Over the past 160 years, life expectancy (from birth) in the United States has risen from 39.4 years in 1860, to 78.9 years in 2020. One of the major reasons for the overall increase of life expectancy in the last two centuries is the fact that the infant and child mortality rates have decreased by so much during this time. Medical advancements, fewer wars and improved living standards also mean that people are living longer than they did in previous centuries.

Despite this overall increase, the life expectancy dropped three times since 1860; from 1865 to 1870 during the American Civil War, from 1915 to 1920 during the First World War and following Spanish Flu epidemic, and it has dropped again between 2015 and now. The reason for the most recent drop in life expectancy is not a result of any specific event, but has been attributed to negative societal trends, such as unbalanced diets and sedentary lifestyles, high medical costs, and increasing rates of suicide and drug use.

Over the past 75 years, women have generally had a higher life expectancy than men by around 4-6 years. Reasons for this difference include higher susceptibility to childhood diseases among males; higher rates of accidental deaths, conflict-related deaths, and suicide among adult men; and higher prevalence of unhealthy lifestyle habits and chronic illnesses, as well as higher susceptibility to chronic diseases among men. Therefore, men not only have lower life expectancy than women overall, but also throughout each stage of life. Throughout the given period, there were notable dips in life expectancy for both sexes, including a roughly four year drop in 1960 due to China's so-called Great Leap Forward, and a 1.8 year drop due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. Across the world, differences in life expectancy can vary between the sexes by large margins. In countries such as the Nordics, for example, the difference is low due to high-quality healthcare systems and access, as well as high quality diets and lifestyles. In Eastern Europe, however, the difference is over 10 years in Russia and Ukraine due to the war, although the differences were already very pronounced in this region before 2022, in large part driven by unhealthier lifestyles among men.

This data package contains datasets on causes, risk factor, deaths, death rate, years of life lost (YLL), years lived with disability (YLD), disability-adjusted life years (DALY), life expectancy and health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) from the global burden of disease in the United States.

This statistic illustrates the life expectancy at birth in Taiwan from 1990 to 2023 with projections until 2030. In 2023, average life expectancy of Taiwanese increased to 80.23 years.

Chart and table of Germany life expectancy from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

This dataset provides global, regional, and GBD location-specific life expectancy and health adjusted life expectancy (HALE) at birth, by sex, in 1990, 2006, and 2016.

This statistic depicts the average life expectancy at birth worldwide in 1990 and 2019, by gender. In 2019, women had an average life expectancy of 75.9 years at birth, while men were expected to live 70.8 years.

Chart and table of Kenya life expectancy from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

This table contains 2394 series, with data for years 1991 - 1991 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Population group (19 items: Entire cohort; Income adequacy quintile 1 (lowest);Income adequacy quintile 2;Income adequacy quintile 3 ...), Age (14 items: At 25 years; At 30 years; At 40 years; At 35 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Characteristics (3 items: Life expectancy; High 95% confidence interval; life expectancy; Low 95% confidence interval; life expectancy ...).

Chart and table of Canada life expectancy from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

A global phenomenon, known as the demographic transition, has seen life expectancy from birth increase rapidly over the past two centuries. In pre-industrial societies, the average life expectancy was around 24 years, and it is believed that this was the case throughout most of history, and in all regions. The demographic transition then began in the industrial societies of Europe, North America, and the West Pacific around the turn of the 19th century, and life expectancy rose accordingly. Latin America was the next region to follow, before Africa and most Asian populations saw their life expectancy rise throughout the 20th century.

Life Expectancy: Male: Beijing data was reported at 80.430 Year Old in 12-01-2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 78.280 Year Old for 12-01-2010. Life Expectancy: Male: Beijing data is updated decadal, averaging 76.305 Year Old from Dec 1990 (Median) to 12-01-2020, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.430 Year Old in 12-01-2020 and a record low of 71.070 Year Old in 12-01-1990. Life Expectancy: Male: Beijing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Life Expectancy: By Region.

