High income (World Bank) vs Korea: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth

High income (World Bank)
68.08
in 2021
Korea
72.45
in 2021
High income (World Bank) rank
2nd
Korea rank
3rd

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth over time

  • High income (World Bank)
  • Korea
020406080200020102021

How they compare

Korea currently reports 72.45 against 68.08 in High income (World Bank), a difference of 4.37.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times High income (World Bank)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was High income (World Bank) ahead.

High income (World Bank) ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 3rd of 11 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income (World Bank) Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 67.69 68.32 0.6299 Korea
2010s 69.01 71.31 2.3 Korea
2020s 68.24 72.47 4.23 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth, High income (World Bank) or Korea?
Korea, at 72.45 against 68.08 in High income (World Bank) as of 2021.
What is the difference in healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth between High income (World Bank) and Korea?
4.37, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income (World Bank) and Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do High income (World Bank) and Korea rank globally for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
High income (World Bank) ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 3rd of 11 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed