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A longer
life.

73.5 years

Global life expectancy
Latest observation · 2024

+7.5 yearsFrom 1994 to 2024

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Life expectancy·years· World Bank
Year	World	Italy	India
2024	73.48 years	83.95 years	72.24 years
2023	73.33 years	83.35 years	72 years
2022	72.97 years	82.7 years	71.7 years
2021	71.22 years	82.65 years	67.28 years
2020	72.18 years	82.2 years	70.16 years
2019	72.87 years	83.5 years	70.75 years
2018	72.64 years	83.35 years	70.42 years
2017	72.37 years	82.95 years	70.07 years
2016	72.19 years	83.24 years	69.71 years
2015	71.97 years	82.54 years	69.33 years
2014	71.78 years	83.09 years	68.93 years
2013	71.53 years	82.69 years	68.5 years
2012	71.26 years	82.24 years	68.08 years
2011	70.97 years	82.19 years	67.62 years
2010	70.68 years	82.04 years	67.16 years
2009	70.38 years	81.64 years	66.7 years
2008	70 years	81.49 years	66.25 years
2007	69.8 years	81.43 years	65.8 years
2006	69.47 years	81.28 years	65.37 years
2005	69.11 years	80.78 years	64.94 years
2004	68.77 years	80.78 years	64.48 years
2003	68.52 years	79.98 years	64.09 years
2002	68.23 years	80.23 years	63.65 years
2001	67.95 years	80.13 years	63.16 years
2000	67.65 years	79.78 years	62.75 years
1999	67.31 years	79.42 years	62.28 years
1998	67.07 years	78.98 years	61.85 years
1997	66.83 years	78.82 years	61.44 years
1996	66.52 years	78.52 years	61.03 years
1995	66.2 years	78.17 years	60.63 years
1994	65.96 years	77.92 years	60.24 years
1993	65.74 years	77.72 years	59.82 years
1992	65.55 years	77.42 years	59.45 years
1991	65.3 years	77.02 years	59.03 years
1990	65.11 years	76.97 years	58.62 years
1989	64.96 years	76.82 years	58.2 years
1988	64.67 years	76.37 years	57.74 years
1987	64.46 years	76.22 years	57.29 years
1986	64.12 years	75.77 years	56.82 years
1985	63.73 years	75.47 years	56.32 years
1984	63.44 years	75.39 years	55.81 years
1983	63.13 years	74.64 years	55.28 years
1982	62.87 years	74.81 years	54.74 years
1981	62.52 years	74.35 years	54.17 years
1980	62.15 years	73.94 years	53.59 years
1979	61.84 years	74 years	53.01 years
1978	61.39 years	73.69 years	52.42 years
1977	61.04 years	73.36 years	51.82 years
1976	60.45 years	72.99 years	51.3 years
1975	60.13 years	72.65 years	50.76 years
1974	59.7 years	72.73 years	50.26 years
1973	59.3 years	72.03 years	49.64 years
1972	58.84 years	72.08 years	49.21 years
1971	58.02 years	71.81 years	48.9 years
1970	57.94 years	71.56 years	48.59 years
1969	57.68 years	70.81 years	48.26 years
1968	57.34 years	70.78 years	47.93 years
1967	56.9 years	70.96 years	46.18 years
1966	56.45 years	70.93 years	45.88 years
1965	55.93 years	70.17 years	45.56 years
1964	56.1 years	70.31 years	46.74 years
1963	55.65 years	69.25 years	46.46 years
1962	55.29 years	69.15 years	46.13 years
1961	52.8 years	69.76 years	45.82 years
1960	50.94 years	69.12 years	45.61 years