In 2022, life expectancy at birth for urban residents in Russia was 73.09 years. For those living in rural areas, it was approximately 71.6 years on average. Both urban and rural populations' average life span figures increased from the previous year. In total, Russians born in 2022 were expected to live roughly 72.7 years. Russia’s life expectancy is lower than in most other European countries and the United States. The Russian government set a national goal to achieve a life expectancy of 78 years by 2030. Change factors As in many other countries, life expectancy in Russia saw a decline in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and an increase in deaths from the disease. Even though the figure has increased since 2022 and exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2023, the war in Ukraine and mobilization affect the indicator negatively. That particularly holds for men’s life expectancy, which has historically been significantly lower than women’s. Historical development In 2023, life expectancy in Russia was almost 44 years higher than in 1845. Over that period, the indicators experienced a decline during the World Wars, the Russian Revolution of 1917, and a series of famines in the mid-1900s. Moreover, the indicator decreased between 1970 and 1985, in part due to male life expectancy being impacted by alcohol consumption. The 2023 figure was the highest in Russia and the Soviet Union’s history.

Equatorial Guinea GQ: Life Expectancy at Birth data was reported at 60.590 Year in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 60.710 Year for 2020. Equatorial Guinea GQ: Life Expectancy at Birth data is updated yearly, averaging 55.755 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2021, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.640 Year in 2019 and a record low of 50.860 Year in 1990. Equatorial Guinea GQ: Life Expectancy at Birth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Equatorial Guinea – Table GQ.OECD.GGI: Social: Demography: Non OECD Member: Annual.

This dataset gives the average life expectancy and corresponding confidence intervals for each Chicago community area for the years 1990, 2000 and 2010. See the full description at: https://data.cityofchicago.org/api/views/qjr3-bm53/files/AAu4x8SCRz_bnQb8SVUyAXdd913TMObSYj6V40cR6p8?download=true&filename=P:\EPI\OEPHI\MATERIALS\REFERENCES\Life Expectancy\Dataset description - LE by community area.pdf

Life Expectancy: Female: Tianjin data was reported at 83.400 Year Old in 12-01-2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 80.480 Year Old for 12-01-2010. Life Expectancy: Female: Tianjin data is updated decadal, averaging 78.555 Year Old from Dec 1990 (Median) to 12-01-2020, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83.400 Year Old in 12-01-2020 and a record low of 73.730 Year Old in 12-01-1990. Life Expectancy: Female: Tianjin data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Life Expectancy: By Region.

Life expectancy in Russia was 29.6 in the year 1845, and over the course of the next 175 years, it is expected to have increased to 72.3 years by 2020. Generally speaking, Russian life expectancy has increased over this 175 year period, however events such as the World Wars, Russian Revolution and a series of famines caused fluctuations before the mid-twentieth century, where the rate fluctuated sporadically. Between 1945 and 1950, Russian life expectancy more than doubled in this five year period, and it then proceeded to increase until the 1970s, when it then began to fall again. Between 1970 and 2005, the number fell from 68.5 to 65, before it then grew again in more recent years.

Life Expectancy at Birth: Male: SB: Republic of Buryatia data was reported at 62.880 Year in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 62.950 Year for 2022. Life Expectancy at Birth: Male: SB: Republic of Buryatia data is updated yearly, averaging 59.850 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.700 Year in 2018 and a record low of 54.400 Year in 2005. Life Expectancy at Birth: Male: SB: Republic of Buryatia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD011: Life Expectancy at Birth: by Region.

This dataset provides deaths in England in 1990 and 2013 for all ages and age‐standardized rates (per 100,000) by sex with 95% confidence interval and percentage change.

Life Expectancy at Birth: VR: Ulyanovsk Region data was reported at 72.040 Year in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 71.340 Year for 2022. Life Expectancy at Birth: VR: Ulyanovsk Region data is updated yearly, averaging 68.700 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.960 Year in 2019 and a record low of 64.900 Year in 2003. Life Expectancy at Birth: VR: Ulyanovsk Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD011: Life Expectancy at Birth: by Region.