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Life Expectancy in Germany vs North Korea (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 81.9 years in Germany vs 74 in North Korea. Germany is ranked 34/197 by life expectancy, and North Korea is 104/197. In Germany, the life expectancy is 79.6 years for males and 84.1 years for females. In North Korea, it's 71.8 years for males and 76.2 years for females.

Germany vs North Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Germany
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Germany North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 81.9 79.6 84.1 74 71.8 76.2
2025 81.7 79.4 84 73.9 71.7 76
2024 81.5 79.2 83.9 73.7 71.6 75.9
2023 81.4 79 83.8 73.6 71.5 75.7
2022 80.6 78.1 83.1 73.6 71.5 75.7
2021 81.1 78.6 83.7 73.4 71.3 75.5
2020 81 78.6 83.4 72.8 69.9 75.7
2019 81.2 78.8 83.5 72.9 69.9 75.9
2018 80.9 78.5 83.2 73 70.3 75.6
2017 80.9 78.6 83.3 73 70.4 75.5
2016 80.8 78.4 83.3 73 70.5 75.2
2015 80.6 78.1 83 72.8 70.4 75
2014 80.9 78.4 83.3 72.5 70 74.7
2013 80.5 78 82.9 71.9 69.2 74.3
2012 80.5 78 82.9 71.3 68.5 73.9
2011 80.4 77.8 82.8 70.8 67.7 73.6
2010 80.1 77.4 82.6 70.2 67 73.3
2009 79.9 77.2 82.5 69.7 66.2 73
2008 79.8 77.1 82.4 69.3 65.6 72.8
2007 79.7 76.9 82.4 69 65.2 72.6
2006 79.6 76.7 82.2 69.1 65.2 72.7
2005 79.3 76.4 82 69.2 65.3 72.8
2004 79.1 76.1 81.9 69.3 65.4 72.9
2003 78.5 75.5 81.4 69.4 65.5 72.9
2002 78.5 75.4 81.3 60.9 57.6 63.9
2001 78.4 75.3 81.3 60.9 57.6 63.9
2000 78.1 74.9 81 60.9 57.6 63.9
1999 77.8 74.6 80.7 60.9 57.6 63.9
1998 77.6 74.3 80.5 60.9 57.6 63.8
1997 77.2 73.9 80.3 60.9 57.5 63.8
1996 76.8 73.4 79.9 60.8 57.5 63.7
1995 76.6 73.1 79.7 60.8 57.4 63.6
1994 76.4 72.9 79.5 70.5 66.5 73.7
1993 76.1 72.6 79.2 70.8 67 73.8
1992 76 72.5 79.1 71 67.5 73.8
1991 75.6 72.1 78.7 70.7 67.6 73.3
1990 75.3 71.9 78.4 70.5 67.4 73
1989 75.5 72.1 78.5 70.3 67.2 72.8
1988 75.3 71.9 78.3 70.1 67 72.5
1987 75.1 71.7 78.1 69.8 66.7 72.2
1986 74.7 71.3 77.6 69.5 66.6 71.9
1985 74.5 71.1 77.5 69.2 66.3 71.6
1984 74.4 70.9 77.4 68.9 66 71.2
1983 73.9 70.5 76.9 68.5 65.6 70.8
1982 73.6 70.2 76.6 68.1 65.2 70.3
1981 73.3 69.9 76.3 67.7 64.8 69.9
1980 73.1 69.6 76.1 67.2 64.4 69.4
1979 72.9 69.5 76 66.7 64 68.9
1978 72.6 69.1 75.6 66.3 63.6 68.4
1977 72.6 69.2 75.6 65.8 63.1 67.9
1976 72 68.6 75 65.3 62.7 67.4
1975 71.5 68.2 74.5 64.8 62.2 66.9
1974 71.7 68.4 74.6 64.3 61.8 66.3
1973 71.4 68 74.3 63.8 61.3 65.8
1972 71.1 67.9 74.1 63.3 60.8 65.2
1971 70.9 67.7 73.8 62.7 60.2 64.6
1970 70.7 67.5 73.5 62 59.6 63.9
1969 70.5 67.3 73.3 61.4 59 63.3
1968 70.6 67.5 73.4 60.8 58.4 62.6
1967 71 67.9 73.7 60.1 57.7 61.9
1966 70.7 67.7 73.5 59.4 57.1 61.3
1965 70.6 67.7 73.3 58.8 56.5 60.6
1964 70.6 67.7 73.4 58.2 55.9 60
1963 70.1 67.2 72.7 57.6 55.3 59.4
1962 70 67.1 72.6 57 54.8 58.8
1961 69.8 67 72.4 56.4 54.2 58.2
