Europe & Central Asia vs Korea: Life expectancy at birth, female
Europe & Central Asia
81.79 years
in 2024
Korea
86.6 years
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
6th
Korea rank
6th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 86.6 years against 81.79 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 4.81 years.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Korea ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.65 years | 59.98 years | 11.67 years | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1970s | 73.46 years | 67.93 years | 5.53 years | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 75.22 years | 72.87 years | 2.35 years | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 76.32 years | 77.72 years | 1.4 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 78.15 years | 81.47 years | 3.32 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 80.71 years | 84.97 years | 4.26 years | Korea |
| 2020s | 81.01 years | 86.34 years | 5.33 years | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Europe & Central Asia or Korea?
- Korea, at 86.6 years against 81.79 years in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Europe & Central Asia and Korea?
- 4.81 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Korea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Korea ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.