Life expectancy (United States): 78.7 years in 2018, the latest available value.
119 observations from 1900 to 2018. Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Average number of years a newborn can expect to live under current mortality conditions.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 78.7 years |
| 2017 | 78.6 years |
| 2016 | 78.7 years |
| 2015 | 78.7 years |
| 2014 | 78.9 years |
| 2013 | 78.8 years |
| 2012 | 78.8 years |
| 2011 | 78.7 years |
| 2010 | 78.7 years |
| 2009 | 78.5 years |
| 2008 | 78.2 years |
| 2007 | 78.1 years |
| 2006 | 77.8 years |
| 2005 | 77.6 years |
| 2004 | 77.5 years |
| 2003 | 77.6 years |
| 2002 | 77 years |
| 2001 | 77 years |
| 2000 | 76.8 years |
| 1999 | 76.7 years |
| 1998 | 76.7 years |
| 1997 | 76.5 years |
| 1996 | 76.1 years |
| 1995 | 75.8 years |
| 1994 | 75.7 years |
| 1993 | 75.5 years |
| 1992 | 75.8 years |
| 1991 | 75.5 years |
| 1990 | 75.4 years |
| 1989 | 75.1 years |
| 1988 | 74.9 years |
| 1987 | 74.9 years |
| 1986 | 74.7 years |
| 1985 | 74.7 years |
| 1984 | 74.7 years |
| 1983 | 74.6 years |
| 1982 | 74.5 years |
| 1981 | 74.1 years |
| 1980 | 73.7 years |
| 1979 | 73.9 years |
| 1978 | 73.5 years |
| 1977 | 73.3 years |
| 1976 | 72.9 years |
| 1975 | 72.6 years |
| 1974 | 72 years |
| 1973 | 71.4 years |
| 1972 | 71.2 years |
| 1971 | 71.1 years |
| 1970 | 70.8 years |
| 1969 | 70.5 years |
| 1968 | 70.2 years |
| 1967 | 70.5 years |
| 1966 | 70.2 years |
| 1965 | 70.2 years |
| 1964 | 70.2 years |
| 1963 | 69.9 years |
| 1962 | 70.1 years |
| 1961 | 70.2 years |
| 1960 | 69.7 years |
| 1959 | 69.9 years |
| 1958 | 69.6 years |
| 1957 | 69.5 years |
| 1956 | 69.7 years |
| 1955 | 69.6 years |
| 1954 | 69.6 years |
| 1953 | 68.8 years |
| 1952 | 68.6 years |
| 1951 | 68.4 years |
| 1950 | 68.2 years |
| 1949 | 68 years |
| 1948 | 67.2 years |
| 1947 | 66.8 years |
| 1946 | 66.7 years |
| 1945 | 65.9 years |
| 1944 | 65.2 years |
| 1943 | 63.3 years |
| 1942 | 66.2 years |
| 1941 | 64.8 years |
| 1940 | 62.9 years |
| 1939 | 63.7 years |
| 1938 | 63.5 years |
| 1937 | 60 years |
| 1936 | 58.5 years |
| 1935 | 61.7 years |
| 1934 | 61.1 years |
| 1933 | 63.3 years |
| 1932 | 62.1 years |
| 1931 | 61.1 years |
| 1930 | 59.7 years |
| 1929 | 57.1 years |
| 1928 | 56.8 years |
| 1927 | 60.4 years |
| 1926 | 56.7 years |
| 1925 | 59 years |
| 1924 | 59.7 years |
| 1923 | 57.2 years |
| 1922 | 59.6 years |
| 1921 | 60.8 years |
| 1920 | 54.1 years |
| 1919 | 54.7 years |
| 1918 | 39.1 years |
| 1917 | 50.9 years |
| 1916 | 51.7 years |
| 1915 | 54.5 years |
| 1914 | 54.2 years |
| 1913 | 52.5 years |
| 1912 | 53.5 years |
| 1911 | 52.6 years |
| 1910 | 50 years |
| 1909 | 52.1 years |
| 1908 | 51.1 years |
| 1907 | 47.6 years |
| 1906 | 48.7 years |
| 1905 | 48.7 years |
| 1904 | 47.6 years |
| 1903 | 50.5 years |
| 1902 | 51.5 years |
| 1901 | 49.1 years |
| 1900 | 47.3 years |