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

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 82.6 years in the Netherlands vs 74 in North Korea. The Netherlands is ranked 25/197 by life expectancy, and North Korea is 104/197. In the Netherlands, the life expectancy is 81.1 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.

Netherlands vs North Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Netherlands
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Netherlands North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 82.6 81.1 84.1 74 71.8 76.2
2025 82.4 80.9 84 73.9 71.7 76
2024 82.3 80.7 83.9 73.7 71.6 75.9
2023 82.2 80.5 83.7 73.6 71.5 75.7
2022 81.9 80.3 83.5 73.6 71.5 75.7
2021 81.4 79.7 83 73.4 71.3 75.5
2020 81.4 79.7 83.1 72.8 69.9 75.7
2019 82.1 80.5 83.6 72.9 69.9 75.9
2018 81.8 80.2 83.3 73 70.3 75.6
2017 81.7 80.1 83.3 73 70.4 75.5
2016 81.6 79.9 83.1 73 70.5 75.2
2015 81.5 79.7 83.1 72.8 70.4 75
2014 81.7 79.9 83.3 72.5 70 74.7
2013 81.3 79.4 83 71.9 69.2 74.3
2012 81.1 79.1 82.8 71.3 68.5 73.9
2011 81.1 79.2 82.9 70.8 67.7 73.6
2010 80.8 78.8 82.7 70.2 67 73.3
2009 80.7 78.5 82.6 69.7 66.2 73
2008 80.4 78.3 82.3 69.3 65.6 72.8
2007 80.3 78 82.3 69 65.2 72.6
2006 79.8 77.6 81.9 69.1 65.2 72.7
2005 79.5 77.2 81.6 69.2 65.3 72.8
2004 79.2 76.9 81.4 69.3 65.4 72.9
2003 78.7 76.2 80.9 69.4 65.5 72.9
2002 78.4 76 80.7 60.9 57.6 63.9
2001 78.3 75.8 80.7 60.9 57.6 63.9
2000 78.1 75.5 80.6 60.9 57.6 63.9
1999 78 75.3 80.4 60.9 57.6 63.9
1998 78 75.2 80.7 60.9 57.6 63.8
1997 77.9 75.2 80.5 60.9 57.5 63.8
1996 77.6 74.6 80.3 60.8 57.5 63.7
1995 77.6 74.6 80.4 60.8 57.4 63.6
1994 77.5 74.6 80.3 70.5 66.5 73.7
1993 77 74 80 70.8 67 73.8
1992 77.4 74.3 80.3 71 67.5 73.8
1991 77.2 74 80.1 70.7 67.6 73.3
1990 77 73.8 80.1 70.5 67.4 73
1989 76.8 73.7 79.9 70.3 67.2 72.8
1988 77 73.7 80.2 70.1 67 72.5
1987 76.8 73.5 80 69.8 66.7 72.2
1986 76.4 73.1 79.6 69.5 66.6 71.9
1985 76.4 73.1 79.6 69.2 66.3 71.6
1984 76.3 73 79.7 68.9 66 71.2
1983 76.3 72.9 79.6 68.5 65.6 70.8
1982 76.1 72.7 79.4 68.1 65.2 70.3
1981 76 72.7 79.3 67.7 64.8 69.9
1980 75.8 72.4 79.1 67.2 64.4 69.4
1979 75.6 72.4 78.9 66.7 64 68.9
1978 75.2 71.9 78.5 66.3 63.6 68.4
1977 75.3 72.1 78.5 65.8 63.1 67.9
1976 74.7 71.5 77.9 65.3 62.7 67.4
1975 74.6 71.5 77.7 64.8 62.2 66.9
1974 74.6 71.6 77.6 64.3 61.8 66.3
1973 74.2 71.3 77.2 63.8 61.3 65.8
1972 73.8 70.8 76.8 63.3 60.8 65.2
1971 73.9 71 76.8 62.7 60.2 64.6
1970 73.6 70.8 76.5 62 59.6 63.9
1969 73.6 70.9 76.3 61.4 59 63.3
1968 73.6 70.9 76.4 60.8 58.4 62.6
1967 73.8 71.2 76.6 60.1 57.7 61.9
1966 73.6 71.1 76.1 59.4 57.1 61.3
1965 73.6 71.1 76.2 58.8 56.5 60.6
1964 73.7 71.3 76.3 58.2 55.9 60
1963 73.4 71 75.8 57.6 55.3 59.4
1962 73.2 71 75.6 57 54.8 58.8
1961 73.6 71.4 75.7 56.4 54.2 58.2
1960 73.4 71.4 75.3 55.8 53.6 57.6
1959 73.2 71.3 75.2 55.2 53 56.9
1958 73.1 71.5 74.8 54.5 52.3 56.2
1957 73 71.4 74.6 53.7 51.5 55.5
1956 72.5 71 74.1 52.8 50.6 54.6
1955 72.5 70.9 74.1 51.8 49.6 53.6
1954 72.4 71 73.8 50.6 48.5 52.5
1953 71.7 70.4 73 40.3 34.5 45.4
1952 72.1 71 73.3 32.8 26.3 39.6
1951 71.5 70.3 72.8 17.7 13.7 25.3
1950 71.4 70.3 72.6 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 70 years in the Netherlands and 64.7 in North Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 17.8 healthy years in the Netherlands and 14.9 in North Korea.

