Azerbaijan vs North Korea: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

Azerbaijan
71.71 years
in 2024
North Korea
71.55 years
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
108th
North Korea rank
111th

Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 71.71 years against 71.55 years in North Korea, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 108th and North Korea ranks 111th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 49.19 years 56.25 years 7.06 years North Korea
1970s 54.56 years 61.92 years 7.36 years North Korea
1980s 59.24 years 65.98 years 6.74 years North Korea
1990s 58.37 years 62.35 years 3.99 years North Korea
2000s 64.56 years 63.12 years 1.44 years Azerbaijan
2010s 68.82 years 69.4 years 0.5795 years North Korea
2020s 69.95 years 71.12 years 1.17 years North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Azerbaijan or North Korea?
Azerbaijan, at 71.71 years against 71.55 years in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Azerbaijan and North Korea?
0.16 years, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and North Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and North Korea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Azerbaijan ranks 108th and North Korea ranks 111th 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, male (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, male (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.