South Korea vs Taiwan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
South Korea
5.93 years
in 2023
Taiwan
5.96 years
in 2023
South Korea rank
63rd
Taiwan rank
61st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- South Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 5.96 years against 5.93 years in South Korea, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 63rd and Taiwan ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.91 years | 5.05 years | 5.87 years | South Korea |
| 1960s | 6.13 years | 4.9 years | 1.23 years | South Korea |
| 1970s | 8.36 years | 4.75 years | 3.61 years | South Korea |
| 1980s | 9.12 years | 4.85 years | 4.27 years | South Korea |
| 1990s | 8.19 years | 5.6 years | 2.59 years | South Korea |
| 2000s | 7.29 years | 6.28 years | 1.01 years | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.77 years | 6.63 years | 0.1414 years | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6.23 years | 6.28 years | 0.0463 years | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, South Korea or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 5.96 years against 5.93 years in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between South Korea and Taiwan?
- 0.03 years, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- South Korea ranks 63rd and Taiwan ranks 61st 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 at different ages. 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.