Malaysia vs South Korea: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 76.7 years in Malaysia and 84.3 years in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 7.7 years, or 1.1 times that in Malaysia.

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What the numbers say

South Korea has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Malaysia.
In 2023, Malaysia ranked 94 and South Korea ranked 5 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malaysia at 87.9 years and South Korea at 93.1 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Malaysia	South Korea	World
2023	76.7	84.3	73.2
2022	75.4	82.7	72.6
2021	73.9	83.9	70.9
2020	76.1	83.7	71.9
2019	75.9	83.7	72.6
2018	75.7	83.3	72.4
2017	75.5	83.3	72.1
2016	75.4	82.9	71.9
2015	75.3	82.5	71.6
2014	75.4	82.4	71.4
2013	75.5	81.8	71.1
2012	75.6	81.3	70.8
2011	75.5	81.2	70.4
2010	75.4	80.7	70.1
2009	75.3	80.6	69.7
2008	75.2	80	69.3
2007	75	79.4	69
2006	74.7	79	68.6
2005	74.4	78.5	68.1
2004	74	78	67.7
2003	73.7	77.5	67.4
2002	73.5	77.2	67.1
2001	73.1	76.9	66.8
2000	72.7	76.2	66.4
1999	72.4	75.6	66
1998	72.4	75	65.7
1997	72.3	74.5	65.5
1996	72.1	74	65.2
1995	72	73.4	64.9
1994	71.9	72.9	64.3
1993	71.7	72.8	64.4
1992	71.5	72.2	64.3
1991	71.2	71.4	64.1
1990	71	71	64
1989	70.8	70.7	63.8
1988	70.6	70.2	63.4
1987	70.4	69.3	63.2
1986	70.1	69	62.7
1985	69.9	68.4	62.2
1984	69.6	68.1	61.9
1983	69.2	66.7	61.5
1982	68.9	67.1	61.3
1981	68.5	67.1	60.9
1980	68.1	64.9	60.5
1979	67.6	66.1	60.2
1978	67.2	65	59.5
1977	66.7	64.6	59.2
1976	66.2	65	58.6
1975	65.7	64.7	58.3
1974	65.2	64.2	58.1
1973	64.7	63.8	57.7
1972	64.2	63.2	57.2
1971	63.8	62.7	56
1970	63.3	62.2	56.3
1969	62.9	61.4	56
1968	62.4	60.9	55.6
1967	62	60.9	55.1
1966	61.7	55.4	54.6
1965	61.1	55.8	54
1964	60.5	55.3	54.3
1963	59.7	55	53.7
1962	58.9	55	53.2
1961	58	54.4	50.4
1960	57.2	53.8	47.8
1959	56.3	52.9	49.6
1958	55.4	51.8	51.6
1957	54.5	51.6	51.1
1956	53.7	50.2	50.7
1955	52.8	48.4	50.2
1954	52	46.1	49.7
1953	51.1	40.5	48.8
1952	50.2	36.6	48.2
1951	49.2	26.6	47.1
1950	48.5	22.2	46.4
1942	–	44.9	–
1938	–	42.6	–
1933	–	37.4	–
1928	–	33.6	–
1923	–	29.5	–
1918	–	27	–
1913	–	25	–
1908	–	23.5	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Malaysia	South Korea	World
2024	76.875.8–77.9	84.483.5–85.3	73.3
2025	7775.5–78.4	84.583.2–85.9	73.5
2026	77.275.3–78.9	84.683.1–86.2	73.8
2027	77.375.2–79.4	84.783–86.6	73.9
2028	77.575.1–79.8	84.982.9–86.9	74.1
2029	77.775.1–80.2	8582.8–87.2	74.2
2030	77.875–80.5	85.182.8–87.5	74.4
2031	7875–80.9	85.282.8–87.8	74.5
2032	78.275.1–81.1	85.382.8–88.1	74.7
2033	78.375.1–81.5	85.482.7–88.4	74.8
