Korea vs Spain: Life expectancy at age 60, female

Korea
28.35 years
in 2024
Spain
27.98 years
in 2024
Korea rank
6th
Spain rank
9th

Life expectancy at age 60, female over time

  • Korea
  • Spain
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 28.35 years against 27.98 years in Spain, a difference of 0.37 years.

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

Korea ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 16.22 years 19.57 years 3.34 years Spain
1970s 18.76 years 20.72 years 1.96 years Spain
1980s 19.68 years 22.77 years 3.09 years Spain
1990s 21.5 years 24.33 years 2.83 years Spain
2000s 24.34 years 25.81 years 1.47 years Spain
2010s 26.96 years 27.24 years 0.285 years Spain
2020s 28.21 years 27.4 years 0.8068 years Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, Korea or Spain?
Korea, at 28.35 years against 27.98 years in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between Korea and Spain?
0.37 years, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea and Spain rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
Korea ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.