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Life expectancy in United States

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 21, 2026
people · United States

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 79.0years +0.6 section.change_since
Countries · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +0.1
vs section.levels.world +5.5 section.levels.world: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1990 – 2024 years · United States · section.levels.world
+0.1 section.change_since
United States section.levels.world

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

section.compare Life expectancy · years
United States
79.0
section.levels.world
73.5

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 79.0 · 2024
First value 75.4 · 1990
Highest 79.0 · 2024
Lowest 75.4 · 1990
Data points 35

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange section.levels.world
2024 79.0 +0.6 73.5
2023 78.4 +0.9 73.3
2022 77.5 +1.1 73.0
2021 76.4 −0.6 71.2
2020 77.0 −1.8 72.2
2019 78.8 +0.1 72.9
2018 78.7 +0.1 72.6
2017 78.6 −0.1 72.4
2016 78.7 ±0.0 72.2
2015 78.7 −0.2 72.0
2014 78.9 +0.1 71.8
2013 78.8 ±0.0 71.5
2012 78.8 +0.1 71.3
2011 78.7 ±0.0 71.0
2010 78.7 +0.2 70.7
2009 78.5 +0.3 70.4
2008 78.2 +0.1 70.0
2007 78.1 +0.3 69.8
2006 77.8 +0.2 69.5
2005 77.6 ±0.0 69.1
2004 77.6 +0.4 68.8
2003 77.2 +0.2 68.5
2002 77.0 ±0.0 68.2
2001 77.0 +0.2 67.9
2000 76.8 +0.1 67.7
1999 76.7 ±0.0 67.3
1998 76.7 +0.2 67.1
1997 76.5 +0.4 66.8
1996 76.1 +0.4 66.5
1995 75.7 ±0.0 66.2
1994 75.7 +0.2 66.0
1993 75.5 −0.2 65.7
1992 75.7 +0.2 65.5
1991 75.5 +0.1 65.3
1990 75.4 65.1

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 South Korea 82.7
2 Canada 81.9
3 United Kingdom 81.1
4 Chile 80.4
5 United States 78.7
6 China 76.7
7 Argentina 76.5
8 Colombia 76.5
9 Brazil 75.7
10 Mexico 74.9
11 Russia 72.8
12 Indonesia 71.5
13 India 69.4

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2018

section.what

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

section.how

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).