Life expectancy in OECD (AHDI)
OECD (AHDI): Life expectancy was 80.67 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in OECD (AHDI), 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
OECD (AHDI) recorded 80.67 years for life expectancy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in OECD (AHDI) peaked at 81.02 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.23 years, in 1870.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in OECD (AHDI), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 38.23 years | — |
| 1880 | 39.5 years | +3.3% |
| 1890 | 42.41 years | +7.4% |
| 1900 | 45.33 years | +6.9% |
| 1913 | 49.86 years | +10.0% |
| 1925 | 54.51 years | +9.3% |
| 1929 | 55.36 years | +1.6% |
| 1933 | 57.74 years | +4.3% |
| 1938 | 58.78 years | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 65.99 years | +12.3% |
| 1955 | 68.57 years | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 69.61 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 70.67 years | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 71.45 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 72.9 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 74.3 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 75.46 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 76.45 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 77.24 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 78.42 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 79.42 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 80.55 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 81.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 80.67 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 38.23 years | 38.23 years | 38.23 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 39.5 years | 39.5 years | 39.5 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 42.41 years | 42.41 years | 42.41 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 45.33 years | 45.33 years | 45.33 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 49.86 years | 49.86 years | 49.86 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 54.94 years | 54.51 years | 55.36 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 58.26 years | 57.74 years | 58.78 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 67.28 years | 65.99 years | 68.57 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 70.14 years | 69.61 years | 70.67 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.17 years | 71.45 years | 72.9 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 74.88 years | 74.3 years | 75.46 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 76.85 years | 76.45 years | 77.24 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.92 years | 78.42 years | 79.42 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.78 years | 80.55 years | 81.02 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.67 years | 80.67 years | 80.67 years | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in OECD (AHDI)?
- Life expectancy in OECD (AHDI) was 80.67 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 OECD (AHDI)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.02 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in OECD (AHDI)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.23 years in 1870.
- How does OECD (AHDI) rank for life expectancy?
- OECD (AHDI) ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in OECD (AHDI)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD (AHDI) 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.