Life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Life expectancy at birth, total was 76.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.74 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
8th
of 45 groups
All-time high
76.74 years
in 2024
All-time low
41.71 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific is 76.74 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 76.74 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.71 years, in 1960.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th of 45 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 in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.71 years | — |
| 1961 | 46.32 years | +11.1% |
| 1962 | 53.31 years | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 53.91 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 54.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 54.38 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 55.38 years | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 56.32 years | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 56.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 57.5 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 58.11 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 58.9 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 59.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 60.24 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 60.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 61.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 61.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 62.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 63.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 64.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 64.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 64.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 65.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 65.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 66.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 66.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 67.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 67.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 67.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 68.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 68.28 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 68.68 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 69.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 69.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 69.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 70.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 71.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 72.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 73.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 74.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.66 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.74 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.01 years | 41.71 years | 57.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.12 years | 58.11 years | 64.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.41 years | 64.52 years | 68.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.9 years | 68.28 years | 71.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.06 years | 71.7 years | 74.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.63 years | 74.63 years | 76.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.55 years | 76.15 years | 76.74 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 5 Switzerland 84.41 years compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 84.2 years compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.19 years compare
- 8 Andorra 84.19 years compare
- 9 Sweden 84.06 years compare
- 10 Japan 84.04 years compare
- 11 Italy 83.95 years compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.3542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1758 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.092 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3347 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in East Asia & Pacific was 76.74 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?
- The highest recorded value was 76.74 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.71 years in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.