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North Korea: Life Expectancy

Male Female
69.3
75.7
Total World Rank
72.6
106

According to the latest WHO data published in 2020 life expectancy in North Korea is: Male 69.3, female 75.7 and total life expectancy is 72.6 which gives North Korea a World Life Expectancy ranking of 106. You can see the leading causes of death data and rankings for North Korea by clicking on the links below or select the full country health profile at the bottom of the page.

Leading Causes of Death North Korea
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Life Expectancy
1. Stroke
2. Coronary Heart Disease
3. Lung Disease
4. Tuberculosis
5. Lung Cancers
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
7. Road Traffic Accidents
8. Hypertension
9. Liver Cancer
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
11. Liver Disease
12. Kidney Disease
13. Stomach Cancer
   
14. Diabetes Mellitus
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16. Suicide
17. Breast Cancer
18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
19. Falls
20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
21. Other Injuries
22. Pancreas Cancer
23. Asthma
24. Drownings
25. Low Birth Weight
26. Cervical Cancer
   
27. Violence
28. Oesophagus Cancer
29. Congenital Anomalies
30. Parkinson's Disease
31. Leukemia
32. Ovary Cancer
33. Birth Trauma
34. HIV/AIDS
35. Inflammatory/Heart
36. Prostate Cancer
37. Lymphomas
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
39. Oral Cancer
   
40. Bladder Cancer
41. Endocrine Disorders
42. Poisonings
43. Malnutrition
44. Drug Use
45. Maternal Conditions
46. Alcohol
47. Epilepsy
48. Fires
49. Meningitis
50. Uterin Cancer

See full health profile and world rankings for North Korea here:  North Korea Health Profile
Data Source: WHO Publish Date 2020