Netherlands 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 the Netherlands 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:
53.1 vs 46.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
83.1 vs 76.6 years

Median expected age of death:
85.6 vs 79.1 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Netherlands North Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 99.4% 99.6% 97.7% 98.6%
50 98.2% 98.7% 94.1% 96.3%
60 94.7% 95.9% 86.9% 91.5%
65 91.0% 93.2% 80.7% 87.2%
70 85.6% 89.3% 71.2% 80.5%
75 77.3% 83.5% 57.7% 69.7%
80 64.7% 74.2% 39.9% 53.2%
85 46.0% 58.7% 21.2% 32.3%
90 23.6% 35.7% 7.7% 13.9%
95 7.0% 13.1% 1.7% 3.6%
100 0.9% 2.1% 0.2% 0.5%

Life expectancy by current age

Netherlands
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Netherlands 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 99.3 99.2 99.4 99.3 99.1 99.3
96 98.5 98.4 98.6 98.4 98.2 98.4
95 97.8 97.6 97.8 97.5 97.3 97.6
94 97 96.8 97.1 96.7 96.5 96.7
93 96.2 96 96.4 95.9 95.6 95.9
92 95.5 95.2 95.7 95.1 94.8 95.1
91 94.8 94.5 95 94.3 94 94.3
90 94.2 93.8 94.4 93.5 93.2 93.6
89 93.5 93.1 93.8 92.7 92.4 92.8
88 92.9 92.5 93.2 92 91.6 92.1
87 92.4 91.9 92.7 91.2 90.9 91.4
86 91.8 91.3 92.2 90.5 90.2 90.7
85 91.3 90.7 91.7 89.9 89.4 90
84 90.8 90.2 91.3 89.2 88.7 89.4
83 90.4 89.7 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 88.8 88 89.5 86.2 85.6 86.6
78 88.5 87.6 89.2 85.7 85 86.1
77 88.2 87.3 89 85.2 84.5 85.7
76 87.9 87 88.7 84.8 84 85.2
75 87.6 86.6 88.5 84.3 83.5 84.8
74 87.4 86.3 88.3 83.9 83.1 84.5
73 87.1 86.1 88 83.5 82.6 84.1
72 86.9 85.8 87.8 83.1 82.2 83.8
71 86.6 85.5 87.6 82.8 81.8 83.5
70 86.4 85.3 87.4 82.5 81.5 83.2
69 86.2 85.1 87.3 82.1 81.1 83
68 86 84.8 87.1 81.8 80.8 82.7
67 85.8 84.6 86.9 81.6 80.4 82.5
66 85.6 84.4 86.8 81.3 80.1 82.2
65 85.5 84.2 86.6 81 79.8 82
64 85.3 84 86.5 80.8 79.5 81.8
63 85.1 83.9 86.3 80.6 79.3 81.6
62 85 83.7 86.2 80.3 79 81.4
61 84.8 83.6 86.1 80.1 78.8 81.3
60 84.7 83.4 85.9 79.9 78.6 81.1
59 84.6 83.3 85.8 79.8 78.4 81
58 84.5 83.1 85.7 79.6 78.2 80.8
57 84.4 83 85.6 79.4 78 80.7
56 84.3 82.9 85.5 79.3 77.8 80.6
55 84.2 82.8 85.4 79.1 77.7 80.4
54 84.1 82.7 85.4 79 77.5 80.3
53 84 82.6 85.3 78.8 77.3 80.2
52 83.9 82.6 85.2 78.7 77.1 80.1
51 83.8 82.5 85.2 78.5 77 80
50 83.8 82.4 85.1 78.4 76.8 79.9
49 83.7 82.4 85 78.3 76.7 79.8
48 83.7 82.3 85 78.2 76.6 79.7
47 83.6 82.2 84.9 78.1 76.5 79.6
46 83.6 82.2 84.9 78 76.3 79.5
45 83.5 82.1 84.9 77.9 76.2 79.4
44 83.5 82.1 84.8 77.8 76.1 79.3
43 83.5 82.1 84.8 77.7 76 79.3
42 83.4 82 84.8 77.6 75.9 79.2
41 83.4 82 84.7 77.5 75.8 79.1
40 83.4 82 84.7 77.4 75.7 79
39 83.3 81.9 84.7 77.3 75.6 79
38 83.3 81.9 84.7 77.2 75.5 78.9
37 83.3 81.9 84.7 77.2 75.4 78.8
36 83.3 81.8 84.6 77.1 75.3 78.8
35 83.2 81.8 84.6 77 75.2 78.7
34 83.2 81.8 84.6 76.9 75.1 78.7
33 83.2 81.8 84.6 76.9 75 78.6
32 83.2 81.7 84.6 76.8 74.9 78.5
31 83.2 81.7 84.6 76.7 74.8 78.5
30 83.1 81.7 84.5 76.6 74.7 78.4
29 83.1 81.7 84.5 76.5 74.6 78.4
28 83.1 81.7 84.5 76.5 74.6 78.3
