Lithuania vs Poland: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 76 years in Lithuania and 78.6 years in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Poland, by 2.6 years, or 1.03 times that in Lithuania.

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What the numbers say

Poland has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Lithuania.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Lithuania at 86.8 years and Poland at 89 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Lithuania	Poland	World
2023	76	78.6	73.2
2022	74.7	77.9	72.6
2021	74.3	75.6	70.9
2020	75.1	76.6	71.9
2019	76.4	77.9	72.6
2018	75.9	77.6	72.4
2017	75.7	77.7	72.1
2016	74.8	77.6	71.9
2015	74.5	77.6	71.6
2014	74.6	77.3	71.4
2013	74	77.1	71.1
2012	74	76.8	70.8
2011	73.6	76.6	70.4
2010	73.2	76.3	70.1
2009	72.9	75.9	69.7
2008	71.7	75.6	69.3
2007	70.7	75.4	69
2006	71	75.3	68.6
2005	71.3	75.1	68.1
2004	72	74.9	67.7
2003	72.1	74.8	67.4
2002	71.8	74.5	67.1
2001	71.7	74.2	66.8
2000	72.1	73.7	66.4
1999	71.7	73.2	66
1998	71.3	72.9	65.7
1997	71	72.6	65.5
1996	70.2	72.3	65.2
1995	69	72	64.9
1994	68.5	71.7	64.3
1993	68.9	71.3	64.4
1992	70.3	70.9	64.3
1991	70.5	70.7	64.1
1990	71.4	70.6	64
1989	71.6	70.8	63.8
1988	72	70.8	63.4
1987	72.2	70.8	63.2
1986	72.4	70.6	62.7
1985	70.7	70.5	62.2
1984	70.5	70.6	61.9
1983	71	70.8	61.5
1982	71.1	70.9	61.3
1981	70.7	70.6	60.9
1980	70.7	70.5	60.5
1979	70.7	70.3	60.2
1978	70.9	70.4	59.5
1977	71.1	70.3	59.2
1976	71.2	70.4	58.6
1975	71.1	70.6	58.3
1974	71.5	70.7	58.1
1973	71.6	70.7	57.7
1972	71.3	70.1	57.2
1971	72	69.8	56
1970	71.1	69.6	56.3
1969	71.2	69.8	56
1968	71.6	69.8	55.6
1967	72	69.9	55.1
1966	71.9	69.7	54.6
1965	71.7	69.4	54
1964	71.9	68.9	54.3
1963	70.6	68.3	53.7
1962	69.4	68	53.2
1961	70.5	67.8	50.4
1960	70.3	67.1	47.8
1959	69.4	66.4	49.6
1958	68.6	64.9	51.6
1957	67.7	64.4	51.1
1956	66.9	63.4	50.7
1955	66.6	63.1	50.2
1954	66.5	62.3	49.7
1953	66.3	61.3	48.8
1952	66.2	59.7	48.2
1951	66.2	58.9	47.1
1950	66.1	58.3	46.4
1931	–	49.8	–
1925	50.5	–	–
1900	41.7	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Lithuania	Poland	World
2024	76.275.1–77.2	78.877.9–79.7	73.3
2025	76.374.9–77.8	7977.6–80.4	73.5
2026	76.574.6–78.2	79.277.5–80.8	73.8
2027	76.674.6–78.6	79.377.4–81.2	73.9
2028	76.874.4–79	79.577.4–81.6	74.1
2029	76.974.4–79.3	79.777.3–82	74.2
2030	77.174.2–79.6	79.977.2–82.2	74.4
2031	77.374.1–79.8	8077.2–82.6	74.5
2032	77.474.1–80.1	80.277.1–82.9	74.7
2033	77.674.1–80.4	80.477.1–83.1	74.8
2034	77.774.2–80.9	80.577.2–83.4	75