1960 69.3 66.5 71.7 55.8 53.6 57.6
1959 69.3 66.7 71.8 55.2 53 56.9
1958 69.2 66.6 71.6 54.5 52.3 56.2
1957 68.5 65.8 70.9 53.7 51.5 55.5
1956 68.6 66 70.9 52.8 50.6 54.6
1955 68.3 65.8 70.7 51.8 49.6 53.6
1954 68.1 65.5 70.4 50.6 48.5 52.5
1953 67.8 65.2 70.1 40.3 34.5 45.4
1952 67.5 64.8 69.9 32.8 26.3 39.6
1951 67.1 64.5 69.6 17.7 13.7 25.3
1950 66.8 64.1 69.3 14.2 11.4 21.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 68.9 years in Germany and 64.7 in North Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 17.3 healthy years in Germany and 14.9 in North Korea.

Germany vs North Korea life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Germany and North Korea, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
52.4 vs 46.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
82.4 vs 76.6 years

Median expected age of death:
85.2 vs 79.1 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Germany North Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 99.3% 99.6% 97.7% 98.6%
50 97.6% 98.6% 94.1% 96.3%
60 92.6% 95.8% 86.9% 91.5%
65 87.6% 93.1% 80.7% 87.2%
70 80.8% 89.1% 71.2% 80.5%
75 71.7% 83.3% 57.7% 69.7%
80 59.5% 74.5% 39.9% 53.2%
85 42.3% 59.0% 21.2% 32.3%
90 21.9% 35.8% 7.7% 13.9%
95 6.5% 13.2% 1.7% 3.6%
100 0.9% 2.2% 0.2% 0.5%

Life expectancy by current age

Germany
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Germany North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.9 101.8 101.9 101.9 101.8 102
99 101 100.9 101.1 101 100.9 101
98 100.2 100.1 100.2 100.1 100 100.2
97 99.4 99.2 99.4 99.3 99.1 99.3
96 98.6 98.4 98.6 98.4 98.2 98.4
95 97.8 97.6 97.9 97.5 97.3 97.6
94 97 96.8 97.1 96.7 96.5 96.7
93 96.3 96 96.4 95.9 95.6 95.9
92 95.6 95.3 95.7 95.1 94.8 95.1
91 94.9 94.5 95 94.3 94 94.3
90 94.2 93.9 94.4 93.5 93.2 93.6
89 93.6 93.2 93.8 92.7 92.4 92.8
88 93 92.5 93.2 92 91.6 92.1
87 92.4 91.9 92.7 91.2 90.9 91.4
86 91.9 91.3 92.2 90.5 90.2 90.7
85 91.3 90.8 91.7 89.9 89.4 90
84 90.9 90.3 91.3 89.2 88.7 89.4
83 90.4 89.8 90.9 88.5 88.1 88.8
82 90 89.3 90.5 87.9 87.4 88.2
81 89.6 88.8 90.2 87.3 86.8 87.6
80 89.2 88.4 89.8 86.8 86.2 87.1
79 88.9 88 89.6 86.2 85.6 86.6
78 88.6 87.6 89.3 85.7 85 86.1
77 88.2 87.3 89 85.2 84.5 85.7
76 88 86.9 88.8 84.8 84 85.2
75 87.7 86.6 88.6 84.3 83.5 84.8
74 87.4 86.3 88.3 83.9 83.1 84.5
73 87.1 85.9 88.1 83.5 82.6 84.1
72 86.9 85.6 87.9 83.1 82.2 83.8
71 86.6 85.3 87.7 82.8 81.8 83.5
70 86.3 85 87.5 82.5 81.5 83.2
69 86.1 84.7 87.3 82.1 81.1 83
68 85.9 84.4 87.2 81.8 80.8 82.7
67 85.6 84.2 87 81.6 80.4 82.5
66 85.4 83.9 86.8 81.3 80.1 82.2
65 85.2 83.7 86.7 81 79.8 82
64 85 83.4 86.5 80.8 79.5 81.8
63 84.8 83.2 86.4 80.6 79.3 81.6
62 84.6 82.9 86.2 80.3 79 81.4
61 84.5 82.7 86.1 80.1 78.8 81.3
60 84.3 82.5 86 79.9 78.6 81.1
59 84.1 82.3 85.9 79.8 78.4 81
58 84 82.2 85.8 79.6 78.2 80.8
57 83.9 82 85.7 79.4 78 80.7
