Life expectancy at birth who gho in United States

United States: Life expectancy at birth who gho was 76.37 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
76.37
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
46th
of 185 countries
All-time high
78.8
in 2014
All-time low
76.37
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Life expectancy at birth who gho in United States, 2000–2021

0204060802000201020212000: 76.72001: 76.82002: 76.82003: 772004: 77.42005: 77.42006: 77.72007: 77.92008: 782009: 78.42010: 78.62011: 78.72012: 78.82013: 78.82014: 78.82015: 78.62016: 78.62017: 78.52018: 78.62019: 78.72020: 76.92021: 76.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, life expectancy at birth who gho in United States stood at 76.37. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth who gho in United States peaked at 78.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.37, in 2021.

That places United States 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Life expectancy at birth who gho in United States, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth who gho in United States, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 76.66
2001 76.75 +0.1%
2002 76.85 +0.1%
2003 76.99 +0.2%
2004 77.4 +0.5%
2005 77.38 -0.0%
2006 77.68 +0.4%
2007 77.94 +0.3%
2008 78.05 +0.1%
2009 78.42 +0.5%
2010 78.61 +0.2%
2011 78.65 +0.1%
2012 78.77 +0.1%
2013 78.76 -0.0%
2014 78.8 +0.1%
2015 78.61 -0.2%
2016 78.56 -0.1%
2017 78.5 -0.1%
2018 78.63 +0.2%
2019 78.74 +0.1%
2020 76.89 -2.3%
2021 76.37 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.41 76.66 78.42 10
2010s 78.66 78.5 78.8 10
2020s 76.63 76.37 76.89 2

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 43 Qatar 76.71 compare
  2. 44 Saudi Arabia 76.43 compare
  3. 45 Albania 76.39 compare
  4. 47 Algeria 75.98 compare
  5. 48 Jordan 75.65 compare
  6. 49 Poland 75.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth who gho in United States?
Life expectancy at birth who gho in United States was 76.37 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 78.8 in 2014.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 76.37 in 2021.
How does United States rank for life expectancy at birth who gho?
United States ranks 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is life expectancy at birth who gho rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Life expectancy at birth who gho
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Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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