Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend
IDA blend: Life expectancy at birth, total was 62.62 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend stood at 62.62 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend peaked at 62.62 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.54 years, in 1960.
IDA blend ranks 44th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.36 years | 42.54 years | 48.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.76 years | 47.67 years | 53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.63 years | 53.55 years | 55.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8 years | 54.62 years | 55.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.14 years | 55.6 years | 58.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.21 years | 59.05 years | 61.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.78 years | 60.82 years | 62.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 41 Bahrain, Kingdom of 81.42 years compare
- 42 United Kingdom 81.39 years compare
- 43 Chile 81.36 years compare
- 44 Maldives 81.28 years compare
- 45 Channel Islands 81.2 years compare
- 46 Isle of Man 81.09 years compare
- 47 Costa Rica 81 years compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above, female 13.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 261.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 132.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 128.45 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 199.45 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend was 62.62 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 62.62 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.54 years in 1960.
- How does IDA blend rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- IDA blend ranks 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.