Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan: Life expectancy at birth, total

Kyrgyzstan
72.4 years
in 2024
Uzbekistan
72.53 years
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
134th
Uzbekistan rank
132nd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 72.53 years against 72.4 years in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 134th and Uzbekistan ranks 132nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 3 and Uzbekistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1960s 56.39 years 58.11 years 1.72 years Uzbekistan
1970s 59.43 years 61.45 years 2.02 years Uzbekistan
1980s 63.56 years 64.42 years 0.8589 years Uzbekistan
1990s 67.31 years 65.11 years 2.2 years Kyrgyzstan
2000s 68.29 years 67.42 years 0.8771 years Kyrgyzstan
2010s 70.53 years 71.08 years 0.5482 years Uzbekistan
2020s 72.08 years 72.04 years 0.0385 years Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 72.53 years against 72.4 years in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan?
0.13 years, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 134th and Uzbekistan ranks 132nd of 218 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
266 places, 17,256 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.