Life Expectancy at Birth in United States
United States: Life Expectancy at Birth was 78.89 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in United States, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States recorded 78.89 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in United States peaked at 78.89 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.77, in 1960.
That places United States 61st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.17 | 69.77 | 70.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.23 | 70.81 | 73.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.47 | 73.61 | 75.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.85 | 75.21 | 76.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.45 | 76.64 | 78.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.67 | 78.54 | 78.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6 | 76.33 | 78.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 58 Northern Mariana Islands 78.95 compare
- 59 Croatia 78.93 compare
- 60 New Caledonia 78.92 compare
- 62 Poland 78.41 compare
- 63 Slovak Republic 78.37 compare
- 64 Armenia 78.32 compare
More gender data for United States
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.81 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.90 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in United States?
- Life expectancy at birth in United States was 78.89 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 78.89 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.77 in 1960.
- How does United States rank for life expectancy at birth?
- United States ranks 61st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.