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North America · Country statistics

United States

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Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population341.78M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$30.77T2025 · current US$GDP per capita$90.03K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth78.92024 · yearsInternet use94.7%2024 · % of populationForest area33.9%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
78.9

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
United States2024 · 78.9
019.7239.4559.1778.891960199320251960: 69.81961: 70.31962: 70.11963: 69.91964: 70.21965: 70.21966: 70.21967: 70.61968: 701969: 70.51970: 70.81971: 71.11972: 71.21973: 71.41974: 721975: 72.61976: 72.91977: 73.31978: 73.41979: 73.81980: 73.61981: 741982: 74.41983: 74.51984: 74.61985: 74.61986: 74.61987: 74.81988: 74.81989: 751990: 75.21991: 75.41992: 75.61993: 75.41994: 75.61995: 75.61996: 761997: 76.41998: 76.61999: 76.62000: 76.62001: 76.82002: 76.92003: 772004: 77.52005: 77.52006: 77.72007: 782008: 782009: 78.42010: 78.52011: 78.62012: 78.72013: 78.72014: 78.82015: 78.72016: 78.52017: 78.52018: 78.62019: 78.82020: 772021: 76.32022: 77.42023: 78.42024: 78.9

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

United States in perspective

Region
North America
Capital
Washington D.C.
Country code
USA

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