U.S. Life Expectancy (1950-2026)

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Population Growth Rate Density Urban Rural Life Expectancy Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Fertility Rate

U.S. life expectancy for 2026 is 79.54, a 0.18% increase from 2025.

U.S. life expectancy for 2025 was 79.40, a 0.18% increase from 2024.
U.S. life expectancy for 2024 was 79.25, a 0.18% increase from 2023.
U.S. life expectancy for 2023 was 79.11, a 0.08% increase from 2022.

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. The full historical dataset is available for download here: U.S. Life Expectancy | Historical Data | 1950 - 2026.