27 83.1 81.6 84.5 76.4 74.5 78.2
26 83.1 81.6 84.5 76.3 74.4 78.2
25 83.1 81.6 84.5 76.2 74.3 78.1
24 83 81.6 84.5 76.2 74.2 78.1
23 83 81.5 84.5 76.1 74.1 78
22 83 81.5 84.5 76 74 78
21 83 81.5 84.4 75.9 73.9 77.9
20 83 81.5 84.4 75.8 73.8 77.9
19 83 81.5 84.4 75.8 73.7 77.8
18 83 81.5 84.4 75.7 73.6 77.8
17 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.7 73.6 77.7
16 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.6 73.5 77.7
15 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.6 73.4 77.6
14 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.5 73.4 77.6
13 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.5 73.4 77.6
12 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.5 73.3 77.6
11 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.4 73.3 77.5
10 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.4 73.3 77.5
9 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.4 73.2 77.5
8 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.3 73.2 77.4
7 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.3 73.1 77.4
6 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.2 73.1 77.4
5 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.2 73 77.3
4 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.1 72.9 77.3
3 82.9 81.4 84.4 75.1 72.9 77.2
2 82.9 81.4 84.3 75 72.8 77.2
1 82.8 81.3 84.3 74.9 72.8 77.1
0 82.6 81.1 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 the Netherlands can expect to live to 83.1 years compared to 76.6 in North Korea, rising to 85.5 and 81 at 65, and to 89.2 and 86.8 at 80 — higher than the 82.6 and 74 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Netherlands
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Netherlands North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 1.57% 0.92% 2.13% 0.35% 0.16% 0.47%
99 2.46% 1.48% 3.31% 0.55% 0.27% 0.75%
98 3.7% 2.3% 4.93% 0.86% 0.44% 1.15%
97 5.36% 3.43% 7.07% 1.29% 0.7% 1.72%
96 7.49% 4.95% 9.77% 1.88% 1.07% 2.49%
95 10.1% 6.9% 13% 2.67% 1.58% 3.51%
94 13.2% 9.31% 16.8% 3.69% 2.26% 4.82%
93 16.8% 12.2% 21% 4.98% 3.15% 6.45%
92 20.8% 15.5% 25.6% 6.55% 4.28% 8.42%
91 25.1% 19.3% 30.5% 8.43% 5.68% 10.7%
90 29.6% 23.4% 35.5% 10.6% 7.37% 13.4%
89 34.2% 27.7% 40.4% 13.2% 9.36% 16.4%
88 38.8% 32.2% 45.3% 16% 11.7% 19.8%
87 43.4% 36.7% 49.9% 19.1% 14.2% 23.4%
86 47.8% 41.2% 54.3% 22.4% 17.1% 27.2%
85 52% 45.6% 58.4% 26% 20.2% 31.2%
84 55.9% 49.8% 62.1% 29.6% 23.5% 35.3%
83 59.6% 53.7% 65.4% 33.4% 27% 39.4%
82 63% 57.4% 68.5% 37.2% 30.6% 43.5%
81 66.1% 60.9% 71.3% 41% 34.3% 47.6%
80 68.9% 64.1% 73.7% 44.8% 38% 51.4%
79 71.5% 67.1% 76% 48.4% 41.6% 55.1%
78 73.8% 69.8% 78% 51.8% 45.1% 58.5%
77 76% 72.2% 79.8% 55.1% 48.5% 61.7%
76 77.9% 74.5% 81.5% 58.2% 51.8% 64.7%
75 79.8% 76.6% 83% 61.1% 54.9% 67.4%
74 81.4% 78.5% 84.3% 63.8% 57.8% 69.9%
73 82.9% 80.3% 85.6% 66.3% 60.6% 72.2%
72 84.3% 81.9% 86.7% 68.6% 63.1% 74.2%
71 85.6% 83.4% 87.8% 70.8% 65.5% 76.1%
70 86.8% 84.8% 88.8% 72.7% 67.8% 77.8%
69 87.9% 86.1% 89.7% 74.5% 69.8% 79.3%
