Korea vs Sweden: Survival to age 65, male

Korea
90.6%
in 2024
Sweden
90.8%
in 2024
Korea rank
17th
Sweden rank
14th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Korea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 90.8% against 90.6% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Korea ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 14th of 218 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 41.4% 76.6% 35.2% Sweden
1970s 51.8% 77.0% 25.2% Sweden
1980s 58.1% 79.5% 21.4% Sweden
1990s 69.4% 83.6% 14.1% Sweden
2000s 79.7% 87.0% 7.3% Sweden
2010s 87.0% 89.4% 2.4% Sweden
2020s 90.0% 90.5% 0.5% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Korea or Sweden?
Sweden, at 90.8% against 90.6% in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Korea and Sweden?
0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Korea ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.