Table 2. LE and QALE at age 0 by subregion in Korea.

Metropolitan cities	2005			2008			2011
	LE	QALE (95% CI)	Difference	LE	QALE (95% CI)	Difference	LE	QALE (95% CI)	Difference
Seoul	80.36	74.26 (74.23–74.28)	6.11	81.66	76.07 (76.05–76.08)	5.59	82.64	78.19 (78.18–78.21)	4.44
Busan	77.83	72.71 (72.67–72.76)	5.12	78.80	73.62 (73.60–73.65)	5.18	80.21	74.24 (74.21–74.27)	5.97
Daegu	78.54	72.15 (72.09–72.21)	6.39	79.57	74.09 (74.06–74.12)	5.48	80.64	76.53 (76.51–76.56)	4.11
Incheon	78.49	71.30 (71.24–71.36)	7.19	80.04	74.66 (74.63–74.68)	5.39	80.71	75.61 (75.58–75.64)	5.10
Gwangju	79.03	73.17 (73.09–73.25)	5.86	79.99	74.83 (74.80–74.87)	5.16	80.77	77.47 (77.44–77.51)	3.29
Daejeon	79.20	74.42 (74.36–74.48)	4.78	80.31	73.45 (73.40–73.49)	6.87	81.26	76.06 (76.03–76.09)	5.20
Ulsan	77.72	72.87 (72.80–72.95)	4.85	79.22	73.62 (73.59–73.66)	5.59	80.19	75.04 (75.00–75.08)	5.15
Gyeonggi	79.15	73.75 (73.73–73.78)	5.39	80.65	74.69 (74.68–74.71)	5.96	81.69	76.35 (76.34–76.37)	5.33
Gangwon	77.54	72.46 (72.41–72.51)	5.08	78.99	73.45 (73.41–73.48)	5.55	80.70	76.14 (76.11–76.18)	4.56
Chungbuk	77.59	72.53 (72.48–72.58)	5.06	79.11	72.29 (72.25–72.33)	6.82	80.10	73.62 (73.58–73.67)	6.48
Chungnam	77.96	71.35 (71.30–71.41)	6.60	79.71	73.62 (73.59–73.65)	6.09	81.06	75.31 (75.28–75.34)	5.75
Jeonbuk	78.14	72.53 (72.48–72.58)	5.61	79.22	72.01 (71.97–72.05)	7.21	80.73	74.77 (74.73–74.8)	5.96
Jeonnam	77.73	71.60 (71.55–71.65)	6.13	79.11	73.05 (73.02–73.08)	6.06	80.15	74.87 (74.84–74.9)	5.28
Gyeongbuk	77.73	72.01 (71.97–72.05)	5.72	79.02	73.06 (73.03–73.08)	5.96	80.14	75.58 (75.56–75.6)	4.56
Gyeongnam	77.50	72.66 (72.62–72.7)	4.84	78.95	72.39 (72.36–72.41)	6.56	80.32	75.27 (75.25–75.29)	5.04
Jeju	74.43	67.71 (67.60–67.83)	6.72	81.29	75.63 (75.59–75.68)	5.65	82.11	76.14 (76.09–76.19)	5.97
Difference between the highest and the lowest	5.93	6.71 (-)	-	2.85	4.06 (-)	-	2.54	4.57 (-)	-

LE = life expectancy, QALE = quality-adjusted life expectancy, CI = confidence interval.