Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Korea
Korea: Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index was 84.33 in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Korea, 1908β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea recorded 84.33 for life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 82 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Korea peaked at 84.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.23, in 1950.
Korea ranks 5th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 82 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 23.51 | 23.51 | 23.51 | 1 |
| 1910s | 25.98 | 24.98 | 26.98 | 2 |
| 1920s | 31.57 | 29.53 | 33.6 | 2 |
| 1930s | 39.98 | 37.39 | 42.57 | 2 |
| 1940s | 44.89 | 44.89 | 44.89 | 1 |
| 1950s | 42.69 | 22.23 | 52.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.79 | 53.76 | 61.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.14 | 62.18 | 66.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.15 | 64.85 | 70.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.28 | 70.99 | 75.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.33 | 76.24 | 80.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.32 | 80.72 | 83.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.65 | 82.73 | 84.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 2 San Marino 85.71 compare
- 2 Tokelau 77.05 compare
- 3 Hong Kong (China) 85.51 compare
- 4 Japan 84.71 compare
- 4 Montserrat 76.19 compare
- 6 Cook Islands 75.28 compare
- 6 Saint Barthelemy 84.29 compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.07 compare
- 7 Niue 69.98 compare
- 8 Andorra 84.04 compare
More health data for Korea
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 314,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 328,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 299,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 295,765 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Korea?
- Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Korea was 84.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs electoral democracy index recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs electoral democracy index recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.23 in 1950.
- How does Korea rank for life expectancy vs electoral democracy index?
- Korea ranks 5th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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