Life expectancy (UNICEF) in MENA Reporting Region
MENA Reporting Region: Life expectancy was 85.12 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
85.12
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
85.12
in 2100
All-time low
37.5
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy in MENA Reporting Region, 1950–2100
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in MENA Reporting Region is 85.12, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in MENA Reporting Region peaked at 85.12 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 1950.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Life expectancy in MENA Reporting Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.5 | — |
| 1951 | 38.43 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 39.26 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 40 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 40.38 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 41.13 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 41.73 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 42.35 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 43.04 | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 43.66 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 44.14 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 44.91 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 45.19 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 46.38 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 47.06 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 47.66 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 48.24 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 48.75 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 49.27 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 50.01 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 50.65 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 51.39 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 52 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 52.62 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 53.42 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 54.08 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 54.5 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 55.85 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 56.37 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 57.57 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 58.04 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 58.16 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 58.6 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 59.94 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 61.06 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 61.77 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 62.28 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 62.99 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 63.25 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 64.15 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 64.18 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65.29 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 65.97 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 66.33 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 66.59 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 66.95 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 67.34 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 67.67 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 68.07 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 68.47 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 68.86 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 69.24 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 69.63 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 69.67 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.18 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 70.49 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.69 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.02 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.45 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 71.79 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 72.05 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.19 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.14 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 72.35 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.68 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 72.77 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.04 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.37 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.64 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.98 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.4 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 72.16 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 74.25 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 74.6 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.87 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 75.13 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 75.38 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 75.55 | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 75.73 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 75.9 | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 76.06 | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 76.24 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 76.4 | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 76.57 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 76.73 | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 76.9 | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 77.06 | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 77.22 | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 77.38 | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 77.54 | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 77.69 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 77.85 | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 78 | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 78.15 | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 78.3 | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 78.45 | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 78.6 | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 78.75 | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 78.89 | +0.2% |
| 2049 | 79.04 | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 79.18 | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 79.32 | +0.2% |
| 2052 | 79.46 | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 79.6 | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 79.73 | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 79.87 | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 80 | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 80.14 | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 80.26 | +0.2% |
| 2059 | 80.39 | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 80.52 | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 80.65 | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 80.77 | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 80.89 | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 81.01 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 81.14 | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 81.26 | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 81.38 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 81.5 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 81.62 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 81.73 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 81.85 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 81.97 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 82.09 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 82.21 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 82.32 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 82.43 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 82.54 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 82.66 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 82.77 | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 82.88 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 82.99 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 83.11 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 83.22 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 83.33 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 83.44 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 83.55 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 83.67 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 83.78 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 83.9 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 84.01 | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 84.13 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 84.24 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 84.35 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 84.46 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 84.58 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 84.68 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 84.79 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 84.9 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 85.01 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 85.12 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.75 | 37.5 | 43.66 | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.16 | 44.14 | 50.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.84 | 50.65 | 57.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.02 | 58.04 | 64.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.69 | 64.18 | 68.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3 | 68.86 | 71.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.82 | 72.05 | 73.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6 | 72.16 | 75.9 | 10 |
| 2030s | 76.81 | 76.06 | 77.54 | 10 |
| 2040s | 78.37 | 77.69 | 79.04 | 10 |
| 2050s | 79.8 | 79.18 | 80.39 | 10 |
| 2060s | 81.07 | 80.52 | 81.62 | 10 |
| 2070s | 82.26 | 81.73 | 82.77 | 10 |
| 2080s | 83.39 | 82.88 | 83.9 | 10 |
| 2090s | 84.52 | 84.01 | 85.01 | 10 |
| 2100s | 85.12 | 85.12 | 85.12 | 1 |
Countries ranked near MENA Reporting Region
More health data for MENA Reporting Region
- Number of births 9,030 (2100)
- Children population as proportion of total population 19.8 (2100)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 90 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 87 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 85 (2025)
- Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 90 (2025)
- Neonatal mortality rate 11.92 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.5 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 18.37 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 119,480 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in MENA Reporting Region?
- Life expectancy in MENA Reporting Region was 85.12 in 2100, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in MENA Reporting Region?
- The highest recorded value was 85.12 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in MENA Reporting Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 1950.
- How does MENA Reporting Region rank for life expectancy?
- MENA Reporting Region ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in MENA Reporting Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MENA Reporting Region data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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