Life expectancy at delivery within the US elevated by 0.6 years, from 78.4 years in 2023 to 79.0 years in 2024, the best degree ever. Nonetheless, the typical life expectancy in comparable international locations was 82.7 years, about 3.7 years longer than within the US, reflecting a continued massive distinction in life expectancy between the US and comparable international locations.

This assortment of charts examines how life expectancy within the US compares to that of different equally massive and rich international locations within the Group for Financial Co-operation and Improvement (OECD). The international locations included within the comparability are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

The evaluation is obtainable via the Peterson-KFF Well being System Tracker, a useful resource middle devoted to monitoring and assessing the efficiency of the U.S. well being care system.