East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Korea: Life expectancy at birth, total

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
75.99 years
in 2024
Korea
83.63 years
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th
Korea rank
14th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 83.63 years against 75.99 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.64 years.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Korea ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 50.56 years 56.85 years 6.29 years Korea
1970s 59.48 years 63.93 years 4.45 years Korea
1980s 65.13 years 68.53 years 3.39 years Korea
1990s 68.91 years 73.54 years 4.63 years Korea
2000s 72.2 years 77.94 years 5.74 years Korea
2010s 74.82 years 81.73 years 6.9 years Korea
2020s 75.78 years 83.34 years 7.56 years Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Korea?
Korea, at 83.63 years against 75.99 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?
7.64 years, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Korea ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.