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Life expectancy at age 15 in United States

United States: Life expectancy at age 15 was 89.3 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
89.3 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 236 countries
All-time high
89.3 years
in 2100
All-time low
66.14 years
in 1936
Years of data
168
1933–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in United States, 1933–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in United States is 89.3 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 168 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in United States peaked at 89.3 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 66.14 years, in 1936.

That places United States 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 168 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1930s 66.93 years 66.14 years 67.94 years 7
1940s 69.37 years 68 years 70.81 years 10
1950s 71.81 years 71.03 years 72.41 years 10
1960s 72.46 years 72.29 years 72.64 years 10
1970s 73.86 years 72.74 years 75.2 years 10
1980s 75.74 years 75.06 years 76.21 years 10
1990s 76.88 years 76.41 years 77.47 years 10
2000s 78.28 years 77.58 years 79.17 years 10
2010s 79.4 years 79.27 years 79.52 years 10
2020s 79.51 years 76.98 years 80.69 years 10
2030s 81.45 years 80.83 years 82.06 years 10
2040s 82.8 years 82.2 years 83.41 years 10
2050s 84.12 years 83.53 years 84.68 years 10
2060s 85.36 years 84.82 years 85.89 years 10
2070s 86.51 years 86.01 years 87.02 years 10
2080s 87.63 years 87.13 years 88.13 years 10
2090s 88.72 years 88.24 years 89.19 years 10
2100s 89.3 years 89.3 years 89.3 years 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 64 Anguilla 89.84 years compare
  2. 65 Iran 89.52 years compare
  3. 66 Czechia 89.5 years compare
  4. 68 Estonia 89.27 years compare
  5. 69 Colombia 89.11 years compare
  6. 70 Poland 89.08 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in United States?
Life expectancy at age 15 in United States was 89.3 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 89.3 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 66.14 years in 1936.
How does United States rank for life expectancy at age 15?
United States ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.