Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA only
IDA only: Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA only, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 67.25 years for life expectancy at birth, total 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 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in IDA only peaked at 67.25 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.26 years, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.47 years | 42.62 years | 46.26 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.07 years | 42.26 years | 49.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.87 years | 49.92 years | 52.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.19 years | 52.45 years | 56.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.24 years | 56.84 years | 61.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8 years | 62.05 years | 65.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.19 years | 64.88 years | 67.25 years | 5 |
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 29.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 758.07 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 373.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 239.23 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 36.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 246.69 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in IDA only?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in IDA only was 67.25 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 67.25 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.26 years in 1971.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.