Life Expectancy at Birth
78.9 yrs
· Jan 2024
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1960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 1961
1969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 1970
1973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 1975
1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
70
72
74
76
78
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
78.9 yrs
Life Expectancy at Birth — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Life Expectancy at Birth
1960
69.8 yrs
1961
70.3 yrs
1962
70.1 yrs
1963
69.9 yrs
1964
70.2 yrs
1965
70.2 yrs
1966
70.2 yrs
1967
70.6 yrs
1968
70.0 yrs
1969
70.5 yrs
1970
70.8 yrs
1971
71.1 yrs
1972
71.2 yrs
1973
71.4 yrs
1974
72.0 yrs
1975
72.6 yrs
1976
72.9 yrs
1977
73.3 yrs
1978
73.4 yrs
1979
73.8 yrs
1980
73.6 yrs
1981
74.0 yrs
1982
74.4 yrs
1983
74.5 yrs
1984
74.6 yrs
1985
74.6 yrs
1986
74.6 yrs
1987
74.8 yrs
1988
74.8 yrs
1989
75.0 yrs
1990
75.2 yrs
1991
75.4 yrs
1992
75.6 yrs
1993
75.4 yrs
1994
75.6 yrs
1995
75.6 yrs
1996
76.0 yrs
1997
76.4 yrs
1998
76.6 yrs
1999
76.6 yrs
2000
76.6 yrs
2001
76.8 yrs
2002
76.9 yrs
2003
77.0 yrs
2004
77.5 yrs
2005
77.5 yrs
2006
77.7 yrs
2007
78.0 yrs
2008
78.0 yrs
2009
78.4 yrs
2010
78.5 yrs
2011
78.6 yrs
2012
78.7 yrs
2013
78.7 yrs
2014
78.8 yrs
2015
78.7 yrs
2016
78.5 yrs
2017
78.5 yrs
2018
78.6 yrs
2019
78.8 yrs
2020
77.0 yrs
2021
76.3 yrs
2022
77.4 yrs
2023
78.4 yrs
2024
78.9 yrs
Source: FRED · SPDYNLE00INUSA · econscout.com