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Life Expectancy: U.S., China and the World
Life expectancy at birth, years
3 of 3 series are above their level a year earlier·2 of 3 are at a five-year high
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How long a newborn can expect to live at current death rates. China has narrowed its gap with the U.S., and American gains have slowed.
What this chart reads
- US Life Expectancy at Birthas “United States”latest 2024-12-31
- China Life Expectancy at Birthas “China”latest 2024-12-31
- World Life Expectancy at Birthas “World”latest 2024-12-31
Sources
US Life Expectancy at Birth. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), via api.worldbank.org. CC BY 4.0.
China Life Expectancy at Birth. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), via api.worldbank.org. CC BY 4.0.
World Life Expectancy at Birth. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), via api.worldbank.org. CC BY 4.0.
Charts are drawn from Palanor's signal library and recomputed from source data on every view. Transformations (changes, indexing, year-on-year rates) are Palanor's.