Germany vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Germany's Life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 80.79, compared to United States's 78.89. That makes Germany's value 2.4% higher than United States's.
Germany
Rank #48 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 80.79
- Year-over-year
- -0.3%
- 10-year change
- -0.4%
- Peak
- 81.29 (2019)
- Trough
- 78.93 (2005)
United States
Rank #61 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 78.89
- Year-over-year
- +0.6%
- 10-year change
- +0.1%
- Peak
- 78.89 (2024)
- Trough
- 76.33 (2021)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), CC BY 4.0.