Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Korea
Korea: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 84.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Korea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea recorded 84.33 for life expectancy vs health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 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 health expenditure in Korea peaked at 84.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.23, in 1950.
That places Korea 5th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.69 | 22.23 | 52.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.79 | 53.76 | 61.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.14 | 62.17 | 66.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.15 | 64.85 | 70.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.28 | 70.99 | 75.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.33 | 76.23 | 80.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.32 | 80.72 | 83.69 | 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
- 3 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 76.79 compare
- 4 Japan 84.71 compare
- 4 Montserrat 76.19 compare
- 5 Mayotte 76.05 compare
- 6 Cook Islands 75.28 compare
- 6 Saint Barthélemy 84.29 compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.07 compare
- 7 Niue 69.98 compare
- 8 Andorra 84.04 compare
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 ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2033 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0741 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5011 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Korea?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Korea was 84.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.23 in 1950.
- How does Korea rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Korea ranks 5th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure 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 health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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