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. 2024 May 18;403(10440):1989–2056. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00476-8

Table 2.

Life expectancy (estimated, expected based on SDI, and their difference), globally and by SDI quintile, for 1950, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2021


1950
1990
2000
2010
2021
Estimated life expectancy Expected life expectancy Difference Estimated life expectancy Expected life expectancy Difference Estimated life expectancy Expected life expectancy Difference Estimated life expectancy Expected life expectancy Difference Estimated life expectancy Expected life expectancy Difference
Global 49·0 63·4 −14·3 65·5 69·5 −4·0 67·2 70·7 −3·4 70·5 71·7 −1·2 71·7 72·9 −1·2
Low SDI 38·6 45·7 −7·0 53·1 54·0 −1·0 54·9 56·2 −1·2 60·2 60·2 0·1 62·6 64·9 −2·3
Low-middle SDI 38·8 50·1 −11·3 60·6 61·1 −0·5 63·0 64·1 −1·1 66·5 67·0 −0·5 67·4 69·9 −2·5
Middle SDI 46·2 55·5 −9·2 67·0 68·3 −1·3 69·6 69·9 −0·3 72·3 71·4 1·0 73·2 73·1 0·2
High-middle SDI 57·6 65·1 −7·5 70·4 71·0 −0·6 71·4 72·3 −0·9 74·7 73·9 0·8 76·2 75·7 0·5
High SDI 63·9 71·0 −7·1 75·6 75·7 −0·1 77·8 77·2 0·5 80·0 78·6 1·5 80·2 79·9 0·4

SDI=Socio-demographic Index.