Life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Life expectancy at birth, total was 75.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 75.99 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 75.99 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.61 years, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.61 years | — |
| 1961 | 42.89 years | +14.0% |
| 1962 | 51.09 years | +19.1% |
| 1963 | 51.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 52.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 52.17 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 53.31 years | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 54.21 years | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 54.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 55.55 years | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 56.24 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 57.05 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 57.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 58.55 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 59.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 59.92 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 60.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 61.35 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 61.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 62.63 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 63.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 63.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 64.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 64.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 65.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 65.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 65.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 66.17 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 66.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 66.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 67.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 67.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 67.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 68.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 69.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 70.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 70.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 71.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 72.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 72.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.3 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 75.96 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 75.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.99 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.56 years | 37.61 years | 55.55 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.48 years | 56.24 years | 62.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.13 years | 63.16 years | 66.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.91 years | 67.11 years | 70.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2 years | 70.87 years | 73.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.82 years | 73.81 years | 75.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.78 years | 75.3 years | 75.99 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 9.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 9.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 75.99 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.99 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.61 years in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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About this data
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.