Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — South-Eastern Asia

Life expectancy at birth in South-Eastern Asia in 2024 — 72.1 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 42.4%.

2024 72.1 years +0.2% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 72.1 years2024
Period minimum 49.9 years1965

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — South-Eastern Asia, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 50.6 years1962: 51.6 years1964: 52.5 years1966: 52.4 years1968: 53.6 years1970: 54.7 years1972: 55 years1974: 56.2 years1976: 57.7 years1978: 58.8 years1980: 60.3 years1982: 61.2 years1984: 62.2 years1986: 63.1 years1988: 63.8 years1990: 64.6 years1992: 65.3 years1994: 66 years1996: 66.6 years1998: 67.2 years2000: 67.7 years2002: 68.2 years2004: 67.8 years2006: 69 years2008: 69 years2010: 69.9 years2012: 70.4 years2014: 70.8 years2016: 71.1 years2018: 71.4 years2020: 71.2 years2022: 71.6 years2024: 72.1 years
Change over the period: +21.5 (+42.41%) Average annual rate: 0.55 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 72.1 years
World 73.5 years
Life expectancy at birth — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 72.1 +0.1 +0.2%
2023 72 +0.4 +0.53%
2022 71.6 +1.9 +2.69%
2021 69.7 −1.5 −2.11%
2020 71.2 −0.4 −0.49%
2019 71.6 +0.1 +0.2%
2018 71.4 +0.1 +0.13%
2017 71.3 +0.2 +0.33%
2016 71.1 +0.2 +0.23%
2015 70.9 +0.2 +0.27%
2014 70.8 +0.2 +0.26%
2013 70.6 +0.2 +0.26%
2012 70.4 +0.2 +0.3%
2011 70.2 +0.2 +0.36%
2010 69.9 +0.2 +0.27%
2009 69.7 +0.7 +1.05%
2008 69 −0.3 −0.44%
2007 69.3 +0.3 +0.43%
2006 69 +0.2 +0.22%
2005 68.9 +1 +1.51%
2004 67.8 −0.6 −0.85%
2003 68.4 +0.2 +0.31%
2002 68.2 +0.3 +0.42%
2001 67.9 +0.3 +0.4%
2000 67.7 +0.3 +0.45%
1999 67.4 +0.2 +0.28%
1998 67.2 +0.3 +0.43%
1997 66.9 +0.3 +0.49%
1996 66.6 +0.3 +0.42%
1995 66.3 +0.3 +0.39%
1994 66 +0.2 +0.36%
1993 65.8 +0.4 +0.69%
1992 65.3 +0.4 +0.66%
1991 64.9 +0.3 +0.53%
1990 64.6 +0.3 +0.5%
1989 64.2 +0.4 +0.64%
1988 63.8 +0.4 +0.57%
1987 63.5 +0.4 +0.66%
1986 63.1 +0.4 +0.59%
1985 62.7 +0.5 +0.75%
1984 62.2 +0.5 +0.8%
1983 61.7 +0.5 +0.84%
1982 61.2 +0.5 +0.86%
1981 60.7 +0.4 +0.66%
1980 60.3 +0.5 +0.89%
1979 59.8 +0.9 +1.59%
1978 58.8 +0.5 +0.82%
1977 58.3 +0.6 +1.07%
1976 57.7 +0.7 +1.16%
1975 57.1 +0.9 +1.58%
1974 56.2 +0.3 +0.45%
1973 55.9 +0.9 +1.64%
1972 55 −0.2 −0.34%
1971 55.2 +0.5 +0.98%
1970 54.7 +0.3 +0.5%
1969 54.4 +0.8 +1.49%
1968 53.6 −0.2 −0.35%
1967 53.8 +1.4 +2.6%
1966 52.4 +2.5 +5.09%
1965 49.9 −2.6 −4.92%
1964 52.5 +0.6 +1.12%
1963 51.9 +0.3 +0.52%
1962 51.6 +0.5 +0.95%
1961 51.1 +0.5 +0.98%
1960 50.6

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.