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Mortality in Kosovo, by the numbers

Kosovo sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 78.1 years of life, 69th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Kosovo, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
78.1 yrs
69th of 212
Crude death rate
6.0 /1,000
55th lowest of 212
Male mortality penalty
40.0 /1,000
57th lowest of 212

8 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Kosovo ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 78.1 yrs 69 of 212 2024
Crude death rate 6.0 /1,000 158 of 212 2024
Male mortality penalty 40.0 /1,000 156 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 4.3 yrs 142 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 76.5 men/100 women 81 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 8.0 /1,000 122 of 192 2024
Population aged 65+ 10.1 % 93 of 212 2024
GDP per capita $7,023 118 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Kosovo's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 55th lowest crude death rate in the world (6.0 /1,000) and the 57th lowest male mortality penalty in the world (40.0 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Kosovo; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.