Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.1119 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1119
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
93rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5979
in 1950
All-time low
0.1106
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.1119 for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.5979 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1106, in 2020.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5979 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5549 | -7.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4261 | -23.2% |
| 1953 | 0.3757 | -11.8% |
| 1954 | 0.3171 | -15.6% |
| 1955 | 0.3047 | -3.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2936 | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2839 | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.2756 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2683 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.2617 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2556 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2497 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2438 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2377 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2314 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2248 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2181 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2114 | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2048 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1984 | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1923 | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1864 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.181 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1758 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1709 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1661 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1615 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.157 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1528 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1486 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1445 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1406 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.137 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1336 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1305 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1278 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1259 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1234 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1215 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1198 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1179 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1166 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1195 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1229 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.22 | +79.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2189 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2178 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2169 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.216 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2153 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2148 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2143 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1273 | -40.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1275 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.128 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1284 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.129 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1279 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1269 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1252 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1235 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1216 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1195 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1172 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1156 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1148 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1133 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1126 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.111 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1106 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1125 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1122 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1119 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3698 | 0.2683 | 0.5979 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2339 | 0.2048 | 0.2617 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1742 | 0.1528 | 0.1984 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1333 | 0.1215 | 0.1486 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1686 | 0.1166 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1539 | 0.1269 | 0.2153 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1174 | 0.111 | 0.1252 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1118 | 0.1106 | 0.1125 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.1119 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5979 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1106 in 2020.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.