Italy vs South Korea: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Italy
83.95 years
in 2024
South Korea
83.63 years
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
South Korea rank
14th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 83.95 years against 83.63 years in South Korea, a difference of 0.32 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.12 years | 56.85 years | 13.28 years | Italy |
| 1970s | 72.69 years | 63.93 years | 8.76 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 75.38 years | 68.53 years | 6.85 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 78.1 years | 73.54 years | 4.56 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 80.75 years | 77.94 years | 2.81 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 82.78 years | 81.73 years | 1.05 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 82.97 years | 83.34 years | 0.3698 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 83.95 years against 83.63 years in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Italy and South Korea?
- 0.32 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Italy ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 14th of 218 countries.
- 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.