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Mortality in North Macedonia, by the numbers

North Macedonia sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 76.7 years of life, 87th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for North Macedonia, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
76.7 yrs
87th of 212
Maternal mortality
3.0 /100k
9th lowest of 191
Infant mortality
2.5 /1,000
19th lowest of 192

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

How North Macedonia ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 76.7 yrs 87 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 8.5 /1,000 88 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 11.1 /1,000 24 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 17.4 yrs 115 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 47.9 /1,000 137 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 4.4 yrs 136 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 75.2 men/100 women 71 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 2.5 /1,000 174 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 3.0 /100k 183 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 19.6 % 86 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 5.8 /100k 109 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 5.1 /100k 160 of 187 2019
Recorded alcohol per adult 4.4 L 93 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 18.0 % 44 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $639 78 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $9,292 104 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, North Macedonia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 9th lowest maternal mortality in the world (3.0 /100k) and the 19th lowest infant mortality in the world (2.5 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for North Macedonia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.