Food supply vs life expectancy in South Korea
South Korea: Food supply vs life expectancy was 84.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.33
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
5th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.33
in 2023
All-time low
22.23
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Food supply vs life expectancy in South Korea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, food supply vs life expectancy in South Korea stood at 84.33. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs life expectancy in South Korea peaked at 84.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.23, in 1950.
South Korea ranks 5th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.69 | 22.23 | 52.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.79 | 53.76 | 61.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.14 | 62.17 | 66.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.15 | 64.85 | 70.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.28 | 70.99 | 75.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.33 | 76.23 | 80.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.32 | 80.72 | 83.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.65 | 82.73 | 84.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 2 San Marino 85.71 compare
- 3 Hong Kong 85.51 compare
- 4 Japan 84.71 compare
- 6 Saint Barthelemy 84.29 compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.07 compare
- 8 Andorra 84.04 compare
More health data for South Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,072 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 214,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 226,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 243,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 231,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 234,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 224,514 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs life expectancy in South Korea?
- Food supply vs life expectancy in South Korea was 84.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.23 in 1950.
- How does South Korea rank for food supply vs life expectancy?
- South Korea ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs life expectancy rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).