Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Number of years a newborn would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Data table

Year	World (years)
1960	50.94
1961	52.8
1962	55.29
1963	55.65
1964	56.1
1965	55.93
1966	56.45
1967	56.9
1968	57.34
1969	57.68
1970	57.94
1971	58.02
1972	58.84
1973	59.3
1974	59.7
1975	60.13
1976	60.45
1977	61.04
1978	61.39
1979	61.84
1980	62.15
1981	62.52
1982	62.87
1983	63.13
1984	63.44
1985	63.73
1986	64.12
1987	64.46
1988	64.67
1989	64.96
1990	65.11
1991	65.3
1992	65.55
1993	65.74
1994	65.96
1995	66.2
1996	66.52
1997	66.83
1998	67.07
1999	67.31
2000	67.65
2001	67.95
2002	68.23
2003	68.52
2004	68.77
2005	69.11
2006	69.47
2007	69.8
2008	70
2009	70.38
2010	70.68
2011	70.97
2012	71.26
2013	71.53
2014	71.78
2015	71.97
2016	72.19
2017	72.37
2018	72.64
2019	72.87
2020	72.18
2021	71.22
2022	72.97
2023	73.33
2024	73.48

Per-source values, 2024

Caveats

Modelled estimate; sharp single-year dips usually reflect a real shock (earthquake, conflict, pandemic) rather than a data error.