68 88.9% 87.2% 90.5% 76.2% 71.7% 80.7%
67 89.8% 88.3% 91.3% 77.7% 73.6% 82%
66 90.6% 89.3% 92% 79.1% 75.2% 83.2%
65 91.4% 90.2% 92.6% 80.4% 76.8% 84.2%
64 92.2% 91.1% 93.3% 81.7% 78.2% 85.2%
63 92.8% 91.9% 93.8% 82.8% 79.5% 86.2%
62 93.5% 92.6% 94.4% 83.8% 80.7% 87%
61 94% 93.2% 94.9% 84.7% 81.7% 87.7%
60 94.6% 93.8% 95.3% 85.5% 82.7% 88.4%
59 95% 94.4% 95.7% 86.2% 83.6% 89%
58 95.5% 94.8% 96.1% 86.9% 84.4% 89.6%
57 95.9% 95.3% 96.5% 87.6% 85.1% 90.1%
56 96.2% 95.7% 96.8% 88.2% 85.8% 90.6%
55 96.5% 96% 97.1% 88.8% 86.6% 91.1%
54 96.8% 96.3% 97.3% 89.3% 87.2% 91.5%
53 97.1% 96.6% 97.5% 89.9% 87.9% 91.9%
52 97.3% 96.9% 97.7% 90.4% 88.5% 92.3%
51 97.5% 97.1% 97.9% 90.8% 89% 92.7%
50 97.7% 97.3% 98.1% 91.2% 89.5% 93%
49 97.9% 97.5% 98.2% 91.6% 90% 93.3%
48 98% 97.7% 98.4% 91.9% 90.4% 93.6%
47 98.1% 97.8% 98.5% 92.3% 90.8% 93.8%
46 98.3% 97.9% 98.6% 92.6% 91.1% 94.1%
45 98.4% 98.1% 98.7% 92.8% 91.4% 94.3%
44 98.5% 98.2% 98.8% 93.1% 91.8% 94.5%
43 98.6% 98.3% 98.9% 93.4% 92.1% 94.7%
42 98.7% 98.4% 98.9% 93.6% 92.4% 94.9%
41 98.7% 98.5% 99% 93.9% 92.7% 95.1%
40 98.8% 98.6% 99% 94.1% 92.9% 95.3%
39 98.9% 98.6% 99.1% 94.3% 93.2% 95.5%
38 98.9% 98.7% 99.1% 94.5% 93.4% 95.6%
37 99% 98.8% 99.2% 94.7% 93.7% 95.7%
36 99% 98.8% 99.2% 94.9% 93.9% 95.9%
35 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 95% 94.1% 96%
34 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 95.2% 94.3% 96.1%
33 99.1% 99% 99.3% 95.4% 94.5% 96.3%
32 99.2% 99% 99.4% 95.5% 94.7% 96.4%
31 99.2% 99.1% 99.4% 95.7% 94.9% 96.5%
30 99.3% 99.1% 99.4% 95.9% 95.2% 96.6%
29 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 96% 95.3% 96.7%
28 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 96.2% 95.5% 96.9%
27 99.4% 99.2% 99.5% 96.3% 95.7% 97%
26 99.4% 99.3% 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 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 96.9% 96.5% 97.4%
22 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 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% 99.5% 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% 99.6% 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 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 98.1% 97.9% 98.2%
9 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 98.1% 98% 98.3%
8 99.6% 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% 99.6% 99.7% 98.3% 98.2% 98.4%
5 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 98.4% 98.3% 98.5%
4 99.7% 99.6% 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% 99.7% 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. 94.6% of newborns in the Netherlands and 85.5% in North Korea are expected to live past 60, 86.8% and 72.7% past 70, 68.9% and 44.8% past 80, and only 29.6% 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

Netherlands
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Netherlands North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 38.8% 40.4% 38.4% 39.3% 42% 39%
99 36.2% 38% 35.7% 37.3% 40% 37%
