South Korea vs Middle income: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
South Korea
80.8 years
in 2024
Middle income
70.59 years
in 2024
South Korea rank
26th
Middle income rank
26th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- South Korea
- Middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 80.8 years against 70.59 years in Middle income, a difference of 10.21 years.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 26th of 218 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.87 years | 48.96 years | 4.91 years | South Korea |
| 1970s | 60.12 years | 54.91 years | 5.21 years | South Korea |
| 1980s | 64.39 years | 59.55 years | 4.84 years | South Korea |
| 1990s | 69.56 years | 62.74 years | 6.82 years | South Korea |
| 2000s | 74.58 years | 65.83 years | 8.75 years | South Korea |
| 2010s | 78.64 years | 68.76 years | 9.88 years | South Korea |
| 2020s | 80.48 years | 69.71 years | 10.77 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, South Korea or Middle income?
- South Korea, at 80.8 years against 70.59 years in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between South Korea and Middle income?
- 10.21 years, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- South Korea ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 26th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (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.