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.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.