Romania vs Tajikistan: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 75.9 years in Romania and 71.8 years in Tajikistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 4.1 years, or 1.06 times that in Tajikistan.

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What the numbers say

Romania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Romania ranked 105 and Tajikistan ranked 146 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Romania at 86.9 years and Tajikistan at 81.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Romania	Tajikistan	World
2023	75.9	71.8	73.2
2022	75.3	71.6	72.6
2021	72.7	69.6	70.9
2020	74.1	68.6	71.9
2019	75.3	71	72.6
2018	75.1	70.7	72.4
2017	75	70.5	72.1
2016	75	70	71.9
2015	74.7	69.7	71.6
2014	74.8	69.7	71.4
2013	74.9	69.6	71.1
2012	74.3	69.1	70.8
2011	74.3	68.7	70.4
2010	73.6	68.4	70.1
2009	73.5	68.3	69.7
2008	73.2	67.9	69.3
2007	72.8	67.4	69
2006	72.2	67	68.6
2005	71.6	66.5	68.1
2004	71.1	66.6	67.7
2003	70.8	65.9	67.4
2002	70.8	64.9	67.1
2001	71.1	64.2	66.8
2000	71.2	63.5	66.4
1999	70.6	63.1	66
1998	69.9	62.4	65.7
1997	69.1	61.9	65.5
1996	68.8	60.8	65.2
1995	69.3	61.4	64.9
1994	69.3	60.1	64.3
1993	69.5	55.5	64.4
1992	69.5	57.1	64.3
1991	70.1	61.7	64.1
1990	69.8	61.6	64
1989	69.6	61.7	63.8
1988	69.4	61.8	63.4
1987	69.1	61.6	63.2
1986	69.7	61.8	62.7
1985	69.4	61	62.2
1984	69.9	60.7	61.9
1983	69.8	60.5	61.5
1982	69.8	60.2	61.3
1981	69.5	58.8	60.9
1980	69.3	58.6	60.5
1979	69.5	58.5	60.2
1978	69.8	58.4	59.5
1977	69.5	58.2	59.2
1976	69.9	58.1	58.6
1975	69.6	57.9	58.3
1974	69.5	57.7	58.1
1973	68.7	57.4	57.7
1972	69	57.2	57.2
1971	68.4	56.9	56
1970	67.9	56.6	56.3
1969	67.2	56.3	56
1968	68	55.9	55.6
1967	68.1	55.5	55.1
1966	68.2	55.1	54.6
1965	68.4	54.7	54
1964	68.4	54.2	54.3
1963	67.8	53.8	53.7
1962	67.2	53.4	53.2
1961	66.4	52.9	50.4
1960	65.6	52.5	47.8
1959	64.9	52.2	49.6
1958	64.4	51.8	51.6
1957	64	51.4	51.1
1956	63.6	51.1	50.7
1955	63.3	50.8	50.2
1954	63	50.5	49.7
1953	62.5	50.2	48.8
1952	61.8	49.9	48.2
1951	61.2	49.6	47.1
1950	60.5	49.4	46.4
1932	42	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Romania	Tajikistan	World
2024	76.175–77.1	71.970.7–73.2	73.3
2025	76.374.7–77.7	72.170.3–73.9	73.5
2026	76.474.4–78.2	72.270–74.4	73.8
2027	76.674.3–78.7	72.369.7–74.8	73.9
2028	76.774.2–79.1	72.569.7–75.3	74.1
2029	76.974.1–79.5	72.669.5–75.7	74.2
2030	7774.1–79.7	72.769.4–75.9	74.4
2031	77.273.9–80.1	72.969.5–76.4	74.5
2032	77.373.9–80.4	7369.5–76.6	74.7
2033	77.573.9–80.7	73.169.3–76.9	74.8
2034	77.673.9–80.9	73.369.4–77.3	75
