Life expectancy prados de la escosura in South Korea
South Korea: Life expectancy prados de la escosura was 83.61 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
83.61
World rank
4th
of 162 countries
All-time high
83.61
in 2020
All-time low
25
in 1870
Years of data
24
1870–2020
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in South Korea, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 83.61 for life expectancy prados de la escosura in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy prados de la escosura in South Korea peaked at 83.61 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1870.
That places South Korea 4th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 | — |
| 1880 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 29.5 | +18.0% |
| 1929 | 33.61 | +13.9% |
| 1933 | 37.39 | +11.3% |
| 1938 | 42.57 | +13.9% |
| 1950 | 47.92 | +12.6% |
| 1955 | 51.23 | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 52.4 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 58.84 | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 62.1 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 64.1 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 65.9 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 68.6 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 71.94 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 73.94 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 76.47 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 78.52 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 80.76 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 82.56 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 83.61 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1920s | 31.55 | 29.5 | 33.61 | 2 |
| 1930s | 39.98 | 37.39 | 42.57 | 2 |
| 1950s | 49.58 | 47.92 | 51.23 | 2 |
| 1960s | 55.62 | 52.4 | 58.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 63.1 | 62.1 | 64.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.25 | 65.9 | 68.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 72.94 | 71.94 | 73.94 | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.49 | 76.47 | 78.52 | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.66 | 80.76 | 82.56 | 2 |
| 2020s | 83.61 | 83.61 | 83.61 | 1 |
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- 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 ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0497 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0523 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy prados de la escosura in South Korea?
- Life expectancy prados de la escosura in South Korea was 83.61 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.61 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1870.
- How does South Korea rank for life expectancy prados de la escosura?
- South Korea ranks 4th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy prados de la escosura rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Life expectancy prados de la escosura. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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