Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in IDA total
IDA total: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 65.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.64 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
38th
of 47 groups
All-time high
65.64 years
in 2024
All-time low
42.6 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA total, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in IDA total is 65.64 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in IDA total peaked at 65.64 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6 years, in 1960.
That places IDA total 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.6 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 43.7 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 44.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 44.64 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 44.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 45.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 45.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 46.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 46.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 46.34 years | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 43.99 years | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 47.74 years | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 48.19 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 48.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 48.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 49.17 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 49.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 49.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 50.6 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 51.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 51.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 51.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 51.52 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 51.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 51.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 52.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 52.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 53.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 53.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 53.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 53.27 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 53.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 54.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 54.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 54.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 54.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 55.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 55.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 55.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 56.41 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 56.88 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 57.35 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 57.84 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 58.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 58.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 60.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 60.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 62.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 63.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.8 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.48 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.88 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 65.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 65.64 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.75 years | 42.6 years | 46.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.26 years | 43.99 years | 50.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.13 years | 51.12 years | 53.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.4 years | 53.27 years | 55.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.5 years | 56.41 years | 60.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.53 years | 60.99 years | 64.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.65 years | 63.48 years | 65.64 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 35 New Zealand 82.01 years compare
- 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
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5843 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 35.49 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in IDA total?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA total was 65.64 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 65.64 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6 years in 1960.
- How does IDA total rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- IDA total ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.