2035	77.873.8–81.1	73.469.1–77.4	75.1
2036	77.973.8–81.4	73.569.1–77.8	75.3
2037	78.173.8–81.7	73.769.1–78.2	75.4
2038	78.273.6–82.1	73.868.9–78.6	75.5
2039	78.473.8–82.3	73.969–78.8	75.7
2040	78.673.7–82.5	74.169–79.1	75.8
2041	78.773.6–82.9	74.269–79.3	75.9
2042	78.973.8–83.1	74.369.2–79.6	76.1
2043	7973.8–83.3	74.569–79.8	76.2
2044	79.273.9–83.5	74.669–80	76.3
2045	79.373.8–83.6	74.769.1–80.3	76.5
2046	79.573.9–83.9	74.969–80.4	76.6
2047	79.674–84.1	7568.9–80.7	76.7
2048	79.874.1–84.6	75.168.8–80.9	76.8
2049	79.974.1–84.7	75.368.7–81.1	76.9
2050	80.174–85	75.468.7–81.3	77
2051	80.274.3–85.1	75.668.7–81.6	77.1
2052	80.474.3–85.3	75.768.6–81.7	77.2
2053	80.674.4–85.4	75.868.8–82	77.3
2054	80.774.2–85.7	75.968.5–82.5	77.4
2055	80.974.3–85.8	76.168.5–82.8	77.6
2056	8174.3–85.8	76.268.5–83	77.7
2057	81.274.3–86.1	76.468.6–83.2	77.8
2058	81.374.5–86.2	76.568.6–83.3	77.9
2059	81.574.4–86.3	76.668.8–83.4	78
2060	81.674.4–86.3	76.768.8–83.7	78.1
2061	81.874.5–86.7	76.968.9–83.9	78.2
2062	81.974.4–86.9	7769–84.2	78.3
2063	82.174.4–87	77.168.9–84.3	78.4
2064	82.274.7–87.3	77.369.1–84.6	78.5
2065	82.474.6–87.4	77.468.9–84.6	78.6
2066	82.574.7–87.8	77.669–84.7	78.7
2067	82.674.8–88.1	77.768.9–85.1	78.8
2068	82.874.8–88.3	77.868.8–85.3	78.9
2069	82.974.7–88.5	7869.1–85.6	79
2070	83.175.1–88.7	78.169–85.6	79.1
2071	83.275.1–88.9	78.269–85.8	79.2
2072	83.375.2–89.2	78.469.2–85.9	79.3
2073	83.575.2–89.2	78.569.2–86.2	79.4
2074	83.675.4–89.3	78.669.2–86.3	79.4
2075	83.875.4–89.6	78.869.3–86.5	79.5
2076	83.975.6–89.8	78.969.3–86.6	79.6
2077	8475.7–90	79.169.4–86.7	79.7
2078	84.276–90	79.269.4–86.9	79.8
2079	84.376–90.4	79.369.6–87.2	79.9
2080	84.476–90.5	79.469.5–87.4	80
2081	84.675.9–90.7	79.669.4–87.4	80.1
2082	84.776–90.8	79.769.2–87.5	80.2
2083	84.876.3–91.1	79.869–87.7	80.3
2084	84.976.5–91.4	8069.2–87.8	80.3
2085	85.176.8–91.6	80.169.4–88	80.4
2086	85.276.8–91.6	80.269.6–88.2	80.5
2087	85.376.9–91.7	80.369.3–88.4	80.6
2088	85.477.1–91.9	80.569.3–88.5	80.7
2089	85.677–92.2	80.669.2–88.6	80.8
2090	85.777.1–92.4	80.769.6–88.6	80.9
2091	85.877.3–92.5	80.869.6–88.7	81
2092	8677.5–92.7	8169.7–88.8	81
2093	86.177.6–92.7	81.170–89	81.1
2094	86.278–93	81.269.9–89.2	81.2
2095	86.377.8–93	81.369.7–89.2	81.3
2096	86.478–93.3	81.469.9–89.4	81.4
2097	86.678.1–93.4	81.670–89.6	81.5
2098	86.778.4–93.5	81.770.1–89.9	81.6
2099	86.878.4–93.8	81.870–90	81.7
2100	86.978.3–93.9	81.970.2–90.1	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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