Korea, Rep. sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 83.7 years of life, 13th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Korea, Rep., each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.7 yrs | 13 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 3.0 /1,000 | 181 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.0 /1,000 | 120 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 26.2 yrs | 2 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 32.9 /1,000 | 172 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.8 yrs | 67 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 77.9 men/100 women | 89 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.3 /1,000 | 177 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 4.0 /100k | 174 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 6.9 % | 182 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 27.5 /100k | 2 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 8.6 /100k | 130 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 1.7 % | 139 of 143 | 2011 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 7.8 L | 51 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 19.3 % | 39 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $3,137 | 29 of 191 | 2024 |
| GDP per capita | $36,239 | 45 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Korea, Rep.'s sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st lowest premature NCD mortality in the world (6.9 %) and the 2nd lowest age-standardized death rate in the world (3.0 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Korea, Rep.; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.