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Life expectancy: six country paths

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Life expectancy: six country pathsYears a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life. Eleven annual positions; shared linear axis 0–85 Years. Editorial country selection: United States, China, India, Germany, Brazil, South Africa. Prefer this stated comparison group; require at least two present observations per panel, then use reporting-code order for any remaining places. Missing observations break lines. No interpolation, smoothing, individual rescaling or indexed growth.WORLD SIGNAL MONITOR / VISUAL STORIESLife expectancy: six country pathsSix economies · 2014–2024 · YearsUnited States042.5852014: 78.8414634146341 Years2015: 78.690243902439 Years2016: 78.5390243902439 Years2017: 78.5390243902439 Years2018: 78.6390243902439 Years2019: 78.7878048780488 Years2020: 76.9804878048781 Years2021: 76.3292682926829 Years2022: 77.4341463414634 Years2023: 78.3853658536585 Years2024: 78.890243902439 Years20142024China042.5852014: 76.714 Years2015: 76.975 Years2016: 77.214 Years2017: 77.235 Years2018: 77.709 Years2019: 77.94 Years2020: 78.019 Years2021: 78.117 Years2022: 78.202 Years2023: 77.953 Years2024: 78.017 Years20142024India042.5852014: 68.932 Years2015: 69.326 Years2016: 69.709 Years2017: 70.068 Years2018: 70.415 Years2019: 70.746 Years2020: 70.156 Years2021: 67.282 Years2022: 71.698 Years2023: 72.003 Years2024: 72.235 Years20142024Germany042.5852014: 81.090243902439 Years2015: 80.6414634146341 Years2016: 80.990243902439 Years2017: 80.9926829268293 Years2018: 80.8926829268293 Years2019: 81.2926829268293 Years2020: 81.0414634146342 Years2021: 80.790243902439 Years2022: 80.6080487804878 Years2023: 81.0414634146342 Years2024: 80.7926829268293 Years20142024Brazil042.5852014: 74.823 Years2015: 75.106 Years2016: 75.081 Years2017: 75.383 Years2018: 75.633 Years2019: 75.809 Years2020: 74.506 Years2021: 73.038 Years2022: 74.872 Years2023: 75.848 Years2024: 76.023 Years20142024South Africa042.5852014: 63.184 Years2015: 64.053 Years2016: 64.749 Years2017: 65.422 Years2018: 65.726 Years2019: 66.071 Years2020: 65.15 Years2021: 62.01 Years2022: 65.454 Years2023: 66.139 Years2024: 66.312 Years20142024Same years and scale in every panel · Missing observations break lines · No smoothingSources: World Bank2014–2024
Six economies · 2014–2024 · Years. Every panel shares the same years and vertical scale; missing values break lines.

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Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life. Eleven annual positions; shared linear axis 0–85 Years. Editorial country selection: United States, China, India, Germany, Brazil, South Africa. Prefer this stated comparison group; require at least two present observations per panel, then use reporting-code order for any remaining places. Missing observations break lines. No interpolation, smoothing, individual rescaling or indexed growth.

217 of 217 retained reporting economies have values in 2024; coverage is not a complete world ranking. Highest does not imply best.

This summarizes mortality conditions in a year; it does not predict how long a particular baby will live.

It is a period life-table measure, rather than a measure of a completed birth cohort.

Some underlying demographic estimates are interpolated and may not capture each annual event precisely.

Missing years remain missing; the site does not extrapolate future life expectancy.

Source notes and numeric strings remain unchanged in downloads. The latest retained reporting year can differ across datasets.

This is an editorial comparison group, not a world ranking. The table retains all annual positions, including missing data.

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66 retained source observations · Reporting period 2014–2024 · Unit: Years. Numeric strings below retain snapshot precision.

Life expectancy: six country paths · 2014–2024 · Years
Reporting economyMeasure / roleYearValueUnitGraphic selectionSource status / noteEvidence
United States USALife expectancyvalue201478.8414634146341YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2014&footnote=y
United States USALife expectancyvalue201578.690243902439YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2015&footnote=y
United States USALife expectancyvalue201678.5390243902439YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2016&footnote=y
United States USALife expectancyvalue201778.5390243902439YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2017&footnote=y
United States USALife expectancyvalue201878.6390243902439YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2018&footnote=y
United States USALife expectancyvalue201978.7878048780488YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2019&footnote=y
United States USALife expectancyvalue202076.9804878048781YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2020&footnote=y
United States USALife expectancyvalue202176.3292682926829YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2021&footnote=y
United States USALife expectancyvalue202277.4341463414634YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2022&footnote=y
United States USALife expectancyvalue202378.3853658536585YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2023&footnote=y
United States USALife expectancyvalue202478.890243902439YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2024&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue201476.714YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2014&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue201576.975YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2015&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue201677.214YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2016&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue201777.235YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2017&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue201877.709YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2018&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue201977.94YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2019&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue202078.019YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2020&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue202178.117YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2021&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue202278.202YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2022&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue202377.953YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2023&footnote=y
China CHNLife expectancyvalue202478.017YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2024&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue201468.932YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2014&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue201569.326YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2015&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue201669.709YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2016&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue201770.068YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2017&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue201870.415YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2018&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue201970.746YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2019&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue202070.156YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2020&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue202167.282YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2021&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue202271.698YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2022&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue202372.003YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2023&footnote=y
India INDLife expectancyvalue202472.235YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2024&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue201481.090243902439YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2014&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue201580.6414634146341YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2015&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue201680.990243902439YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2016&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue201780.9926829268293YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2017&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue201880.8926829268293YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2018&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue201981.2926829268293YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2019&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue202081.0414634146342YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2020&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue202180.790243902439YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2021&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue202280.6080487804878YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2022&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue202381.0414634146342YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2023&footnote=y
Germany DEULife expectancyvalue202480.7926829268293YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/DEU/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2024&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue201474.823YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2014&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue201575.106YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2015&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue201675.081YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2016&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue201775.383YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2017&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue201875.633YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2018&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue201975.809YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2019&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue202074.506YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2020&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue202173.038YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2021&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue202274.872YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2022&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue202375.848YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2023&footnote=y
Brazil BRALife expectancyvalue202476.023YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2024&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue201463.184YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2014&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue201564.053YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2015&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue201664.749YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2016&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue201765.422YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2017&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue201865.726YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2018&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue201966.071YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2019&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue202065.15YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2020&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue202162.01YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2021&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue202265.454YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2022&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue202366.139YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2023&footnote=y
South Africa ZAFLife expectancyvalue202466.312YearsSelectedpresentSourcehttps://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ZAF/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?source=2&format=json&date=2024&footnote=y

Sources and attribution

The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), note: Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices.; Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), note: Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.. Indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN.

Life expectancy · Years

Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life.

The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), note: Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices.; Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), note: Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.. Indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. · Retrieved: 2026-10-11T02:27:33.851Z

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