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Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy at birth for the total population, measured in years. This compares population mortality patterns, not individual predicted lifespans.

SourceWorld Bank · WDI ↗

Last updated26 Oct 2026

Retrieved26 Oct 2026

Statusverified

MetricLife expectancy at birth, total · years

Data yearLatest available by country

MethodologyLife expectancy at birth estimates the number of years a newborn would live if prevailing mortality patterns remained constant throughout life. It is a period life-table measure, not an individual's predicted lifespan. The World Bank draws on UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Some annual series are interpolated from multi-year estimates and may smooth changes in mortality. Latest valid non-null observation per economy across the complete available series. Observation years may differ; selection does not enforce a common year. No missing values are imputed and no age cutoff is applied. Regional, income and other World Bank aggregates are excluded using the official economy classification. Licence: CC BY 4.0, with World Bank additional terms (https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use). The World Bank: World Development Indicators: United Nations World Population Prospects; national statistical offices; Eurostat Demographic Statistics. Changes: latest-observation selection, aggregate exclusion, descending ranking and display rounding only.Source documentation ↗

LicenseCC BY 4.0 ↗

AttributionThe World Bank: World Development Indicators: United Nations World Population Prospects; national statistical offices; Eurostat Demographic Statistics. Changes: latest-observation selection, aggregate exclusion, descending ranking and display rounding only.

IndicatorSP.DYN.LE00.INWorld Bank additional terms ↗

Coverage and observation years

217 economies · all current observations refer to 2024. These are each economy's latest available values. Older observations are retained and no missing values are filled.

49 World Bank aggregates excluded. Values are rounded for display; the dataset retains source precision.