Korea vs Uzbekistan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Korea
5.96 years
in 2023
Uzbekistan
5.95 years
in 2023
Korea rank
71st
Uzbekistan rank
72nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Korea
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5.96 years against 5.95 years in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 71st and Uzbekistan ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.11 years | 4.11 years | 4 years | Korea |
| 1960s | 6.11 years | 4.85 years | 1.26 years | Korea |
| 1970s | 8.54 years | 5.6 years | 2.94 years | Korea |
| 1980s | 9.26 years | 5.67 years | 3.6 years | Korea |
| 1990s | 8.26 years | 6.05 years | 2.2 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 7.33 years | 5.97 years | 1.35 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 6.8 years | 5.9 years | 0.9039 years | Korea |
| 2020s | 6.27 years | 5.92 years | 0.3448 years | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Korea or Uzbekistan?
- Korea, at 5.96 years against 5.95 years in Uzbekistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Korea and Uzbekistan?
- 0.01 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Uzbekistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Uzbekistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Korea ranks 71st and Uzbekistan ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. 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.