Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend
IDA blend: Life expectancy at birth, total was 62.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend stood at 62.62 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend peaked at 62.62 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.54 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 | 45.36 years | 42.54 years | 48.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.76 years | 47.67 years | 53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.63 years | 53.55 years | 55.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8 years | 54.62 years | 55.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.14 years | 55.6 years | 58.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.21 years | 59.05 years | 61.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.78 years | 60.82 years | 62.62 years | 5 |
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 6.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 25.67 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 261.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 203.34 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 402.79 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA blend was 62.62 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 62.62 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.54 years in 1960.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.