U.S. Life Expectancy 1950-2022
NOTE: All 2020 and later data are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of U.S. life expectancy from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current life expectancy for U.S. in 2022 is 79.05 years, a 0.08% increase from 2021.
- The life expectancy for U.S. in 2021 was 78.99 years, a 0.08% increase from 2020.
- The life expectancy for U.S. in 2020 was 78.93 years, a 0.08% increase from 2019.
- The life expectancy for U.S. in 2019 was 78.87 years, a 0.08% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2022 Life Expectancy |
| Hong Kong | 85.16 |
| Japan | 84.91 |
| Macao | 84.55 |
| Switzerland | 84.11 |
| Singapore | 83.93 |
| Spain | 83.86 |
| Italy | 83.86 |
| Australia | 83.79 |
| Channel Islands | 83.45 |
| Iceland | 83.37 |
| South Korea | 83.35 |
| Israel | 83.34 |
| Sweden | 83.18 |
| France | 83.00 |
| Malta | 82.91 |
| Canada | 82.81 |
| Norway | 82.79 |
| Ireland | 82.66 |
| New Zealand | 82.65 |
| Greece | 82.64 |
| Netherlands | 82.64 |
| Luxembourg | 82.62 |
| Portugal | 82.47 |
| Finland | 82.31 |
| Belgium | 82.01 |
| Austria | 81.91 |
| Germany | 81.72 |
| Slovenia | 81.70 |
| United Kingdom | 81.65 |
| Cyprus | 81.36 |
| Denmark | 81.26 |
| Taiwan | 80.87 |
| Qatar | 80.59 |
| Chile | 80.58 |
| Guam | 80.55 |
| Puerto Rico | 80.52 |
| Barbados | 79.52 |
| Curacao | 79.25 |
| Poland | 79.11 |
| United States | 79.05 |
| Estonia | 79.04 |
| Panama | 78.93 |
| Croatia | 78.87 |
| Oman | 78.37 |
| UAE | 78.32 |
| Uruguay | 78.28 |
| French Polynesia | 78.06 |
| New Caledonia | 77.98 |
| Bahrain | 77.60 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 77.34 |
| Hungary | 77.17 |
| Argentina | 77.03 |
| Aruba | 76.64 |
| Lithuania | 76.26 |
| Kuwait | 75.75 |
| Latvia | 75.59 |
| Saudi Arabia | 75.53 |
| Bahamas | 74.17 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 73.79 |
| Seychelles | 73.65 |
| United States - Historical Life Expectancy Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Life Expectancy | Growth Rate |
| 2022 | 79.05 | 0.080% |
| 2021 | 78.99 | 0.080% |
| 2020 | 78.93 | 0.080% |
| 2019 | 78.87 | 0.080% |
| 2018 | 78.81 | -0.030% |
| 2017 | 78.84 | -0.030% |
| 2016 | 78.86 | -0.030% |
| 2015 | 78.89 | -0.030% |
| 2014 | 78.91 | -0.030% |
| 2013 | 78.94 | 0.190% |
| 2012 | 78.79 | 0.190% |
| 2011 | 78.64 | 0.190% |
| 2010 | 78.49 | 0.190% |
| 2009 | 78.34 | 0.190% |
| 2008 | 78.19 | 0.260% |
| 2007 | 77.99 | 0.260% |
| 2006 | 77.79 | 0.260% |
| 2005 | 77.58 | 0.260% |
| 2004 | 77.38 | 0.260% |
| 2003 | 77.18 | 0.180% |
| 2002 | 77.04 | 0.180% |
| 2001 | 76.90 | 0.190% |
| 2000 | 76.75 | 0.190% |
| 1999 | 76.61 | 0.190% |
| 1998 | 76.47 | 0.210% |
| 1997 | 76.31 | 0.220% |
| 1996 | 76.14 | 0.220% |
| 1995 | 75.98 | 0.220% |
| 1994 | 75.81 | 0.220% |
| 1993 | 75.65 | 0.200% |
| 1992 | 75.50 | 0.200% |
| 1991 | 75.35 | 0.200% |
| 1990 | 75.19 | 0.200% |
| 1989 | 75.04 | 0.200% |
| 1988 | 74.89 | 0.140% |
| 1987 | 74.79 | 0.140% |
| 1986 | 74.68 | 0.140% |
| 1985 | 74.58 | 0.140% |
| 1984 | 74.47 | 0.140% |
| 1983 | 74.37 | 0.300% |
| 1982 | 74.15 | 0.300% |
| 1981 | 73.92 | 0.300% |
| 1980 | 73.70 | 0.300% |
| 1979 | 73.47 | 0.310% |
| 1978 | 73.25 | 0.500% |
| 1977 | 72.88 | 0.500% |
| 1976 | 72.52 | 0.510% |
| 1975 | 72.15 | 0.510% |
| 1974 | 71.79 | 0.510% |
| 1973 | 71.42 | 0.300% |
| 1972 | 71.21 | 0.300% |
| 1971 | 71.00 | 0.300% |
| 1970 | 70.78 | 0.300% |
| 1969 | 70.57 | 0.300% |
| 1968 | 70.36 | 0.070% |
| 1967 | 70.31 | 0.070% |
| 1966 | 70.26 | 0.070% |
| 1965 | 70.21 | 0.070% |
| 1964 | 70.16 | 0.070% |
| 1963 | 70.11 | 0.130% |
| 1962 | 70.02 | 0.130% |
| 1961 | 69.93 | 0.130% |
| 1960 | 69.84 | 0.130% |
| 1959 | 69.75 | 0.130% |
| 1958 | 69.66 | 0.270% |
| 1957 | 69.47 | 0.270% |
| 1956 | 69.28 | 0.280% |
| 1955 | 69.09 | 0.280% |
| 1954 | 68.90 | 0.280% |
| 1953 | 68.71 | 0.280% |
| 1952 | 68.52 | 0.280% |
| 1951 | 68.33 | 0.280% |
| 1950 | 68.14 | 0.000% |
