Northern Mariana Islands vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at birth, female

Northern Mariana Islands
80.87 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka
80.75 years
in 2024
Northern Mariana Islands rank
72nd
Sri Lanka rank
73rd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 80.87 years against 80.75 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 66.15 years 64.7 years 1.44 years Northern Mariana Islands
1970s 70.33 years 67.96 years 2.38 years Northern Mariana Islands
1980s 71.62 years 72.45 years 0.833 years Sri Lanka
1990s 75.62 years 74.94 years 0.678 years Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 78.84 years 76.18 years 2.67 years Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 79.57 years 79.15 years 0.4256 years Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 80.44 years 80.28 years 0.1602 years Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Northern Mariana Islands or Sri Lanka?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 80.87 years against 80.75 years in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Northern Mariana Islands and Sri Lanka?
0.12 years, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.