WHO estimates released on 2 October 2026 cover health trends from 2000 to 2023. Life expectancy was 73.3 years in 2023; healthy life expectancy was 62.8.
Noncommunicable diseases accounted for 74% of global deaths in 2023. These are model-based estimates.
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Population, period and estimate status follow the cited source.
Life expectancy
73.3 years
2023 · Estimate
Healthy life expectancy
62.8 years
2023 · Estimate
Share of deaths from noncommunicable diseases
74 % of deaths
2023 · Estimate
Methodology
Indicators are copied as global 2023 estimates stated in WHO’s Global Health Estimates release.
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