Egypt vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality
Egypt
4.32 years
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.29 years
in 2023
Egypt rank
159th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
161st
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality over time
- Egypt
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.32 years against 4.29 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Egypt ranks 159th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.65 years | 6.91 years | 2.26 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 5.82 years | 4.13 years | 1.69 years | Egypt |
| 1970s | 5.25 years | 4.62 years | 0.6279 years | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.66 years | 5.28 years | 1.62 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 3.8 years | 6.27 years | 2.47 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 4.79 years | 7.04 years | 2.24 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 4.66 years | 5.28 years | 0.6199 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 4.15 years | 4.65 years | 0.4953 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality, Egypt or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Egypt, at 4.32 years against 4.29 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality between Egypt and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.03 years, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Egypt ranks 159th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 161st 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 versus child mortality. 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.