How long is a life? Explore life expectancy around the world, and see what has changed in a generation.
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Worldwide life expectancy was 73.5 years in 2024 .
These figures describe mortality at a moment in time. They do not set a limit on anyone’s life.
217 countries and economies. World Bank WDI.
Japan: a longer view Life expectancy at birth, on a 0–100-year scale
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1994: 79.7 years 84.0 years 2024 4.3 years higher than in 1994. Source: World Bank WDI.
See the regional picture World Bank regional aggregates for 2024. Open a region to compare its countries.
A measure of a population A higher figure reflects lower mortality across the ages in that year. It does not mean that every newborn will reach that age, or that someone already aged 70 has only a few years left.
Our country reports separate the total, female and male series and show the observation year beside every latest figure.
Read how to interpret the data Understanding the numbers What does life expectancy at birth mean? It is the number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality rates of the observation year continued throughout life. It is a population measure, not a personal forecast.
Which year do these figures describe? The latest observations in this snapshot are for 2024. The data were retrieved on 2026-09-14; publication and observation dates are different.
Sources World Bank WDI: life expectancy at birth, total (CC BY 4.0; accessed 2026-09-14) World Bank WDI: life expectancy at birth, male (CC BY 4.0; accessed 2026-09-14) World Bank WDI: life expectancy at birth, female (CC BY 4.0; accessed 2026-09-14) World Bank country and region metadata (World Bank dataset terms; accessed 2026-09-14) Life expectancy at birth describes population mortality in a given year. It is not a prediction of how long an individual will live. Independent of the World Bank.
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