2035	77.974.2–81.2	80.777.3–83.7	75.1
2036	7874–81.4	80.977.3–84	75.3
2037	78.274.2–81.7	8177.3–84.3	75.4
2038	78.374.2–82	81.277.3–84.5	75.5
2039	78.574.3–82.3	81.377.5–84.8	75.7
2040	78.774.3–82.4	81.577.5–85	75.8
2041	78.874.3–82.6	81.777.5–85.1	75.9
2042	7974.3–82.8	81.877.6–85.5	76.1
2043	79.174.3–83.1	8277.6–85.6	76.2
2044	79.374.2–83.4	82.177.7–85.8	76.3
2045	79.474.3–83.5	82.377.6–86	76.5
2046	79.674.4–83.6	82.477.7–86.3	76.6
2047	79.874.5–83.9	82.677.9–86.6	76.7
2048	79.974.5–84	82.777.9–86.6	76.8
2049	8074.5–84.2	82.978–86.8	76.9
2050	80.274.5–84.6	8378–87	77
2051	80.474.5–84.7	83.278.2–87.3	77.1
2052	80.574.5–84.9	83.378.3–87.6	77.2
2053	80.774.5–84.9	83.478.5–87.7	77.3
2054	80.874.7–85.2	83.678.6–88	77.4
2055	80.974.8–85.3	83.778.6–88.3	77.6
2056	81.174.9–85.6	83.878.8–88.5	77.7
2057	81.274.8–85.9	8478.7–88.6	77.8
2058	81.475–85.9	84.178.9–88.9	77.9
2059	81.575.3–86.3	84.278.9–89	78
2060	81.775.3–86.5	84.479.1–89.1	78.1
2061	81.875.2–86.6	84.579.2–89.3	78.2
2062	8275.4–86.8	84.679.2–89.6	78.3
2063	82.175.4–86.9	84.779.3–89.9	78.4
2064	82.275.6–87.1	84.979.4–89.9	78.5
2065	82.475.6–87.2	8579.5–90.2	78.6
2066	82.575.8–87.6	85.179.7–90.4	78.7
2067	82.775.7–87.9	85.279.7–90.4	78.8
2068	82.875.7–88.1	85.479.9–90.8	78.9
2069	82.975.9–88.2	85.580–91.1	79
2070	83.176.2–88.5	85.680.2–91.2	79.1
2071	83.276.3–88.7	85.780.1–91.4	79.2
2072	83.376.5–88.9	85.880.3–91.5	79.3
2073	83.576.7–88.9	8680.2–91.8	79.4
2074	83.676.8–89.1	86.180.4–92	79.4
2075	83.776.8–89.2	86.280.5–91.9	79.5
2076	83.977–89.5	86.380.4–92.1	79.6
2077	8477–89.6	86.580.6–92.4	79.7
2078	84.177–89.9	86.680.7–92.6	79.8
2079	84.277.3–89.9	86.780.8–92.7	79.9
2080	84.477.3–90.3	86.880.8–93	80
2081	84.577.2–90.4	86.981–93	80.1
2082	84.677.3–90.6	8781–93.5	80.2
2083	84.777.4–90.8	87.281–93.5	80.3
2084	84.977.3–91.1	87.381.2–93.7	80.3
2085	8577.4–91.3	87.481.3–94	80.4
2086	85.177.8–91.4	87.581.2–94.1	80.5
2087	85.277.7–91.6	87.681.4–94.1	80.6
2088	85.477.6–91.8	87.781.2–94.3	80.7
2089	85.578–92	87.881.2–94.6	80.8
2090	85.677.9–92	87.981.5–94.7	80.9
2091	85.778–92.3	8881.3–94.8	81
2092	85.878–92.4	88.181.5–94.9	81
2093	85.977.9–92.6	88.381.5–95.1	81.1
2094	86.178.2–93	88.481.6–95.5	81.2
2095	86.278.3–93.1	88.581.7–95.5	81.3
2096	86.378.4–93.3	88.681.7–95.8	81.4
2097	86.478.7–93.5	88.781.7–95.9	81.5
2098	86.578.8–93.6	88.881.5–96.2	81.6
2099	86.678.7–93.9	88.981.8–96.2	81.7
2100	86.878.7–94	8981.8–96.3	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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