Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in United States
United States: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 4.9 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in United States, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
United States recorded 4.9 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in United States peaked at 7.8 Years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4.8 Years, in 2010.
That places United States 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in United States, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5 Years | — |
| 1961 | 6.5 Years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 6.6 Years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 6.8 Years | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 6.9 Years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 7 Years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 7.1 Years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 7.3 Years | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 7.5 Years | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 7.6 Years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 7.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7.7 Years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 7.7 Years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7.7 Years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.8 Years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 7.7 Years | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 7.7 Years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.7 Years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7.8 Years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 7.4 Years | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 7.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.3 Years | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 7.1 Years | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 7.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 Years | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 6.9 Years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 6.9 Years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.8 Years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 7 Years | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 6.9 Years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 6.8 Years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.6 Years | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 6.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.4 Years | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 6 Years | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 5.8 Years | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 5.7 Years | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.5 Years | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 5.2 Years | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 5.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1 Years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 Years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9 Years | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8 Years | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8 Years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8 Years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8 Years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8 Years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8 Years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9 Years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5 Years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5 Years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.1 Years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7 Years | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 5.8 Years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.4 Years | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 5.3 Years | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 4.9 Years | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.98 Years | 6.5 Years | 7.6 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.7 Years | 7.6 Years | 7.8 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1 Years | 6.8 Years | 7.4 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.33 Years | 5.5 Years | 7 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.11 Years | 4.9 Years | 5.2 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 Years | 4.8 Years | 5.1 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 Years | 4.9 Years | 5.8 Years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in United States?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in United States was 4.9 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 Years in 1975.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 Years in 2010.
- How does United States rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- United States ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.