South Korea vs Singapore: Life expectancy at birth, total

South Korea
83.63 years
in 2024
Singapore
83.35 years
in 2024
South Korea rank
14th
Singapore rank
15th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • South Korea
  • Singapore
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 83.63 years against 83.35 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.283 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 15th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.