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Average life expectancy at birth worldwide by gender 2019

Published by

John Elflein,

May 26, 2023

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.

Average life expectancy at birth worldwide in 1990 and 2019, by gender (in years)

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Characteristic	1990	2019
Female	67	75.9
Male	62	70.8
Total	64	73.3

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Details: Worldwide

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WHO

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WHO

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WHO

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WHO - World Health Statistics 2023, page 90

Release date

May 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

1990 and 2019

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