Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 74.4 years in Kazakhstan and 70.1 years in Turkmenistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 4.3 years, or 1.06 times that in Turkmenistan.

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What the numbers say

Kazakhstan has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Turkmenistan.
In 2023, Kazakhstan ranked 123 and Turkmenistan ranked 162 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kazakhstan at 85.2 years and Turkmenistan at 80.5 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Kazakhstan	Turkmenistan	World
2023	74.4	70.1	73.2
2022	73.5	69.9	72.6
2021	70.1	69.4	70.9
2020	71.2	68.9	71.9
2019	73.7	69.4	72.6
2018	73.4	69.3	72.4
2017	73	69.2	72.1
2016	72.6	69.1	71.9
2015	72	69.1	71.6
2014	71.4	69	71.4
2013	70.7	69	71.1
2012	69.9	69	70.8
2011	69.1	68.9	70.4
2010	68.3	68.6	70.1
2009	67.5	68.2	69.7
2008	66.8	67.6	69.3
2007	66.2	67	69
2006	65.7	66.6	68.6
2005	65.4	66.3	68.1
2004	65	66.1	67.7
2003	64.8	65.9	67.4
2002	64.4	65.6	67.1
2001	64.1	65.3	66.8
2000	63.8	64.9	66.4
1999	63.5	64.5	66
1998	63.4	64	65.7
1997	63.3	63.7	65.5
1996	63.5	63.5	65.2
1995	63.7	63.5	64.9
1994	64.1	63.5	64.3
1993	64.5	63.6	64.4
1992	65	63.8	64.3
1991	65.4	63.8	64.1
1990	65.7	63.9	64
1989	65.9	63.8	63.8
1988	66	63.7	63.4
1987	66	63.5	63.2
1986	65.8	63.2	62.7
1985	65.4	62.8	62.2
1984	64.8	62.4	61.9
1983	64.2	62	61.5
1982	63.6	61.6	61.3
1981	63	61	60.9
1980	62.5	60.2	60.5
1979	62.1	59.1	60.2
1978	61.8	58.3	59.5
1977	61.5	57.7	59.2
1976	61.3	57.5	58.6
1975	61.1	57.2	58.3
1974	60.9	57	58.1
1973	60.7	56.8	57.7
1972	60.5	56.6	57.2
1971	60.3	56.4	56
1970	60.1	56.1	56.3
1969	59.8	55.7	56
1968	59.6	55.3	55.6
1967	59.5	54.8	55.1
1966	59.3	54.4	54.6
1965	59	54	54
1964	58.8	53.6	54.3
1963	58.6	53.2	53.7
1962	58.4	52.9	53.2
1961	58.2	52.5	50.4
1960	58	52.2	47.8
1959	57.7	51.8	49.6
1958	57.5	51.4	51.6
1957	57.3	51	51.1
1956	57.1	50.6	50.7
1955	56.8	50.2	50.2
1954	56.6	49.8	49.7
1953	56.4	49.4	48.8
1952	56.1	49	48.2
1951	55.9	48.6	47.1
1950	55.6	48.1	46.4
1939	44.5	–	–
1926	36.9	–	–
1910	30.6	–	–
1900	28.1	–	–
1897	28.6	–	–
1873	23.8	–	–
1868	23.6	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Kazakhstan	Turkmenistan	World
2024	74.573.4–75.7	70.268.9–71.5	73.3
2025	74.773–76.2	70.368.4–72.2	73.5
2026	74.872.8–76.7	70.568.2–72.8	73.8
2027	7572.6–77.1	70.668–73.3	73.9
2028	75.172.4–77.5	70.767.9–73.5	74.1
2029	75.272.3–78	70.867.7–74	74.2
2030	75.472.2–78.3	7167.5–74.3	74.4
2031	75.572.1–78.6	71.167.4–74.8	74.5
2032	75.671.9–78.8	71.267.3–75.1	74.7
2033	75.871.9–79.1	71.467.2–75.5	74.8
