France vs Middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total

France
82.98 years
in 2024
Middle income
72.87 years
in 2024
France rank
24th
Middle income rank
22nd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • France
  • Middle income
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How they compare

France currently reports 82.98 years against 72.87 years in Middle income, a difference of 10.11 years.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 22nd of 217 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 70.72 years 50.32 years 20.4 years France
1970s 72.74 years 56.48 years 16.26 years France
1980s 75.18 years 61.45 years 13.73 years France
1990s 77.69 years 64.75 years 12.94 years France
2000s 80.15 years 67.95 years 12.2 years France
2010s 82.37 years 71.01 years 11.35 years France
2020s 82.49 years 72 years 10.49 years France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, France or Middle income?
France, at 82.98 years against 72.87 years in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between France and Middle income?
10.11 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do France and Middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
France ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 22nd 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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About this data

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.