Differences in life expectancy are more regional than national, 1960 to 2020

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 samethroughout its life.

19602020197019801990200020100 years20 years40 years60 yearsEurope and Central Asia (WB)East Asia and Pacific (WB)Latin America and Caribbean (WB)Middle East and North Africa (WB)WorldSouth Asia (WB)North America (WB)Sub-Saharan Africa (WB)