98 33.6% 35.6% 33% 35.4% 38.3% 35%
97 31% 33.1% 30.3% 33.5% 36.4% 33%
96 28.4% 30.7% 27.6% 31.5% 34.5% 31%
95 25.8% 28.2% 24.9% 29.6% 32.4% 29.1%
94 23.5% 25.9% 22.5% 27.7% 30.3% 27.1%
93 21.3% 23.7% 20.2% 25.8% 28.2% 25.2%
92 19.2% 21.5% 18% 24% 26.4% 23.4%
91 17.2% 19.4% 16% 22.3% 24.6% 21.6%
90 15.3% 17.5% 14% 20.7% 22.9% 20%
89 13.5% 15.6% 12.2% 19.2% 21.3% 18.4%
88 11.9% 13.9% 10.7% 17.7% 19.7% 16.9%
87 10.5% 12.3% 9.32% 16.2% 18.2% 15.4%
86 9.28% 11% 8.09% 14.9% 16.7% 14.1%
85 8.09% 9.65% 6.94% 13.6% 15.4% 12.8%
84 7.02% 8.41% 5.95% 12.4% 14.1% 11.6%
83 6.12% 7.34% 5.15% 11.3% 12.9% 10.4%
82 5.37% 6.46% 4.48% 10.3% 11.8% 9.42%
81 4.72% 5.71% 3.88% 9.31% 10.7% 8.45%
80 4.14% 5.04% 3.36% 8.35% 9.7% 7.51%
79 3.61% 4.39% 2.92% 7.45% 8.7% 6.63%
78 3.16% 3.82% 2.57% 6.65% 7.81% 5.86%
77 2.81% 3.38% 2.28% 5.94% 7.02% 5.19%
76 2.52% 3.04% 2.04% 5.31% 6.3% 4.58%
75 2.27% 2.76% 1.82% 4.74% 5.65% 4.04%
74 2.03% 2.47% 1.62% 4.24% 5.07% 3.58%
73 1.82% 2.21% 1.46% 3.79% 4.55% 3.16%
72 1.66% 2% 1.33% 3.38% 4.08% 2.79%
71 1.51% 1.81% 1.22% 3.01% 3.66% 2.46%
70 1.36% 1.63% 1.1% 2.69% 3.28% 2.17%
69 1.23% 1.47% 0.99% 2.4% 2.95% 1.92%
68 1.12% 1.33% 0.91% 2.18% 2.69% 1.72%
67 1.03% 1.21% 0.84% 1.99% 2.46% 1.56%
66 0.95% 1.12% 0.78% 1.81% 2.23% 1.42%
65 0.87% 1.02% 0.72% 1.64% 2.02% 1.29%
64 0.79% 0.93% 0.66% 1.49% 1.82% 1.18%
63 0.73% 0.84% 0.62% 1.34% 1.63% 1.07%
62 0.67% 0.77% 0.58% 1.2% 1.45% 0.96%
61 0.61% 0.7% 0.53% 1.07% 1.29% 0.86%
60 0.55% 0.63% 0.47% 0.96% 1.15% 0.77%
59 0.5% 0.57% 0.43% 0.86% 1.04% 0.69%
58 0.45% 0.51% 0.39% 0.79% 0.95% 0.63%
57 0.4% 0.45% 0.35% 0.73% 0.89% 0.58%
56 0.36% 0.4% 0.32% 0.69% 0.85% 0.54%
55 0.33% 0.37% 0.29% 0.66% 0.81% 0.51%
54 0.3% 0.33% 0.26% 0.63% 0.78% 0.48%
53 0.26% 0.29% 0.23% 0.59% 0.74% 0.45%
52 0.24% 0.26% 0.21% 0.55% 0.68% 0.42%
51 0.21% 0.24% 0.19% 0.5% 0.62% 0.38%
50 0.19% 0.21% 0.17% 0.45% 0.56% 0.35%
49 0.17% 0.19% 0.15% 0.41% 0.5% 0.32%
48 0.15% 0.17% 0.13% 0.37% 0.45% 0.29%
47 0.14% 0.16% 0.12% 0.34% 0.41% 0.27%
46 0.13% 0.14% 0.11% 0.32% 0.38% 0.26%
45 0.11% 0.13% 0.1% 0.3% 0.36% 0.24%
44 0.1% 0.12% 0.09% 0.29% 0.35% 0.23%
43 0.1% 0.11% 0.08% 0.28% 0.34% 0.22%
42 0.09% 0.1% 0.07% 0.27% 0.32% 0.21%
41 0.08% 0.09% 0.06% 0.25% 0.31% 0.2%
40 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.24% 0.29% 0.18%
39 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.22% 0.27% 0.17%
38 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
37 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.2% 0.25% 0.15%
36 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
35 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
34 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
33 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.18% 0.22% 0.13%
32 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.17% 0.22% 0.13%
31 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.17% 0.22% 0.13%
30 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.17% 0.21% 0.12%
