Korea - Life Expectancy 2013
81.3
+0.5 from 2012
Korea's life expectancy was 81.3 in 2013, increased +0.5 from 80.8 in 2012. This was the 30th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2013▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 85.1 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Andorra | 84.4 | 0.1% |
| 3rd | San Marino | 84.2 | 0.3% |
| 4th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 83.8 | 0.5% |
| 5th | Japan | 83.3 | 0.3% |
| 6th | Spain | 83.1 | 0.8% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 82.8 | 0.1% |
| 8th | Macao SAR, China | 82.7 | 0.3% |
| 9th | Italy | 82.7 | 0.5% |
| 10th | Gibraltar | 82.6 | 0.1% |
| 11th | Liechtenstein | 82.3 | -0.1% |
| 12th | Singapore | 82.2 | 0.3% |
| 13th | France | 82.2 | 0.3% |
| 14th | Australia | 82.1 | 0.1% |
| 15th | Iceland | 82.1 | -1.0% |
| 16th | Israel | 82.1 | 0.4% |
| 17th | Sweden | 82.0 | 0.3% |
| 18th | United Arab Emirates | 82.0 | 0.0% |
| 19th | French Polynesia | 81.9 | 0.3% |
| 20th | Luxembourg | 81.8 | 0.5% |
| 21st | Norway | 81.8 | 0.4% |
| 22nd | Malta | 81.7 | 1.2% |
| 23rd | Canada | 81.7 | 0.1% |
| 24th | Channel Islands | 81.5 | 0.2% |
| 25th | New Zealand | 81.4 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Faroe Islands | 81.3 | 0.3% |
| 27th | Cyprus | 81.3 | 0.2% |
| 28th | Netherlands | 81.3 | 0.2% |
| 29th | Greece | 81.3 | 0.8% |
| 30th | Korea | 81.3 | 0.6% |
| 31st | Austria | 81.1 | 0.2% |
| 32nd | United Kingdom | 81.0 | 0.1% |
| 33rd | Finland | 81.0 | 0.4% |
| 34th | Qatar | 81.0 | 0.6% |
| 35th | Ireland | 80.9 | 0.1% |
| 36th | Portugal | 80.7 | 0.4% |
| 37th | Belgium | 80.6 | 0.3% |
| 38th | Germany | 80.5 | -0.1% |
| 39th | European Union | 80.5 | 0.4% |
| 40th | Slovenia | 80.3 | 0.2% |
| 41st | Puerto Rico (US) | 80.3 | 1.3% |
| 42nd | Denmark | 80.3 | 0.3% |
| 43rd | Costa Rica | 80.2 | 0.3% |
| 44th | Isle of Man | 80.1 | 0.1% |
| 45th | Bermuda | 80.0 | 0.2% |
| 46th | Bahrain | 80.0 | 0.5% |
| 47th | Chile | 79.6 | 0.4% |
| 48th | St. Martin (French part) | 79.5 | 0.3% |
| 49th | Kuwait | 78.7 | 0.4% |
| 50th | United States | 78.7 | 0.0% |
| 51st | Virgin Islands (US) | 78.7 | 0.3% |
| 52nd | Oman | 78.6 | 0.6% |
| 53rd | Czechia | 78.2 | 0.1% |
| 54th | Lebanon | 78.0 | 0.1% |
| 55th | Cuba | 78.0 | -0.2% |
| 56th | Albania | 78.0 | -0.1% |
| 57th | Maldives | 77.8 | 0.4% |
| 58th | Cayman Islands | 77.7 | 0.7% |
| 59th | Croatia | 77.6 | 0.5% |
| 60th | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.5 | -0.1% |
| 61st | Estonia | 77.1 | 1.1% |
| 62nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.1 | 0.1% |
| 63rd | Panama | 77.1 | 0.3% |
| 64th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 77.1 | 0.2% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.1 | -0.1% |
| 66th | Poland | 77.0 | 0.3% |
| 67th | Uruguay | 77.0 | 0.3% |
| 68th | New Caledonia | 76.9 | 0.3% |
| 69th | Saudi Arabia | 76.5 | 0.6% |
| 70th | Montenegro | 76.5 | 0.2% |
| 71st | British Virgin Islands | 76.5 | 0.1% |
| 72nd | China | 76.5 | 0.3% |
| 73rd | Slovak Republic | 76.4 | 0.4% |
| 74th | Guam | 76.4 | 0.2% |
| 75th | Kosovo | 76.3 | 0.8% |
