Kosovo vs North Macedonia: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 78 years in Kosovo and 77.4 years in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kosovo, by 0.6 years, or 1.01 times that in North Macedonia.

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What the numbers say

Kosovo has been higher since 2021, when it overtook North Macedonia.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kosovo at 88.7 years and North Macedonia at 87.5 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Kosovo	North Macedonia	World
2023	78	77.4	73.2
2022	77.6	76.7	72.6
2021	75	73.3	70.9
2020	74.2	74.5	71.9
2019	77.3	76.8	72.6
2018	77.1	76.9	72.4
2017	77.1	76.2	72.1
2016	76.8	75.6	71.9
2015	76	75.6	71.6
2014	76.2	75.6	71.4
2013	76.3	75.6	71.1
2012	75.8	75	70.8
2011	75.3	75.1	70.4
2010	74.6	75	70.1
2009	74.8	74.5	69.7
2008	74.7	74.4	69.3
2007	74.4	73.7	69
2006	73.6	73.8	68.6
2005	73.4	73.6	68.1
2004	73.1	73.5	67.7
2003	72.7	73.1	67.4
2002	72.2	72.7	67.1
2001	71.8	73	66.8
2000	71.3	72.6	66.4
1999	58.3	72.3	66
1998	68.6	71.8	65.7
1997	69.9	71.9	65.5
1996	69.4	71.9	65.2
1995	68.8	72	64.9
1994	68.6	71.5	64.3
1993	68	71.7	64.4
1992	67.4	71.3	64.3
1991	66.5	71.8	64.1
1990	66.5	71.3	64
1989	65.2	71.1	63.8
1988	64.2	70.5	63.4
1987	63.6	70.4	63.2
1986	62.5	70.3	62.7
1985	61.2	70.2	62.2
1984	61.5	70.2	61.9
1983	61	69.7	61.5
1982	60.1	69.8	61.3
1981	60.4	69.4	60.9
1980	60.3	69.1	60.5
1979	59.1	69.2	60.2
1978	58.8	69.1	59.5
1977	58.4	68.2	59.2
1976	57.5	67.9	58.6
1975	57.3	67.3	58.3
1974	56.4	67.1	58.1
1973	55.9	67.1	57.7
1972	55.1	65.6	57.2
1971	55.1	65.2	56
1970	54	65	56.3
1969	53.4	64	56
1968	53.6	64.6	55.6
1967	53.1	63.8	55.1
1966	52.5	63.5	54.6
1965	52	62.6	54
1964	51.1	61.5	54.3
1963	50.1	61.4	53.7
1962	48.4	59.3	53.2
1961	49.9	61.8	50.4
1960	48.7	60.5	47.8
1959	48.1	59.5	49.6
1958	48.3	60.3	51.6
1957	46.3	55.7	51.1
1956	46.3	58.5	50.7
1955	45.8	55.4	50.2
1954	46.5	55.7	49.7
1953	43.5	53.2	48.8
1952	44	52.5	48.2
1951	42.2	48.5	47.1
1950	43.5	50.6	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Kosovo	North Macedonia	World
2024	78.277.2–79.2	77.576.4–78.6	73.3
2025	78.477–79.9	77.776.2–79.2	73.5
2026	78.676.8–80.5	77.875.9–79.6	73.8
2027	78.876.6–80.8	7875.7–80	73.9
2028	7976.6–81.1	78.175.7–80.4	74.1
2029	79.276.5–81.5	78.275.6–80.7	74.2
2030	79.376.6–81.8	78.475.3–81.1	74.4
2031	79.576.4–82	78.575.3–81.3	74.5
2032	79.776.5–82.5	78.775.3–81.6	74.7
2033	79.976.5–82.8	78.875.2–81.9	74.8
2034	8076.5–83.1	78.975.2–82.1	75
2035	80.276.5–83.5	79.175.1–82.4	75.1
