This statistic shows the average life expectancy worldwide in 1990 and 2016, sorted by WHO region. In 2016, a child born in the Americas could expect an average of 76.8 years to live. That was almost six years more than two decades earlier.
Average life expectancy at birth worldwide in 1990 and 2016, by region
(in years)
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WHO. (April 4, 2019). Average life expectancy at birth worldwide in 1990 and 2016, by region (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280022/life-expectancy-at-birth-worldwide-by-region/
WHO. "Average life expectancy at birth worldwide in 1990 and 2016, by region (in years)." Chart. April 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280022/life-expectancy-at-birth-worldwide-by-region/
WHO. (2019). Average life expectancy at birth worldwide in 1990 and 2016, by region (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280022/life-expectancy-at-birth-worldwide-by-region/
WHO. "Average Life Expectancy at Birth Worldwide in 1990 and 2016, by Region (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280022/life-expectancy-at-birth-worldwide-by-region/
WHO, Average life expectancy at birth worldwide in 1990 and 2016, by region (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280022/life-expectancy-at-birth-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited February 17, 2020)
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