| 76th | Curaçao | 76.2 | 0.4% |
| 77th | Türkiye | 76.2 | 0.8% |
| 78th | Thailand | 76.0 | 0.5% |
| 79th | Colombia | 75.8 | 0.3% |
| 80th | Ecuador | 75.8 | 0.5% |
| 81st | Argentina | 75.8 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Barbados | 75.8 | 0.1% |
| 83rd | Hungary | 75.6 | 0.7% |
| 84th | Sri Lanka | 75.5 | 0.5% |
| 85th | Malaysia | 75.5 | -0.1% |
| 86th | North Macedonia | 75.4 | 0.7% |
| 87th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 75.4 | 0.4% |
| 88th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 75.3 | 0.4% |
| 89th | Serbia | 75.2 | 0.5% |
| 90th | Aruba | 75.1 | 0.3% |
| 91st | Romania | 75.1 | 0.9% |
| 92nd | Grenada | 75.0 | 0.1% |
| 93rd | Bulgaria | 74.9 | 0.7% |
| 94th | Brunei Darussalam | 74.9 | 0.0% |
| 95th | Algeria | 74.8 | 0.3% |
| 96th | Tunisia | 74.7 | 0.1% |
| 97th | Armenia | 74.6 | 0.7% |
| 98th | Brazil | 74.6 | 0.4% |
| 99th | Peru | 74.6 | 0.8% |
| 100th | Mexico | 74.3 | 0.2% |
| 101st | Jordan | 74.3 | 0.3% |
| 102nd | West Bank and Gaza | 74.1 | 0.6% |
| 103rd | Mauritius | 74.0 | 0.2% |
| 104th | Latvia | 74.0 | 0.3% |
| 105th | Bahamas, The | 73.9 | 0.3% |
| 106th | Lithuania | 73.9 | 0.1% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | 73.8 | 0.1% |
| 108th | Cabo Verde | 73.5 | 0.2% |
| 109th | Paraguay | 73.3 | 0.3% |
| 110th | Seychelles | 73.1 | -1.6% |
| 111th | Dominican Republic | 73.0 | 0.3% |
| 112th | Georgia | 73.0 | 0.5% |
| 113th | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.8 | 0.4% |
| 114th | American Samoa | 72.8 | 0.1% |
| 115th | St. Lucia | 72.7 | -0.2% |
| 116th | Nicaragua | 72.6 | 0.2% |
| 117th | Belarus | 72.5 | 0.7% |
| 118th | Jamaica | 72.4 | 0.0% |
| 119th | Libya | 72.3 | 0.2% |
| 120th | Morocco | 72.1 | 0.6% |
| 121st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 71.9 | 0.8% |
| 122nd | Tonga | 71.7 | 0.1% |
| 123rd | Azerbaijan | 71.5 | 0.6% |
| 124th | Ukraine | 71.5 | 0.5% |
| 125th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 71.3 | -0.1% |
| 126th | Belize | 71.3 | 0.2% |
| 127th | Samoa | 71.2 | 0.1% |
| 128th | Dominica | 71.2 | -0.2% |
| 129th | El Salvador | 71.2 | -0.3% |
| 130th | Guatemala | 70.9 | 0.2% |
| 131st | Greenland | 70.8 | 0.4% |
| 132nd | Honduras | 70.8 | 0.4% |
| 133rd | Kazakhstan | 70.7 | 1.1% |
| 134th | Uzbekistan | 70.7 | 0.4% |
| 135th | Russian Federation | 70.6 | 0.7% |
| 136th | Moldova | 70.3 | -0.1% |
| 137th | Kyrgyz Republic | 70.2 | 0.3% |
| 138th | Bhutan | 70.2 | 0.6% |
| 139th | Suriname | 70.1 | 0.2% |
| 140th | Mongolia | 70.1 | 0.9% |
| 141st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.1 | -0.6% |
| 142nd | Vanuatu | 70.0 | 0.1% |
| 143rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 69.6 | 0.2% |
| 144th | Tajikistan | 69.6 | 0.6% |
| 145th | Bangladesh | 69.5 | 0.7% |
| 146th | Philippines | 69.3 | 0.1% |
| 147th | Indonesia | 69.1 | 0.3% |
| 148th | Iraq | 69.0 | 0.3% |
| 149th | Solomon Islands | 69.0 | 0.1% |
| 150th | Palau | 69.0 | 0.2% |
| 151st | Turkmenistan | 69.0 | 0.0% |
| 152nd | Cambodia | 68.8 | 0.6% |
| 153rd | India | 68.5 | 0.6% |
| 154th | Yemen, Republic of | 68.0 | 0.6% |
