Albania vs United States of America: Life expectancy

Albania
79.6 years
in 2023
United States of America
79.3 years
in 2023
Albania rank
60th
United States of America rank
63rd

Life expectancy over time

  • Albania
  • United States of America
020406080193319782023

How they compare

Albania currently reports 79.6 years against 79.3 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.3 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.

Albania ranks 60th and United States of America ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania United States of America Difference Ahead
1950s 49.34 years 69.1 years 19.76 years United States of America
1960s 60.7 years 70.2 years 9.5 years United States of America
1970s 67.71 years 72.22 years 4.52 years United States of America
1980s 71.18 years 74.57 years 3.4 years United States of America
1990s 73.69 years 75.98 years 2.29 years United States of America
2000s 76.46 years 77.54 years 1.08 years United States of America
2010s 78.54 years 78.77 years 0.2224 years United States of America
2020s 78.26 years 77.67 years 0.5902 years Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Albania or United States of America?
Albania, at 79.6 years against 79.3 years in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Albania and United States of America?
0.3 years, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and United States of America?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Albania and United States of America rank globally for life expectancy?
Albania ranks 60th and United States of America ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.