Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 80.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.74 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
79th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.74 years
in 2023
All-time low
61.79 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 80.74 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 80.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.79 years, in 1950.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 79th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.79 years | — |
| 1951 | 62.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 62.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 62.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 62.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 63.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 63.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 63.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 64.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 64.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 64.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 64.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 65.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 65.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 65.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 66.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 66.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 67.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 67.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 67.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 68.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 68.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 69.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 69.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 70.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 70.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 71.17 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 71.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 71.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 71.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 71.86 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 71.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 71.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 71.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 71.47 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 71.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 71.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 71.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 71.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 72.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 73.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 73.92 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 74.79 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 75.61 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 76.36 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 77.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 77.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 77.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.79 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.66 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 78.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 78.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 79.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 79.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.91 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.81 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.61 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.41 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.43 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.47 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 80.74 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.05 years | 61.79 years | 64.3 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.15 years | 64.62 years | 67.94 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.33 years | 68.34 years | 71.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.62 years | 71.4 years | 71.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.62 years | 72.38 years | 77.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.84 years | 77.66 years | 79.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.57 years | 79.41 years | 79.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.33 years | 80 years | 80.74 years | 4 |
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- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 331 (2025)
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- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 350 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Northern Mariana Islands was 80.74 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.79 years in 1950.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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