Belize vs North Korea: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Belize
71.08 years
in 2024
North Korea
71.55 years
in 2024
Belize rank
112th
North Korea rank
111th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Belize
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 71.55 years against 71.08 years in Belize, a difference of 0.47 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 112th and North Korea ranks 111th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.91 years | 56.25 years | 1.66 years | Belize |
| 1970s | 63.19 years | 61.92 years | 1.27 years | Belize |
| 1980s | 66.31 years | 65.98 years | 0.3356 years | Belize |
| 1990s | 67.27 years | 62.35 years | 4.91 years | Belize |
| 2000s | 67.69 years | 63.12 years | 4.57 years | Belize |
| 2010s | 68.99 years | 69.4 years | 0.4133 years | North Korea |
| 2020s | 69.8 years | 71.12 years | 1.32 years | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Belize or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 71.55 years against 71.08 years in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Belize and North Korea?
- 0.47 years, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and North Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belize and North Korea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Belize ranks 112th 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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About this data
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.