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Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Central Europe and the Baltics

Central Europe and the Baltics: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 77.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.92 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
8th
of 47 groups
All-time high
77.92 years
in 2024
All-time low
67.72 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 77.92 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 77.92 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.72 years, in 1962.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year

Year years Change
1960 67.94 years —
1961 68.24 years +0.4%
1962 67.72 years -0.8%
1963 68.7 years +1.4%
1964 69.2 years +0.7%
1965 69.35 years +0.2%
1966 69.86 years +0.7%
1967 69.36 years -0.7%
1968 69.57 years +0.3%
1969 69.07 years -0.7%
1970 69.35 years +0.4%
1971 69.51 years +0.2%
1972 69.97 years +0.7%
1973 70.11 years +0.2%
1974 70.37 years +0.4%
1975 70.18 years -0.3%
1976 70.33 years +0.2%
1977 70.25 years -0.1%
1978 70.15 years -0.1%
1979 70.25 years +0.1%
1980 69.89 years -0.5%
1981 70.37 years +0.7%
1982 70.46 years +0.1%
1983 70.39 years -0.1%
1984 70.35 years -0.1%
1985 70.31 years -0.1%
1986 70.57 years +0.4%
1987 70.61 years +0.1%
1988 70.86 years +0.4%
1989 70.73 years -0.2%
1990 70.66 years -0.1%
1991 70.58 years -0.1%
1992 70.73 years +0.2%
1993 70.85 years +0.2%
1994 70.87 years +0.0%
1995 71.03 years +0.2%
1996 71.34 years +0.4%
1997 71.52 years +0.3%
1998 71.9 years +0.5%
1999 72.18 years +0.4%
2000 72.72 years +0.7%
2001 73.1 years +0.5%
2002 73.24 years +0.2%
2003 73.38 years +0.2%
2004 73.73 years +0.5%
2005 73.84 years +0.2%
2006 74.09 years +0.3%
2007 74.25 years +0.2%
2008 74.58 years +0.4%
2009 74.93 years +0.5%
2010 75.29 years +0.5%
2011 75.89 years +0.8%
2012 76 years +0.2%
2013 76.37 years +0.5%
2014 76.69 years +0.4%
2015 76.58 years -0.1%
2016 76.97 years +0.5%
2017 76.93 years -0.1%
2018 76.98 years +0.1%
2019 77.27 years +0.4%
2020 76.02 years -1.6%
2021 74.72 years -1.7%
2022 76.65 years +2.6%
2023 77.76 years +1.4%
2024 77.92 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 68.9 years 67.72 years 69.86 years 10
1970s 70.05 years 69.35 years 70.37 years 10
1980s 70.45 years 69.89 years 70.86 years 10
1990s 71.16 years 70.58 years 72.18 years 10
2000s 73.79 years 72.72 years 74.93 years 10
2010s 76.5 years 75.29 years 77.27 years 10
2020s 76.61 years 74.72 years 77.92 years 5

Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics

  1. 5 Switzerland 84.41 years compare
  2. 6 Liechtenstein 84.2 years compare
  3. 7 French Polynesia 84.19 years compare
  4. 8 Andorra 84.19 years compare
  5. 9 Sweden 84.06 years compare
  6. 10 Japan 84.04 years compare
  7. 11 Italy 83.95 years compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Life expectancy at birth, total in Central Europe and the Baltics was 77.92 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The highest recorded value was 77.92 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The lowest recorded value was 67.72 years in 1962.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.