Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sri Lanka

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Sri Lanka was 77.48 years. A difference of +0.18 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Sri Lanka were 74.24 years and 80.59 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 Sri Lanka for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sri Lanka (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sri Lanka (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	60.6	59.07	62.6
1961	61.16	59.61	63.15
1962	61.63	60.05	63.65
1963	62.03	60.39	64.12
1964	62.38	60.69	64.52
1965	62.79	61.04	65.02
1966	63.16	61.36	65.43
1967	63.56	61.7	65.89
1968	63.87	62.01	66.19
1969	64.14	62.28	66.44
1970	64.35	62.49	66.64
1971	64.24	62.18	66.75
1972	64.63	62.73	66.93
1973	64.79	62.85	67.13
1974	64.97	62.98	67.37
1975	65.36	63.32	67.81
1976	65.84	63.77	68.32
1977	66.39	64.26	68.96
1978	66.84	64.68	69.44
1979	67.51	65.25	70.23
1980	68.01	65.67	70.81
1981	68.38	65.93	71.33
1982	68.67	66.08	71.78
1983	68.73	65.95	72.1
1984	68.76	65.69	72.5
1985	68.88	65.64	72.86
1986	68.96	65.56	73.16
1987	69.01	65.44	73.42
1988	69	65.2	73.69
1989	67.28	62.81	72.86
1990	69.24	65.2	74.19
1991	69.13	64.84	74.36
1992	69.62	65.5	74.57
1993	70.05	66.08	74.78
1994	70.21	66.21	74.96
1995	69.75	65.32	75.04
1996	69.84	65.48	75.04
1997	69.93	65.48	75.25
1998	70.13	65.63	75.49
1999	70.43	65.93	75.76
2000	71.18	66.77	76.29
2001	71.8	67.71	76.48
2002	72.27	68.31	76.73
2003	72.44	68.66	76.62
2004	68.02	65.22	71.04
2005	73.07	69.39	77.06
2006	72.83	68.82	77.17
2007	72.98	68.95	77.34
2008	72.56	67.88	77.69
2009	70.3	65.7	75.33
2010	74.46	70.86	78.2
2011	74.74	71.22	78.34
2012	75.19	71.78	78.62
2013	75.55	72.16	78.93
2014	75.76	72.33	79.19
2015	75.99	72.57	79.4
2016	76.14	72.74	79.51
2017	76.24	72.85	79.59
2018	76.49	73.11	79.81
2019	76.7	73.42	79.89
2020	76.93	73.69	80.07
2021	76.28	72.97	79.52
2022	77.3	74.03	80.45
2023	77.48	74.24	80.59