Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 64.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 64.92 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 64.92 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.8 years, in 1960.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.8 years | — |
| 1961 | 41.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 41.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 41.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 42.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 42.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 42.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 43.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 43.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 43.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 44.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 44.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 44.25 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 44.81 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 44.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 45.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 45.91 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 46.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 46.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 46.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 47.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 47.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 47.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 46.61 years | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 46.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 46.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 47.85 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 49.09 years | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 49.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 49.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 49.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.64 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 50.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 50.31 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 51.11 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 51.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 51.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 51.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 52.16 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 53 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 53.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 54.06 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 54.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 55.15 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 55.78 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.57 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 57.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 57.86 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 58.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 59.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.09 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 60.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 62.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 63.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.07 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.53 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 63.84 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 64.72 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 64.92 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.41 years | 40.8 years | 43.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.33 years | 44.25 years | 46.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.84 years | 46.58 years | 49.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.78 years | 49.64 years | 52.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.6 years | 53 years | 58.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.15 years | 58.73 years | 63.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.82 years | 62.53 years | 64.92 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 64.92 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.92 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8 years in 1960.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.