Germany - Life expectancy at birth 1998

Life expectancy improves in Germany

In 1998 the life expectancy in Germany increased to 77.8 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 80.8 years and for men 74.5 years.

Germany’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 20th in 1997 to 19th in 1998.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Germany over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1997, when it was 77.4 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1988, when it was 76 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Germany. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Germany in German economy.

Germany - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1998	80.80	74.50	77.80
1997	80.50	74.10	77.40
1996	80.10	73.60	77.00
1995	79.90	73.30	76.70
1994	79.70	73.10	76.60
1993	79.40	72.80	76.20
1992	79.30	72.70	76.20
1991	78.80	72.20	75.70
1990	80.40	74.00	77.40
1989	79.20	72.60	76.10
1988	79.10	72.50	76.00
1987	78.90	72.20	75.80
1986	78.40	71.80	75.30
1985	78.20	71.60	75.10
1984	77.36	70.94	74.07
1983	76.93	70.47	73.62
1982	76.65	70.18	73.33
1981	76.35	69.89	73.04
1980	76.15	69.61	72.80
1979	75.96	69.46	72.63
1978	75.63	69.11	72.29
1977	75.61	69.16	72.31
1976	74.96	68.62	71.71
1975	74.50	68.17	71.26
1974	74.59	68.40	71.42
1973	74.33	68.05	71.11
1972	74.11	67.86	70.91
1971	73.80	67.71	70.68
1970	73.55	67.50	70.45
1969	73.30	67.30	70.23
1968	73.36	67.54	70.38
1967	73.73	67.88	70.73
1966	73.46	67.73	70.52
1965	73.29	67.67	70.41
1964	73.35	67.66	70.44
1963	72.73	67.24	69.91
1962	72.58	67.15	69.80
1961	72.38	67.04	69.64
1960	71.75	66.51	69.06

Germany - Life expectancy at birth