Life expectancy at birth, total in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Micronesia (country), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Micronesia (country) is 67.36 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Micronesia (country) peaked at 67.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.2 years, in 1960.
That places Micronesia (country) 172nd out of 215 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.84 years | 54.2 years | 59.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.32 years | 59.77 years | 62.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.02 years | 62.56 years | 63.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.16 years | 63.72 years | 64.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.72 years | 63.91 years | 64.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.42 years | 64.89 years | 66.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.71 years | 65.88 years | 67.36 years | 5 |
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More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,203 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 10 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1,143 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Micronesia (country)?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Micronesia (country) was 67.36 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2 years in 1960.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.