Life expectancy estimates and projections in United States
Life expectancy at birth in United States was 79.3 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
United States, 2023 (latest estimate)
79.3
Change from 2022
+1.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
80.4 years
Projection for 2050
83.2 years
Projection for 2100
89.2 years
Position in 2023
54th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in United States over time
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | United States |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 89.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 88.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 88.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 87.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 87.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 86.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 85.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 85.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 84.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 83.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 83.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 82.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 81.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 81.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 80.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 79.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 79.3 years |
| 2022 | 78.0 years |
| 2021 | 76.4 years |
| 2020 | 77.0 years |
| 2019 | 78.9 years |
| 2018 | 78.8 years |
| 2017 | 78.6 years |
| 2016 | 78.7 years |
| 2015 | 78.7 years |
| 2014 | 78.9 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7% from 78.0 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 78.8 years, the figure has changed by +0.6%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United States has the 54th highest value.