Korea - Life Expectancy 1992
72.5
+0.5 from 1991
Korea's life expectancy was 72.5 in 1992, increased +0.5 from 72.0 in 1991. This was the 60th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1992▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 80.1 | 0.4% |
| 2nd | Andorra | 79.8 | 0.6% |
| 3rd | Japan | 79.1 | 0.1% |
| 4th | Iceland | 78.8 | 1.0% |
| 5th | Liechtenstein | 78.5 | 0.0% |
| 6th | San Marino | 78.1 | 0.2% |
| 7th | Sweden | 78.0 | 0.4% |
| 8th | Canada | 77.8 | 0.3% |
| 9th | Switzerland | 77.8 | 0.4% |
| 10th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 77.7 | -0.3% |
| 11th | Italy | 77.4 | 0.5% |
| 12th | Gibraltar | 77.4 | 0.4% |
| 13th | Spain | 77.4 | 0.6% |
| 14th | Greece | 77.4 | 0.3% |
| 15th | Australia | 77.4 | 0.1% |
| 16th | Netherlands | 77.2 | 0.3% |
| 17th | Norway | 77.2 | 0.3% |
| 18th | France | 77.1 | 0.3% |
| 19th | Channel Islands | 77.1 | 0.8% |
| 20th | Macao SAR, China | 76.9 | 0.6% |
| 21st | Faroe Islands | 76.6 | 0.3% |
| 22nd | Malta | 76.6 | 0.2% |
| 23rd | Israel | 76.5 | -0.3% |
| 24th | United Kingdom | 76.4 | 0.5% |
| 25th | Costa Rica | 76.4 | 0.2% |
| 26th | Belgium | 76.4 | 0.2% |
| 27th | Cyprus | 76.3 | 0.1% |
| 28th | New Zealand | 76.1 | 0.1% |
| 29th | Kuwait | 76.0 | 2.8% |
| 30th | Singapore | 75.9 | 0.4% |
| 31st | Germany | 75.8 | 0.7% |
| 32nd | Austria | 75.8 | 0.3% |
| 33rd | Luxembourg | 75.8 | 0.4% |
| 34th | United States | 75.6 | 0.3% |
| 35th | Finland | 75.5 | 0.3% |
| 36th | Ireland | 75.4 | 0.5% |
| 37th | Denmark | 75.2 | 0.0% |
| 38th | St. Martin (French part) | 75.2 | 0.3% |
| 39th | European Union | 75.1 | 0.4% |
| 40th | French Polynesia | 74.7 | 0.6% |
| 41st | Bermuda | 74.4 | 0.3% |
| 42nd | Chile | 74.4 | 0.4% |
| 43rd | Portugal | 74.3 | 0.4% |
| 44th | Qatar | 73.9 | 0.3% |
| 45th | Cuba | 73.8 | 0.1% |
| 46th | Guam | 73.6 | 0.2% |
| 47th | Montenegro | 73.6 | -0.2% |
| 48th | Barbados | 73.6 | 0.1% |
| 49th | Puerto Rico (US) | 73.4 | -0.7% |
| 50th | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.4 | -0.1% |
| 51st | Slovenia | 73.3 | -0.1% |
| 52nd | Albania | 73.3 | 0.4% |
| 53rd | Uruguay | 73.2 | 0.0% |
| 54th | British Virgin Islands | 73.1 | 0.5% |
| 55th | Cayman Islands | 73.1 | 0.2% |
| 56th | Bahrain | 72.8 | 0.2% |
| 57th | Aruba | 72.7 | 0.2% |
| 58th | Curaçao | 72.7 | 0.2% |
| 59th | Isle of Man | 72.5 | 0.5% |
| 60th | Korea | 72.5 | 0.6% |
| 61st | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 72.4 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Czechia | 72.3 | 0.5% |
| 63rd | Argentina | 72.1 | 0.1% |
| 64th | Brunei Darussalam | 72.1 | 0.3% |
| 65th | Jamaica | 71.8 | 0.0% |
| 66th | Slovak Republic | 71.8 | 1.3% |
| 67th | Serbia | 71.6 | -0.4% |
| 68th | American Samoa | 71.5 | 0.3% |
| 69th | Bulgaria | 71.5 | -0.1% |
| 70th | Malaysia | 71.5 | 0.4% |
| 71st | Panama | 71.5 | 0.2% |
| 72nd | Bahamas, The | 71.3 | 0.2% |
| 73rd | Croatia | 71.2 | -1.3% |
| 74th | Seychelles | 71.2 | 0.7% |
| 75th | Lebanon | 71.2 | 0.4% |
| 76th | United Arab Emirates | 71.2 | 0.0% |
| 77th | North Macedonia | 71.1 | -0.6% |
