SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean babies born in 2019 are expected to live more than 83 years, data showed Tuesday, amid improved public awareness about health and better medical systems. Life expectancy at birth averaged 83.3 years last year, six months longer than a year earlier, according to the data compiled by [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean babies born in 2018 are expected to live over 82 years, two years longer than the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s average, as many take care of their health with regular medical checkups and treatment, data showed Wednesday. The figure remains unchanged from the year before, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A person’s outlook on his or her own life expectancy is gloomier for those who are married or low income earners. A research team from Seoul National University Hospital revealed on Monday the results of a survey of 1,005 participants conducted between August and September 2016. The team collected [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — According to Prof. Kim Kyong-nam of Seoul National University (SNU) Hospital on Wednesday, there is a gap of 10 or more years when comparing average life expectancy in North and South Korea. North Korean men live an average of 66.2 years, compared to 72.9 years for women. This is [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean babies born in 2017 are expected to live more than 82 years, government data showed Monday, as a growing number of people take care of their health by receiving regular medical checkups and treatment. Life expectancy at birth averaged 82.7 years in 2017, three months longer than [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Only a third of South Koreans believe themselves to be healthy, despite the country’s average life expectancy being one of the longest among advanced countries, a report showed Sunday. According to the report released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Health Insurance Service, based on [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The life expectancy of South Koreans now stands at 82.4 years, which is 1.6 years longer than the OECD average. Despite living longer than average, the percentage of South Koreans who think they are healthy was the lowest of all OECD member states. According to OECD Health Statistics revealed [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Wealthy South Koreans are healthier and live significantly longer than poor people in every city across the country, according to a new report. Those in the top 20 percent income bracket have both a higher life expectancy and a higher healthy life expectancy, the report from the Korean Society for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to advances in healthcare, life expectancy for South Koreans is trending upwards, but longer living has come hand in hand with longer periods of poor health. Last year’s newborns face the highest odds of dying from cancer during their lives. Those that can avoid the disease will live [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean babies born in 2016 are expected to live more than 82 years as the risk of death has been diminished by medical advances and other developments, a government report showed Tuesday. The life expectancy at birth averaged 82.4 years in 2016, slightly up from the previous year’s [...]