Life expectancy at birth, total in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.36 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
175th
of 218 countries
All-time high
67.36 years
in 2024
All-time low
54.2 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
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) 175th out of 218 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.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.2 years | — |
| 1961 | 54.74 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 55.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 56 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 56.66 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 57.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 57.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 58.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 58.83 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 59.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 59.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 60.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 60.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 60.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 61.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 61.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 61.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 62.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 62.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 62.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 62.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 62.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 62.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 62.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 62.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 63.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 63.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 63.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 63.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 63.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 63.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 63.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 64 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 64.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 64.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 64.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 64.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 64.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 64.32 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 64.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 63.91 years | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 64.92 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 64.9 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.91 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 64.84 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.85 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.86 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.89 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 65.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 65.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 65.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.88 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 66.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 66.96 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 67.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 67.36 years | +0.2% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 67.36 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.53 years, 90% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 67.36 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99 years, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4089 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 10 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,203 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0508 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0536 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 175th out of 218 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.