Who dies: share of all deaths, by age and sex

Republic of Korea

2098

Life expectancy: 92.9

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Life expectancy at birth in Republic of Korea is projected at 92.9 years in 2098: 95.8 for women and 90.0 for men, a gap of 5.9 years. 453,967 people are projected to die; 99.0% of them would be 65 or older and 0.0% children under five. The most common age at death is projected to be 95-99. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2098

Life expectancy at birth

92.9

Women

95.8

Men

90.0

Life expectancy at 65

28.7

Infant deaths per 1,000 births

0.6

Under-5 deaths per 1,000 births

0.7

Deaths

453,967

Deaths per 1,000 people

20.2

Men dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)

Women dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)

Life expectancy is a period measure: how long a newborn would live if 2098's death rates at each age stayed the same for their whole life.

Death rate by age, 2098

Deaths per 1,000 people per year in each age group. Logarithmic scale: each gridline is ten times the one below. Hover for exact values.

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Age	Death rate, women (‰)	Death rate, men (‰)	Years left, women	Years left, men
0	0.43	0.75	95.8	90.0
1-4	0.03	0.04	94.9	89.0
5-9	0.01	0.02	90.9	85.0
10-14	0.01	0.02	85.9	80.1
15-19	0.02	0.04	80.9	75.1
20-24	0.03	0.06	75.9	70.1
25-29	0.03	0.06	70.9	65.1
30-34	0.05	0.09	65.9	60.1
35-39	0.07	0.17	60.9	55.1
40-44	0.11	0.31	56.0	50.2
45-49	0.17	0.53	51.0	45.3
50-54	0.24	0.86	46.0	40.4
55-59	0.37	1.46	41.1	35.5
60-64	0.63	2.38	36.1	30.8
65-69	1.32	4.23	31.3	26.1
70-74	2.33	6.55	26.4	21.6
75-79	5.07	12.75	21.7	17.2
80-84	11.00	25.14	17.2	13.2
85-89	24.05	50.16	13.0	9.6
90-94	51.86	100.06	9.3	6.6
95-99	113.07	194.70	6.3	4.3
100+	230.52	350.98	4.3	2.9

Mortality in Republic of Korea by year

Mortality in Republic of Korea, 2098

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