In 2021, the average life expectancy at birth for men and women in South Korea lay at 80.4 years and 86.8 years respectively. Life expectancy at birth was particular low for men at the start of 1950s due to the Korean War (1950-1953), and lagged 10 to 15 years behind women for decades. While women still have a longer life expectancy, the gap has been increasingly getting smaller, down to a difference of around six years in the 2020s. By the year 2100, it is estimated that life expectancy at birth for Korean women will have risen to 96.4 years, while their male counterparts are expected to reach 90.1 years old.
Life expectancy at birth in South Korea from 1950 to 2021 with forecasts up to 2100, by gender (in years)
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KOSIS. (September 29, 2022). Life expectancy at birth in South Korea from 1950 to 2021 with forecasts up to 2100, by gender (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/959606/south-korea-life-expectancy-at-birth-by-gender/
KOSIS. "Life expectancy at birth in South Korea from 1950 to 2021 with forecasts up to 2100, by gender (in years)." Chart. September 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959606/south-korea-life-expectancy-at-birth-by-gender/
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KOSIS. "Life Expectancy at Birth in South Korea from 1950 to 2021 with Forecasts up to 2100, by Gender (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959606/south-korea-life-expectancy-at-birth-by-gender/
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