Global Average Life Expectancy Rises to Pre-Pandemic Levels
According to World Health Organization data, global average life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023, approaching pre-pandemic levels.
According to the World Health Organization's latest Global Health Estimates report, global average life expectancy rose to 73.3 years in 2023, coming very close to the 2019 level of 73.4 years.
Developments in Global Life Expectancy
According to the latest Global Health Estimates data published by the United Nations health agency, life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023, remaining just below the 73.4-year level recorded in 2019.
A Major Success for Public Health
Dr. Alain Labrique, Director of the Department for Data, Digital Health, Analytics, and AI at the World Health Organization, stated that living longer is one of the greatest successes of public health.
Scope and Timeframe
These newly shared estimates comprehensively address mortality and disability trends worldwide between 2000 and 2023, broken down by region and country.
Status of Healthy Life Expectancy
The recovery process for healthy life expectancy has been slower, reaching 62.8 years in 2023 and still remaining 0.4 years behind the 2019 level.
Share of Non-Communicable Diseases
In 2023, for the first time, infectious diseases accounted for less than half of all deaths in low-income countries, while non-communicable diseases caused 74 percent of deaths globally.
Leading Causes of Death
While cardiovascular diseases continue to be the primary burden of mortality and disease, conditions such as dementia, diabetes, depressive disorders, and anxiety disorders are showing an increasing trend worldwide.