Korea vs Upper-middle income (World Bank): Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60
Korea
19.63
in 2021
Upper-middle income (World Bank)
15.02
in 2021
Korea rank
3rd
Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank
5th
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 over time
- Korea
- Upper-middle income (World Bank)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 19.63 against 15.02 in Upper-middle income (World Bank), a difference of 4.61.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Upper-middle income (World Bank)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 3rd and Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 5th of 184 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper-middle income (World Bank) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.63 | 14.25 | 2.38 | Korea |
| 2010s | 18.76 | 15.42 | 3.34 | Korea |
| 2020s | 19.66 | 15.19 | 4.47 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60, Korea or Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Korea, at 19.63 against 15.02 in Upper-middle income (World Bank) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 between Korea and Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- 4.61, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Korea and Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank globally for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Korea ranks 3rd and Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 5th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.