Australia vs Republic of Korea: Period versus cohort life expectancy

Australia
83.47
in 2021
Republic of Korea
83.57
in 2023
Australia rank
7th
Republic of Korea rank
6th

Period versus cohort life expectancy over time

  • Australia
  • Republic of Korea
020406080192119722023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 83.57 against 83.47 in Australia, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 41 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 81.14 78.82 2.32 Australia
2010s 82.6 81.97 0.636 Australia
2020s 83.56 83.67 0.11 Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher period versus cohort life expectancy, Australia or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 83.57 against 83.47 in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Australia and Republic of Korea?
0.1, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?
19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Australia and Republic of Korea rank globally for period versus cohort life expectancy?
Australia ranks 7th and Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Period versus cohort life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed