Life Expectancy at Birth in Brunei
Brunei: Life Expectancy at Birth was 75.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.5
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
101st
of 216 countries
All-time high
75.5
in 2024
All-time low
58.72
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Brunei, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Brunei stood at 75.5. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Brunei peaked at 75.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.72, in 1960.
Brunei ranks 101st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.72 | — |
| 1961 | 59.39 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 58.82 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 60.62 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 61.27 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 61.72 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 62.4 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 62.91 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 63.47 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 63.96 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 64.49 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 64.97 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 65.45 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 65.95 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 66.44 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 66.95 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 67.41 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 67.83 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 68.26 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 68.64 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 69.01 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 69.34 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 69.67 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 69.99 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 70.24 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 70.5 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.76 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 70.98 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.18 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 71.41 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 71.63 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.86 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 72.09 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 72.33 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 72.57 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.84 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 73.08 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 73.33 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.58 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 73.81 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.02 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.21 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 74.36 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.51 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 74.6 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.68 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.75 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.79 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.81 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.81 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.82 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.83 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.85 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.86 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.88 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.91 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.94 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.99 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.05 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.11 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.87 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 72.92 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 75.33 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 75.5 | +0.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 75.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 75.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.33 | 58.72 | 63.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.64 | 64.49 | 68.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.31 | 69.01 | 71.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.71 | 71.63 | 73.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.56 | 74.02 | 74.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9 | 74.82 | 75.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.75 | 72.92 | 75.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More gender data for Brunei
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 92.36 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 390.09 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 390.09 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Brunei?
- Life expectancy at birth in Brunei was 75.5 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.72 in 1960.
- How does Brunei rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Brunei ranks 101st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.