Life expectancy in Brunei
Brunei: Life expectancy was 74.79 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Brunei, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Brunei is 74.79 years, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Brunei peaked at 74.85 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.35 years, in 1950.
That places Brunei 64th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Brunei, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.35 years | — |
| 1955 | 61.5 years | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 62.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 64.18 years | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 67.01 years | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 69.17 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 70.63 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 72.47 years | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 71.66 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 72.82 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 74.08 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 74.73 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 74.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.75 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.79 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.92 years | 60.35 years | 61.5 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 63.28 years | 62.39 years | 64.18 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.09 years | 67.01 years | 69.17 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 71.55 years | 70.63 years | 72.47 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 72.24 years | 71.66 years | 72.82 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.41 years | 74.08 years | 74.73 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.8 years | 74.75 years | 74.85 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.79 years | 74.79 years | 74.79 years | 1 |
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More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Brunei?
- Life expectancy in Brunei was 74.79 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 74.85 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.35 years in 1950.
- How does Brunei rank for life expectancy?
- Brunei ranks 64th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.