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United Kingdom vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , United Kingdom's Life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 81.39, compared to United States's 78.89. That makes United Kingdom's value 3.2% higher than United States's.

United Kingdom

Rank #42 of 217 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
81.39
Year-over-year
+0.2%
10-year change
+0.1%
Peak
81.39 (2024)
Trough
79.05 (2005)

United States

Rank #61 of 217 globally

United States trend
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.