Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 76.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Upper middle income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Upper middle income is 76.05 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 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Upper middle income peaked at 76.05 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.94 years, in 1960.
That places Upper middle income 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.94 years | — |
| 1961 | 46.99 years | +9.4% |
| 1962 | 52.98 years | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 53.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 54.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 54.12 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 55.04 years | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 55.77 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 56.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 56.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 57.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 58.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 58.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 59.48 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 60.02 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 60.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 61.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 62.04 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 62.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 63.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 63.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 63.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 64.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 64.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 65.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 65.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 66.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 66.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 66.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 67.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 67.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 68.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 69.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 69.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 70.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 70.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 71.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.2 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 72.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 72.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 72.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 73.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.06 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 74.42 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.73 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 75.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.05 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.86 years | 42.94 years | 56.86 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.34 years | 57.41 years | 63.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.42 years | 63.51 years | 67.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.94 years | 67.34 years | 70.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.01 years | 70.75 years | 73.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.75 years | 73.66 years | 75.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.43 years | 74.42 years | 76.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.1721 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Upper middle income?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Upper middle income was 76.05 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 76.05 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.94 years in 1960.
- How does Upper middle income rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.