Annual global life expectancy at select ages 1950-2100

The significant increase in life expectancy over the past 75 years has largely been driven by reductions in infant and child mortality, and has seen life expectancy from birth increase by 27 years between 1950 and 2024. However, this is not the only driver of increased life expectancy, as humanity has also got much better at prolonging life for adults. In 1950, 65-year-olds could expect to live for another 11 years on average, while this has risen to almost 18 years in 2024.

The notable dips in life expectancy are due to China's Great Leap Forward around 1960, famine and conflict in Asia (especially Bangladesh) around 1970, and the COVID-19 pandemic in the early 2020s.

Annual global life expectancy at select ages from 1950 to 2022, with projections until 2100

Characteristic	From birth	Age 15	Age 65	Age 80
1950	46.5	62	76.3	85.02
1951	47.1	62.5	76.3	85.01
1952	48.2	63.3	76.6	85.14
1953	48.8	63.6	76.6	85.15
1954	49.6	64.1	76.8	85.26
1955	50.1	64.3	76.9	85.29
1956	50.6	64.6	76.9	85.28
1957	50.9	64.7	77	85.34
1958	51.5	65	77.2	85.45
1959	49.3	64.2	76.9	85.4
1960	47.7	63.5	76.7	85.37
1961	50.4	64.6	77.1	85.53
1962	53.1	65.7	77.4	85.54
1963	53.6	65.9	77.5	85.58
1964	54.2	66.3	77.7	85.74
1965	53.9	66.1	77.6	85.69
1966	54.5	66.5	77.8	85.77
1967	54.9	66.7	77.8	85.8
1968	55.5	67	77.8	85.76
1969	55.8	67.1	77.8	85.82
1970	56.1	67.3	78	85.89
1971	55.9	67	78	85.92
1972	57.1	67.9	78.2	86.01
1973	57.6	68.2	78.3	86.03
1974	58	68.5	78.5	86.12
1975	58.3	68.6	78.6	86.17
1976	58.7	68.8	78.7	86.2
1977	59.4	69.3	78.8	86.32
1978	59.7	69.4	78.9	86.33
1979	60.2	69.7	79	86.39
1980	60.6	69.8	78.9	86.35
1981	61	70	79	86.41
1982	61.4	70.2	79.1	86.49
1983	61.6	70.3	79.1	86.47
1984	61.9	70.5	79.2	86.54
1985	62.2	70.7	79.2	86.52
1986	62.8	71	79.4	86.63
1987	63.2	71.1	79.5	86.71
1988	63.3	71.2	79.6	86.72
1989	63.8	71.5	79.7	86.78
1990	64	71.5	79.7	86.8
1991	64.1	71.6	79.8	86.82
1992	64.3	71.7	79.9	86.9
1993	64.4	71.7	79.9	86.85
1994	64.5	71.6	79.9	86.9
1995	64.9	71.9	80	86.93
1996	65.1	72.1	80.1	86.99
1997	65.5	72.3	80.2	87.06
1998	65.7	72.5	80.3	87.12
1999	66.1	72.6	80.4	87.1
2000	66.5	72.7	80.5	87.17
2001	66.8	73	80.6	87.28
2002	67.1	73.1	80.7	87.3
2003	67.5	73.2	80.7	87.31
2004	67.8	73.4	80.9	87.44
2005	68.2	73.6	80.9	87.44
2006	68.7	73.9	81.1	87.55
2007	69.1	74	81.2	87.59
2008	69.3	74.1	81.2	87.61
2009	69.8	74.4	81.4	87.7
2010	70.1	74.6	81.5	87.75
2011	70.5	74.8	81.6	87.82
2012	70.9	75	81.7	87.87
2013	71.2	75.3	81.8	87.96
2014	71.6	75.5	82	88.06
2015	71.8	75.6	82	88.07
2016	72.1	75.8	82.2	88.19
2017	72.3	75.9	82.2	88.2
2018	72.6	76.1	82.4	88.29
2019	72.8	76.3	82.5	88.36
2020	72	75.4	81.8	87.99
2021	71	74.3	81.2	87.71
2022	71.71	74.99	81.69	87.95
