Compare life expectancy at birth across countries from 1950 to 2023.
🌍World46.4 → 73.2 years
01 · 1950—2023
The story without hidden formulas
+26.8change across the period
46.39195058.27197566.43200073.172023
UN WPP 20241950–2023
UN modelled estimates at selected benchmark years; values are rounded to 0.1 year.
Life expectancy at birth describes mortality conditions in a particular year. It is not a prediction of one person's lifespan.
02 · COMPARISON
24 countries in one comparison
🇯🇵 Japan84.7+25.4🇦🇺 Australia83.9+14.9🇮🇹 Italy83.7+18🇪🇸 Spain83.7+21.9🇫🇷 France83.3+17🇨🇦 Canada82.6+14.4🇩🇪 Germany81.4+14.6🇬🇧 United Kingdom81.3+12.7🇺🇸 United States79.3+11.2🇨🇳 China78+34.1🇦🇷 Argentina77.4+16.1🇹🇷 Türkiye77.2+29.9🇧🇷 Brazil75.8+27.3🇲🇽 Mexico75.1+31.2🇧🇩 Bangladesh74.7+37.3🇻🇳 Vietnam74.6+26.6🇷🇺 Russia73.2+17.7🇮🇳 India72+30.8🇪🇬 Egypt71.6+37.7🇮🇩 Indonesia71.2+30.9🇵🇭 Philippines69.8+16.3🇵🇰 Pakistan67.7+33.4🇿🇦 South Africa66.1+23🇳🇬 Nigeria54.5+18.9
03 · SOURCE & LIMITS
UN World Population Prospects 2024
UN modelled estimates at selected benchmark years; values are rounded to 0.1 year. Life expectancy at birth describes mortality conditions in a particular year. It is not a prediction of one person's lifespan.