Slopegraph · life expectancy

Seventy years of longer lives

Every region on Earth, 1950 against 2023. Asia gains thirty-one years - the steepest climb in human history - and the world line crosses from 47 to 73.

Seventy years of longer lives Slopegraph of life expectancy by world region comparing 1950 with 2023; every region rises, Asia most steeply. 1950 2023 Oceania 62 79 Oceania Europe 62 79 Europe Asia 42 75 Asia World 46 73 World Africa 37 64 Africa LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH, YEARS · OUR WORLD IN DATA (UN WPP), 1950 AND 2023 · EVERY REGION GAINED AT LEAST 16 YEARS