Our World in Data - Life Expectancy Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2025-11-03T04:00:00.000Z Life expectancy has increased at all ages https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/life-expectancy-has-increased-at-all-ages 2025-11-03T04:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> We’ve updated 19 charts to the 2025 versions of the Human Mortality and Human Fertility Databases https://ourworldindata.org/weve-updated-to-the-2025-versions-of-the-human-mortality-and-human-fertility-databases 2025-10-24T08:00:00.000Z Lucas Rodés-Guirao
]]> Life expectancy in Africa is lower than on other continents https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/life-expectancy-in-africa-is-lower-than-on-other-continents 2025-10-10T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Women live longer than men, but how much longer varies widely around the world https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/women-live-longer-than-men-but-how-much-longer-varies-widely-around-the-world 2025-03-20T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Women live longer than men in every country in the world https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/women-live-longer-than-men-in-every-country-in-the-world 2025-02-24T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Global average life expectancy has more than doubled since 1900 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/global-average-life-expectancy-has-more-than-doubled-since-1900 2025-02-04T04:00:00.000Z Bastian Herre
]]> Life expectancy has continued to rise in the longest-lived countries https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/life-expectancy-has-continued-to-rise-in-the-longest-lived-countries 2025-01-08T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Life expectancy is returning to pre-pandemic levels https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/life-expectancy-is-returning-to-pre-pandemic-levels 2024-10-28T06:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchieLucas Rodés-Guirao
]]> The sex gap in life expectancy has changed over time https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-sex-gap-in-life-expectancy-has-changed-over-time 2024-08-15T05:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Death rates have declined across all ages https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/death-rates-have-declined-across-all-ages 2024-08-05T05:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Life expectancy is lower in the United States than in other high-income countries https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/life-expectancy-is-lower-in-the-united-states-than-in-other-high-income-countries 2024-07-05T05:00:00.000Z Lars Yencken
]]> On average, people have lived much longer than the period life expectancy at their time of birth https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/on-average-people-have-lived-much-longer-than-the-period-life-expectancy-at-their-time-of-birth 2024-05-28T07:06:14.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> The modal age at death has been rising https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-modal-age-at-death-has-been-rising 2024-03-18T07:34:50.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Differences in life expectancy across the world are extremely large https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/differences-in-life-expectancy-across-the-world-are-extremely-large 2024-03-04T07:55:33.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> Life Expectancy https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy 2023-11-28T10:34:00.000Z Saloni DattaniLucas Rodés-GuiraoHannah RitchieEsteban Ortiz-OspinaMax Roser
]]> Period versus cohort measures: what’s the difference? https://ourworldindata.org/period-versus-cohort-measures-whats-the-difference 2023-11-27T11:46:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Why do women live longer than men? https://ourworldindata.org/why-do-women-live-longer-than-men 2023-11-27T10:27:00.000Z Saloni DattaniLucas Rodés-Guirao
]]> How does the risk of death change as we age – and how has this changed over time? https://ourworldindata.org/how-do-the-risks-of-death-change-as-people-age 2023-10-13T12:29:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> The future is vast – what does this mean for our own life? https://ourworldindata.org/the-future-is-vast 2022-03-15T11:00:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries? https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low 2020-10-29T17:28:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> It’s not just about child mortality; life expectancy increased at all ages https://ourworldindata.org/its-not-just-about-child-mortality-life-expectancy-improved-at-all-ages 2020-09-23T10:00:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> The rise of maximum life expectancy https://ourworldindata.org/the-rise-of-maximum-life-expectancy 2020-03-01T13:25:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Twice as long — life expectancy around the world https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy-globally 2018-10-08T11:59:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Life expectancy: what does this actually mean? https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy-how-is-it-calculated-and-how-should-it-be-interpreted 2017-08-28T16:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> Life expectancy increased in all countries of the world https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy-increased-in-all-countries-of-the-world 2015-05-01T14:09:00.000Z Max Roser
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