Healthy life expectancy in United States
Healthy life expectancy at birth in United States was 64.6 years in 2023.
United States, 2023
64.6
Change from 2022
+0.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
69.3 years
Position in 2023
87th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in United States over time
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United States
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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 64.6 years |
| 2022 | 64.0 years |
| 2021 | 63.2 years |
| 2020 | 63.8 years |
| 2019 | 65.3 years |
| 2018 | 65.3 years |
| 2017 | 65.2 years |
| 2016 | 65.3 years |
| 2015 | 65.4 years |
| 2014 | 65.5 years |
| 2013 | 65.6 years |
| 2012 | 65.7 years |
| 2011 | 65.6 years |
| 2010 | 65.7 years |
| 2009 | 65.5 years |
| 2008 | 65.3 years |
| 2007 | 65.2 years |
| 2006 | 65.1 years |
| 2005 | 64.9 years |
| 2004 | 64.9 years |
| 2003 | 64.7 years |
| 2002 | 64.6 years |
| 2001 | 64.5 years |
| 2000 | 64.5 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9% from 64.0 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 65.6 years, the figure has changed by −1.5%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, United States has the 87th highest value.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
Life expectancy at birth
78.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
79.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
20.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
UHC service coverage
88
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
8.90 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
41.0%
2024 · WHO