South Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- South Korea
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 83.63 years against 75.54 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.09 years.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
South Korea ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.85 years | 56.56 years | 0.2869 years | South Korea |
| 1970s | 63.93 years | 60.81 years | 3.12 years | South Korea |
| 1980s | 68.53 years | 65.01 years | 3.52 years | South Korea |
| 1990s | 73.54 years | 68.66 years | 4.88 years | South Korea |
| 2000s | 77.94 years | 71.98 years | 5.96 years | South Korea |
| 2010s | 81.73 years | 74.22 years | 7.5 years | South Korea |
| 2020s | 83.34 years | 73.92 years | 9.42 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, South Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- South Korea, at 83.63 years against 75.54 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between South Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 8.09 years, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- South Korea ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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.