56 83.7 81.9 85.6 79.3 77.8 80.6
55 83.6 81.7 85.5 79.1 77.7 80.4
54 83.5 81.6 85.4 79 77.5 80.3
53 83.4 81.5 85.3 78.8 77.3 80.2
52 83.3 81.4 85.3 78.7 77.1 80.1
51 83.2 81.3 85.2 78.5 77 80
50 83.2 81.2 85.1 78.4 76.8 79.9
49 83.1 81.1 85.1 78.3 76.7 79.8
48 83 81 85 78.2 76.6 79.7
47 83 80.9 85 78.1 76.5 79.6
46 82.9 80.9 84.9 78 76.3 79.5
45 82.9 80.8 84.9 77.9 76.2 79.4
44 82.8 80.7 84.9 77.8 76.1 79.3
43 82.8 80.7 84.8 77.7 76 79.3
42 82.7 80.6 84.8 77.6 75.9 79.2
41 82.7 80.6 84.8 77.5 75.8 79.1
40 82.7 80.6 84.7 77.4 75.7 79
39 82.6 80.5 84.7 77.3 75.6 79
38 82.6 80.5 84.7 77.2 75.5 78.9
37 82.6 80.4 84.7 77.2 75.4 78.8
36 82.5 80.4 84.6 77.1 75.3 78.8
35 82.5 80.4 84.6 77 75.2 78.7
34 82.5 80.3 84.6 76.9 75.1 78.7
33 82.5 80.3 84.6 76.9 75 78.6
32 82.4 80.3 84.6 76.8 74.9 78.5
31 82.4 80.3 84.6 76.7 74.8 78.5
30 82.4 80.2 84.5 76.6 74.7 78.4
29 82.4 80.2 84.5 76.5 74.6 78.4
28 82.4 80.2 84.5 76.5 74.6 78.3
27 82.3 80.2 84.5 76.4 74.5 78.2
26 82.3 80.1 84.5 76.3 74.4 78.2
25 82.3 80.1 84.5 76.2 74.3 78.1
24 82.3 80.1 84.5 76.2 74.2 78.1
23 82.3 80.1 84.5 76.1 74.1 78
22 82.3 80.1 84.5 76 74 78
21 82.2 80 84.5 75.9 73.9 77.9
20 82.2 80 84.4 75.8 73.8 77.9
19 82.2 80 84.4 75.8 73.7 77.8
18 82.2 80 84.4 75.7 73.6 77.8
17 82.2 80 84.4 75.7 73.6 77.7
16 82.2 80 84.4 75.6 73.5 77.7
15 82.2 79.9 84.4 75.6 73.4 77.6
14 82.2 79.9 84.4 75.5 73.4 77.6
13 82.2 79.9 84.4 75.5 73.4 77.6
12 82.2 79.9 84.4 75.5 73.3 77.6
11 82.2 79.9 84.4 75.4 73.3 77.5
10 82.1 79.9 84.4 75.4 73.3 77.5
9 82.1 79.9 84.4 75.4 73.2 77.5
8 82.1 79.9 84.4 75.3 73.2 77.4
7 82.1 79.9 84.4 75.3 73.1 77.4
6 82.1 79.9 84.4 75.2 73.1 77.4
5 82.1 79.9 84.4 75.2 73 77.3
4 82.1 79.9 84.4 75.1 72.9 77.3
3 82.1 79.9 84.3 75.1 72.9 77.2
2 82.1 79.9 84.3 75 72.8 77.2
1 82.1 79.8 84.3 74.9 72.8 77.1
0 81.9 79.6 84.1 74 71.8 76.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Germany can expect to live to 82.4 years compared to 76.6 in North Korea, rising to 85.2 and 81 at 65, and to 89.2 and 86.8 at 80 — higher than the 81.9 and 74 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Germany and North Korea.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Germany
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Germany North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 1.57% 0.87% 2.2% 0.35% 0.16% 0.47%
99 2.44% 1.4% 3.4% 0.55% 0.27% 0.75%
98 3.66% 2.17% 5.04% 0.86% 0.44% 1.15%
97 5.28% 3.24% 7.19% 1.29% 0.7% 1.72%
96 7.35% 4.66% 9.89% 1.88% 1.07% 2.49%
95 9.89% 6.48% 13.1% 2.67% 1.58% 3.51%
94 12.9% 8.74% 16.9% 3.69% 2.26% 4.82%
93 16.4% 11.4% 21.1% 4.98% 3.15% 6.45%
92 20.2% 14.5% 25.7% 6.55% 4.28% 8.42%
91 24.3% 18% 30.6% 8.43% 5.68% 10.7%
90 28.7% 21.7% 35.6% 10.6% 7.37% 13.4%
89 33.1% 25.6% 40.5% 13.2% 9.36% 16.4%
88 37.6% 29.7% 45.4% 16% 11.7% 19.8%
87 42% 33.8% 50.1% 19.1% 14.2% 23.4%
