North Korea - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy remains steady in North Korea

In 2023 the life expectancy in North Korea remains unchanged in 73.64 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 75.74 years and for men 71.46 years.

North Korea’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 95th in 2022 to 96th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in North Korea over the past several years, we find that it is remains unchanged respect 2022 and it is improved respect to 2013, when it was 71.87years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in North Korea. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about North Korea in North Korean economy.

North Korea - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	75.74	71.46	73.64
2022	75.72	71.46	73.64
2021	75.49	71.28	73.44
2020	75.69	69.85	72.78
2019	75.86	69.95	72.93
2018	75.64	70.28	73.02
2017	75.46	70.45	73.03
2016	75.20	70.54	72.97
2015	74.99	70.44	72.83
2014	74.68	69.98	72.45
2013	74.30	69.19	71.87
2012	73.92	68.48	71.32
2011	73.57	67.74	70.77
2010	73.26	67.01	70.25
2009	72.96	66.24	69.70
2008	72.79	65.63	69.30
2007	72.64	65.22	69.02
2006	72.74	65.18	69.06
2005	72.81	65.27	69.17
2004	72.90	65.39	69.29
2003	72.95	65.49	69.40
2002	63.92	57.58	60.88
2001	63.91	57.58	60.89
2000	63.90	57.59	60.91
1999	63.87	57.58	60.91
1998	63.81	57.55	60.89
1997	63.76	57.54	60.87
1996	63.68	57.49	60.82
1995	63.59	57.45	60.77
1994	73.69	66.45	70.47
1993	73.79	67.03	70.79
1992	73.79	67.51	71.01
1991	73.28	67.57	70.72
1990	73.00	67.37	70.48
1989	72.75	67.19	70.27
1988	72.50	67.00	70.05
1987	72.18	66.74	69.77
1986	71.92	66.55	69.54
1985	71.58	66.27	69.23
1984	71.20	65.96	68.88
1983	70.79	65.61	68.50
1982	70.35	65.23	68.09
1981	69.89	64.83	67.66
1980	69.41	64.41	67.21
1979	68.92	63.99	66.75
1978	68.44	63.56	66.29
1977	67.92	63.12	65.81
1976	67.42	62.66	65.33
1975	66.88	62.22	64.83
1974	66.35	61.77	64.34
1973	65.78	61.30	63.82
1972	65.20	60.77	63.25
1971	64.59	60.21	62.66
1970	63.95	59.63	62.05
1969	63.29	59.03	61.41
1968	62.62	58.40	60.76
1967	61.94	57.75	60.09
1966	61.27	57.10	59.42
1965	60.63	56.48	58.79
1964	60.01	55.88	58.17
1963	59.41	55.31	57.58
1962	58.82	54.76	57.00
1961	58.21	54.19	56.41
1960	57.60	53.64	55.81

North Korea - Life expectancy at birth