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North Korea - Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita 73.74

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

73.74 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1960

1.32×

Ranking Race — Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#29#57#85#113#141#16919601970198019902000201020202024#111#1202020 overtook Seychelles2021 overtook Brazil
North KoreaMonacoSan MarinoHong KongKuwait

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2024. North Korea climbed from #111 to #120 (overtook Seychelles). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for North Korea ↓

Key Events — North Korea

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1995
Fell 68 places in global rank auto
2003
Climbed 44 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Seychelles in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Brazil in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2022
Fell 21 places in global rank auto

Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · Years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202455.8161.7967.7673.74

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