A nurse cares for a new child within the neonatal unit at Ilsan CHA Hospital of CHA College of Drugs and Science in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Nov. 26. Yonhap
The common life expectancy of South Korean infants born in 2024 has reached a report excessive, based on information launched Wednesday.
The common life expectancy at beginning final 12 months got here to 83.7 years, or 0.2 12 months longer than the 83.5 years recorded in 2023, based on the information from the Ministry of Knowledge and Statistics.
Life expectancy in South Korea has steadily elevated for the reason that authorities started accumulating associated information in 1970, when the typical life span was simply 62.3 years.
Nevertheless, in 2022, life expectancy fell by 0.9 years, marking the primary decline in many years because of the affect of COVID-19, earlier than rebounding in 2023.
“Life expectancy decreased barely in 2022 because of the results of the pandemic, nevertheless it has since resumed its upward pattern,” mentioned Park Hyun-jeong, a ministry official. “The growth of nationwide healthcare companies, which elevated the variety of hospital visits, additionally contributed to the change.”
For infants born in 2024, boys are anticipated to stay 80.8 years, whereas ladies are anticipated to stay 86.6 years, the ministry mentioned.
The gender hole in life expectancy is 5.8 years, sharply down from 8.6 years in 1985, reflecting a long-term narrowing pattern.
The ministry attributed the decline to reductions in male mortality from accidents and liver illness.
In contrast with the typical amongst member international locations of the Group for Financial Cooperation and Improvement (OECD), South Korean women and men are anticipated to stay 2.3 years and a couple of.9 years longer, respectively.
Notably, South Korean girls rank third amongst 38 OECD international locations in life expectancy, following Japan with 87.1 years and Spain with 86.7 years. Males rank eleventh.
