South Korea at the 1st level of administrative division is divided to 1 special city, 6 metropolitan cities, 1 special self-governing city, 8 provinces, and 1 special self-governing province. According to estimation of Statistics Korea (KOSTAT), life expectancy at birth in South Korea in 2023 was 83.5 years (80.6 years for male and 86.4 years for female). Difference in life expectancy between female and male is 5.9 years.
The leading causes of death are
- malignant neoplasms (19.1% of cases),
- heart diseases (10.0%),
- pneumonia (10.0%),
- cerebrovascular diseases (6.9%).
COVID-19 in 2023 accounted for 2.4% of deaths.
The agency estimates that if an effective treatment or prevention of cancer is developed, then life expectancy in the country will additionally increase by 3.3 years. If an effective means of treating or prevention of heart diseases is created, life expectancy will increase by 1.2 years. And if pneumonia is excluded from the causes of death, life expectancy will increase by 1.0 year. These numbers are not cumulative, because these types of treatment do not affect the underlying cause of death - aging.
According to alternative estimation of life expectancy in South Korea from the department of the United Nations, in 2023 this indicator was 84.33 years (81.19 for male, 87.16 for female).
Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023: 83.43 years total (80.60 for male, 86.40 for female).
According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in South Korea was 83.69 years (80.56 years for male and 86.56 years for female).
And healthy life expectancy was 72.50 years (70.62 years for male and 74.19 years for female).
Statistics Korea (2023)
| province or provincial-level city | Life expectancy for population in general | Life expectancy for male | Life expectancy for female | Female Δ Male | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at birth | bonus 0→65 | at 65 | bonus 65→80 | at 80 | bonus 80→100 | at 100 | at birth | at 65 | at 80 | at 100 | at birth | at 65 | at 80 | at 100 | at birth | at 65 | at 80 | at 100 | |
| South Korea | 83.5 | 3.0 | 21.5 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 80.6 | 19.2 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 86.4 | 23.6 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| Seoul | 85.0 | 2.6 | 22.6 | 2.9 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 82.0 | 20.3 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 88.0 | 24.9 | 11.8 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| Gyeonggi Province | 83.9 | 2.7 | 21.6 | 3.2 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 81.2 | 19.6 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 86.6 | 23.6 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Jeju Province | 83.7 | 3.5 | 22.2 | 3.4 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 79.7 | 19.1 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 87.7 | 25.2 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 |
| Sejong | 83.7 | 2.2 | 20.9 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 81.3 | 18.7 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 86.2 | 23.1 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| Daejeon | 83.6 | 2.9 | 21.5 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 81.1 | 19.5 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 86.1 | 23.4 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| Daegu | 83.2 | 3.1 | 21.3 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 2.1 | 80.2 | 19.1 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 86.2 | 23.3 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| Gwangju | 83.1 | 3.2 | 21.3 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 2.1 | 80.3 | 19.1 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 86.0 | 23.2 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Incheon | 83.1 | 3.1 | 21.2 | 3.4 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 80.1 | 18.9 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 86.1 | 23.4 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| North Jeolla Province | 83.1 | 3.1 | 21.2 | 3.4 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 80.0 | 18.9 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 86.2 | 23.4 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| South Chungcheong Province | 83.0 | 3.3 | 21.3 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 80.0 | 19.0 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 86.1 | 23.5 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Ulsan | 82.9 | 3.0 | 20.9 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 80.4 | 19.1 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 85.5 | 22.7 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| Gangwon Province | 82.8 | 3.5 | 21.3 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 79.5 | 18.9 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 86.2 | 23.5 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| South Gyeongsang Province | 82.8 | 3.0 | 20.8 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 12.9 | 2.1 | 79.7 | 18.4 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 85.9 | 23.1 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| North Gyeongsang Province | 82.7 | 3.4 | 21.1 | 3.3 | 9.4 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 79.5 | 18.7 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 85.9 | 23.2 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| Busan | 82.6 | 3.2 | 20.8 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 12.8 | 1.9 | 79.7 | 18.7 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 85.6 | 22.8 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| South Jeolla Province | 82.5 | 3.5 | 21.0 | 3.4 | 9.4 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 79.3 | 18.6 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 85.8 | 23.3 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| North Chungcheong Province | 82.4 | 3.4 | 20.8 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 2.0 | 79.4 | 18.7 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 85.4 | 22.8 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
Data source: Statistics Korea. The calculations are based on rounded data, which in some cases leads to an error of 0.1 years.