86 46.2% 37.9% 54.5% 22.4% 17.1% 27.2%
85 50.3% 41.9% 58.6% 26% 20.2% 31.2%
84 54% 45.7% 62.4% 29.6% 23.5% 35.3%
83 57.6% 49.3% 65.8% 33.4% 27% 39.4%
82 60.8% 52.8% 68.9% 37.2% 30.6% 43.5%
81 63.8% 56% 71.6% 41% 34.3% 47.6%
80 66.5% 58.9% 74% 44.8% 38% 51.4%
79 68.9% 61.7% 76.2% 48.4% 41.6% 55.1%
78 71.2% 64.3% 78.1% 51.8% 45.1% 58.5%
77 73.2% 66.7% 79.8% 55.1% 48.5% 61.7%
76 75.1% 68.9% 81.4% 58.2% 51.8% 64.7%
75 76.9% 71% 82.8% 61.1% 54.9% 67.4%
74 78.5% 73% 84.1% 63.8% 57.8% 69.9%
73 80.1% 74.9% 85.4% 66.3% 60.6% 72.2%
72 81.6% 76.7% 86.5% 68.6% 63.1% 74.2%
71 83% 78.4% 87.6% 70.8% 65.5% 76.1%
70 84.3% 80% 88.6% 72.7% 67.8% 77.8%
69 85.5% 81.6% 89.5% 74.5% 69.8% 79.3%
68 86.6% 83% 90.4% 76.2% 71.7% 80.7%
67 87.7% 84.3% 91.2% 77.7% 73.6% 82%
66 88.7% 85.6% 91.9% 79.1% 75.2% 83.2%
65 89.6% 86.8% 92.6% 80.4% 76.8% 84.2%
64 90.5% 88% 93.2% 81.7% 78.2% 85.2%
63 91.3% 89% 93.8% 82.8% 79.5% 86.2%
62 92.1% 90% 94.3% 83.8% 80.7% 87%
61 92.8% 90.9% 94.8% 84.7% 81.7% 87.7%
60 93.4% 91.7% 95.2% 85.5% 82.7% 88.4%
59 94% 92.5% 95.7% 86.2% 83.6% 89%
58 94.6% 93.1% 96% 86.9% 84.4% 89.6%
57 95.1% 93.8% 96.4% 87.6% 85.1% 90.1%
56 95.5% 94.3% 96.7% 88.2% 85.8% 90.6%
55 95.9% 94.8% 97% 88.8% 86.6% 91.1%
54 96.3% 95.3% 97.2% 89.3% 87.2% 91.5%
53 96.6% 95.7% 97.5% 89.9% 87.9% 91.9%
52 96.9% 96.1% 97.7% 90.4% 88.5% 92.3%
51 97.1% 96.4% 97.9% 90.8% 89% 92.7%
50 97.3% 96.7% 98% 91.2% 89.5% 93%
49 97.5% 96.9% 98.2% 91.6% 90% 93.3%
48 97.7% 97.2% 98.3% 91.9% 90.4% 93.6%
47 97.9% 97.4% 98.5% 92.3% 90.8% 93.8%
46 98% 97.6% 98.6% 92.6% 91.1% 94.1%
45 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 92.8% 91.4% 94.3%
44 98.3% 97.9% 98.8% 93.1% 91.8% 94.5%
43 98.4% 98% 98.8% 93.4% 92.1% 94.7%
42 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 93.6% 92.4% 94.9%
41 98.6% 98.3% 99% 93.9% 92.7% 95.1%
40 98.7% 98.4% 99% 94.1% 92.9% 95.3%
39 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 94.3% 93.2% 95.5%
38 98.8% 98.6% 99.1% 94.5% 93.4% 95.6%
37 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 94.7% 93.7% 95.7%
36 99% 98.7% 99.2% 94.9% 93.9% 95.9%
35 99% 98.8% 99.3% 95% 94.1% 96%
34 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 95.2% 94.3% 96.1%
33 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 95.4% 94.5% 96.3%
32 99.2% 99% 99.4% 95.5% 94.7% 96.4%
31 99.2% 99% 99.4% 95.7% 94.9% 96.5%
30 99.2% 99.1% 99.4% 95.9% 95.2% 96.6%
29 99.3% 99.1% 99.4% 96% 95.3% 96.7%
28 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 96.2% 95.5% 96.9%
27 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 96.3% 95.7% 97%
26 99.4% 99.2% 99.5% 96.5% 95.9% 97.1%
25 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 96.6% 96.1% 97.2%
24 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 96.8% 96.3% 97.3%
23 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 96.9% 96.5% 97.4%