2036	80.476.5–83.8	79.274.9–82.7	75.3
2037	80.576.6–83.9	79.474.9–83	75.4
2038	80.776.7–84.3	79.574.9–83.2	75.5
2039	80.976.8–84.5	79.674.9–83.5	75.7
2040	8176.7–84.8	79.875–83.6	75.8
2041	81.276.8–85	79.975.1–83.9	75.9
2042	81.476.8–85.2	80.175.1–84.2	76.1
2043	81.576.8–85.5	80.275–84.4	76.2
2044	81.777–85.7	80.475–84.5	76.3
2045	81.976.9–85.9	80.574.8–84.7	76.5
2046	8277–86.1	80.775.1–84.9	76.6
2047	82.276.9–86.2	80.875.1–85.1	76.7
2048	82.377.1–86.6	8175.3–85.3	76.8
2049	82.577.2–86.8	81.175.3–85.5	76.9
2050	82.677.2–86.9	81.375.4–85.7	77
2051	82.877.1–87.2	81.475.1–85.9	77.1
2052	82.977.2–87.5	81.575.1–86.1	77.2
2053	83.177.3–87.7	81.775.1–86.4	77.3
2054	83.277.5–87.9	81.875.1–86.6	77.4
2055	83.477.4–88.1	8275–86.7	77.6
2056	83.577.4–88.3	82.175–86.8	77.7
2057	83.677.6–88.3	82.275.1–87.1	77.8
2058	83.877.7–88.5	82.474.9–87.3	77.9
2059	83.977.8–88.6	82.574.9–87.3	78
2060	84.177.8–88.8	82.674.9–87.3	78.1
2061	84.277.9–89	82.875.1–87.6	78.2
2062	84.377.9–89.2	82.975.3–87.9	78.3
2063	84.578–89.2	8375.3–88.1	78.4
2064	84.678.2–89.5	83.275.5–88.3	78.5
2065	84.778.4–89.7	83.375.5–88.4	78.6
2066	84.978.5–89.9	83.475.5–88.5	78.7
2067	8578.4–90.1	83.575.7–88.8	78.8
2068	85.178.4–90.3	83.775.8–88.9	78.9
2069	85.278.5–90.4	83.875.6–89.2	79
2070	85.478.9–90.6	83.975.8–89.4	79.1
2071	85.578.8–90.8	84.176–89.4	79.2
2072	85.679–91	84.275.9–89.7	79.3
2073	85.779–91.2	84.375.9–90	79.4
2074	85.879–91.4	84.576.3–90.2	79.4
2075	8679.1–91.5	84.676.4–90.6	79.5
2076	86.179.2–91.8	84.776.6–90.6	79.6
2077	86.279.3–92	84.876.6–90.8	79.7
2078	86.379.6–92.1	8576.7–90.8	79.8
2079	86.579.7–92.4	85.176.8–90.7	79.9
2080	86.679.8–92.6	85.276.9–90.8	80
2081	86.779.8–92.7	85.377–91	80.1
2082	86.879.8–92.9	85.477.1–91.4	80.2
2083	86.980–93.1	85.577.3–91.5	80.3
2084	8780.1–93.2	85.777.2–91.6	80.3
2085	87.180.2–93.4	85.877.3–91.8	80.4
2086	87.280.1–93.7	85.977.4–91.9	80.5
2087	87.380.3–93.8	8677.4–92.1	80.6
2088	87.480.4–93.9	86.177.4–92.3	80.7
2089	87.580.6–94.2	86.277.6–92.6	80.8
2090	87.780.7–94.4	86.477.8–92.8	80.9
2091	87.880.8–94.4	86.577.9–93	81
2092	87.980.8–94.6	86.677.7–93.2	81
2093	8880.9–94.7	86.778.2–93.4	81.1
2094	88.181.1–94.9	86.878.2–93.7	81.2
2095	88.281.1–94.9	86.978.1–94	81.3
2096	88.381.3–95.2	87.178.5–94.1	81.4
2097	88.481.4–95.3	87.278.4–94.1	81.5
2098	88.581.5–95.3	87.378.5–94.4	81.6
2099	88.681.5–95.6	87.478.7–94.4	81.7
2100	88.781.7–95.7	87.579–94.6	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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