Life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total was 78.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 78.95 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 78.95 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.39 years, in 1960.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 57th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.85 years | 61.39 years | 64.47 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.58 years | 64.83 years | 68.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.09 years | 68.3 years | 69.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.9 years | 70.04 years | 74.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.82 years | 74.9 years | 77.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.55 years | 77.36 years | 77.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5 years | 78.03 years | 78.95 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 54 Panama 79.78 years compare
- 55 Estonia 79.3 years compare
- 56 Saudi Arabia 78.98 years compare
- 58 Croatia 78.93 years compare
- 59 New Caledonia 78.92 years compare
- 60 United States 78.89 years compare
More health data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 310 (2025)
- Population, male 23,034 (2025)
- Population, male 52.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 256 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 300 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 271 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 322 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 333 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 298 (2025)
- Population, female 47.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands was 78.95 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 78.95 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.39 years in 1960.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.