Life expectancy at different ages in Indonesia
Indonesia: Life expectancy at different ages was 71.15 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71.15
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
71.15
in 2023
All-time low
27.5
in 1942
Years of data
79
1927–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Indonesia, 1927–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at different ages in Indonesia stood at 71.15. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Indonesia peaked at 71.15 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 1942.
Indonesia ranks 163rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 30 | — |
| 1932 | 32.5 | +8.3% |
| 1937 | 35 | +7.7% |
| 1942 | 27.5 | -21.4% |
| 1947 | 27.5 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 40.21 | +46.2% |
| 1951 | 40.83 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 41.54 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 42.21 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 42.91 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 43.59 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 44.3 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 44.99 | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 45.42 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 46.2 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 46.83 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 47.39 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 48.14 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 48.74 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 49.44 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 42.76 | -13.5% |
| 1966 | 48.41 | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 51.31 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 51.89 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 52.59 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 53.25 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 53.82 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 54.36 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 54.92 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 55.44 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 56 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 56.45 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 57.09 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 57.61 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 58.18 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 58.7 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 59.1 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 59.7 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 60.34 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 60.89 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 61.39 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 61.74 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 62.09 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.39 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 62.88 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 63.25 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 63.7 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 64.18 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 64.85 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 65.04 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 65.26 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.46 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 65.77 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 65.94 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 66 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 66.29 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 66.58 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.95 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.13 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.52 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 67.53 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 67.66 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.91 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.08 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.27 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 68.36 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 68.63 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.86 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.06 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 69.29 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.52 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.73 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.95 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 70.08 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.35 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.82 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 67.45 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 70.92 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 71.15 | +0.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 71.15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 71.15 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at different ages in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +46.2% | 27.5 | 40.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 1930s | 33.75 | 32.5 | 35 | 2 |
| 1940s | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2 |
| 1950s | 43.22 | 40.21 | 46.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.75 | 42.76 | 52.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.71 | 53.25 | 58.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.92 | 58.7 | 62.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.95 | 63.25 | 66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.19 | 65.52 | 68.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.38 | 68.36 | 70.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.58 | 67.45 | 71.15 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 160 Western Sahara 71.39 compare
- 161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.23 compare
- 162 Moldova 71.2 compare
- 164 Dominica 71.13 compare
- 165 Cambodia 70.67 compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 70.53 compare
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,463 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 50 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5519 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Indonesia?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Indonesia was 71.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.15 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 1942.
- How does Indonesia rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Indonesia ranks 163rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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