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Life expectancy in United States

Latest: 78.9
Previous: 78.4
Change: +0.50 (+0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2024
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Years

Life expectancy over time

Annual, Years, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Life expectancy in United States
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	70.2
Dec 31, 1967	70.6
Dec 31, 1968	70.0
Dec 31, 1969	70.5
Dec 31, 1970	70.8
Dec 31, 1971	71.1
Dec 31, 1972	71.2
Dec 31, 1973	71.4
Dec 31, 1974	72.0
Dec 31, 1975	72.6
Dec 31, 1976	72.9
Dec 31, 1977	73.3
Dec 31, 1978	73.4
Dec 31, 1979	73.8
Dec 31, 1980	73.6
Dec 31, 1981	74.0
Dec 31, 1982	74.4
Dec 31, 1983	74.5
Dec 31, 1984	74.6
Dec 31, 1985	74.6
Dec 31, 1986	74.6
Dec 31, 1987	74.8
Dec 31, 1988	74.8
Dec 31, 1989	75.0
Dec 31, 1990	75.2
Dec 31, 1991	75.4
Dec 31, 1992	75.6
Dec 31, 1993	75.4
Dec 31, 1994	75.6
Dec 31, 1995	75.6
Dec 31, 1996	76.0
Dec 31, 1997	76.4
Dec 31, 1998	76.6
Dec 31, 1999	76.6
Dec 31, 2000	76.6
Dec 31, 2001	76.8
Dec 31, 2002	76.9
Dec 31, 2003	77.0
Dec 31, 2004	77.5
Dec 31, 2005	77.5
Dec 31, 2006	77.7
Dec 31, 2007	78.0
Dec 31, 2008	78.0
Dec 31, 2009	78.4
Dec 31, 2010	78.5
Dec 31, 2011	78.6
Dec 31, 2012	78.7
Dec 31, 2013	78.7
Dec 31, 2014	78.8
Dec 31, 2015	78.7
Dec 31, 2016	78.5
Dec 31, 2017	78.5
Dec 31, 2018	78.6
Dec 31, 2019	78.8
Dec 31, 2020	77.0
Dec 31, 2021	76.3
Dec 31, 2022	77.4
Dec 31, 2023	78.4
Dec 31, 2024	78.9
Dec 31, 2025	—

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