Global Data Lab (2022)
| region | 2019 | 2019 →2021 | 2021 | 2021 →2022 | 2022 | 2019 →2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | overall | male | female | F Δ M | ||||
| South Korea on average | 83.66 | 80.30 | 86.71 | 6.41 | 0.04 | 83.70 | 0.32 | 84.02 | 80.70 | 87.10 | 6.40 | 0.36 |
| Jeju | 85.20 | 78.88 | 86.20 | 7.32 | 0.04 | 85.24 | 0.33 | 85.57 | 79.27 | 86.59 | 7.32 | 0.37 |
| Capital Region (Seoul and Gyeonggi Province) | 84.68 | 81.02 | 86.86 | 5.84 | 0.05 | 84.73 | 0.33 | 85.06 | 81.41 | 87.25 | 5.84 | 0.38 |
| Chungcheong Region | 83.96 | 79.90 | 86.47 | 6.57 | 0.05 | 84.01 | 0.32 | 84.33 | 80.29 | 86.86 | 6.57 | 0.37 |
| Jeolla Region | 83.45 | 79.19 | 86.81 | 7.62 | 0.04 | 83.49 | 0.33 | 83.82 | 79.57 | 87.20 | 7.63 | 0.37 |
| Gyeongnam Region | 83.14 | 79.84 | 86.30 | 6.46 | 0.04 | 83.18 | 0.33 | 83.51 | 80.23 | 86.69 | 6.46 | 0.37 |
| Gyeongbuk Region | 83.14 | 79.54 | 85.59 | 6.05 | 0.04 | 83.18 | 0.33 | 83.51 | 79.93 | 85.98 | 6.05 | 0.37 |
| Gangwon Region | 82.63 | 80.05 | 86.86 | 6.81 | 0.04 | 82.67 | 0.32 | 82.99 | 80.44 | 87.25 | 6.81 | 0.36 |
Data source: Global Data Lab
Probability of survival to certain ages (2023)
The probability of survival show a probability for an abstracted average person to reach certain age if the life conditions in a given year and location will be exprapolated to the whole life. Expressed as a percentage, this indicator is also called "percentage surviving".
| Age | South Korea on average | Gyeonggi Province | Seoul | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage surviving | F Δ M | F / M | Percentage surviving | F Δ M | F / M | Percentage surviving | F Δ M | F / M | ||||
| male | female | male | female | male | female | |||||||
| 1 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 0.1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| 10 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| 15 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| 20 | 99.4 | 99.5 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 0.1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | 99.2 | 99.4 | 0.2 | 1.00 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 0.2 | 1.00 | 99.4 | 99.5 | 0.2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | 98.9 | 99.2 | 0.3 | 1.00 | 99.0 | 99.3 | 0.3 | 1.00 | 99.1 | 99.4 | 0.3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | 98.6 | 99.0 | 0.4 | 1.00 | 98.7 | 99.1 | 0.4 | 1.00 | 98.8 | 99.2 | 0.4 | 1.00 |
| 40 | 98.1 | 98.7 | 0.6 | 1.01 | 98.3 | 98.9 | 0.6 | 1.01 | 98.5 | 99.0 | 0.5 | 1.01 |
| 45 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 0.9 | 1.01 | 97.7 | 98.5 | 0.8 | 1.01 | 97.9 | 98.6 | 0.7 | 1.01 |
| 50 | 96.5 | 97.8 | 1.4 | 1.01 | 96.9 | 98.0 | 1.1 | 1.01 | 97.1 | 98.2 | 1.1 | 1.01 |
| 55 | 94.9 | 97.1 | 2.2 | 1.02 | 95.5 | 97.3 | 1.9 | 1.02 | 95.7 | 97.5 | 1.8 | 1.02 |
| 60 | 92.5 | 96.1 | 3.7 | 1.04 | 93.3 | 96.4 | 3.1 | 1.03 | 93.5 | 96.7 | 3.1 | 1.03 |
| 65 | 89.0 | 94.8 | 5.8 | 1.07 | 90.1 | 95.1 | 5.0 | 1.06 | 90.4 | 95.5 | 5.1 | 1.06 |
| 70 | 83.9 | 92.8 | 8.9 | 1.11 | 85.2 | 93.1 | 7.9 | 1.09 | 85.9 | 93.7 | 7.8 | 1.09 |
| 75 | 75.9 | 89.0 | 13.1 | 1.17 | 77.4 | 89.4 | 12.0 | 1.16 | 78.9 | 90.7 | 11.8 | 1.15 |
| 80 | 63.6 | 81.8 | 18.2 | 1.29 | 65.3 | 82.1 | 16.9 | 1.26 | 67.8 | 84.5 | 16.8 | 1.25 |
| 85 | 44.3 | 67.2 | 22.8 | 1.52 | 46.3 | 67.3 | 21.0 | 1.45 | 49.5 | 71.9 | 22.4 | 1.45 |
| 90 | 22.4 | 44.0 | 21.6 | 1.96 | 24.3 | 44.2 | 19.9 | 1.82 | 27.4 | 50.8 | 23.3 | 1.85 |
| 95 | 6.8 | 19.4 | 12.6 | 2.86 | 7.9 | 19.6 | 11.7 | 2.48 | 9.8 | 26.0 | 16.2 | 2.66 |
| 100 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.78 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.71 | 1.9 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 4.39 |
Data source: Statistics Korea
Since values in the database were given with step of 5 years, the charts were generated using interpolation.
Charts
See also
- List of countries by life expectancy
- List of Asian countries by life expectancy
- Demographics of South Korea
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