Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 64.73 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
64.73
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
61st
of 184 countries
All-time high
64.73
in 2021
All-time low
55.88
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 55.92001: 562002: 56.22003: 61.92004: 622005: 62.22006: 62.22007: 62.22008: 62.42009: 62.42010: 62.62011: 62.82012: 632013: 63.32014: 63.52015: 63.82016: 63.92017: 64.22018: 64.32019: 64.52020: 64.62021: 64.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 64.73. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 64.73 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.88, in 2000.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 55.88
2001 56 +0.2%
2002 56.19 +0.3%
2003 61.89 +10.1%
2004 62.04 +0.2%
2005 62.17 +0.2%
2006 62.25 +0.1%
2007 62.25 -0.0%
2008 62.35 +0.2%
2009 62.43 +0.1%
2010 62.57 +0.2%
2011 62.79 +0.3%
2012 63.02 +0.4%
2013 63.28 +0.4%
2014 63.53 +0.4%
2015 63.76 +0.4%
2016 63.93 +0.3%
2017 64.18 +0.4%
2018 64.34 +0.2%
2019 64.51 +0.3%
2020 64.56 +0.1%
2021 64.73 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.35 55.88 62.43 10
2010s 63.59 62.57 64.51 10
2020s 64.65 64.56 64.73 2

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

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  3. 60 Argentina 64.79 compare
  4. 62 Seychelles 64.72 compare
  5. 63 Cuba 64.62 compare
  6. 64 Nicaragua 64.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 64.73 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 64.73 in 2021.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 55.88 in 2000.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
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