2034	75.971.8–79.5	71.567–75.5	75
2035	76.171.9–79.7	71.667–75.9	75.1
2036	76.271.8–79.9	71.866.9–76.2	75.3
2037	76.471.8–80.2	71.966.9–76.7	75.4
2038	76.571.6–80.4	7266.7–76.9	75.5
2039	76.771.7–80.8	72.166.6–77.1	75.7
2040	76.871.5–81	72.366.6–77.5	75.8
2041	7771.7–81.3	72.466.6–77.8	75.9
2042	77.171.7–81.6	72.566.7–77.7	76.1
2043	77.271.6–81.9	72.666.6–78	76.2
2044	77.471.6–82.3	72.866.5–78.4	76.3
2045	77.571.7–82.4	72.966.5–78.7	76.5
2046	77.771.6–82.6	73.166.4–78.8	76.6
2047	77.871.7–82.8	73.266.3–79.1	76.7
2048	7871.7–83	73.366.2–79.2	76.8
2049	78.171.8–83.3	73.566.1–79.6	76.9
2050	78.372–83.4	73.666.3–79.7	77
2051	78.471.9–83.6	73.766.3–80	77.1
2052	78.671.8–83.8	73.966.6–80.3	77.2
2053	78.772–84	7466.4–80.4	77.3
2054	78.971.8–84.1	74.166.4–80.6	77.4
2055	7972–84.3	74.366.6–80.9	77.6
2056	79.271.8–84.5	74.466.4–81.1	77.7
2057	79.371.7–84.8	74.666.2–81.2	77.8
2058	79.572–85	74.766.2–81.5	77.9
2059	79.672–85.1	74.866.3–81.8	78
2060	79.772–85.4	7566.2–82.3	78.1
2061	79.972–85.6	75.166.2–82.2	78.2
2062	8072.2–85.7	75.266.6–82.4	78.3
2063	80.272.5–86	75.466.7–82.6	78.4
2064	80.372.3–86	75.566.5–82.8	78.5
2065	80.572.3–86.3	75.666.7–83.2	78.6
2066	80.672.3–86.3	75.866.7–83.3	78.7
2067	80.872.5–86.6	75.966.9–83.5	78.8
2068	80.972.7–86.8	76.166.9–83.5	78.9
2069	81.172.8–87	76.266.9–83.9	79
2070	81.272.6–87.1	76.467.1–84.1	79.1
2071	81.372.7–87.3	76.566.7–84.3	79.2
2072	81.572.9–87.3	76.666.9–84.6	79.3
2073	81.672.9–87.5	76.866.8–84.7	79.4
2074	81.772.9–87.6	76.966.9–84.8	79.4
2075	81.972.8–87.8	7766.8–85	79.5
2076	8273.2–88.1	77.266.6–85	79.6
2077	82.173.2–88.3	77.366.8–85.3	79.7
2078	82.373.2–88.6	77.566.8–85.4	79.8
2079	82.473.2–88.8	77.667.2–85.8	79.9
2080	82.673.7–89.1	77.867.5–86.1	80
2081	82.773.4–89.2	77.967.4–86	80.1
2082	82.873.5–89.4	7867.2–86.3	80.2
2083	8373.5–89.6	78.267.1–86.3	80.3
2084	83.173.3–89.8	78.367–86.6	80.3
2085	83.273.3–89.9	78.567.1–86.7	80.4
2086	83.473.4–90.2	78.667.1–86.9	80.5
2087	83.573.6–90.2	78.767.3–87.1	80.6
2088	83.674–90.3	78.967.2–87.2	80.7
2089	83.874.2–90.5	7967.2–87.3	80.8
2090	83.974.1–90.7	79.167.1–87.5	80.9
2091	8473.9–90.9	79.367.3–87.7	81
2092	84.174.2–91.1	79.467.7–87.9	81
2093	84.374.2–91.2	79.667.6–88.1	81.1
2094	84.474.5–91.6	79.767.7–88	81.2
2095	84.574.5–91.7	79.867.7–88.3	81.3
2096	84.675–92	8067.7–88.3	81.4
2097	84.874.9–92.1	80.167.9–88.5	81.5
2098	84.974.9–92.3	80.267.8–88.6	81.6
2099	8575.1–92.5	80.468–89.1	81.7
2100	85.275.1–92.6	80.568–89.1	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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