Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Indicator id: life_expectancy · Unit: years · Coverage: 1960-2023

Number of years a newborn would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Sources

• World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code SP.DYN.LE00.IN (https://data.worldbank.org)

Caveats

Modelled estimate; sharp single-year dips usually reflect a real shock (earthquake, conflict, pandemic) rather than a data error.

Taxonomy

SDG: SDG 3.1 -- Reduce the global maternal mortality ratio, SDG 3.2 -- End preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5
Topic: Health
Themes: health

Also known as

"life expectancy", "how long do people live", "average lifespan"

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