Us Life Expectancy 2024 By Race. The latest figures are 78.5 years according to the oecd, 80.0 years according to the cia, and 78.6 years according to the cdc's national center for health statistics (nchs). Unfortunately, this new report shows a startling rise in death rates and decline in longevity.

We’ll focus on inequities—which often fall along the lines of race, place, and wealth—that make some people more likely to die before age 65. World population life expectancy with historical chart.