| 78th | Grenada | 71.1 | 0.4% |
| 79th | Poland | 71.1 | 0.7% |
| 80th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 71.0 | 0.4% |
| 81st | Virgin Islands (US) | 71.0 | 0.2% |
| 82nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 70.9 | 0.5% |
| 83rd | Northern Mariana Islands | 70.8 | 0.6% |
| 84th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.7 | 0.1% |
| 85th | St. Lucia | 70.7 | 0.6% |
| 86th | Dominica | 70.5 | 0.1% |
| 87th | Jordan | 70.4 | 0.2% |
| 88th | Syrian Arab Republic | 70.2 | 0.2% |
| 89th | Lithuania | 70.2 | -0.2% |
| 90th | New Caledonia | 70.1 | 0.5% |
| 91st | Oman | 70.1 | 0.8% |
| 92nd | Mauritius | 70.1 | 0.1% |
| 93rd | Belarus | 70.0 | -0.5% |
| 94th | Libya | 70.0 | 0.5% |
| 95th | Saudi Arabia | 69.8 | 0.7% |
| 96th | Romania | 69.8 | 0.0% |
| 97th | Tunisia | 69.7 | 0.4% |
| 98th | Mexico | 69.7 | 0.4% |
| 99th | Viet Nam | 69.6 | 0.5% |
| 100th | Sri Lanka | 69.6 | 0.7% |
| 101st | Belize | 69.6 | -0.1% |
| 102nd | Ecuador | 69.5 | 0.6% |
| 103rd | Thailand | 69.4 | 0.3% |
| 104th | Hungary | 69.1 | -0.4% |
| 105th | China | 69.1 | 0.7% |
| 106th | Ukraine | 68.9 | -1.1% |
| 107th | Estonia | 68.9 | -0.7% |
| 108th | Colombia | 68.8 | 0.0% |
| 109th | Türkiye | 68.6 | 0.5% |
| 110th | Samoa | 68.5 | 0.7% |
| 111th | Dominican Republic | 68.5 | 0.5% |
| 112th | West Bank and Gaza | 68.5 | 0.4% |
| 113th | Latvia | 68.4 | -0.9% |
| 114th | Kyrgyz Republic | 68.1 | -0.7% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 68.0 | 0.4% |
| 116th | Tonga | 67.9 | 0.3% |
| 117th | Georgia | 67.8 | -0.6% |
| 118th | Trinidad and Tobago | 67.8 | 0.0% |
| 119th | Algeria | 67.7 | 0.0% |
| 120th | Armenia | 67.7 | 0.1% |
| 121st | Vanuatu | 67.4 | 0.5% |
| 122nd | Kosovo | 67.4 | 1.4% |
| 123rd | Russian Federation | 66.9 | -2.3% |
| 124th | Moldova | 66.7 | -1.2% |
| 125th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 66.7 | 0.6% |
| 126th | Brazil | 66.5 | 0.5% |
| 127th | Solomon Islands | 66.5 | 0.2% |
| 128th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 66.3 | 0.6% |
| 129th | Honduras | 65.9 | 0.5% |
| 130th | Fiji | 65.4 | -0.1% |
| 131st | Philippines | 65.4 | 1.1% |
| 132nd | Iraq | 65.3 | 6.5% |
| 133rd | Uzbekistan | 65.2 | -0.4% |
| 134th | Greenland | 65.2 | 0.3% |
| 135th | Peru | 65.0 | 1.2% |
| 136th | Kazakhstan | 65.0 | -0.6% |
| 137th | Maldives | 64.7 | 1.2% |
| 138th | Cabo Verde | 64.3 | 0.3% |
| 139th | Indonesia | 64.2 | 0.8% |
| 140th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 64.0 | 0.2% |
| 141st | Turkmenistan | 63.8 | -0.1% |
| 142nd | Nicaragua | 63.7 | 0.6% |
| 143rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 63.6 | 0.8% |
| 144th | Morocco | 63.4 | 0.7% |
| 145th | El Salvador | 62.9 | 0.6% |
| 146th | Palau | 62.9 | 0.1% |
| 147th | South Africa | 62.8 | -0.2% |
| 148th | Guyana | 62.8 | 0.6% |
| 149th | Suriname | 62.2 | 0.2% |
| 150th | Guatemala | 62.0 | 0.1% |
| 151st | Kiribati | 62.0 | 0.8% |
| 152nd | Marshall Islands | 61.9 | 0.2% |
| 153rd | Gabon | 61.0 | 0.2% |
| 154th | Azerbaijan | 60.8 | -2.8% |
