Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Korea: Life expectancy at birth, total
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 83.63 years against 75.14 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 8.49 years.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Korea ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.5 years | 56.85 years | 5.65 years | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 64.66 years | 63.93 years | 0.7281 years | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 67.03 years | 68.53 years | 1.49 years | Korea |
| 1990s | 67.76 years | 73.54 years | 5.78 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 69.98 years | 77.94 years | 7.96 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 73.49 years | 81.73 years | 8.24 years | Korea |
| 2020s | 74.19 years | 83.34 years | 9.15 years | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Korea?
- Korea, at 83.63 years against 75.14 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea?
- 8.49 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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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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.