- Name
- Life expectancy at birth
- Definition
- Number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. Source: UN World Population Prospects via World Bank WDI.
- Unit
- Years
- Category
- Health
- Source
- World Bank — World Development Indicators — Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
- Coverage
- 1960–2024 observed
- Reference year
- 2024 (latest year with at least 80% of countries reporting) — 199 countries
- Frequency
- Annual
- Ranking direction
- Higher is better