22 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 97.1% 96.7% 97.5%
21 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 97.2% 96.8% 97.6%
20 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 97.3% 97% 97.7%
19 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
18 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 97.6% 97.3% 97.8%
17 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 97.7% 97.4% 97.9%
16 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 97.7% 97.5% 98%
15 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 97.8% 97.6% 98%
14 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 97.9% 97.7% 98.1%
13 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 97.9% 97.7% 98.1%
12 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 98% 97.8% 98.1%
11 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 98% 97.9% 98.2%
10 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 98.1% 97.9% 98.2%
9 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 98.1% 98% 98.3%
8 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 98.2% 98.1% 98.3%
7 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 98.2% 98.1% 98.4%
6 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 98.3% 98.2% 98.4%
5 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 98.4% 98.3% 98.5%
4 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 98.5% 98.4% 98.6%
3 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 98.5% 98.5% 98.6%
2 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 98.6% 98.6% 98.7%
1 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 93.4% of newborns in Germany and 85.5% in North Korea are expected to live past 60, 84.3% and 72.7% past 70, 66.5% and 44.8% past 80, and only 28.7% and 10.6% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Germany
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Germany North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 38.4% 40.3% 37.9% 39.3% 42% 39%
99 35.8% 37.9% 35.2% 37.3% 40% 37%
98 33.3% 35.4% 32.6% 35.4% 38.3% 35%
97 30.7% 32.9% 30% 33.5% 36.4% 33%
96 28.2% 30.5% 27.3% 31.5% 34.5% 31%
95 25.7% 28.2% 24.7% 29.6% 32.4% 29.1%
94 23.3% 25.9% 22.2% 27.7% 30.3% 27.1%
93 21.1% 23.6% 20% 25.8% 28.2% 25.2%
92 19% 21.3% 17.9% 24% 26.4% 23.4%
91 17% 19.1% 15.9% 22.3% 24.6% 21.6%
90 15.1% 17.1% 14% 20.7% 22.9% 20%
89 13.4% 15.4% 12.3% 19.2% 21.3% 18.4%
88 11.9% 13.7% 10.7% 17.7% 19.7% 16.9%
87 10.5% 12.2% 9.36% 16.2% 18.2% 15.4%
86 9.19% 10.8% 8.11% 14.9% 16.7% 14.1%
85 8.04% 9.54% 6.99% 13.6% 15.4% 12.8%
84 7.01% 8.39% 6.01% 12.4% 14.1% 11.6%
83 6.11% 7.38% 5.17% 11.3% 12.9% 10.4%
82 5.32% 6.49% 4.45% 10.3% 11.8% 9.42%
81 4.65% 5.72% 3.83% 9.31% 10.7% 8.45%
80 4.06% 5.05% 3.29% 8.35% 9.7% 7.51%
79 3.56% 4.47% 2.82% 7.45% 8.7% 6.63%
78 3.13% 3.98% 2.44% 6.65% 7.81% 5.86%
77 2.8% 3.59% 2.14% 5.94% 7.02% 5.19%
76 2.53% 3.26% 1.92% 5.31% 6.3% 4.58%
