BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The average life expectancy of South Korean women exceeded 90 for the first time, according to data from the Korea Insurance Development Institute.
People cross the road in the rain in Seoul, South Korea, August 10, 2023. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Yiliang South Korea's "**10** Road, the empirical life table compiled by the Insurance Development Research Institute shows that the average life expectancy of Korean women is 907 years old, male 863 years old. This represents an increase of 28 years old and 22 years old. This is the first time that the life expectancy of women in South Korea has exceeded 90 years.
The empirical life table is compiled based on the actual death statistics of the insured over a period of time, which can assist the insurance company in developing insurance products and calculating insurance**. It is considered a national health and mortality indicator along with Statistics Korea's National Life Table.
The mortality profile of the empirical life table is usually better than that of the national life table.
People take photos during a tour of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, November 26, 2022. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Yiliang According to Statistics Korea's 2022 National Life Table, the average life expectancy of South Korean women is 856 years old, male 799 years old.
The Insurance Development Research Institute believes that the average life expectancy is related to the progress of medical technology and the improvement of living standards.
In recent years, the average life expectancy of the Korean population has been increasing, but the birth rate has been declining. **South Korea may enter a "super-aging society" in 2024, when the proportion of people aged 65 and over will be at least 20% of the country's total population. (Jing Jing).