# Life expectancy at birth in United States

Life expectancy at birth in United States was 77 years in 2020. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

- Indicator id: `life_expectancy`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: years
- Definition: Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.
- Note: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/life-expectancy.htm)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: Public domain (US government work); citation requested
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy/united-states
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/life-expectancy/united-states.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=life_expectancy&place=us

| Period | years |
|---|---:|
| 2020 | 77 |
| 2019 | 78.8 |
| 2018 | 78.7 |
| 2017 | 78.6 |
| 2016 | 78.7 |
| 2015 | 78.7 |
| 2014 | 78.9 |
| 2013 | 78.8 |
| 2012 | 78.8 |
| 2011 | 78.7 |
| 2010 | 78.7 |
| 2009 | 78.5 |
| 2008 | 78.2 |
| 2007 | 78.1 |
| 2006 | 77.8 |
| 2005 | 77.6 |
| 2004 | 77.5 |
| 2003 | 77.6 |
| 2002 | 77 |
| 2001 | 77 |
| 2000 | 76.8 |
| 1999 | 76.7 |
| 1998 | 76.7 |
| 1997 | 76.5 |
| 1996 | 76.1 |
| 1995 | 75.8 |
| 1994 | 75.7 |
| 1993 | 75.5 |
| 1992 | 75.8 |
| 1991 | 75.5 |
| 1990 | 75.4 |
| 1989 | 75.1 |
| 1988 | 74.9 |
| 1987 | 74.9 |
| 1986 | 74.7 |
| 1985 | 74.7 |
| 1984 | 74.7 |
| 1983 | 74.6 |
| 1982 | 74.5 |
| 1981 | 74.1 |
| 1980 | 73.7 |
| 1979 | 73.9 |
| 1978 | 73.5 |
| 1977 | 73.3 |
| 1976 | 72.9 |
| 1975 | 72.6 |
| 1974 | 72 |
| 1973 | 71.4 |
| 1972 | 71.2 |
| 1971 | 71.1 |
| 1970 | 70.8 |
| 1969 | 70.5 |
| 1968 | 70.2 |
| 1967 | 70.5 |
| 1966 | 70.2 |
| 1965 | 70.2 |
| 1964 | 70.2 |
| 1963 | 69.9 |
| 1962 | 70.1 |
| 1961 | 70.2 |
| 1960 | 69.7 |
| 1959 | 69.9 |
| 1958 | 69.6 |
| 1957 | 69.5 |
| 1956 | 69.7 |
| 1955 | 69.6 |
| 1954 | 69.6 |
| 1953 | 68.8 |
| 1952 | 68.6 |
| 1951 | 68.4 |
| 1950 | 68.2 |
| 1949 | 68 |
| 1948 | 67.2 |
| 1947 | 66.8 |
| 1946 | 66.7 |
| 1945 | 65.9 |
| 1944 | 65.2 |
| 1943 | 63.3 |
| 1942 | 66.2 |
| 1941 | 64.8 |
| 1940 | 62.9 |
| 1939 | 63.7 |
| 1938 | 63.5 |
| 1937 | 60 |
| 1936 | 58.5 |
| 1935 | 61.7 |
| 1934 | 61.1 |
| 1933 | 63.3 |
| 1932 | 62.1 |
| 1931 | 61.1 |
| 1930 | 59.7 |
| 1929 | 57.1 |
| 1928 | 56.8 |
| 1927 | 60.4 |
| 1926 | 56.7 |
| 1925 | 59 |
| 1924 | 59.7 |
| 1923 | 57.2 |
| 1922 | 59.6 |
| 1921 | 60.8 |
| 1920 | 54.1 |
| 1919 | 54.7 |
| 1918 | 39.1 |
| 1917 | 50.9 |
| 1916 | 51.7 |
| 1915 | 54.5 |
| 1914 | 54.2 |
| 1913 | 52.5 |
| 1912 | 53.5 |
| 1911 | 52.6 |
| 1910 | 50 |
| 1909 | 52.1 |
| 1908 | 51.1 |
| 1907 | 47.6 |
| 1906 | 48.7 |
| 1905 | 48.7 |
| 1904 | 47.6 |
| 1903 | 50.5 |
| 1902 | 51.5 |
| 1901 | 49.1 |
| 1900 | 47.3 |