Life expectancy at birth in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Life expectancy at birth was 71.68 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71.68 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
156th
of 236 countries
All-time high
71.68 years
in 2023
All-time low
52.06 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth in Kyrgyzstan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Kyrgyzstan stood at 71.68 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 71.68 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.06 years, in 1950.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 156th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.06 years | — |
| 1951 | 52.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 52.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 52.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 53.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 53.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 53.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 54.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 54.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 54.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 55.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 55.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 55.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 56.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 56.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 56.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 56.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 57.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 57.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 57.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 58.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 58.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 58.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 59.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 59.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 59.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 60.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 60.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 60.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 61.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 61.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 61.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 62.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 62.34 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 62.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 63.69 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 64.73 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 65.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 65.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 65.17 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 64.83 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 64.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 64.43 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 63.65 years | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 62.72 years | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 62.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 64.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 64.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 65.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.34 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 65.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.78 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 66.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 67.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 68.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 69.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 70.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.14 years | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 69.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.49 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 71.68 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.4 years | 52.06 years | 54.77 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.5 years | 55.09 years | 57.91 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.63 years | 58.18 years | 61.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.52 years | 61.53 years | 65.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.06 years | 62.72 years | 64.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.84 years | 65.24 years | 67.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2 years | 67.52 years | 70.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4 years | 69.14 years | 71.68 years | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 278 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Kyrgyzstan?
- Life expectancy at birth in Kyrgyzstan was 71.68 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 71.68 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.06 years in 1950.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 156th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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