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Greenland Life Expectancy

Greenland's life expectancy was 71.55 years in 2023, unchanged from 2022, according to World Bank. Greenland has life expectancy lower than the global median (71.55 vs median 74.52). Compared with the median in Americas, Greenland is lower (71.55 vs regional median 76.01) and ranks 40th out of 46 countries in Americas.

Yearly Historical Data (1960-2023)

(in Years)
Year Life Expectancy (Years)
2023 71.55
2022 71.54
2021 71.81
2020 71.85
2019 71.94
2018 71.97
2017 71.93
2016 71.84
2015 71.48
2014 71.06
2013 70.84
2012 70.55
2011 70.26
2010 70.08
2009 69.78
2008 69.37
2007 69.05
2006 68.62
2005 68.24
2004 67.73
2003 67.18
2002 66.61
2001 66.2
2000 66.1
1999 66.5
1998 66.16
1997 65.8
1996 65.77
1995 65.64
1994 65.9
1993 65.59
1992 65.2
1991 65.03
1990 65.07
1989 64.67
1988 64.58
1987 64.65
1986 64.25
1985 63.83
1984 63.47
1983 63.3
1982 63.19
1981 63.07
1980 63.45
1979 63.95
1978 63.41
1977 61.84
1976 61.81
1975 61.83
1974 62.03
1973 62.45
1972 62.8
1971 63.05
1970 63.12
1969 63.12
1968 62.76
1967 62.34
1966 61.8
1965 61.42
1964 60.91
1963 60.45
1962 60.03
1961 59.43
1960 58.55
Greenland Life Expectancy : Definition
Life Expectancy measures the average number of years a newborn in Greenland is expected to live.