Kosovo vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Kosovo
76.01 years
in 2024
United States
76.5 years
in 2024
Kosovo rank
61st
United States rank
58th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Kosovo
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 76.5 years against 76.01 years in Kosovo, a difference of 0.49 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Kosovo ranks 61st and United States ranks 58th of 218 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.04 years | 66.73 years | 16.69 years | United States |
| 1970s | 54.87 years | 68.47 years | 13.6 years | United States |
| 1980s | 60.21 years | 71.01 years | 10.8 years | United States |
| 1990s | 64.64 years | 72.76 years | 8.12 years | United States |
| 2000s | 71.18 years | 74.96 years | 3.78 years | United States |
| 2010s | 74.07 years | 76.28 years | 2.21 years | United States |
| 2020s | 74.39 years | 74.96 years | 0.5734 years | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Kosovo or United States?
- United States, at 76.5 years against 76.01 years in Kosovo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Kosovo and United States?
- 0.49 years, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kosovo and United States rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Kosovo ranks 61st and United States ranks 58th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.