Korea vs Türkiye: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female)
Korea
-5.8 Years
in 2024
Türkiye
-5.2 Years
in 2023
Korea rank
1st
Türkiye rank
2nd
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) over time
- Korea
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports -5.2 Years against -5.8 Years in Korea, a difference of 0.6 Years.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -7.79 Years | -4.43 Years | 3.36 Years | Türkiye |
| 1980s | -8.51 Years | -4.51 Years | 4 Years | Türkiye |
| 1990s | -8.17 Years | -4.13 Years | 4.04 Years | Türkiye |
| 2000s | -6.87 Years | -4.33 Years | 2.54 Years | Türkiye |
| 2010s | -6.33 Years | -5.33 Years | 1 Years | Türkiye |
| 2020s | -5.92 Years | -5.35 Years | 0.575 Years | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy — life expectancy difference, Korea or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at -5.2 Years against -5.8 Years in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy — life expectancy difference between Korea and Türkiye?
- 0.6 Years, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Türkiye?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Türkiye rank globally for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Korea ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.