Life expectancy vs. health spending in North Korea
North Korea: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 73.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in North Korea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in North Korea stood at 73.64 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in North Korea peaked at 73.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.2 years, in 1950.
North Korea ranks 133rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.34 years | 14.2 years | 55.17 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.54 years | 55.81 years | 61.41 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.51 years | 62.05 years | 66.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.92 years | 67.21 years | 70.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.77 years | 60.77 years | 71.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.76 years | 60.88 years | 69.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.14 years | 70.25 years | 73.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.38 years | 72.78 years | 73.64 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 130 Kazakhstan 74.4 years compare
- 131 Paraguay 73.84 years compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
- 134 Suriname 73.63 years compare
- 135 Belize 73.57 years compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
More health data for North Korea
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 172,490 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 166,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 175,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 165,782 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 174,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 165,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 174,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 163,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 167,612 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in North Korea?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in North Korea was 73.64 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 73.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2 years in 1950.
- How does North Korea rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- North Korea ranks 133rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.