Northern Mariana Islands: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 78.9 yrs (2024), 58th of 217 in the world and 9th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 80.9 yrs (2024), 72nd of 217 in the world and 13th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 77.3 yrs (2024), 54th of 217 in the world and 9th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.
Health: Northern Mariana Islands in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 78.9 yrs2024 | 58/217 | 9/37 | 74.9 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 78.0 yrs | +2.0%since 2014 | 76.7 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 80.9 yrs2024 | 72/217 | 13/37 | 77.8 yrs | 79.8 yrs | 80.0 yrs | +1.8%since 2014 | 79.7 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 77.3 yrs2024 | 54/217 | 9/37 | 72.5 yrs | 76.2 yrs | 76.3 yrs | +2.1%since 2014 | 73.9 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 352024 | 113/208 | 26/36 | 264 | 104 | 133 | −57%since 2014 | 144 | 12 | 131 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 25/206 | 7/37 | 96.5% | 98.4% | 100.0% | +0.9 ppsince 2014 | 95.3% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.8%2024 | 27/203 | 8/37 | 94.0% | 96.6% | 99.2% | +2.1 ppsince 2014 | 94.8% | 98.3% | 82.2% |
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+2.0%78.9 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.8%80.9 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.1%77.3 yrs in 2024
- Tuberculosis−57%35 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Northern Mariana Islands and its nearest countries
Northern Mariana Islands has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Northern Mariana Islands | Guam | Palau | Micronesia | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.9 yrs2024 | 77.4 yrs2024 | 69.4 yrs2024 | 67.4 yrs2024 | 84.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 80.9 yrs2024 | 81.6 yrs2024 | 71.9 yrs2024 | 71.3 yrs2024 | 87.1 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 77.3 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 | 67.3 yrs2024 | 63.6 yrs2024 | 81.1 yrs2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 352024 | 552024 | 282024 | 2642024 | 102024 |
| Basic water | 100.0%2024 | 99.5%2024 | 99.5%2024 | 89.9%2020 | 99.2%2024 |
| Basic sanitation | 99.8%2024 | 90.4%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 90.5%2020 | 99.9%2024 |