Life expectancy at birth: females in the United States

In 2025, female life expectancy at birth in the United States was 82.1 years, up from 82.0 years in 2024. This gives the United States the 9th-highest among G20 countries, and the 64th-highest globally (out of 236 economies with available data).
Life expectancy at birth: females
Average years of life for females
United States
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Life expectancy at birth: females

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About this indicator
Female life expectancy at birth represents the average number of years a newborn girl is expected to live, assuming that current mortality conditions remain the same throughout her life. Because we cannot know future death rates in advance, this indicator uses a "snapshot" of today’s conditions to estimate lifespan. If healthcare and living standards continue to improve over time, actual lifespans will likely be higher than this current estimate.
Sources and updates

Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the United Nations World Population Prospects.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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Economic activity

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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Annual growth (%), adjusted for inflation
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Full-year forecast for 2026, adjusted for inflation
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Number of people
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Total growth of population (%) since 2010
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Median age of population
Age dividing the population into two equal halves
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Gross debt of the general government
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Gross debt of the general government, in current international dollars
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Positive values indicate a surplus; negative values indicate a deficit
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GDP per capita
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Net adjusted disposable income, constant international dollars
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Gini index (0 = complete equality, 100 = complete inequality)
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