USA: Life expectancy, female
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| USA |
Life expectancy, in years, female |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 81.40 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | years |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2024 |
| Average | 78.24 |
| Min - Max | 73.10 - 81.40 |
| Source | The United Nations Population Division |
The latest value from 2024 is 81.4 years, an increase from 81.1 years in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 76.49 years, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1960 to 2024 is 78.24 years. The minimum value, 73.1 years, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 81.4 years was recorded in 2019.
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Definition: Life expectancy at birth indicates the 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.
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| Life expectancy | 78.89 | 2024 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 81.40 | 2024 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 76.50 | 2024 | years |
| Birth rate | 10.60 | 2024 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 9.00 | 2024 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 1.63 | 2024 | births per woman |
| Tuberculosis | 3.20 | 2024 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 13.70 | 2024 | percent |
| Prevalence of anemia among children | 6.10 | 2019 | percent |
| Prevalence of undernourishment | 2.50 | 2023 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, urban | 97.7 | 2024 | percent |
| Suicides | 15.63 | 2021 | suicides per 100,000 people |
| DPT immunization rate | 94 | 2024 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 93 | 2024 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 92 | 2024 | percent |
| Traffic accident deaths | 12.70 | 2019 | deaths per 100,000 people |