2023	73.36	76.65	82.74	88.49
2024	73.67	76.93	82.92	88.59
2025	73.79	77.06	83.01	88.64
2026	73.95	77.18	83.09	88.68
2027	74.11	77.3	83.16	88.73
2028	74.26	77.41	83.25	88.79
2029	74.41	77.52	83.33	88.84
2030	74.57	77.64	83.42	88.89
2031	74.72	77.75	83.5	88.93
2032	74.87	77.86	83.58	88.98
2033	75.02	77.97	83.66	89.02
2034	75.16	78.08	83.74	89.06
2035	75.31	78.18	83.82	89.1
2036	75.45	78.29	83.89	89.15
2037	75.59	78.39	83.97	89.18
2038	75.73	78.49	84.05	89.22
2039	75.87	78.59	84.12	89.26
2040	76.01	78.69	84.19	89.3
2041	76.15	78.79	84.26	89.33
2042	76.28	78.88	84.33	89.38
2043	76.41	78.97	84.39	89.42
2044	76.54	79.07	84.45	89.47
2045	76.66	79.16	84.51	89.51
2046	76.79	79.25	84.58	89.56
2047	76.9	79.34	84.64	89.6
2048	77.02	79.43	84.7	89.65
2049	77.14	79.52	84.76	89.69
2050	77.25	79.6	84.82	89.74
2051	77.36	79.69	84.88	89.78
2052	77.47	79.77	84.94	89.82
2053	77.58	79.85	85.01	89.86
2054	77.69	79.94	85.07	89.9
2055	77.79	80.02	85.13	89.94
2056	77.9	80.1	85.19	89.97
2057	78	80.18	85.24	90
2058	78.11	80.26	85.3	90.03
2059	78.21	80.33	85.35	90.06
2060	78.31	80.41	85.4	90.1
2061	78.42	80.49	85.45	90.13
2062	78.52	80.57	85.5	90.17
2063	78.62	80.64	85.55	90.2
2064	78.72	80.72	85.6	90.24
2065	78.82	80.79	85.65	90.27
2066	78.93	80.87	85.7	90.31
2067	79.02	80.94	85.74	90.35
2068	79.12	81.02	85.79	90.39
2069	79.22	81.09	85.83	90.44
2070	79.32	81.16	85.88	90.48
2071	79.42	81.24	85.93	90.52
2072	79.51	81.31	85.97	90.56
2073	79.61	81.38	86.02	90.59
2074	79.7	81.45	86.06	90.63
2075	79.79	81.52	86.11	90.66
2076	79.89	81.59	86.16	90.69
2077	79.98	81.66	86.21	90.72
2078	80.07	81.73	86.25	90.75
2079	80.16	81.8	86.3	90.78
2080	80.25	81.87	86.35	90.82
2081	80.34	81.94	86.39	90.84
2082	80.43	82.02	86.44	90.87
2083	80.53	82.09	86.49	90.9
2084	80.62	82.16	86.54	90.93
2085	80.71	82.23	86.58	90.97
2086	80.8	82.31	86.62	91
2087	80.89	82.38	86.67	91.04
2088	80.97	82.45	86.71	91.07
2089	81.07	82.53	86.75	91.11
2090	81.16	82.6	86.79	91.15
2091	81.25	82.67	86.83	91.19
2092	81.34	82.75	86.87	91.23
2093	81.43	82.82	86.91	91.27
2094	81.52	82.89	86.96	91.31
2095	81.61	82.97	87	91.35
2096	81.7	83.04	87.04	91.39
2097	81.79	83.11	87.08	91.43
2098	81.88	83.19	87.12	91.46
2099	81.97	83.26	87.16	91.5
2100	82.06	83.34	87.2	91.53

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July 2022

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Worldwide

Survey time period

1950 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The source gives life expectancy figures as the number of remaining years, which have been converted to the expected age of mortality for display purposes. For example, life expectancy at age 15 in 1950 was given as 47 years, which is displayed as 62 years (15+47).

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