# Life expectancy at birth — LCA
> Latest: 72.85 years (2024). Change: +0.2% vs 2023.
- Unit: years
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1960–2024
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SP.DYN.LE00.IN — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/life-expectancy-at-birth/LCA
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2020 | 72.31 |
| 2021 | 69.12 |
| 2022 | 72.67 |
| 2023 | 72.70 |
| 2024 | 72.85 |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2024). Life expectancy at birth — LCA [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/life-expectancy-at-birth/LCA. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)