Life expectancy vs. liberal democracy

Liberal democracy based on the expert assessments and index by V-Dem, ranging from 0 to 1 (most democratic).

Source: UN WPP (2022); Zijdeman et al. (2015); Riley (2005); OWID based on V-Dem (v13)

Note: Shown is the ‘period life expectancy’. This is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.