Life expectancy at birth in North Korea
Life expectancy at birth in North Korea was 73.7 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
North Korea, 2024
73.7
Change from 2023
+0.1%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Position in 2024
119th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in North Korea over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73.7 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 73.6 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 73.6 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 73.4 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 72.8 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 72.9 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 73.0 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 73.0 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 73.0 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 72.8 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 72.5 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 71.9 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 71.3 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 70.8 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 70.2 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 69.7 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 69.3 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 69.0 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 69.1 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 69.2 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 69.3 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 69.4 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 60.9 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 60.9 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 60.9 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1% from 73.6 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 72.5 years, the figure has changed by +1.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, North Korea has the 119th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for North Korea
All statistics for North Korea
Life expectancy at birth, women
75.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
71.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
73.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
16.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
63.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
77
2023 · WHO