Survival to age 65, male in Korea
Korea: Survival to age 65, male was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Korea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, male in Korea is 90.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Korea peaked at 92.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1966.
Korea ranks 17th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.4% | — |
| 1961 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 40.0% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 38.9% | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 38.5% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 36.8% | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 48.0% | +30.7% |
| 1968 | 47.2% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 49.2% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 50.0% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 52.2% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 51.9% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 54.1% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 51.4% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 56.0% | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 55.8% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 55.1% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 58.2% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 59.8% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 62.2% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 63.6% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 64.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 68.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 74.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.4% | 36.8% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.8% | 49.2% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.1% | 51.4% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 64.5% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 75.6% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 83.8% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 88.8% | 92.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Korea?
- Survival to age 65, male in Korea was 90.6% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1966.
- How does Korea rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Korea ranks 17th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.