Life Tables for Korea, 2021
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- Date2022-12-06
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- In 2021, the life expectancy at birth stood at 83.6 years, rising by 0.1 year from 2020.
- The life expectancy at birth of Korean males was 2.9 years longer than the OECD average of males. The life expectancy at birth of Korean females was 3.5 years longer than the OECD average of females.
- As for people born in 2021, the probability of dying from cancer recorded the highest figure of 20.1%, which was followed by heart diseases (11.0%), pneumonia (8.8%) and cerebrovascular diseases (7.2%).
- When eliminating cancer from causes of death, the life expectancy at birth would increase by 3.5 years.
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