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S. Koreans' life expectancy 28th in world: report
(ATTN: CORRECTIONS in ranking in title, lead; UPDATES with more details in paras 4-5, 7; ADDS more information from para 9)
GENEVA, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea ranks 28th in life expectancy out of 193 countries, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
The latest findings showed that in 2007, South Koreans could expect to live 79
years, up 0.5 year from the year before.
Portugal and Costa Rica also had average life expectancies of 79 years, tying
with South Korea.
By gender, WHO statistics said an average South Korean woman can hope to live 82
years, while males can expect to live 76 years. The latter represents a gain of
one year from 2006.
The WHO report added that the life expectancy in North Korea is 66 years, with
women living 68 years and men living 64 years.
Of all the countries tallied, Japan and San Mario -- a landlocked country in
Italy -- ranked at the top of the scale, with citizens of those two countries
expected to live 82.5 years.
Runners-up were Australia, Iceland, Italy, Israel, Monaco and Andora, where
people have a life expectancy of 81.5 years. The life expectancy in the United
States reached 78.5, placing it around the middle of the scale among
industrialized countries.
The report said Sierra Leone ranked at the bottom with 41 years, with
Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Lesoto all showing average life expectancies of 45
years and under.
The statistical data, in addition, placed South Korea 28th in terms of healthy
life expectancy (HALE), along with Portugal.
HALE refers to the number of years a person can expect to live in "full health"
by taking into account years lived in less than full health due to disease or
injury.
The findings said a South Korean can expect 71 healthy years, with numbers going
up to 74 for women and dropping to 68 for men.
The HALE figure for North Korea stood at 59 for both sexes.
Japan again ranked first among countries in the number of disease-free years its
citizens may be expected to live, followed by San Marino, Switzerland and Italy.
Numbers for Japan reached 75.5 years, with women likely to live 78 healthy years,
compared to 73 for men.
The WHO's findings, meanwhile, said South Korea had the lowest birthrate of the
countries evaluated.
It said an average South Korean woman gave birth to 1.2 children, unchanged from
the year before.
Only eight countries, including Poland, the Czech Republic and Belarus, had
comparable birthrates.
GENEVA, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea ranks 28th in life expectancy out of 193 countries, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
The latest findings showed that in 2007, South Koreans could expect to live 79
years, up 0.5 year from the year before.
Portugal and Costa Rica also had average life expectancies of 79 years, tying
with South Korea.
By gender, WHO statistics said an average South Korean woman can hope to live 82
years, while males can expect to live 76 years. The latter represents a gain of
one year from 2006.
The WHO report added that the life expectancy in North Korea is 66 years, with
women living 68 years and men living 64 years.
Of all the countries tallied, Japan and San Mario -- a landlocked country in
Italy -- ranked at the top of the scale, with citizens of those two countries
expected to live 82.5 years.
Runners-up were Australia, Iceland, Italy, Israel, Monaco and Andora, where
people have a life expectancy of 81.5 years. The life expectancy in the United
States reached 78.5, placing it around the middle of the scale among
industrialized countries.
The report said Sierra Leone ranked at the bottom with 41 years, with
Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Lesoto all showing average life expectancies of 45
years and under.
The statistical data, in addition, placed South Korea 28th in terms of healthy
life expectancy (HALE), along with Portugal.
HALE refers to the number of years a person can expect to live in "full health"
by taking into account years lived in less than full health due to disease or
injury.
The findings said a South Korean can expect 71 healthy years, with numbers going
up to 74 for women and dropping to 68 for men.
The HALE figure for North Korea stood at 59 for both sexes.
Japan again ranked first among countries in the number of disease-free years its
citizens may be expected to live, followed by San Marino, Switzerland and Italy.
Numbers for Japan reached 75.5 years, with women likely to live 78 healthy years,
compared to 73 for men.
The WHO's findings, meanwhile, said South Korea had the lowest birthrate of the
countries evaluated.
It said an average South Korean woman gave birth to 1.2 children, unchanged from
the year before.
Only eight countries, including Poland, the Czech Republic and Belarus, had
comparable birthrates.
