International
US vs. Peer Countries
How the US compares with the UK, France, and Japan on death rate, life expectancy, and fertility rate.
In 2023, life expectancy ranked: Japan 84.0, France 82.8, United Kingdom 81.2, United States 78.4.
Data table
| Year | United States | United Kingdom | France | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 69.951 | 71.724 | 71.31 | 71.611 |
| 1969 | 70.507 | 71.722 | 71.459 | 71.858 |
| 1970 | 70.807 | 71.973 | 71.659 | 71.92 |
| 1971 | 71.107 | 72.273 | 71.907 | 72.809 |
| 1972 | 71.156 | 72.124 | 72.107 | 73.154 |
| 1973 | 71.356 | 72.324 | 72.356 | 73.295 |
| 1974 | 71.956 | 72.524 | 72.605 | 73.672 |
| 1975 | 72.605 | 72.724 | 72.854 | 74.247 |
| 1976 | 72.856 | 72.776 | 73.102 | 74.687 |
| 1977 | 73.256 | 73.224 | 73.351 | 75.256 |
| 1978 | 73.356 | 73.176 | 73.602 | 75.585 |
| 1979 | 73.805 | 73.276 | 73.851 | 76.109 |
| 1980 | 73.61 | 73.676 | 74.051 | 75.989 |
| 1981 | 74.01 | 74.027 | 74.3 | 76.395 |
| 1982 | 74.361 | 74.178 | 74.5 | 76.874 |
| 1983 | 74.463 | 74.378 | 74.8 | 76.922 |
| 1984 | 74.563 | 74.778 | 75 | 77.291 |
| 1985 | 74.563 | 74.629 | 75.3 | 77.56 |
| 1986 | 74.615 | 74.929 | 75.6 | 78.01 |
| 1987 | 74.766 | 75.28 | 75.8 | 78.43 |
| 1988 | 74.766 | 75.38 | 76.1 | 78.35 |
| 1989 | 75.017 | 75.583 | 76.349 | 78.769 |
| 1990 | 75.215 | 75.88 | 76.6 | 78.837 |
| 1991 | 75.366 | 76.083 | 76.849 | 79.037 |
| 1992 | 75.617 | 76.434 | 77.1 | 79.08 |
| 1993 | 75.42 | 76.385 | 77.3 | 79.304 |
| 1994 | 75.62 | 76.885 | 77.649 | 79.697 |
| 1995 | 75.622 | 76.837 | 77.751 | 79.536 |
| 1996 | 76.027 | 77.088 | 77.954 | 80.22 |
| 1997 | 76.429 | 77.211 | 78.305 | 80.424 |
| 1998 | 76.58 | 77.19 | 78.605 | 80.501 |
| 1999 | 76.583 | 77.39 | 78.756 | 80.461 |
| 2000 | 76.637 | 77.741 | 79.056 | 81.076 |
| 2001 | 76.837 | 77.993 | 79.159 | 81.416 |
| 2002 | 76.937 | 78.144 | 79.261 | 81.691 |
| 2003 | 77.037 | 78.446 | 79.115 | 81.76 |
| 2004 | 77.488 | 78.746 | 80.163 | 82.03 |
| 2005 | 77.488 | 79.049 | 80.163 | 81.955 |
| 2006 | 77.688 | 79.249 | 80.812 | 82.322 |
| 2007 | 77.988 | 79.449 | 81.112 | 82.507 |
| 2008 | 78.039 | 79.6 | 81.215 | 82.588 |
| 2009 | 78.39 | 80.051 | 81.415 | 82.931 |
| 2010 | 78.541 | 80.402 | 81.663 | 82.843 |
| 2011 | 78.641 | 80.951 | 82.115 | 82.591 |
| 2012 | 78.741 | 80.905 | 81.968 | 83.096 |
| 2013 | 78.741 | 81.005 | 82.22 | 83.332 |
| 2014 | 78.841 | 81.305 | 82.72 | 83.588 |
| 2015 | 78.69 | 80.956 | 82.322 | 83.794 |
| 2016 | 78.539 | 81.156 | 82.573 | 83.985 |
| 2017 | 78.539 | 81.256 | 82.576 | 84.1 |
| 2018 | 78.639 | 81.256 | 82.676 | 84.211 |
| 2019 | 78.788 | 81.369 | 82.827 | 84.356 |
| 2020 | 76.98 | 80.332 | 82.176 | 84.56 |
| 2021 | 76.329 | 80.647 | 82.324 | 84.446 |
| 2022 | 77.434 | 81.011 | 82.129 | 83.996 |
| 2023 | 78.385 | 81.238 | 82.832 | 84.041 |
From the World Bank, not CDC, the only section of this site that isn't. Four countries, not a full world ranking: picked for contrast rather than completeness. Japan's much older population gives it a higher crude death rate than the US despite longer life expectancy, a reminder that a crude rate mixes in a country's age structure (see the age-adjusted rate on Death Statistics for why that matters).