WHO reports global life expectancy recovery in 2023
Global life expectancy in 2023
WHO’s latest estimates say global life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023, nearly matching its 2019 level. Healthy life expectancy recovered more slowly, while noncommunicable diseases accounted for most global deaths.
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- 73.3years
Global life expectancy in 2023
“life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023”
- 73.4years
Global life expectancy in 2019
“the 73.4 years recorded in 2019”
- 62.8years
Healthy life expectancy in 2023
“Healthy life expectancy ... reaching 62.8 years in 2023”
In low-income countries, communicable diseases accounted for less than half of all deaths in 2023
“for the first time, communicable diseases ... accounted for less than half of all deaths in low-income countries”
- 74%
Share of global deaths caused by noncommunicable diseases in 2023
“Worldwide, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) caused 74 per cent of deaths in 2023”
- 58%
Share of global deaths caused by noncommunicable diseases in 2000
“up from 58 per cent in 2000”
- 8causes
Leading causes of death that were noncommunicable diseases in 2023
“eight of the world’s 10 leading causes of death were NCDs”
- 9.5Mpeople
Deaths caused by ischaemic heart disease in 2023
“Ischaemic heart disease alone caused approximately 9.5 million deaths in 2023”
- 210Myears
Healthy life-years lost to ischaemic heart disease in 2023
“the loss of 210 million years of healthy life”
Dementia was the fifth leading cause of death globally in 2023
“Dementia rose from the 19th leading cause of death globally in 2000 to the fifth in 2023”