People living with HIV, 15-49 years old, percentage.
  • Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people). Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Incidence includes patients with HIV.
  • Measles > Children immunised against measles: Percentage of children under 1 year old immunized against measles.
  • Measles cases: Number of reported measles cases.
  • Obesity > Female obesity rate: Percentage of females older than 14 who are obese, meaning their Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 30.
  • Obesity > Male obesity rate: Percentage of males older than 14 who are obese, meaning their Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 30.
  • Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average BMI (combining male and female population), according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
  • Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average female BMI, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
  • Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average male BMI, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
  • Tuberculosis cases: Number of reported tuberbculosis cases.
  • Tuberculosis cases per million people: Number of reported tuberbculosis cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Mumps cases per million people: Number of reported mumps cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Pertussis cases: Number of reported pertussis cases. Pertussis is commonly called whooping cough.
  • Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > %: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%). Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
  • Rubella cases: Number of reported rubella cases. Rubella is commonly called the German Measles.
  • Rubella cases per million people: Number of reported rubella cases. Rubella is commonly called the German Measles. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Pertussis cases per million people: Number of reported pertussis cases. Pertussis is commonly called whooping cough. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Mumps cases: Number of reported mumps cases.
  • Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79: Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79). Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20-79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
  • Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5: Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5). Prevalence of anemia, children under age 5, is the percentage of children under age 5 whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
  • Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total: Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total). Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.
  • Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV: Female adults with HIV (% of population ages 15+ with HIV). Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.
  • Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI: Compares the ratio of male to female BMI by countries, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
  • Measles cases per million people: Number of reported measles cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
STAT South Korea United States HISTORY
Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 161
Ranked 25th. 21% more than United States
133
Ranked 86th.
Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 168
Ranked 170th.
179
Ranked 162nd. 7% more than South Korea
HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 13000 1200000
HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 1400 300000
HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.1%
Ranked 146th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 7 times more than South Korea

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 108
Ranked 67th. 30 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Measles > Children immunised against measles 99%
Ranked 30th. 10% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Measles cases 180
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than United States
30
Ranked 69th.
Obesity > Female obesity rate 3%
Ranked 9th.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than South Korea
Obesity > Male obesity rate 2%
Ranked 9th.
31%
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than South Korea
Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.06
Ranked 92nd.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 16% more than South Korea
Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.78
Ranked 93th.
27
Ranked 10th. 19% more than South Korea
Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.34
Ranked 86th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 13% more than South Korea
Tuberculosis cases 10,927
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than United States
4,864
Ranked 54th.
Tuberculosis cases per million people 224.84
Ranked 83th. 14 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Mumps cases per million people 94.02
Ranked 28th. 40 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Pertussis cases 14
Ranked 87th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 624 times more than South Korea
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 22.64%
Ranked 99th. 4 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Rubella cases 35
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Rubella cases per million people 0.72
Ranked 80th. 20 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Pertussis cases per million people 0.288
Ranked 102nd.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 101 times more than South Korea
Mumps cases 4,569
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than United States
715
Ranked 35th.
Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 7.51%
Ranked 95th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 25% more than South Korea
Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 16.5%
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 82.42%
Ranked 64th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 5% more than South Korea
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 29.1%
Ranked 111th. 47% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.11
Ranked 47th. 5% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Measles cases per million people 3.7
Ranked 72nd. 37 times more than United States
0.0996
Ranked 112th.

SOURCES: World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=GenderStat&f=inID%3a43, Prevalence of obesity among adults; "Where are you on the global fat scale?". BBC. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-16. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf. Walpole et al., BMC Public Health 2012, 12:4; "Where are you on the global fat scale?". BBC. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf. Walpole et al., BMC Public Health 2012, 12:4; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization, Worldwide Prevalence of Anemia.; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization. Source tables; International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas.; Derived based on the data from WHO's World Health Statistics.; UNAIDS estimates.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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