Life Expectancy at Birth in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Life Expectancy at Birth was 72.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.4
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
133rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
72.4
in 2024
All-time low
55.03
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Kyrgyzstan, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 72.4 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 72.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.03, in 1960.
That places Kyrgyzstan 133rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.03 | — |
| 1961 | 55.33 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 55.64 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 55.93 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 56.22 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 56.52 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 56.83 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 57.16 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 57.45 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 57.75 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 58.02 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 58.32 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 58.65 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 58.99 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 59.34 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 59.62 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 59.88 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 60.15 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 60.48 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 60.87 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 61.31 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 61.62 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 62.04 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 62.11 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 62.62 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 63.43 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 64.44 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 65.14 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 65 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 67.91 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 68.3 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 68.55 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.1 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 67.19 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 66.04 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 65.79 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 66.54 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 66.89 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.05 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 68.66 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 68.56 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 68.71 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.16 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 68.26 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 68.15 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.96 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.7 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 67.9 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.45 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 69.1 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 69.3 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 69.6 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 70 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.2 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.4 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.65 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.95 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.2 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.4 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.6 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.8 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.9 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.05 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.25 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 72.4 | +0.2% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 72.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 72.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.39 | 55.03 | 57.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.43 | 58.02 | 60.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.56 | 61.31 | 67.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.31 | 65.79 | 68.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.29 | 67.7 | 69.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.53 | 69.3 | 71.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.08 | 71.8 | 72.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 130 Syria 72.56 compare
- 131 Uzbekistan 72.53 compare
- 132 Iraq 72.42 compare
- 134 Mongolia 72.4 compare
- 135 El Salvador 72.3 compare
- 136 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.28 compare
More gender data for Kyrgyzstan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,300 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5338 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,504 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,504 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 72,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 76,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 72,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 76,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 72,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Kyrgyzstan?
- Life expectancy at birth in Kyrgyzstan was 72.4 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.03 in 1960.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 133rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.