75 2.31% 2.99% 1.74% 4.74% 5.65% 4.04%
74 2.12% 2.74% 1.59% 4.24% 5.07% 3.58%
73 1.95% 2.53% 1.45% 3.79% 4.55% 3.16%
72 1.8% 2.34% 1.34% 3.38% 4.08% 2.79%
71 1.67% 2.17% 1.23% 3.01% 3.66% 2.46%
70 1.54% 2.01% 1.12% 2.69% 3.28% 2.17%
69 1.42% 1.86% 1.02% 2.4% 2.95% 1.92%
68 1.32% 1.73% 0.94% 2.18% 2.69% 1.72%
67 1.23% 1.61% 0.86% 1.99% 2.46% 1.56%
66 1.14% 1.49% 0.79% 1.81% 2.23% 1.42%
65 1.05% 1.39% 0.73% 1.64% 2.02% 1.29%
64 0.98% 1.29% 0.67% 1.49% 1.82% 1.18%
63 0.9% 1.19% 0.62% 1.34% 1.63% 1.07%
62 0.82% 1.08% 0.57% 1.2% 1.45% 0.96%
61 0.75% 0.98% 0.52% 1.07% 1.29% 0.86%
60 0.69% 0.89% 0.48% 0.96% 1.15% 0.77%
59 0.62% 0.81% 0.44% 0.86% 1.04% 0.69%
58 0.57% 0.74% 0.39% 0.79% 0.95% 0.63%
57 0.51% 0.66% 0.36% 0.73% 0.89% 0.58%
56 0.46% 0.6% 0.33% 0.69% 0.85% 0.54%
55 0.42% 0.54% 0.29% 0.66% 0.81% 0.51%
54 0.37% 0.48% 0.26% 0.63% 0.78% 0.48%
53 0.33% 0.43% 0.24% 0.59% 0.74% 0.45%
52 0.29% 0.38% 0.21% 0.55% 0.68% 0.42%
51 0.26% 0.33% 0.19% 0.5% 0.62% 0.38%
50 0.24% 0.3% 0.17% 0.45% 0.56% 0.35%
49 0.21% 0.27% 0.16% 0.41% 0.5% 0.32%
48 0.19% 0.24% 0.14% 0.37% 0.45% 0.29%
47 0.17% 0.21% 0.12% 0.34% 0.41% 0.27%
46 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 0.32% 0.38% 0.26%
45 0.14% 0.17% 0.1% 0.3% 0.36% 0.24%
44 0.12% 0.16% 0.09% 0.29% 0.35% 0.23%
43 0.11% 0.14% 0.08% 0.28% 0.34% 0.22%
42 0.1% 0.13% 0.07% 0.27% 0.32% 0.21%
41 0.09% 0.12% 0.07% 0.25% 0.31% 0.2%
40 0.09% 0.11% 0.06% 0.24% 0.29% 0.18%
39 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.22% 0.27% 0.17%
38 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
37 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.2% 0.25% 0.15%
36 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
35 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
34 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
33 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.18% 0.22% 0.13%
32 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.17% 0.22% 0.13%
31 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.17% 0.22% 0.13%
30 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.17% 0.21% 0.12%
29 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.17% 0.21% 0.12%
28 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.16% 0.2% 0.12%
27 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.16% 0.2% 0.12%
26 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.16% 0.2% 0.11%
25 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.15% 0.19% 0.11%
24 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.15% 0.19% 0.11%
23 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.15% 0.19% 0.1%
22 0.03% 0.04% 0.01% 0.15% 0.19% 0.1%
21 0.03% 0.04% 0.01% 0.14% 0.19% 0.1%
20 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.14% 0.18% 0.09%
19 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.13% 0.16% 0.09%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.11% 0.14% 0.08%
