Korea, Rep.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Global rank#6out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

86.679.071.563.956.3196019922024Korea, Rep. · 2024: 86.60 yearsKorea, Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Korea, Rep. records 86.60 years for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2024, ranking #6 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Life expectancy at birth, female (years) increased from 56.34 years in 1960 to 86.60 years in 2024, a gain of 30.26 years.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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