Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Korea
Korea: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 5.8 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Korea, 1970–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Korea recorded 5.8 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Korea peaked at 8.6 Years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5.8 Years, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.79 Years | 7.1 Years | 8.4 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.51 Years | 8.3 Years | 8.6 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.17 Years | 7.5 Years | 8.5 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.87 Years | 6.6 Years | 7.3 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.33 Years | 6 Years | 6.8 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 Years | 5.8 Years | 6 Years | 5 |
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More health data for Korea
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.008 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Infant health: low birthweight 7.8 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Life expectancy 83.7 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -5.8 Years (2024)
- Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
- Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage 51,751 Persons (2024)
- Causes of mortality 352,511 Deaths (2023)
- Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence 140 Cases (2024)
- Hospital beds by function of healthcare 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2025)
- Hospital beds by sector 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Korea?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Korea was 5.8 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 Years in 1981.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 Years in 2022.
- How does Korea rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Korea ranks 6th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.