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Male life expectancy at birth in North Korea

Male life expectancy at birth in North Korea was 71.5 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 106th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years71.5
Change on 20220
Rank106th of 215Countries ranked
Series high71.52022
Series low53.61960

Male life expectancy at birth in North Korea, 1960 to 2023

50556065707519601970198019902000201020231960: 53.6 years1961: 54.2 years1962: 54.8 years1963: 55.3 years1964: 55.9 years1965: 56.5 years1966: 57.1 years1967: 57.7 years1968: 58.4 years1969: 59 years1970: 59.6 years1971: 60.2 years1972: 60.8 years1973: 61.3 years1974: 61.8 years1975: 62.2 years1976: 62.7 years1977: 63.1 years1978: 63.6 years1979: 64 years1980: 64.4 years1981: 64.8 years1982: 65.2 years1983: 65.6 years1984: 66 years1985: 66.3 years1986: 66.6 years1987: 66.7 years1988: 67 years1989: 67.2 years1990: 67.4 years1991: 67.6 years1992: 67.5 years1993: 67 years1994: 66.5 years1995: 57.4 years1996: 57.5 years1997: 57.5 years1998: 57.6 years1999: 57.6 years2000: 57.6 years2001: 57.6 years2002: 57.6 years2003: 65.5 years2004: 65.4 years2005: 65.3 years2006: 65.2 years2007: 65.2 years2008: 65.6 years2009: 66.2 years2010: 67 years2011: 67.7 years2012: 68.5 years2013: 69.2 years2014: 70 years2015: 70.4 years2016: 70.5 years2017: 70.4 years2018: 70.3 years2019: 69.9 years2020: 69.9 years2021: 71.3 years2022: 71.5 years2023: 71.5 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202371.5
202271.5
202171.3
202069.9
201969.9
201870.3
201770.4
201670.5
201570.4
201470
201369.2
201268.5
201167.7
201067
200966.2
200865.6
200765.2
200665.2
200565.3
200465.4
200365.5
200257.6
200157.6
200057.6
199957.6
199857.6
199757.5
199657.5
199557.4
199466.5
199367
199267.5
199167.6
199067.4
198967.2
198867
198766.7
198666.6
198566.3
198466
198365.6
198265.2
198164.8
198064.4
197964
197863.6
197763.1
197662.7
197562.2
197461.8
197361.3
197260.8
197160.2
197059.6
196959
196858.4
196757.7
196657.1
196556.5
196455.9
196355.3
196254.8
196154.2
196053.6

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn boy would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the male life expectancy at birth in North Korea?

Male life expectancy at birth in North Korea was 71.5 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 106th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest male life expectancy at birth in North Korea?

71.5 years in 2022, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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