North Korea - Life expectancy at birth 1989

Life expectancy improves in North Korea

In 1989 the life expectancy in North Korea increased to 70.04 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 73.53 years and for men 65.38 years.

North Korea’s position improvened with respect to the 189 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 68th in 1988 to 65th in 1989.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in North Korea over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1988, when it was 69.8 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1979, when it was 65.67 years.

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
1989	73.53	65.38	70.04
1988	73.19	65.30	69.80
1987	72.73	65.09	69.44
1986	72.35	64.91	69.15
1985	71.77	64.60	68.68
1984	71.20	64.23	68.19
1983	70.61	63.83	67.68
1982	70.01	63.44	67.17
1981	69.43	63.04	66.66
1980	68.84	62.65	66.16
1979	68.27	62.28	65.67
1978	67.69	61.92	65.19
1977	67.06	61.50	64.66
1976	66.50	61.06	64.14
1975	65.89	60.47	63.53
1974	65.27	59.98	62.96
1973	64.64	59.49	62.39
1972	63.99	59.00	61.81
1971	63.29	58.47	61.18
1970	62.65	57.92	60.57
1969	61.94	57.38	59.93
1968	61.17	56.67	59.18
1967	60.38	55.96	58.41
1966	59.51	55.24	57.60
1965	58.71	54.52	56.83
1964	58.02	53.89	56.16
1963	57.35	53.39	55.56
1962	56.78	52.87	55.00
1961	56.19	52.47	54.50
1960	55.67	52.12	54.05

North Korea - Life expectancy at birth