Life expectancy at birth who gho in Korea
Korea: Life expectancy at birth who gho was 83.8 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
83.8
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
3rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
83.8
in 2021
All-time low
75.86
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Life expectancy at birth who gho in Korea, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth who gho in Korea is 83.8, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth who gho in Korea peaked at 83.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.86, in 2000.
Korea ranks 3rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.17 | 75.86 | 80.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.15 | 80.54 | 83.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8 | 83.8 | 83.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More health data for Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,072 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.1827 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4989 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 343,093 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth who gho in Korea?
- Life expectancy at birth who gho in Korea was 83.8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.86 in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for life expectancy at birth who gho?
- Korea ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth who gho rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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