Life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total was 78.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.95 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
57th
of 217 countries
All-time high
78.95 years
in 2024
All-time low
61.39 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 78.95 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 78.95 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.39 years, in 1960.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 57th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.39 years | — |
| 1961 | 61.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 61.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 62.31 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 62.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 62.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 63.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 63.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 64.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 64.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 64.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 65.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 65.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 65.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 66.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 66.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 67.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 67.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 67.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 68.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 68.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 68.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 68.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 68.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 69.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 69.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 69.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 69.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 69.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 70.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 70.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 71.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 71.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 72.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 72.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 73.57 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 74.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 74.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 75.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 75.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 76.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 76.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 77.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 77.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.9 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.38 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.36 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.95 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.85 years | 61.39 years | 64.47 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.58 years | 64.83 years | 68.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.09 years | 68.3 years | 69.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.9 years | 70.04 years | 74.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.82 years | 74.9 years | 77.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.55 years | 77.36 years | 77.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5 years | 78.03 years | 78.95 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 54 Panama 79.78 years compare
- 55 Estonia 79.3 years compare
- 56 Saudi Arabia 78.98 years compare
- 58 Croatia 78.93 years compare
- 59 New Caledonia 78.92 years compare
- 60 United States 78.89 years compare
More health data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 939.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 350 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 366 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 404 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 365 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 415 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Northern Mariana Islands was 78.95 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 78.95 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.39 years in 1960.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.