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Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 73.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.33 years
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
106th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.33 years
in 2023
All-time low
48.82 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Brunei Darussalam, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Brunei Darussalam recorded 73.33 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 73.33 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.82 years, in 1950.

That places Brunei Darussalam 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Brunei Darussalam, year by year

Year years Change
1950 48.82 years —
1951 50 years +2.4%
1952 51.09 years +2.2%
1953 52.17 years +2.1%
1954 53.2 years +2.0%
1955 54.15 years +1.8%
1956 55.07 years +1.7%
1957 55.94 years +1.6%
1958 56.77 years +1.5%
1959 57.55 years +1.4%
1960 58.28 years +1.3%
1961 58.98 years +1.2%
1962 57.64 years -2.3%
1963 60.26 years +4.5%
1964 60.95 years +1.2%
1965 61.41 years +0.8%
1966 62.1 years +1.1%
1967 62.58 years +0.8%
1968 63.16 years +0.9%
1969 63.61 years +0.7%
1970 64.11 years +0.8%
1971 64.64 years +0.8%
1972 65.11 years +0.7%
1973 65.53 years +0.6%
1974 65.97 years +0.7%
1975 66.43 years +0.7%
1976 66.83 years +0.6%
1977 67.15 years +0.5%
1978 67.53 years +0.6%
1979 67.84 years +0.5%
1980 68.11 years +0.4%
1981 68.36 years +0.4%
1982 68.59 years +0.3%
1983 68.84 years +0.4%
1984 69 years +0.2%
1985 69.19 years +0.3%
1986 69.39 years +0.3%
1987 69.53 years +0.2%
1988 69.71 years +0.3%
1989 69.88 years +0.2%
1990 70.03 years +0.2%
1991 70.2 years +0.2%
1992 70.37 years +0.2%
1993 70.56 years +0.3%
1994 70.76 years +0.3%
1995 70.99 years +0.3%
1996 71.19 years +0.3%
1997 71.41 years +0.3%
1998 71.66 years +0.3%
1999 71.87 years +0.3%
2000 72.07 years +0.3%
2001 72.25 years +0.3%
2002 72.4 years +0.2%
2003 72.55 years +0.2%
2004 72.64 years +0.1%
2005 72.72 years +0.1%
2006 72.8 years +0.1%
2007 72.84 years +0.1%
2008 72.87 years +0.0%
2009 72.87 years -0.0%
2010 72.88 years +0.0%
2011 72.88 years +0.0%
2012 72.88 years +0.0%
2013 72.89 years +0.0%
2014 72.9 years +0.0%
2015 72.91 years +0.0%
2016 72.94 years +0.0%
2017 72.97 years +0.0%
2018 73.01 years +0.1%
2019 73.07 years +0.1%
2020 73.13 years +0.1%
2021 72.94 years -0.3%
2022 71.22 years -2.4%
2023 73.33 years +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 53.48 years 48.82 years 57.55 years 10
1960s 60.9 years 57.64 years 63.61 years 10
1970s 66.11 years 64.11 years 67.84 years 10
1980s 69.06 years 68.11 years 69.88 years 10
1990s 70.91 years 70.03 years 71.87 years 10
2000s 72.6 years 72.07 years 72.87 years 10
2010s 72.93 years 72.88 years 73.07 years 10
2020s 72.65 years 71.22 years 73.33 years 4

Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam

  1. 103 Barbados 73.63 years compare
  2. 104 Serbia 73.5 years compare
  3. 105 Guam 73.44 years compare
  4. 107 Morocco 73.17 years compare
  5. 108 Bangladesh 73.03 years compare
  6. 109 Cape Verde 72.86 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Brunei Darussalam?
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Brunei Darussalam was 73.33 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The highest recorded value was 73.33 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The lowest recorded value was 48.82 years in 1950.
How does Brunei Darussalam rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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