Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Greenland

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Greenland was 71.55 years. A difference of +0.01 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Greenland were 69.74 years and 73.45 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Greenland for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Greenland (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Greenland (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 58.55 55.98 61.25
1961 59.43 56.31 62.7
1962 60.03 56.27 63.97
1963 60.45 56.32 64.8
1964 60.91 56.6 65.43
1965 61.42 57.36 65.69
1966 61.8 58.22 65.57
1967 62.34 59.27 65.56
1968 62.76 59.99 65.67
1969 63.12 60.65 65.72
1970 63.12 60.88 65.46
1971 63.05 61.05 65.16
1972 62.8 61.07 64.61
1973 62.45 60.93 64.04
1974 62.03 60.47 63.66
1975 61.83 60.05 63.7
1976 61.81 59.6 64.12
1977 61.84 59.22 64.6
1978 63.42 60 67
1979 63.96 60.35 67.74
1980 63.45 59.84 67.24
1981 63.08 59.47 66.86
1982 63.19 60.1 66.44
1983 63.3 60.5 66.24
1984 63.47 60.53 66.55
1985 63.83 60.58 67.25
1986 64.25 61 67.66
1987 64.65 61.02 68.47
1988 64.58 60.68 68.68
1989 64.67 60.77 68.76
1990 65.07 61.4 68.92
1991 65.03 61.7 68.53
1992 65.2 62.04 68.51
1993 65.58 62.8 68.51
1994 65.9 63.34 68.59
1995 65.64 63.41 67.99
1996 65.77 63.26 68.4
1997 65.8 63.12 68.61
1998 66.16 63.44 69.01
1999 66.5 63.8 69.33
2000 66.1 63.46 68.87
2001 66.2 63.66 68.86
2002 66.61 64.08 69.27
2003 67.18 64.65 69.84
2004 67.73 65.18 70.4
2005 68.24 65.64 70.96
2006 68.62 66.08 71.28
2007 69.05 66.58 71.64
2008 69.37 66.97 71.89
2009 69.78 67.56 72.11
2010 70.08 67.91 72.36
2011 70.27 68.06 72.58
2012 70.55 68.4 72.8
2013 70.84 68.58 73.21
2014 71.06 68.9 73.33
2015 71.48 69.44 73.62
2016 71.84 69.58 74.21
2017 71.93 69.62 74.36
2018 71.97 69.87 74.17
2019 71.94 69.72 74.28
2020 71.85 69.68 74.13
2021 71.81 69.97 73.75
2022 71.54 69.76 73.41
2023 71.55 69.74 73.45