Kazakhstan vs North Korea: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Kazakhstan
74.4 years
in 2023
North Korea
73.64 years
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
130th
North Korea rank
133rd
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Kazakhstan
- North Korea
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 74.4 years against 73.64 years in North Korea, a difference of 0.76 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 130th and North Korea ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.69 years | 42.34 years | 14.35 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 58.92 years | 58.54 years | 0.3739 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 61.02 years | 64.51 years | 3.5 years | North Korea |
| 1980s | 64.73 years | 68.92 years | 4.19 years | North Korea |
| 1990s | 64.21 years | 65.77 years | 1.57 years | North Korea |
| 2000s | 65.36 years | 66.76 years | 1.4 years | North Korea |
| 2010s | 71.4 years | 72.14 years | 0.7396 years | North Korea |
| 2020s | 72.31 years | 73.38 years | 1.07 years | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Kazakhstan or North Korea?
- Kazakhstan, at 74.4 years against 73.64 years in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Kazakhstan and North Korea?
- 0.76 years, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and North Korea rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Kazakhstan ranks 130th and North Korea ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.