| 155th | São Tomé and Principe | 60.7 | -0.1% |
| 156th | Mongolia | 60.4 | 1.0% |
| 157th | Tuvalu | 60.3 | -2.5% |
| 158th | Papua New Guinea | 60.3 | 0.5% |
| 159th | Namibia | 60.2 | -1.1% |
| 160th | Pakistan | 60.0 | 0.2% |
| 161st | Nauru | 59.5 | 0.3% |
| 162nd | India | 59.4 | 0.7% |
| 163rd | Eswatini | 59.3 | -1.8% |
| 164th | Yemen, Republic of | 59.3 | 0.8% |
| 165th | Lesotho | 58.6 | -0.7% |
| 166th | Mauritania | 58.6 | 0.5% |
| 167th | Botswana | 58.2 | -1.2% |
| 168th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 57.9 | 0.8% |
| 169th | Myanmar | 57.7 | 0.5% |
| 170th | Senegal | 57.3 | 0.4% |
| 171st | Bhutan | 57.2 | 1.3% |
| 172nd | Kenya | 57.1 | -1.3% |
| 173rd | Tajikistan | 57.1 | -7.4% |
| 174th | Nepal | 56.7 | 1.9% |
| 175th | Bangladesh | 56.6 | 5.2% |
| 176th | Comoros | 56.6 | 0.8% |
| 177th | Congo, Republic of | 56.5 | -0.5% |
| 178th | Ghana | 56.1 | 0.6% |
| 179th | Sudan | 56.0 | 0.7% |
| 180th | Cambodia | 55.7 | 0.3% |
| 181st | Zimbabwe | 55.6 | -2.5% |
| 182nd | Lao PDR | 55.1 | 0.7% |
| 183rd | Djibouti | 54.4 | -1.5% |
| 184th | Benin | 54.1 | 1.3% |
| 185th | Togo | 54.1 | -0.3% |
| 186th | Cameroon | 54.1 | -0.2% |
| 187th | Haiti | 54.0 | 1.0% |
| 188th | Madagascar | 52.9 | 0.7% |
| 189th | Gambia, The | 52.5 | 1.2% |
| 190th | Eritrea | 52.4 | 3.8% |
| 191st | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.4 | -0.4% |
| 192nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.0 | -27.6% |
| 193rd | Equatorial Guinea | 51.6 | 0.2% |
| 194th | Tanzania | 51.4 | -0.8% |
| 195th | Burkina Faso | 49.4 | 0.1% |
| 196th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 49.3 | 0.8% |
| 197th | Central African Republic | 49.2 | -0.7% |
| 198th | Guinea | 48.3 | 1.0% |
| 199th | Uganda | 47.7 | 0.3% |
| 200th | Guinea-Bissau | 47.5 | 0.7% |
| 201st | Mali | 47.2 | 0.7% |
| 202nd | Zambia | 47.0 | -1.0% |
| 203rd | Chad | 46.8 | 0.4% |
| 204th | Afghanistan | 46.6 | 2.3% |
| 205th | Timor-Leste | 46.2 | 2.5% |
| 206th | Nigeria | 45.6 | 0.2% |
| 207th | Mozambique | 45.1 | 0.9% |
| 208th | Burundi | 44.5 | -0.4% |
| 209th | Rwanda | 44.4 | -4.0% |
| 210th | Malawi | 43.6 | 0.2% |
| 211th | Liberia | 43.6 | 0.0% |
| 212th | Sierra Leone | 43.5 | 0.4% |
| 213th | Niger | 43.1 | 1.8% |
| 214th | Angola | 42.3 | -3.5% |
| 215th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 25.0 | -1.5% |
| 216th | South Sudan | 21.9 | -24.8% |
FAQ
What was Korea's life expectancy in 1992?▾
Korea's life expectancy in 1992 was 72.5. This ranked 60th globally.
How did Korea's life expectancy change in 1992?▾
Korea's life expectancy increased by 0.6% in 1992 compared to 1991.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 1992?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 1992 at 80.1.
What is the life expectancy of Korea in 1992?▾
The life expectancy of Korea in 1992 was 72.5. This ranked 60th globally.
How does 1992 compare to 1991 for Korea's life expectancy?▾
Korea's life expectancy went from 72.0 in 1991 to 72.5 in 1992, a 0.6% increase.
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