17 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.1% 0.12% 0.07%
16 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
15 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
14 0.009% 0.01% 0.009% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
13 0.008% 0.008% 0.008% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
12 0.007% 0.007% 0.007% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.006% 0.006% 0.006% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
10 0.006% 0.006% 0.005% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
9 0.006% 0.006% 0.005% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
8 0.006% 0.007% 0.005% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
7 0.006% 0.007% 0.005% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
6 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
5 0.008% 0.008% 0.007% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
4 0.008% 0.009% 0.008% 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
3 0.009% 0.009% 0.008% 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
2 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.09% 0.08% 0.1%
0 0.26% 0.28% 0.24% 1.28% 1.37% 1.19%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/germany/north-korea | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Germany compared to North Korea, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.26% in the birth year in Germany and 1.28% in North Korea, 0.04% vs 0.17% at age 30, 0.69% vs 0.96% at 60, and 4.06% vs 8.35% at 80.

Death rate by age in Germany vs North Korea

Germany
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Germany North Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 411 149.7 645 27.9 0 50.8
99 874 530 1,197 206.6 109.9 276.7
98 1,217 768 1,642 303 170.2 403
97 1,623 1,066 2,155 431 254.9 567
96 2,070 1,421 2,698 593 368 773
95 2,537 1,824 3,236 790 511 1,021
94 3,012 2,264 3,756 1,022 685 1,308
93 3,456 2,699 4,218 1,285 890 1,627
92 3,843 3,091 4,602 1,574 1,129 1,969
91 4,141 3,427 4,868 1,883 1,398 2,325
90 4,341 3,710 4,988 2,203 1,688 2,682
89 4,447 3,930 4,984 2,521 1,991 3,027
88 4,458 4,061 4,878 2,825 2,296 3,343
87 4,390 4,114 4,689 3,101 2,589 3,616
86 4,248 4,095 4,424 3,339 2,862 3,835
85 4,039 3,995 4,101 3,531 3,104 3,992
84 3,788 3,836 3,753 3,672 3,307 4,083
83 3,517 3,640 3,402 3,768 3,474 4,116
82 3,238 3,424 3,062 3,826 3,610 4,102
81 2,964 3,202 2,740 3,819 3,684 4,017
80 2,702 2,979 2,436 3,741 3,684 3,860
79 2,452 2,760 2,150 3,605 3,618 3,650
78 2,230 2,560 1,904 3,446 3,523 3,427
77 2,048 2,391 1,710 3,273 3,406 3,199
76 1,900 2,250 1,561 3,088 3,262 2,962
75 1,777 2,125 1,442 2,896 3,099 2,725
74 1,662 2,004 1,335 2,704 2,932 2,498
73 1,560 1,893 1,240 2,510 2,756 2,279
72 1,471 1,797 1,157 2,318 2,577 2,069
