Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Small states
Small states: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 73.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in 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 Small states is 73.11 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 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Small states peaked at 73.11 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.94 years, in 1960.
That places Small states 23rd 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.94 years | — |
| 1961 | 58.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 58.89 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 59.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 59.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 60.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 60.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 60.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 60.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 60.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 61.31 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 61.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 61.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 62 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 61.23 years | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 61.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 61.94 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 62.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 62.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 62.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 63 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 63.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 63.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 63.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 64.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 64.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 64.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 64.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 65.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 65.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 65.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 65.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 65.69 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 65.63 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 65.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 66.02 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 66 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 66.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 66.99 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 67.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 67.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 69.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 69.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 70 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 70.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 70.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 70.78 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 72.38 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 72.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.11 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.64 years | 57.94 years | 60.99 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.81 years | 61.23 years | 62.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.2 years | 63 years | 65.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.81 years | 65.59 years | 66.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.98 years | 66.99 years | 69.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.94 years | 69.69 years | 72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2 years | 70.78 years | 73.11 years | 5 |
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More health data for Small states
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0336 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 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0397 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 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Small states?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Small states was 73.11 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 73.11 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.94 years in 1960.
- How does Small states rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Small states ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.