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Life Expectancy: U.S., China and the World

Life expectancy at birth, years

United States: 78.9 in 2024the highest in data back to 2004+1.4 since 2004

3 of 3 series are above their level a year earlier·2 of 3 are at a five-year high

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Current·Data to 2024

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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.

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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.

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