29 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 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% 0.03% 0.02% 0.15% 0.19% 0.1%
22 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.15% 0.19% 0.1%
21 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.14% 0.19% 0.1%
20 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.14% 0.18% 0.09%
19 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.13% 0.16% 0.09%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.11% 0.14% 0.08%
17 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.1% 0.12% 0.07%
16 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
15 0.01% 0.01% 0.008% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
14 0.008% 0.01% 0.006% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
13 0.007% 0.008% 0.005% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
12 0.006% 0.007% 0.004% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.005% 0.006% 0.004% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
10 0.005% 0.005% 0.004% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
9 0.004% 0.004% 0.005% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
8 0.005% 0.004% 0.005% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
7 0.005% 0.005% 0.005% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
6 0.005% 0.005% 0.005% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
5 0.006% 0.006% 0.005% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
4 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
3 0.008% 0.009% 0.006% 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
2 0.008% 0.009% 0.007% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09%
1 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.09% 0.08% 0.1%
0 0.29% 0.31% 0.27% 1.28% 1.37% 1.19%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.29% in the birth year in the Netherlands and 1.28% in North Korea, 0.03% vs 0.17% at age 30, 0.55% vs 0.96% at 60, and 4.14% vs 8.35% at 80.

Death rate by age in Netherlands vs North Korea

Netherlands
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Netherlands North Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 410 154.8 620 27.9 0 50.8
99 890 562 1,179 206.6 109.9 276.7
98 1,243 816 1,626 303 170.2 403
97 1,663 1,138 2,143 431 254.9 567
96 2,125 1,518 2,691 593 368 773
95 2,609 1,946 3,240 790 511 1,021
94 3,101 2,413 3,768 1,022 685 1,308
93 3,571 2,892 4,245 1,285 890 1,627
92 3,981 3,342 4,628 1,574 1,129 1,969
91 4,298 3,741 4,877 1,883 1,398 2,325
90 4,512 4,083 4,973 2,203 1,688 2,682
89 4,614 4,329 4,942 2,521 1,991 3,027
88 4,624 4,459 4,834 2,825 2,296 3,343
87 4,562 4,513 4,655 3,101 2,589 3,616
86 4,435 4,520 4,394 3,339 2,862 3,835
85 4,208 4,401 4,050 3,531 3,104 3,992
84 3,925 4,187 3,690 3,672 3,307 4,083
83 3,648 3,946 3,372 3,768 3,474 4,116
82 3,381 3,707 3,071 3,826 3,610 4,102
81 3,116 3,480 2,765 3,819 3,684 4,017
80 2,853 3,234 2,477 3,741 3,684 3,860
79 2,581 2,944 2,220 3,605 3,618 3,650
78 2,334 2,666 2,002 3,446 3,523 3,427
