North Korea - Life expectancy at birth 2001

Life expectancy in North Korea is reduced to 60.75 years

In 2001 the life expectancy in North Korea decreased to 60.75 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 63.76 years and for men 57.05 years.

North Korea’s position was held this year in position 143th with respect to the ranking of 193 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 lower than in 2000, when it was 60.76 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1991, when it was 70.31 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
2001	63.76	57.05	60.75
2000	63.81	56.99	60.76
1999	63.90	56.93	60.80
1998	64.11	56.90	60.91
1997	64.24	56.87	60.97
1996	64.25	56.80	60.96
1995	64.24	56.66	60.89
1994	74.90	65.11	70.72
1993	76.30	66.02	71.87
1992	74.64	65.66	70.82
1991	74.02	65.32	70.31
1990	73.82	65.37	70.21
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