North Korea · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
72.6 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (data.who.int); retrieved 2026-10-14. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 2000 | 62.51800133 | 58.16516582 | 67.43207275 | — |
| North Korea | 2001 | 62.62928485 | 58.85585615 | 67.64250482 | — |
| North Korea | 2002 | 62.79218596 | 57.88353249 | 67.41655511 | — |
| North Korea | 2003 | 69.38323785 | 68.71324256 | 70.15711138 | — |
| North Korea | 2004 | 69.49692995 | 68.81809232 | 70.24434242 | — |
| North Korea | 2005 | 69.62778426 | 69.10274326 | 70.40518436 | — |
| North Korea | 2006 | 69.70476861 | 69.10378801 | 70.25303741 | — |
| North Korea | 2007 | 69.69220494 | 69.07857123 | 70.35348601 | — |
| North Korea | 2008 | 69.79894796 | 69.2647341 | 70.5863353 | — |
| North Korea | 2009 | 69.87200709 | 69.14408662 | 70.60357093 | — |
| North Korea | 2010 | 70.02263868 | 69.28748108 | 70.75283228 | — |
| North Korea | 2011 | 70.26241873 | 69.60887823 | 70.97620249 | — |
| North Korea | 2012 | 70.53323819 | 69.90207844 | 71.29251127 | — |
| North Korea | 2013 | 70.83607796 | 70.21669689 | 71.53577346 | — |
| North Korea | 2014 | 71.13791927 | 70.51911858 | 71.77963905 | — |
| North Korea | 2015 | 71.407681 | 70.82865691 | 72.03513026 | — |
| North Korea | 2016 | 71.62258579 | 70.96678875 | 72.2949289 | — |
| North Korea | 2017 | 71.92237066 | 71.19957756 | 72.51199728 | — |
| North Korea | 2018 | 72.10726148 | 71.50573853 | 72.84373502 | — |
| North Korea | 2019 | 72.31891378 | 71.63791654 | 73.1909204 | — |
| North Korea | 2020 | 72.37904945 | 71.73704854 | 73.06862815 | — |
| North Korea | 2021 | 72.6431485 | 71.83936215 | 73.39375688 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.