United States

Life expectancy

Name: Life expectancy data for United States
Creator: World Bank
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Expected years of life at birth.

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Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN:US

Stored official data

Life expectancy - United States in United States was 78.9 on January 1, 2024, higher by 0.5 (+0.6%) from the prior observation. Charted from annual observations in years.

Latest78.89

YoY+0.64%

10Y Avg78.19

Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024

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Min69.77

Mean75.02

Max78.89

Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024

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Tier 1 - critical

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World Bank Open Data

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SP.DYN.LE00.IN:US

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Stored · 2024-01-01

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ComparabilitySeasonal-adjustment status needs attention: Prefer same-adjustment comparisons, or transform to year-over-year changes before cross-series comparison.Provider comparability note: Check provider dimensions, units, and methodological notes before using this series as a model input.Revision evidence is not a full historical vintage archive: Use this as current-value or captured-forward evidence unless the series is explicitly labelled source-native vintage.

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QualitySource authority: 100/100. Source kind is classified as official multilateral.Methodology completeness: 100/100. 100% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, and revision fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 90/100. 65 observations available; latest observation 2024-01-01; platform fetch 2026-06-14T22:48:45.038Z; release status none; data status liveRevision and vintage depth: 35/100. This provider currently exposes only the latest published values in Macro by Mark.

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CitationLife expectancy - United States (World Bank Indicators: SP.DYN.LE00.IN, United States, retrieved Jun 14, 2026)

Retrieved Jun 14, 2026

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Series details

SourceWorld Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National statistical offices, 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.

CategoryHealth

FrequencyAnnual

UnitYears

Latest observationJanuary 1, 2024

Platform last fetchJune 14, 2026

Transformslevel, yoy, index 100

About this series

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

The reading right now

As of January 2024, Life expectancy for United States stood at 78.9. That is up 0.5 from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 77.8, ranging from a low of 76.3 in January 2021 to a high of 78.9 in January 2024. The current reading sits 0.7 above its trailing ten-year mean of 78.2.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.