Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Other small states
Other small states: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 73.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.81 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
20th
of 47 groups
All-time high
73.81 years
in 2024
All-time low
57.32 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states is 73.81 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states peaked at 73.81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.32 years, in 1960.
Other small states ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.32 years | — |
| 1961 | 57.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 58.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 58.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 58.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 59.33 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 59.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 59.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 59.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 60.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 60.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 60.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 60.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 61.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 59.85 years | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 60.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 60.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 60.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 60.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 61.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 61.9 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 62.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 62.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 62.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 63.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 63.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 64.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 64.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 65.13 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 65.02 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 65.03 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 64.99 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 64.97 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 64.76 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 64.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 65.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 65.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 66.44 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 66.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 66.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 67.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 67.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.58 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 69.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 69.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 70.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 71.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.51 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.77 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 72.91 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 73.58 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 73.81 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.87 years | 57.32 years | 60.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.7 years | 59.85 years | 61.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.37 years | 61.9 years | 65.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.01 years | 64.76 years | 65.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.53 years | 66.44 years | 69.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.22 years | 69.57 years | 72.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.92 years | 71.77 years | 73.81 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 17 Israel 83.2 years compare
- 18 Luxembourg 83.2 years compare
- 19 Norway 83.16 years compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 83.08 years compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 83.07 years compare
- 22 Australia 83.05 years compare
- 23 Ireland 83.01 years compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 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 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0421 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 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states was 73.81 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 73.81 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.32 years in 1960.
- How does Other small states rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Other small states ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.