Life expectancy at birth, total in High income
High income: Life expectancy at birth, total was 80.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in High income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in High income is 80.39 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in High income peaked at 80.39 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.34 years, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.28 years | 68.34 years | 69.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.28 years | 70.2 years | 72.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.45 years | 72.34 years | 74.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.98 years | 74.44 years | 75.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.13 years | 76.04 years | 78.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.47 years | 78.6 years | 80.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.59 years | 78.8 years | 80.39 years | 5 |
More health data for High income
- Population ages 65 and above 20.0% (2025)
- Population, female 50.3% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 24.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 55.4% (2025)
- Population, female 716.66 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 31.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 124.36 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 160.38 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 22.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 918.73 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in High income?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in High income was 80.39 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 80.39 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.34 years in 1960.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.