77 2,133 2,442 1,823 3,273 3,406 3,199
76 1,965 2,266 1,663 3,088 3,262 2,962
75 1,813 2,113 1,510 2,896 3,099 2,725
74 1,655 1,940 1,366 2,704 2,932 2,498
73 1,511 1,773 1,246 2,510 2,756 2,279
72 1,397 1,636 1,155 2,318 2,577 2,069
71 1,292 1,512 1,071 2,133 2,399 1,873
70 1,182 1,386 978 1,955 2,223 1,689
69 1,078 1,264 890 1,790 2,058 1,522
68 991 1,159 823 1,657 1,927 1,389
67 921 1,072 769 1,544 1,809 1,278
66 859 998 718 1,429 1,681 1,177
65 795 923 666 1,320 1,552 1,086
64 730 844 615 1,214 1,425 1,003
63 676 775 577 1,108 1,296 919
62 628 713 543 1,004 1,170 836
61 576 651 499 907 1,055 755
60 523 592 452 819 953 681
59 475 537 412 744 869 616
58 429 482 375 685 805 562
57 386 430 342 642 759 521
56 349 387 312 609 726 489
55 319 353 285.5 584 702 463
54 288.4 320 256.7 561 677 440
53 255.1 284.4 226.2 533 646 415
52 230.7 255.3 206.4 498 605 387
51 209.3 230 188.7 458 555 357
50 185.1 204.9 165.3 415 501 325
49 163.5 183.3 143.7 375 450 296.5
48 148.8 168.1 129.6 341 407 272.2
47 136.6 154.8 118.3 315 373 253.7
46 123 140 106 296.1 350 240.1
45 111 127 95 283 334 230.1
44 102.3 117.7 86.7 272.8 322 221.6
43 93.9 109 78.5 263 311 212.6
42 83.9 98.4 69.1 251.7 299.4 201.7
41 74.2 86.2 61.9 238.5 285.9 188.8
40 66.1 76 56 223.9 270.8 174.8
39 60.6 70.2 50.8 209.5 255.8 161.1
38 56.6 67 45.8 196.7 242.2 149
37 52.7 64.4 40.8 186.5 231.3 139.5
36 49.2 60.5 37.6 179.1 223.4 132.6
35 46.3 55.4 36.9 174.2 218.1 128.2
34 43.7 51.3 35.9 171.1 214.5 125.5
33 41.2 49.6 32.5 168.9 211.7 124
32 38.7 48.5 28.6 167 208.9 123
31 36.1 45.9 26.1 164.8 205.5 122
30 34.1 42.2 25.8 162.2 201.7 120.6
29 32.4 39.4 25.2 159.1 197.5 118.7
28 30.9 39 22.5 155.8 193.5 116.1
27 29.4 39.3 19.4 152.8 190.4 113.2
26 27.9 38.4 17.1 150.1 188.3 109.9
25 26.6 36.8 16.1 147.9 187.2 106.5
24 25.9 35.4 16.1 145.8 186.4 103
23 25 33.8 15.9 143.8 185.7 99.7
22 23.8 32.4 14.8 141.3 183.9 96.4
21 23 31.7 14 137.5 179.7 93
20 23.2 31.9 14.2 131.4 171.8 88.9
19 22.3 29.8 14.6 122.1 158.6 83.6
18 20.1 25.6 14.3 109.8 140.8 77.1
17 16.7 20.3 13 95.6 120.3 69.6
16 13.2 15.7 10.7 81.3 99.8 61.8
15 10.5 12.6 8.34 68.7 82.2 54.4
14 8.35 10.2 6.36 58.8 68.8 48.2
13 6.74 8.32 5.08 52.2 60.3 43.6
12 5.68 6.93 4.36 48.7 56.2 40.8
11 4.98 5.86 4.06 48.1 56 39.8
10 4.49 4.63 4.35 50.2 59.5 40.4
9 4.38 3.57 5.24 54.2 65.3 42.4
8 4.54 3.95 5.15 59.2 72 45.6
7 4.84 4.97 4.71 64.5 78.2 50
6 5.13 5.3 4.94 69.7 83.3 55.3
5 5.6 5.73 5.45 74.4 86.5 61.5
4 6.71 7.67 5.71 77.9 86.8 68.5
3 7.65 9.36 5.85 80.4 84.3 76.3
2 8.36 9.38 7.28 83.2 81.1 85.3
1 22.9 23.2 22.5 87.6 79 96.8
0 291.2 315 266.3 1,281 1,366 1,190

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/netherlands/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 the Netherlands, the most common age of death is 88, compared to 82 in North Korea. The median age of death is 85.5 in the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands 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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