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US life expectancy at birth, 1901–2023

The biggest one-year fall was in 1918, the year of the flu pandemic: 6.8 years, from 54.0 to 47.2.

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What does this axis measure?
US life expectancy at birth, 1901–2023: 40 points, a line chart.
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The data: 40 points
YearAge (years)
190149.3
190250.5
190750.2
190952.8
191353.5
191555.1
191847.2
192158.2
192657.9
192759.4
193261
193660.35
193862.39
194264.54
194364.36
194766.8
195068.07
195469.5
195769.42
196170.25
196369.94
196770.52
196870.2
197371.4
197572.54
197973.83
198274.46
198674.73
198874.83
199275.78
199575.85
199776.5
200276.99
200477.53
200978.48
201278.82
201478.88
201878.8
202176.38
202379.3
Source
Our World in Data (Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024))
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2026-09-27
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