Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 78.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 78.81 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 78.81 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.21 years, in 1950.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 66th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.21 years | — |
| 1951 | 58.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 58.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 59.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 59.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 59.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 60.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 60.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 60.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 61.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 61.39 years | +0.6% |
| 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 | 76.51 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.62 years | 58.21 years | 61.05 years | 10 |
| 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 | 78.38 years | 78.03 years | 78.81 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 63 United States 79.3 years compare
- 64 Falkland Islands 79.21 years compare
- 65 Estonia 79.15 years compare
- 67 New Caledonia 78.77 years compare
- 68 Saudi Arabia 78.73 years compare
- 69 Poland 78.63 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 vs. gdp per capita in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Northern Mariana Islands was 78.81 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 78.81 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.21 years in 1950.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 66th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.