Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in United States
United States: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 10.17 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.17
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
43rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
10.17
in 2023
All-time low
5.88
in 1936
Years of data
91
1933–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in United States, 1933–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 10.17 for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 91 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in United States peaked at 10.17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.88, in 1936.
United States ranks 43rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 91 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 6.23 | — |
| 1934 | 6.16 | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 6.25 | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 5.88 | -5.9% |
| 1937 | 6.12 | +4.1% |
| 1938 | 6.37 | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 6.19 | -2.8% |
| 1940 | 6.07 | -1.9% |
| 1941 | 6.34 | +4.4% |
| 1942 | 6.5 | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 6.19 | -4.8% |
| 1944 | 6.48 | +4.7% |
| 1945 | 6.68 | +3.1% |
| 1946 | 6.77 | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 6.66 | -1.6% |
| 1948 | 6.74 | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 6.86 | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 6.88 | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 6.89 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 7.03 | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 7.01 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 7.28 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 7.14 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 7.14 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 7.06 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 7.07 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 7.16 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 7.12 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 7.24 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 7.16 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 7.12 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 7.32 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 7.34 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 7.34 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.5 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 7.39 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 7.54 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 7.76 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 7.78 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.81 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 7.82 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 8.01 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 8.35 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 8.32 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 8.56 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 8.56 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8.76 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 8.57 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 8.72 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 8.88 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 8.8 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 8.85 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 8.78 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 8.86 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 8.88 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 8.8 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 8.99 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 9.12 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 9.17 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.27 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.05 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 9.09 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 9.05 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 9.06 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.06 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.01 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.87 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 8.88 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.91 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.9 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.97 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.19 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.14 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.31 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 9.43 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.38 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.64 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.62 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.59 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.66 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.68 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.8 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.73 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.88 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.86 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.92 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.19 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 9.43 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 9.88 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 10.17 | +3.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 10.17 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.86, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6.17 | 5.88 | 6.37 | 7 |
| 1940s | 6.53 | 6.07 | 6.86 | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.07 | 6.88 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.31 | 7.12 | 7.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.17 | 7.76 | 8.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.81 | 8.57 | 8.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.07 | 8.87 | 9.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.17 | 8.88 | 9.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.77 | 9.59 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.67 | 9.19 | 10.17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in United States?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in United States was 10.17 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 10.17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 in 1936.
- How does United States rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- United States ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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