Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Middle income
Middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 72.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Middle income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 72.87 years for life expectancy at birth, total 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Middle income peaked at 72.87 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.63 years, in 1960.
That places Middle income 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.63 years | — |
| 1961 | 46.27 years | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 50.12 years | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 50.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 51.14 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 50.92 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 51.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 52.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 53.02 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 53.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 53.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 53.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 55.14 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 55.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 56.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 56.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 57.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 58.03 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 58.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 59.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 59.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 60 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 60.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 60.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 61.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 61.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 62.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 62.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 63.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 63.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 63.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 63.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 64.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 64.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 65.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 65.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 65.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 66.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 67.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 68.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 69.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 70.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.51 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 70.39 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 72.5 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 72.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 72.87 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.32 years | 43.63 years | 53.57 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.48 years | 53.88 years | 59.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.45 years | 59.57 years | 63.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.75 years | 63.34 years | 66.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.95 years | 66.52 years | 69.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.01 years | 69.72 years | 72.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72 years | 70.39 years | 72.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Middle income?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Middle income was 72.87 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 72.87 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.63 years in 1960.
- How does Middle income rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Middle income ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income 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.