Cook Islands vs Korea: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Cook Islands
5.78 years
in 2023
Korea
5.81 years
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
38th
Korea rank
36th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Cook Islands
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5.81 years against 5.78 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.03 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 38th and Korea ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1 years | 6.36 years | 4.26 years | Korea |
| 1960s | 1.44 years | 5.58 years | 4.14 years | Korea |
| 1970s | 3.78 years | 7.09 years | 3.31 years | Korea |
| 1980s | 4.82 years | 7.71 years | 2.89 years | Korea |
| 1990s | 5 years | 7.2 years | 2.2 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 5.91 years | 6.79 years | 0.881 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 5.97 years | 6.51 years | 0.5459 years | Korea |
| 2020s | 5.77 years | 5.99 years | 0.2246 years | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cook Islands or Korea?
- Korea, at 5.81 years against 5.78 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cook Islands and Korea?
- 0.03 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Korea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Cook Islands ranks 38th and Korea ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.