Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)
64.7 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years).
Healthy life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes: equivalent years in full health under reference-year mortality and morbidity.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled healthy life expectancy estimates using the Sullivan method with morbidity adjustment.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
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A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2000 | 55.87897321 | 51.94681762 | 60.32864433 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2001 | 56.00342408 | 52.66342449 | 60.39053942 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2002 | 56.19171066 | 51.72218903 | 60.19369903 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2003 | 61.89351103 | 61.25441668 | 62.63692084 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2004 | 62.03857722 | 61.39145465 | 62.83772206 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2005 | 62.17300351 | 61.5050525 | 63.00266056 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2006 | 62.24851634 | 61.61761046 | 63.00749806 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2007 | 62.24823339 | 61.47737434 | 63.00715092 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2008 | 62.35475799 | 61.73870231 | 63.11794885 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2009 | 62.43112173 | 61.67201365 | 63.1360423 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2010 | 62.571299 | 61.76592922 | 63.28346393 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2011 | 62.78552409 | 62.00095455 | 63.59137989 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2012 | 63.02190157 | 62.25900603 | 63.78005371 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2013 | 63.28079954 | 62.55329285 | 64.14297909 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2014 | 63.5327082 | 62.81661666 | 64.26707332 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2015 | 63.75536446 | 63.13258334 | 64.53049089 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2016 | 63.92894047 | 63.24708554 | 64.72118593 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2017 | 64.17906502 | 63.4329629 | 64.88228961 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2018 | 64.33556305 | 63.58571104 | 65.17623211 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2019 | 64.50926227 | 63.69451159 | 65.40028896 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2020 | 64.55898043 | 63.82681951 | 65.31971243 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2021 | 64.73145093 | 63.96018269 | 65.67265537 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.