North Korea - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy increases in North Korea

In 2021 the life expectancy in North Korea increased to 73.28 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 75.74 years and for men 70.83 years.

North Korea’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 88th in 2020 to 78th in 2021.

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 2020, when it was 73.27 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 70.98 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
2021	75.74	70.83	73.28
2020	75.73	70.79	73.27
2019	75.70	70.63	73.20
2018	75.63	70.31	73.03
2017	75.62	70.15	72.98
2016	75.51	69.85	72.81
2015	75.52	69.74	72.78
2014	75.86	69.47	72.94
2013	75.29	68.69	72.32
2012	74.63	67.90	71.63
2011	74.06	67.13	70.98
2010	73.54	66.50	70.42
2009	73.00	65.71	69.73
2008	72.25	65.03	68.96
2007	72.24	64.91	68.91
2006	72.46	64.97	69.09
2005	72.71	65.04	69.29
2004	72.92	65.06	69.44
2003	73.10	65.03	69.55
2002	63.77	57.18	60.79
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