Falkland Islands vs United States: Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Falkland Islands
79.21 years
in 2023
United States
79.3 years
in 2023
Falkland Islands rank
64th
United States rank
63rd
Remaining life expectancy at different ages over time
- Falkland Islands
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 79.3 years against 79.21 years in Falkland Islands, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Falkland Islands ranks 64th and United States ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Falkland Islands averaged higher in 1 and United States in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Falkland Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.16 years | 69.1 years | 17.94 years | United States |
| 1960s | 54.42 years | 70.2 years | 15.78 years | United States |
| 1970s | 55.71 years | 72.22 years | 16.52 years | United States |
| 1980s | 52.03 years | 74.57 years | 22.54 years | United States |
| 1990s | 61.38 years | 75.98 years | 14.61 years | United States |
| 2000s | 74.75 years | 77.54 years | 2.79 years | United States |
| 2010s | 78.31 years | 78.77 years | 0.451 years | United States |
| 2020s | 79.01 years | 77.67 years | 1.34 years | Falkland Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, Falkland Islands or United States?
- United States, at 79.3 years against 79.21 years in Falkland Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Falkland Islands and United States?
- 0.09 years, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Falkland Islands and United States rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Falkland Islands ranks 64th and United States 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.