Life expectancy in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Life expectancy was 74.4 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.4 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
130th
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.4 years
in 2023
All-time low
23.58 years
in 1868
Years of data
81
1868–2023
Life expectancy in Kazakhstan, 1868–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 74.4 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 81 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Kazakhstan peaked at 74.4 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.58 years, in 1868.
Kazakhstan ranks 130th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 81 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1868 | 23.58 years | — |
| 1873 | 23.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 28.6 years | +20.2% |
| 1900 | 28.1 years | -1.7% |
| 1910 | 30.6 years | +8.9% |
| 1926 | 36.87 years | +20.5% |
| 1939 | 44.47 years | +20.6% |
| 1950 | 55.59 years | +25.0% |
| 1951 | 55.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 56.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 56.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 56.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 56.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 57.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 57.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 57.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 57.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 57.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 58.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 58.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 58.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 58.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 59.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 59.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 59.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 59.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 59.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 60.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 60.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 60.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 60.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 60.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 61.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 61.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 61.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 61.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 62.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 62.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 63 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 63.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 64.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 64.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 65.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 65.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 66 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 66.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 65.92 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 65.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.38 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.98 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.54 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 64.11 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 63.72 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 63.46 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.32 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 63.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 63.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 64.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.26 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.11 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 69.94 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 70.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 71.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 73 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 73.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.2 years | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 70.13 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 73.5 years | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 74.4 years | +1.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 74.4 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 74.4 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy in Kazakhstan 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 | +25.0% | 44.47 years | 55.59 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 23.58 years | 23.58 years | 23.58 years | 1 |
| 1870s | 23.8 years | 23.8 years | 23.8 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 28.6 years | 28.6 years | 28.6 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 28.1 years | 28.1 years | 28.1 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 30.6 years | 30.6 years | 30.6 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 36.87 years | 36.87 years | 36.87 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 44.47 years | 44.47 years | 44.47 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 56.69 years | 55.59 years | 57.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.92 years | 57.95 years | 59.84 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.02 years | 60.05 years | 62.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.73 years | 62.52 years | 66.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.21 years | 63.32 years | 65.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.36 years | 63.79 years | 67.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4 years | 68.26 years | 73.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.31 years | 70.13 years | 74.4 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 127 Georgia 74.5 years compare
- 128 Belarus 74.43 years compare
- 129 Azerbaijan 74.43 years compare
- 131 Paraguay 73.84 years compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
More health data for Kazakhstan
- 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 0.3158 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.58 % 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 0.0485 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Kazakhstan?
- Life expectancy in Kazakhstan was 74.4 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.58 years in 1868.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for life expectancy?
- Kazakhstan ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.