What is life expectancy in Uzbekistan?

Life expectancy in Uzbekistan was 72.39 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Uzbekistan?

The highest recorded value was 72.39 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Uzbekistan?

The lowest recorded value was 53.34 years in 1950.

How does Uzbekistan rank for life expectancy?

Uzbekistan ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Uzbekistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Uzbekistan

Name: Life expectancy in Uzbekistan
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uzbekistan: Life expectancy was 72.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

72.39 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

147th

of 236 countries

All-time high

72.39 years

in 2023

All-time low

53.34 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Uzbekistan, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Uzbekistan is 72.39 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Uzbekistan peaked at 72.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.34 years, in 1950.

Uzbekistan ranks 147th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	54.74 years	53.34 years	56.19 years	10
1960s	58.11 years	56.54 years	59.72 years	10
1970s	61.45 years	60.07 years	62.71 years	10
1980s	64.42 years	62.98 years	65.84 years	10
1990s	65.11 years	64.67 years	65.77 years	10
2000s	67.42 years	65.46 years	69.52 years	10
2010s	71.08 years	69.84 years	72.09 years	10
2020s	71.92 years	71.46 years	72.39 years	4

Countries ranked near Uzbekistan

144 Saint Lucia 72.7 years compare
145 Guatemala 72.6 years compare
146 Venezuela 72.51 years compare
148 Iraq 72.32 years compare
149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.14 years compare
150 Syria 72.12 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Uzbekistan

Population, female 49.5% (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 316,332 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 296,664 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 319,011 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 298,377 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 333,079 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 310,867 (2025)
Population, female 18.36 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 353,910 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 299,546 (2025)

All data for Uzbekistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Uzbekistan?: Life expectancy in Uzbekistan was 72.39 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Uzbekistan?: The highest recorded value was 72.39 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Uzbekistan?: The lowest recorded value was 53.34 years in 1950.
How does Uzbekistan rank for life expectancy?: Uzbekistan ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Uzbekistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.