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This July 29, 2025, file photo shows workers at a construction site in Seoul. [YONHAP]

Korea's construction worker death rate highest among major OECD economies: Data

The accident mortality rate among Korean construction workers is twice the average of the top 10 economies of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), data showed Friday.

2025.8.15

Korean women on average lived to the age of 90.7 while men lived to 86.3, according to the Korea Insurance Development Institute (KIDI)’s experience mortality table released Sunday.[SHUTTERSTOCK]

Life expectancy passes 90 for Korean women, men close gap

The life expectancy for Korean women has surpassed 90 years of age for the first time while men’s also rose, decreasing the gap between the two genders compared to figures recorded in a regular survey last made five years ago.

2024.1.9

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Korea's construction worker death rate highest among major OECD economies: Data

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