2034	78.574.9–81.8	85.582.8–88.6	75
2035	78.775.1–82	85.682.8–88.9	75.1
2036	78.875.2–82.3	85.782.7–88.9	75.3
2037	7975.3–82.5	85.882.8–89.2	75.4
2038	79.275.2–82.9	8682.8–89.5	75.5
2039	79.375.2–83.3	86.182.8–89.7	75.7
2040	79.575.3–83.3	86.282.8–90	75.8
2041	79.775.3–83.6	86.382.8–90.2	75.9
2042	79.875.3–83.9	86.482.8–90.3	76.1
2043	8075.4–84.2	86.582.9–90.5	76.2
2044	80.275.3–84.4	86.682.9–90.8	76.3
2045	80.375.4–84.6	86.882.8–90.8	76.5
2046	80.575.5–84.9	86.983–91	76.6
2047	80.775.5–85.1	8782.9–91.3	76.7
2048	80.875.5–85.2	87.182.9–91.5	76.8
2049	8175.5–85.6	87.282.8–91.9	76.9
2050	81.175.6–85.9	87.382.8–91.9	77
2051	81.375.7–86.1	87.582.9–92.1	77.1
2052	81.575.9–86.3	87.682.9–92.3	77.2
2053	81.675.9–86.6	87.783–92.5	77.3
2054	81.876.1–86.7	87.882.9–92.5	77.4
2055	81.976.2–87.1	87.983–92.9	77.6
2056	82.176.3–87.1	8883.1–93.1	77.7
2057	82.276.2–87.3	88.183.1–93.2	77.8
2058	82.476.2–87.5	88.383.3–93.7	77.9
2059	82.576.4–87.7	88.483.3–93.7	78
2060	82.776.3–87.8	88.583.3–93.9	78.1
2061	82.876.6–88	88.683.3–94.1	78.2
2062	8376.6–88	88.783.2–94.3	78.3
2063	83.176.7–88.3	88.883.4–94.3	78.4
2064	83.376.8–88.6	88.983.5–94.7	78.5
2065	83.476.7–88.6	8983.5–94.8	78.6
2066	83.676.9–88.8	89.283.7–95.2	78.7
2067	83.777.2–89.1	89.383.7–95.4	78.8
2068	83.977–89.2	89.483.9–95.4	78.9
2069	8477.1–89.3	89.583.8–95.7	79
2070	84.177.1–89.6	89.683.8–95.9	79.1
2071	84.377–89.9	89.783.8–96	79.2
2072	84.477.3–90	89.883.9–96.4	79.3
2073	84.577.5–90.3	9084–96.5	79.4
2074	84.777.6–90.5	90.183.8–96.7	79.4
2075	84.877.6–90.9	90.283.7–96.9	79.5
2076	84.977.8–91	90.383.9–97.2	79.6
2077	85.177.9–91.2	90.483.9–97.2	79.7
2078	85.278–91.4	90.583.8–97.3	79.8
2079	85.378.3–91.4	90.683.8–97.5	79.9
2080	85.578.5–91.6	90.783.9–97.7	80
2081	85.678.5–91.8	90.984–97.9	80.1
2082	85.778.4–92.1	9183.8–98.1	80.2
2083	85.878.9–92.4	91.184–98.3	80.3
2084	8678.8–92.3	91.284–98.5	80.3
2085	86.178.9–92.8	91.384–98.6	80.4
2086	86.278.8–92.8	91.484.2–98.7	80.5
2087	86.379–93	91.684.4–98.9	80.6
2088	86.479–93.1	91.784.3–99	80.7
2089	86.679–93.3	91.884.4–99.4	80.8
2090	86.779.2–93.6	91.984.4–99.5	80.9
2091	86.879.1–93.5	92.184.5–99.8	81
2092	86.979.3–93.8	92.284.8–99.8	81
2093	87.179.4–94	92.384.9–100.1	81.1
2094	87.279.6–94.2	92.484.9–100.4	81.2
2095	87.379.7–94.5	92.584.9–100.8	81.3
2096	87.479.8–94.5	92.785.1–100.9	81.4
2097	87.579.7–94.7	92.885.2–101.1	81.5
2098	87.679.9–94.7	92.985.3–101.4	81.6
2099	87.880–95	9385.3–101.5	81.7
2100	87.979.9–95.1	93.185.4–101.6	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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