Korea, Rep. · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
83.8 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
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 | 75.85981554 | 75.84757262 | 75.93909025 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2001 | 76.56907797 | 76.50000019 | 76.63815575 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2002 | 76.94317285 | 76.87295421 | 77.01339148 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2003 | 77.4435747 | 77.43829355 | 77.5133994 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2004 | 77.92814417 | 77.92172867 | 77.99417535 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2005 | 78.37092125 | 78.3036161 | 78.43822641 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2006 | 78.96689178 | 78.89531151 | 79.03847205 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2007 | 79.37954426 | 79.31513012 | 79.44395841 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2008 | 79.90917941 | 79.90646472 | 79.97118985 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2009 | 80.36278413 | 80.29635064 | 80.42921762 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2010 | 80.53713356 | 80.53639015 | 80.59900532 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2011 | 80.95337202 | 80.88723856 | 81.01950547 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2012 | 81.13219539 | 81.06846213 | 81.19592866 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2013 | 81.68616863 | 81.61722024 | 81.75511703 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2014 | 82.15999534 | 82.09165764 | 82.22833304 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2015 | 82.40187033 | 82.33769736 | 82.46604331 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2016 | 82.73176167 | 82.72802838 | 82.80288193 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2017 | 83.09217588 | 83.03183203 | 83.15251973 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2018 | 83.15048365 | 83.14938976 | 83.21438031 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2019 | 83.68842093 | 83.68418021 | 83.76353616 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2020 | 83.79726372 | 83.79440046 | 83.86826981 | — |
| Korea, Rep. | 2021 | 83.79982334 | 83.75476932 | 83.90283726 | — |
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.