Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in North Korea
North Korea: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.89 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in North Korea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in North Korea stood at 2.89.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in North Korea peaked at 7.07 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 2.71, in 1954.
That places North Korea 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.97 | — |
| 1951 | 7.07 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 5.56 | -21.3% |
| 1953 | 4.56 | -18.0% |
| 1954 | 2.71 | -40.5% |
| 1955 | 2.74 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 2.76 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.77 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.77 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 2.78 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 2.8 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 2.83 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 2.84 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.85 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.86 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 2.87 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.88 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 2.9 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 2.92 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 2.95 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 2.98 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 3.02 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.06 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 3.09 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.15 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 3.2 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 3.28 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 3.3 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 3.34 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.37 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 3.42 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 3.46 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3.49 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 3.53 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 3.57 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.6 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 3.64 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.68 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 3.7 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.74 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.79 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 3.85 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 4.72 | +22.7% |
| 1993 | 5.3 | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 5.88 | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 5.28 | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 5.32 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.34 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.37 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.4 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.42 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.44 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.46 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.89 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.94 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.96 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.98 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.74 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 5.39 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 4.89 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 4.51 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 4.16 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.85 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.58 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.24 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.24 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.58 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 3.89 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 4.11 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 4.1 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.82 | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 2.88 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.89 | +0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 2.89 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.68, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 2.89 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 72% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | -40.5% | 4.56 | 2.71 |
| 2021 | -31.3% | 4.1 | 2.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.07 | 2.71 | 7.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.87 | 2.8 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.18 | 2.98 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.58 | 3.42 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.03 | 3.79 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 | 4.89 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 | 3.13 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 | 2.82 | 4.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in North Korea?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in North Korea was 2.89 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 in 1951.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 in 1954.
- How does North Korea rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- North Korea ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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