Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Life expectancy at birth, total was 72.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in IDA & IBRD total stood at 72.13 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 72.13 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.35 years, in 1960.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.35 years | — |
| 1961 | 47.66 years | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 50.97 years | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 51.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 51.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 51.75 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 52.41 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 52.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 53.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 54.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 54.31 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 54.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 55.4 years | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 55.97 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 56.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 56.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 57.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 57.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 58.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 58.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 59.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 59.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 60.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 60.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 60.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 61.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 61.61 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 62 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 62.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 62.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 62.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 63.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 63.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 63.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 64.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 64.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 64.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 65 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 65.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 65.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 65.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 66.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 67.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 67.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 67.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 69.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.75 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 69.67 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 71.68 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 72 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.13 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.21 years | 45.35 years | 54.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.59 years | 54.31 years | 58.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61 years | 59.31 years | 62.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.98 years | 62.77 years | 65.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.09 years | 65.66 years | 68.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.21 years | 68.93 years | 71.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.25 years | 69.67 years | 72.13 years | 5 |
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More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 65 and above, male 7.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.57 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 338.83 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 9.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 269.72 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 8.7% (2025)
- Population, female 3.48 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 13.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 608.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in IDA & IBRD total?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA & IBRD total was 72.13 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 72.13 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.35 years in 1960.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.