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How American Life Expectancy Compares To Its Peers
Based on a 2025 analysis by Peterson-KFF, American life expectancy is now lagging significantly behind comparable nations, with the gap growing wider than ever before.
From chronic diseases to healthcare disparities, multiple factors are contributing to Americans dying younger. In this infographic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu takes a look at how the U.S. stacks up—and how quickly it's falling behind.
Data and Discussion
The data we used to create this graphic is included in the table below.
The comparable country group is based on averages across 11 nations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.
| 1980 | 73.7 | 74.6 |
| 1981 | 74.1 | 74.8 |
| 1982 | 74.5 | 75.1 |
| 1983 | 74.6 | 75.3 |
| 1984 | 74.7 | 75.7 |
| 1985 | 74.7 | 75.7 |
| 1986 | 74.7 | 76 |
| 1987 | 74.9 | 76.4 |
| 1988 | 74.9 | 76.5 |
| 1989 | 75.1 | 76.7 |
| 1990 | 75.4 | 76.9 |
| 1991 | 75.5 | 77.1 |
| 1992 | 75.8 | 77.3 |
| 1993 | 75.5 | 77.4 |
| 1994 | 75.7 | 77.8 |
| 1995 | 75.8 | 77.8 |
| 1996 | 76.1 | 78.1 |
| 1997 | 76.5 | 78.4 |
| 1998 | 76.7 | 78.6 |
| 1999 | 76.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 76.8 | 79 |
| 2001 | 77 | 79.3 |
| 2002 | 77 | 79.4 |
| 2003 | 77.2 | 79.5 |
| 2004 | 77.6 | 80.1 |
| 2005 | 77.6 | 80.2 |
| 2006 | 77.8 | 80.6 |
| 2007 | 78.1 | 80.8 |
| 2008 | 78.2 | 81 |