North Korea - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy improves in North Korea

In 1997 the life expectancy in North Korea increased to 60.87 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 63.76 years and for men 57.54 years.

North Korea’s position was held this year in position 138th with respect to the ranking of 195 we publish life expectancy.

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 1996, when it was 60.82 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 69.77 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
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