Life Expectancy at Birth in Kosovo, Republic of

Kosovo, Republic of: Life Expectancy at Birth was 79.52 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
79.52
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
55th
of 216 countries
All-time high
79.52
in 2022
All-time low
61.48
in 1960
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Life Expectancy at Birth in Kosovo, Republic of, 1960–2022

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Kosovo, Republic of recorded 79.52 for life expectancy at birth in 2022. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Kosovo, Republic of peaked at 79.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 61.48, in 1960.

Kosovo, Republic of ranks 55th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62.89 61.48 64.27 10
1970s 65.98 64.58 67.39 10
1980s 69.13 67.69 70.6 10
1990s 71.66 69.42 73.07 10
2000s 75.62 74.07 77.67 10
2010s 78.55 77.63 79.02 10
2020s 77.63 76.57 79.52 3

Countries ranked near Kosovo, Republic of

  1. 52 Czech Republic 79.98 compare
  2. 53 Albania 79.78 compare
  3. 54 Panama 79.78 compare
  4. 56 Estonia, Republic of 79.3 compare
  5. 57 Saudi Arabia 78.98 compare
  6. 58 Northern Mariana Islands 78.95 compare

See the full ranking of 217 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Kosovo, Republic of?
Life expectancy at birth in Kosovo, Republic of was 79.52 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kosovo, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 79.52 in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kosovo, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 61.48 in 1960.
How does Kosovo, Republic of rank for life expectancy at birth?
Kosovo, Republic of ranks 55th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Kosovo, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kosovo, Republic of 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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Indicator
Life Expectancy at Birth
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
217 places, 14,065 data points, 1960–2024
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.