American Samoa vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Female life expectancy at birth

American Samoa
75.84 years
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
75.74 years
in 2023
American Samoa rank
145th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
146th

Female life expectancy at birth over time

  • American Samoa
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 75.84 years against 75.74 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 145th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 146th of 236 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 63.33 years 46.06 years 17.27 years American Samoa
1960s 67.19 years 60.38 years 6.81 years American Samoa
1970s 70.98 years 66.54 years 4.43 years American Samoa
1980s 73.61 years 71.26 years 2.36 years American Samoa
1990s 75.33 years 68.63 years 6.7 years American Samoa
2000s 74.65 years 70.15 years 4.49 years American Samoa
2010s 75.41 years 74.69 years 0.7253 years American Samoa
2020s 75.76 years 75.66 years 0.1005 years American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, American Samoa or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
American Samoa, at 75.84 years against 75.74 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between American Samoa and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.1 years, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?
American Samoa ranks 145th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Female life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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