| 155th | Nepal | 67.6 | 0.3% |
| 156th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 66.8 | 0.3% |
| 157th | Guyana | 66.7 | 0.4% |
| 158th | Fiji | 66.5 | 1.1% |
| 159th | Kiribati | 65.9 | 0.0% |
| 160th | Mauritania | 65.9 | 0.1% |
| 161st | Gabon | 65.8 | 0.5% |
| 162nd | Lao PDR | 65.7 | 0.9% |
| 163rd | Senegal | 65.6 | 0.6% |
| 164th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 65.2 | 0.2% |
| 165th | Tuvalu | 65.2 | 0.1% |
| 166th | Syrian Arab Republic | 65.1 | -1.6% |
| 167th | Pakistan | 65.1 | 0.4% |
| 168th | Eritrea | 65.0 | 0.5% |
| 169th | Marshall Islands | 65.0 | 0.3% |
| 170th | São Tomé and Principe | 64.9 | 0.7% |
| 171st | Timor-Leste | 64.7 | 0.5% |
| 172nd | Rwanda | 64.7 | 0.7% |
| 173rd | Myanmar | 64.6 | 0.6% |
| 174th | Papua New Guinea | 63.9 | 0.5% |
| 175th | Comoros | 63.8 | 0.6% |
| 176th | Sudan | 63.4 | 0.0% |
| 177th | Madagascar | 63.2 | 0.2% |
| 178th | Congo, Republic of | 63.0 | 0.5% |
| 179th | Tanzania | 62.8 | 0.8% |
| 180th | Haiti | 62.6 | 0.6% |
| 181st | Ghana | 62.4 | 0.6% |
| 182nd | South Africa | 62.4 | 1.1% |
| 183rd | Uganda | 62.4 | 1.3% |
| 184th | Gambia, The | 62.3 | 0.6% |
| 185th | Afghanistan | 62.2 | 0.7% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 62.1 | 0.6% |
| 187th | Kenya | 61.7 | 0.3% |
| 188th | Botswana | 61.2 | 1.4% |
| 189th | Malawi | 60.8 | 1.6% |
| 190th | Nauru | 60.7 | 0.3% |
| 191st | Liberia | 60.0 | 0.3% |
| 192nd | Equatorial Guinea | 59.8 | 0.8% |
| 193rd | Angola | 59.7 | 1.3% |
| 194th | Zambia | 59.4 | 1.3% |
| 195th | Burundi | 59.2 | 1.2% |
| 196th | Guinea-Bissau | 58.9 | 1.0% |
| 197th | Benin | 58.9 | 0.5% |
| 198th | Cameroon | 58.7 | 1.0% |
| 199th | Namibia | 58.5 | 1.3% |
| 200th | Niger | 58.4 | 0.7% |
| 201st | Togo | 58.3 | 0.7% |
| 202nd | South Sudan | 58.3 | 0.1% |
| 203rd | Burkina Faso | 57.9 | 0.8% |
| 204th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 57.8 | 0.8% |
| 205th | Guinea | 57.5 | 0.6% |
| 206th | Mozambique | 57.2 | 1.3% |
| 207th | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.1 | 0.9% |
| 208th | Mali | 57.1 | 0.6% |
| 209th | Zimbabwe | 56.8 | 2.6% |
| 210th | Sierra Leone | 54.1 | 1.7% |
| 211th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 54.0 | 9.9% |
| 212th | Eswatini | 52.1 | 2.8% |
| 213th | Nigeria | 51.8 | 0.3% |
| 214th | Chad | 51.1 | 0.6% |
| 215th | Lesotho | 49.5 | 2.7% |
| 216th | Central African Republic | 49.5 | -3.6% |
FAQ
What was Korea's life expectancy in 2013?▾
Korea's life expectancy in 2013 was 81.3. This ranked 30th globally.
How did Korea's life expectancy change in 2013?▾
Korea's life expectancy increased by 0.6% in 2013 compared to 2012.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2013?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2013 at 85.1.
What is the life expectancy of Korea in 2013?▾
The life expectancy of Korea in 2013 was 81.3. This ranked 30th globally.
How does 2013 compare to 2012 for Korea's life expectancy?▾
Korea's life expectancy went from 80.8 in 2012 to 81.3 in 2013, a 0.6% increase.
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