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

Bahamas
71.06 years
in 2024
North Korea
71.55 years
in 2024
Bahamas rank
113th
North Korea rank
111th

Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time

  • Bahamas
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 71.55 years against 71.06 years in Bahamas, a difference of 0.49 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 113th and North Korea ranks 111th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 61.15 years 56.25 years 4.9 years Bahamas
1970s 64.84 years 61.92 years 2.92 years Bahamas
1980s 66.77 years 65.98 years 0.7965 years Bahamas
1990s 68.1 years 62.35 years 5.74 years Bahamas
2000s 69.92 years 63.12 years 6.81 years Bahamas
2010s 70.13 years 69.4 years 0.7255 years Bahamas
2020s 69.93 years 71.12 years 1.19 years North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Bahamas or North Korea?
North Korea, at 71.55 years against 71.06 years in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Bahamas and North Korea?
0.49 years, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and North Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and North Korea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Bahamas ranks 113th 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.