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Life expectancy at birth in United States

Life expectancy at birth in the United States was 77 years in 2020, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 1.8 from 2019. That is the 60th highest of 215 countries in 2024.

2020, years77
Change on 2019-1.8
Rank60th of 215Countries ranked
Series high78.92014
Series low39.11918

Life expectancy at birth in United States, 1900 to 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

304050607080190019181936195419721990200820201900: 47.3 years1901: 49.1 years1902: 51.5 years1903: 50.5 years1904: 47.6 years1905: 48.7 years1906: 48.7 years1907: 47.6 years1908: 51.1 years1909: 52.1 years1910: 50 years1911: 52.6 years1912: 53.5 years1913: 52.5 years1914: 54.2 years1915: 54.5 years1916: 51.7 years1917: 50.9 years1918: 39.1 years1919: 54.7 years1920: 54.1 years1921: 60.8 years1922: 59.6 years1923: 57.2 years1924: 59.7 years1925: 59 years1926: 56.7 years1927: 60.4 years1928: 56.8 years1929: 57.1 years1930: 59.7 years1931: 61.1 years1932: 62.1 years1933: 63.3 years1934: 61.1 years1935: 61.7 years1936: 58.5 years1937: 60 years1938: 63.5 years1939: 63.7 years1940: 62.9 years1941: 64.8 years1942: 66.2 years1943: 63.3 years1944: 65.2 years1945: 65.9 years1946: 66.7 years1947: 66.8 years1948: 67.2 years1949: 68 years1950: 68.2 years1951: 68.4 years1952: 68.6 years1953: 68.8 years1954: 69.6 years1955: 69.6 years1956: 69.7 years1957: 69.5 years1958: 69.6 years1959: 69.9 years1960: 69.7 years1961: 70.2 years1962: 70.1 years1963: 69.9 years1964: 70.2 years1965: 70.2 years1966: 70.2 years1967: 70.5 years1968: 70.2 years1969: 70.5 years1970: 70.8 years1971: 71.1 years1972: 71.2 years1973: 71.4 years1974: 72 years1975: 72.6 years1976: 72.9 years1977: 73.3 years1978: 73.5 years1979: 73.9 years1980: 73.7 years1981: 74.1 years1982: 74.5 years1983: 74.6 years1984: 74.7 years1985: 74.7 years1986: 74.7 years1987: 74.9 years1988: 74.9 years1989: 75.1 years1990: 75.4 years1991: 75.5 years1992: 75.8 years1993: 75.5 years1994: 75.7 years1995: 75.8 years1996: 76.1 years1997: 76.5 years1998: 76.7 years1999: 76.7 years2000: 76.8 years2001: 77 years2002: 77 years2003: 77.6 years2004: 77.5 years2005: 77.6 years2006: 77.8 years2007: 78.1 years2008: 78.2 years2009: 78.5 years2010: 78.7 years2011: 78.7 years2012: 78.8 years2013: 78.8 years2014: 78.9 years2015: 78.7 years2016: 78.7 years2017: 78.6 years2018: 78.7 years2019: 78.8 years2020: 77 years
years. Source: CDC. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2024-09-11.
All 121 values
Periodyears
202077
201978.8
201878.7
201778.6
201678.7
201578.7
201478.9
201378.8
201278.8
201178.7
201078.7
200978.5
200878.2
200778.1
200677.8
200577.6
200477.5
200377.6
200277
200177
200076.8
199976.7
199876.7
199776.5
199676.1
199575.8
199475.7
199375.5
199275.8
199175.5
199075.4
198975.1
198874.9
198774.9
198674.7
198574.7
198474.7
198374.6
198274.5
198174.1
198073.7
197973.9
197873.5
197773.3
197672.9
197572.6
197472
197371.4
197271.2
197171.1
197070.8
196970.5
196870.2
196770.5
196670.2
196570.2
196470.2
196369.9
196270.1
196170.2
196069.7
195969.9
195869.6
195769.5
195669.7
195569.6
195469.6
195368.8
195268.6
195168.4
195068.2
194968
194867.2
194766.8
194666.7
194565.9
194465.2
194363.3
194266.2
194164.8
194062.9
193963.7
193863.5
193760
193658.5
193561.7
193461.1
193363.3
193262.1
193161.1
193059.7
192957.1
192856.8
192760.4
192656.7
192559
192459.7
192357.2
192259.6
192160.8
192054.1
191954.7
191839.1
191750.9
191651.7
191554.5
191454.2
191352.5
191253.5
191152.6
191050
190952.1
190851.1
190747.6
190648.7
190548.7
190447.6
190350.5
190251.5
190149.1
190047.3

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.

United States: NCHS period life tables. National figures from 1900 to 1932 cover only the states then in the death registration area. State figures are available for 2018 to 2021.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NCHS: U.S. State Life Expectancy by Sex, 2018 to 2021 (a5a8-jsrq, ncvk-7amm, ss2j-8ajj, it4f-frdc), total. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/life-expectancy.htm. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the life expectancy in United States?

Life expectancy at birth in the United States was 77 years in 2020, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 1.8 from 2019. That is the 60th highest of 215 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NCHS: U.S. State Life Expectancy by Sex, 2018 to 2021 (a5a8-jsrq, ncvk-7amm, ss2j-8ajj, it4f-frdc), total. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest life expectancy in United States?

78.9 years in 2014, the highest value since 1900 in this series.

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