Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Micronesia (country)

Micronesia (country): Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 67.2 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
67.2 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.2 years
in 2023
All-time low
48.36 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Micronesia (country), 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Micronesia (country) stood at 67.2 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Micronesia (country) peaked at 67.2 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.36 years, in 1950.

Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 50.91 years 48.36 years 53.57 years 10
1960s 56.84 years 54.19 years 59.31 years 10
1970s 61.32 years 59.77 years 62.46 years 10
1980s 63.02 years 62.56 years 63.62 years 10
1990s 64.16 years 63.72 years 64.63 years 10
2000s 64.72 years 63.91 years 64.91 years 10
2010s 65.42 years 64.89 years 66.2 years 10
2020s 66.55 years 65.88 years 67.2 years 4

Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)

  1. 189 Malawi 67.35 years compare
  2. 190 Fiji 67.32 years compare
  3. 191 Ethiopia 67.31 years compare
  4. 193 Tuvalu 67.1 years compare
  5. 194 Tanzania 67 years compare
  6. 195 Marshall Islands 66.95 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Micronesia (country)?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Micronesia (country) was 67.2 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The highest recorded value was 67.2 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The lowest recorded value was 48.36 years in 1950.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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