Argentina vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at birth, total

Argentina
77.54 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka
77.67 years
in 2024
Argentina rank
80th
Sri Lanka rank
78th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Argentina
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 77.67 years against 77.54 years in Argentina, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 64.94 years 62.53 years 2.41 years Argentina
1970s 66.78 years 65.49 years 1.29 years Argentina
1980s 69.85 years 68.57 years 1.28 years Argentina
1990s 72.72 years 69.83 years 2.89 years Argentina
2000s 74.79 years 71.75 years 3.04 years Argentina
2010s 76.25 years 75.72 years 0.5303 years Argentina
2020s 76.11 years 77.13 years 1.02 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Argentina or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 77.67 years against 77.54 years in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Argentina and Sri Lanka?
0.13 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Argentina ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.