South Korea - Life expectancy at birth 1998

Life expectancy increases in South Korea

In 1998 the life expectancy in South Korea increased to 75.1 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 79 years and for men 71.2 years.

South Korea’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 37th in 1997 to 36th in 1998.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in South Korea over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1997, when it was 74.7 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1988, when it was 70.7 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in South Korea. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about South Korea in South Korean economy.

South Korea - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1998	79.00	71.20	75.10
1997	78.70	70.70	74.70
1996	78.30	70.20	74.20
1995	77.90	69.70	73.80
1994	77.70	69.30	73.50
1993	77.30	68.90	73.10
1992	76.80	68.40	72.60
1991	76.40	67.90	72.20
1990	75.90	67.50	71.70
1989	75.30	67.00	71.20
1988	74.80	66.50	70.70
1987	74.30	65.90	70.10
1986	73.80	65.30	69.50
1985	73.20	64.60	68.90
1984	72.60	64.00	68.30
1983	71.90	63.40	67.70
1982	71.50	62.90	67.20
1981	70.90	62.40	66.70
1980	70.40	61.90	66.10
1979	69.90	61.40	65.60
1978	69.50	61.10	65.30
1977	69.10	60.90	65.00
1976	68.60	60.60	64.60
1975	68.20	60.30	64.20
1974	67.80	60.00	63.90
1973	67.30	59.70	63.50
1972	66.80	59.40	63.10
1971	66.30	59.10	62.70
1970	65.80	58.70	62.30
1969	66.10	58.19	62.05
1968	65.59	57.72	61.56
1967	65.13	57.63	61.29
1966	63.11	56.07	59.50
1965	61.60	55.04	58.24
1964	60.31	54.19	57.17
1963	58.84	53.25	55.97
1962	58.02	53.14	55.52
1961	57.42	52.54	54.92
1960	56.81	51.95	54.32

South Korea - Life expectancy at birth