WHO "Buk residents' life expectancy 11 years shorter than Nam"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] The life expectancy of North Korean residents was found to be about 11 years shorter than that of South Koreans.

On the 21st (local time), according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 'World Health Statistics 2021' data, the life expectancy of North Korean residents was 72.6 years as of 2019, which is 10.7 years shorter than South Korea's life expectancy of 83.3 years. It was 0.7 years shorter than the global average (73.3 years).

The life expectancy by gender in North Korea was 69.3 years for males and 75.7 years for females. Healthy life expectancy was 52.8 years for males and 55.4 years for females, showing a smaller gender gap.

North Korea's maternal mortality rate was 89 per 100,000 live births, eight times higher than South Korea's 11. The mortality rates for children under five per 1,000 and newborns per 1,000 were estimated at 17 and 10, respectively, about five times higher than South Korea's 3 and 2.

The tuberculosis incidence rate was 513 per 100,000 population, nine times higher than South Korea's 59. However, the malaria incidence rate was 0.2 per 1,000 population, showing little difference from South Korea's 0.1.

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