South Korea vs Upper middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total
South Korea
83.63 years
in 2024
Upper middle income
76.05 years
in 2024
South Korea rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
9th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 83.63 years against 76.05 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.58 years.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 217 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.85 years | 52.86 years | 3.99 years | South Korea |
| 1970s | 63.93 years | 60.34 years | 3.59 years | South Korea |
| 1980s | 68.53 years | 65.42 years | 3.11 years | South Korea |
| 1990s | 73.54 years | 68.94 years | 4.6 years | South Korea |
| 2000s | 77.94 years | 72.01 years | 5.93 years | South Korea |
| 2010s | 81.73 years | 74.75 years | 6.98 years | South Korea |
| 2020s | 83.34 years | 75.43 years | 7.9 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 Upper middle income?
- South Korea, at 83.63 years against 76.05 years in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 7.58 years, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- South Korea ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 217 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.