Life expectancy at birth, total in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Life expectancy at birth, total was 66.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Least developed countries: UN classification is 66.71 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 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 66.71 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.2 years, in 1971.
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 39th of 49 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 | 42.93 years | 41.15 years | 44.71 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.37 years | 40.2 years | 47.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.15 years | 48.19 years | 50.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.57 years | 50.67 years | 54.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.01 years | 55.4 years | 60.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.11 years | 61.04 years | 64.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.62 years | 64.27 years | 66.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
- 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 Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 15-64, female 355.72 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 6.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 46.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 229.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 74.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Least developed countries: UN classification was 66.71 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 66.71 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 years in 1971.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 39th out of 49 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.