Old age.
Death rate: 5.94 deaths/1,000 population.
The leading cause of death in South Korea is related to old age. Heart disease, diabetes, and cancer are growing frequency. As of 2013, South Korea had the most rapidly aging population in the world.
Well lately there have been threats from north korea, a disturbance with missiles, and the death of Kim Jung Ill (NK's leader) and lets just say, the north doesn't like the south...
Most North Korean Defectors do not ever go to South Korea. They either stay in China or come to the United States. North Koreans often feel alienated or discriminated against in South Korea because of their accent or mannerism, so they prefer to live in other places where their distinctiveness as North Koreans is less obvious.For those North Koreans who do defect, regardless of what country they defect to, returning to North Korea will be punished by death. South Korea also makes going to North Korea a criminal offense, meaning that, if for some reason North Korea waives punishment for returning, a re-return to South Korea will land that person in Jail. However, North Korean defectors to South Korea become immediate South Korean citizens and can visit any country with which South Korea has relations (just like any native-born South Korean). For example, they could work in Europe, the US, Canada, etc. provided that they get the proper visas required by those countries.
Kim II-Sung was leader from 1948-1994(death)
NORTH KOREA is worse, by leaps and bounds.North Korea is probably the worst place in the world to live with frequent famines, poor human rights, dictatorial oppression, and other massive violations of the personal dignity of its inhabitants. By contrast, South Korea is a first-world country on par with the United States, Canada, Australia, Western Europe, and Japan. The only thing that detractors say about South Korea is that the modern South Korean culture is increasingly materialistic and less reflective of historic Korean values than North Korea is. However, you can live a very traditional life in South Korea; it just happens that most of South Korea's youth do not want to.
As of my last knowledge update in October 2023, there is no current king of Korea. The Korean monarchy was abolished in 1910 when Korea was annexed by Japan. Today, South Korea is a democratic republic, while North Korea is a single-party state led by Kim Jong-un, who holds the title of Supreme Leader. The last king of Korea was King Gojong, who reigned until his death in 1919.
Located on a peninsula off of China, Korea has a history of 5000 years. Korea prides itself in surviving with their own land, language, and culture during the thousands of years of strife from neighbors. Recent history divided the country in to North and South Korea 50 years ago. During this period, South Korea has grown to prosperity under Capitalism, while people still starve to death in North Korea. The Koreans still feel sad about the division of their land and still await a day when the two Koreas may be re-united.
Yes they do. They have the best gear and their kill to death ratio is 25:1 and their Army specials forces have a ratio of 17:1
Yes. It is a typical communist country, in that the people can vote, but, they can only vote for one person-a communist. The leader of North Korea does not allow a free press, or allow people to have much control over their lives. North Koreans have been known to starve to death, or flee to China, to escape tyranny in North Korea. North Korea recently torpedoed and sunk a South Korean ship, which almost equal to declaring war on it's southern neighbor. North Korea is certainly run by a dictator and one who's mental abilities have been the subject of much negative speculation.
The main cause of death for N. Korea now is starvation.
Because they don't know what the new leader (Kim Jong Un) might do. He might attack or do something crazy. There was always tension between the two countries. North Korea sort of recently bombed a South Korean island injuring many civilians and killing a few soldiers.