Korea, Rep. · Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)
72.5 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.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
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, Rep. | 2000 | 66.55257842 | 65.91645655 | 67.19476772 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2001 | 67.10066012 | 66.40410597 | 67.79145271 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2002 | 67.40179382 | 66.84879749 | 68.04279813 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2003 | 67.76749539 | 67.05296464 | 68.51454485 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2004 | 68.14006296 | 67.41733776 | 68.74790651 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2005 | 68.47206168 | 67.84211688 | 69.16683827 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2006 | 68.92715128 | 68.17743536 | 69.67808139 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2007 | 69.23425224 | 68.62390839 | 70.03509424 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2008 | 69.632097 | 68.99313983 | 70.33941333 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2009 | 69.96164206 | 69.27441311 | 70.73074855 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2010 | 70.1106197 | 69.42035348 | 70.7731834 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2011 | 70.41507353 | 69.77718675 | 71.2649844 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2012 | 70.55709294 | 69.88838973 | 71.35417308 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2013 | 70.93838221 | 70.06239487 | 71.84813927 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2014 | 71.26815504 | 70.56290573 | 72.02898328 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2015 | 71.45146537 | 70.5735989 | 72.31752909 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2016 | 71.71298616 | 70.98488128 | 72.48601958 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2017 | 72.03314242 | 71.27761687 | 72.76674437 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2018 | 72.12304302 | 71.45213774 | 72.94903995 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2019 | 72.50021771 | 71.61459257 | 73.33502874 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2020 | 72.49856636 | 71.81887823 | 73.22655426 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2021 | 72.45058607 | 71.61986317 | 73.14504696 | — |
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.