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
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.