Life expectancy at birth, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Life expectancy at birth, total 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 39th of 45 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 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)
- 36 Austria 82 years compare
- 37 Netherlands 81.97 years compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 81.9 years compare
- 39 Greece 81.84 years compare
- 40 Cyprus 81.82 years compare
- 41 Bahrain 81.42 years compare
- 42 United Kingdom 81.39 years compare
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 537.82 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 16.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.04 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.1% (2025)
- Population, female 484.17 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 5.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 29.67 million (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 39th out of 45 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.