United States · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
76.4 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2000 | 76.65847648 | 76.61205674 | 76.70489622 | — |
| United States | 2001 | 76.75000279 | 76.70176863 | 76.79823694 | — |
| United States | 2002 | 76.84998093 | 76.80167449 | 76.89828738 | — |
| United States | 2003 | 76.98967151 | 76.93992501 | 77.039418 | — |
| United States | 2004 | 77.3972613 | 77.34651977 | 77.44800283 | — |
| United States | 2005 | 77.38462128 | 77.33917869 | 77.43006387 | — |
| United States | 2006 | 77.68331379 | 77.63322316 | 77.73340442 | — |
| United States | 2007 | 77.94056193 | 77.89141357 | 77.98971029 | — |
| United States | 2008 | 78.0493345 | 78.00245767 | 78.09621134 | — |
| United States | 2009 | 78.42393798 | 78.37591005 | 78.47196591 | — |
| United States | 2010 | 78.6069239 | 78.5592643 | 78.65458351 | — |
| United States | 2011 | 78.65364022 | 78.60848586 | 78.69879457 | — |
| United States | 2012 | 78.77111574 | 78.72439281 | 78.81783868 | — |
| United States | 2013 | 78.75952758 | 78.71062985 | 78.80842532 | — |
| United States | 2014 | 78.80026105 | 78.7527786 | 78.8477435 | — |
| United States | 2015 | 78.61058161 | 78.56189628 | 78.65926694 | — |
| United States | 2016 | 78.55677254 | 78.50937961 | 78.60416548 | — |
| United States | 2017 | 78.50077044 | 78.45451207 | 78.54702882 | — |
| United States | 2018 | 78.62912526 | 78.58411993 | 78.67413059 | — |
| United States | 2019 | 78.73923827 | 78.68911248 | 78.78936407 | — |
| United States | 2020 | 76.89250856 | 76.84162967 | 76.94338746 | — |
| United States | 2021 | 76.37368104 | 76.32909019 | 76.47914571 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.