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Mortality in Northern Mariana Islands, by the numbers

Northern Mariana Islands sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 79.1 years of life, 57th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Northern Mariana Islands, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
79.1 yrs
57th of 212
Old-age sex ratio (65+)
105 men/100 women
10th highest of 212
Male mortality penalty
26.3 /1,000
22nd lowest of 212

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

How Northern Mariana Islands ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 79.1 yrs 57 of 212 2024
Crude death rate 5.0 /1,000 188 of 212 2024
Male mortality penalty 26.3 /1,000 191 of 212 2023
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 3.6 yrs 178 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 105 men/100 women 203 of 212 2024
Population aged 65+ 9.8 % 95 of 212 2024
GDP per capita $23,786 66 of 212 2022

Measured against the rest of the world, Northern Mariana Islands's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 10th highest old-age sex ratio in the world (105 men/100 women) and the 22nd lowest male mortality penalty in the world (26.3 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Northern Mariana Islands; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.