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How does U.S. life expectancy compare to other
countries?
Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker
The U.S. has the lowest life expectancy at birth among
OECD comparable countries
Life expectancy at birth in years, 2011
Switzerland
83
Japan
France
Australia
Sweden
Comparable Country Average
82
Canada
Netherlands
Austria
United Kingdom
Germany
Belgium
United States
79
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2013 OECD data: "OECD Health Data: Health status: Health status indicators", OECD Health
Statistics (database). doi: 10.1787/data-00349-en (Accessed on June 25, 2014).
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84
The U.S. has seen slower growth in life expectancy than
comparable OECD countries
Total life expectancy at birth in years, 1980 - 2011
Comparable Country Average
United States
84
82
82
80
79
78
76
75
74
74
72
70
68
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2013 OECD data: "OECD Health Data: Health status: Health status indicators", OECD Health
Statistics (database). doi: 10.1787/data-00349-en (Accessed on June 25, 2014).
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The U.S. has the lowest life expectancy at birth rates for
both women and men
Life expectancy at birth by gender, in years, 2011
Men
Women
79
Japan
86
France
Switzerland
Australia
Sweden
Austria
Canada
Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
United Kingdom
79
Comparable Country Average
84
76
United States
69
71
73
75
77
81
79
81
83
85
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2013 OECD data: "OECD Health Data: Health status: Health status indicators", OECD Health
Statistics (database). doi: 10.1787/data-00349-en (Accessed on June 25, 2014).
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Life expectancy for both men and women has increased
more slowly in the U.S. than in comparable countries
Life expectancy at birth in years, 1980 – 2011
Comparable Countries
Men
United States
Women
Men
85
84
Women
85
81
80
79
78
80
77
76
75
75
71
70
70
70
65
65
60
1980
60
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2013 OECD data: "OECD Health Data: Health status: Health status indicators", OECD Health
Statistics (database). doi: 10.1787/data-00349-en (Accessed on June 25, 2014).
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2010
The difference in life expectancy at birth between
women and men has decreased steadily
Difference between male and female life expectancy at birth in years, 1980 – 2011
Comparable Country Average
8
United States
7.4
7
6
6.7
4.9
5
4.8
4
3
2
1
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2013 OECD data: "OECD Health Data: Health status: Health status indicators", OECD Health
Statistics (database). doi: 10.1787/data-00349-en (Accessed on June 25, 2014).
Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker
2010
The disparity in life expectancy between the U.S. and
comparable OECD countries continues at older ages
Life expectancy at birth in years
Comparable Country Average
90
84
81
United States
79
80
76
70
60
50
45
43
40
40
30
22
20
39
20
19
10
10
18
10
9
8
0
Women at
birth
Women at
age 40
Women at
age 65
Women at
age 80
Men at birth Men at age
40
Men at age
65
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2013 OECD data: "OECD Health Data: Health status: Health status indicators", OECD Health
Statistics (database). doi: 10.1787/data-00349-en (Accessed on June 25, 2014).
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Men at age
80