Life expectancy at birth, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Sri Lanka is 77.67 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 77.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.6 years, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.53 years | 60.6 years | 64.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.49 years | 64.24 years | 67.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.57 years | 67.28 years | 69.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.83 years | 69.13 years | 70.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.75 years | 68.02 years | 73.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.72 years | 74.46 years | 76.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.13 years | 76.28 years | 77.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 73 Montenegro 77.89 years compare
- 74 Iran 77.85 years compare
- 75 Antigua and Barbuda 77.77 years compare
- 77 Ecuador 77.58 years compare
- 78 Argentina 77.54 years compare
- 79 British Virgin Islands 77.43 years compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 174,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 181,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 177,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 180,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 175,626 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 180,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 180,151 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 176,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 173,052 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Sri Lanka?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Sri Lanka was 77.67 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 77.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6 years in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.