Life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Réunion
Réunion: Life expectancy at birth including the un projections was 83.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.55
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
16th
of 229 countries
All-time high
83.55
in 2023
All-time low
47.56
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Réunion, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 83.55 for life expectancy at birth including the un projections in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Réunion peaked at 83.55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.56, in 1950.
Réunion ranks 16th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Réunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.56 | — |
| 1951 | 48.65 | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 50.11 | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 51.47 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 52.99 | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 54.09 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 54.88 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 54.9 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 55.29 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 56.17 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 57.66 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 58.76 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 59.39 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 59.84 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 60.31 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 60.97 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 61.43 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 62.09 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 62.4 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 62.85 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 63.2 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 63.73 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 64.25 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 64.77 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 65.35 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 66.02 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 66.7 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 67.41 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 68.11 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 68.82 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 69.37 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 70.23 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 70.96 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 71.57 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 72.18 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 72.58 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 73.01 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 73.25 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 73.62 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 73.86 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.19 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 74.47 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 74.79 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 75.04 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 75.41 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 75.71 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 76.03 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 76.34 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.62 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 76.84 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.01 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 77.14 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.35 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.56 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 77.75 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 77.95 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.34 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 78.93 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 79.5 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 80.03 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 80.47 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.97 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.35 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 81.62 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.78 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.91 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.03 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.13 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.2 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.32 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.58 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.5 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 81.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.55 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.61 | 47.56 | 56.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.57 | 57.66 | 62.85 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.84 | 63.2 | 68.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.06 | 69.37 | 73.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.54 | 74.19 | 76.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.16 | 77.01 | 80.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.68 | 80.47 | 82.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.28 | 81.5 | 83.55 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
More health data for Réunion
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,035 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Life expectancy 83.55 (2023)
- Life expectancy vs gdp per capita 83.55 (2023)
- Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index 83.55 (2023)
- Fertility vs child mortality 2.17 (2023)
- Life expectancy marimekko 83.55 (2023)
- Child mortality vs population growth 0.8237 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Réunion?
- Life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Réunion was 83.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth including the un projections recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 83.55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth including the un projections recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.56 in 1950.
- How does Réunion rank for life expectancy at birth including the un projections?
- Réunion ranks 16th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth including the un projections rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth including the un projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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