71 1,389 1,705 1,078 2,133 2,399 1,873
70 1,300 1,607 995 1,955 2,223 1,689
69 1,217 1,514 916 1,790 2,058 1,522
68 1,142 1,432 848 1,657 1,927 1,389
67 1,075 1,357 788 1,544 1,809 1,278
66 1,007 1,280 730 1,429 1,681 1,177
65 943 1,205 676 1,320 1,552 1,086
64 884 1,135 627 1,214 1,425 1,003
63 821 1,055 579 1,108 1,296 919
62 757 972 534 1,004 1,170 836
61 699 895 495 907 1,055 755
60 642 821 457 819 953 681
59 587 753 416 744 869 616
58 535 687 378 685 805 562
57 487 623 346 642 759 521
56 441 563 316 609 726 489
55 398 508 285.7 584 702 463
54 358 456 256.9 561 677 440
53 320 407 231.5 533 646 415
52 284.9 360 208.4 498 605 387
51 254.5 320 188 458 555 357
50 229.5 287.6 170.4 415 501 325
49 207 259.3 153.8 375 450 296.5
48 185.3 232.3 137.5 341 407 272.2
47 165.7 208.4 122.3 315 373 253.7
46 149.1 188.7 108.9 296.1 350 240.1
45 134.2 170.5 97.3 283 334 230.1
44 120.3 152.3 87.5 272.8 322 221.6
43 108.4 137.1 78.7 263 311 212.6
42 99.4 126.7 71 251.7 299.4 201.7
41 91.5 117.1 64.6 238.5 285.9 188.8
40 84.2 107.7 59.5 223.9 270.8 174.8
39 76.9 97.9 54.6 209.5 255.8 161.1
38 70.3 89.5 49.8 196.7 242.2 149
37 64.7 83.1 44.9 186.5 231.3 139.5
36 59.4 77 40.6 179.1 223.4 132.6
35 55 71.1 37.8 174.2 218.1 128.2
34 51 65.8 35.2 171.1 214.5 125.5
33 47.6 61.9 32.2 168.9 211.7 124
32 44.7 58.3 30 167 208.9 123
31 42 54 28.8 164.8 205.5 122
30 38.5 49.5 26.4 162.2 201.7 120.6
29 34.9 45.3 23.4 159.1 197.5 118.7
28 32.1 42.4 20.8 155.8 193.5 116.1
27 30 40.3 18.5 152.8 190.4 113.2
26 28.6 39.3 16.8 150.1 188.3 109.9
25 27.6 38.6 15.7 147.9 187.2 106.5
24 26.9 37.6 15.2 145.8 186.4 103
23 26.2 36.7 15 143.8 185.7 99.7
22 25.7 36.2 14.6 141.3 183.9 96.4
21 25.6 36 14.7 137.5 179.7 93
20 26.1 36 15.5 131.4 171.8 88.9
19 25.3 34.6 15.4 122.1 158.6 83.6
18 22.9 30.7 14.5 109.8 140.8 77.1
17 19.5 25.1 13.6 95.6 120.3 69.6
16 15.5 18.8 12.1 81.3 99.8 61.8
15 12 13.8 10.2 68.7 82.2 54.4
14 9.35 10.1 8.53 58.8 68.8 48.2
13 7.7 7.78 7.61 52.2 60.3 43.6
12 6.7 6.53 6.87 48.7 56.2 40.8
11 6.08 6.17 5.99 48.1 56 39.8
10 5.74 6.23 5.22 50.2 59.5 40.4
9 5.49 6.23 4.71 54.2 65.3 42.4
8 5.54 6.48 4.56 59.2 72 45.6
7 5.96 6.94 4.91 64.5 78.2 50
6 6.74 7.49 5.95 69.7 83.3 55.3
5 7.69 8.09 7.28 74.4 86.5 61.5
4 8.4 8.73 8.05 77.9 86.8 68.5
3 8.73 9.26 8.17 80.4 84.3 76.3
2 10.1 11 9.22 83.2 81.1 85.3
1 27.4 29.9 24.7 87.6 79 96.8
0 263.3 281 244.7 1,281 1,366 1,190

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/germany/north-korea | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Germany, the most common age of death is 88, compared to 82 in North Korea. The median age of death is 85.1 in Germany and 78.5 in North Korea, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Germany and North Korea more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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