Least developed countries Mortality and Life Expectancy 2026: Deaths by Age (1950–2100)

Life expectancy at birth in Least developed countries is projected at 66.9 years in 2026: 69.3 for women and 64.6 for men, a gap of 4.7 years. 8,217,540 people are projected to die; 33.3% of them would be 65 or older and 24.2% children under five. The most common age at death is projected to be 0-4. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2026

Life expectancy at birth

66.9

Women

69.3

Men

64.6

Life expectancy at 65

14.6

Infant deaths per 1,000 births

37.8

Under-5 deaths per 1,000 births

53.5

Deaths

8,217,540

Deaths per 1,000 people

6.6

Men dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)

234

Women dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)

163

Life expectancy is a period measure: how long a newborn would live if 2026's death rates at each age stayed the same for their whole life.

Death rate by age, 2026

Deaths per 1,000 people per year in each age group. Logarithmic scale: each gridline is ten times the one below. Hover for exact values.

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Show the life table data

Age	Death rate, women (‰)	Death rate, men (‰)	Years left, women	Years left, men
0	34.58	43.36	69.3	64.6
1-4	3.86	4.36	70.7	66.4
5-9	1.54	1.95	67.8	63.5
10-14	0.99	1.28	63.3	59.1
15-19	1.38	2.00	58.6	54.5
20-24	1.71	2.86	54.0	50.0
25-29	1.98	3.06	49.4	45.7
30-34	2.28	3.42	44.9	41.4
35-39	2.79	4.05	40.4	37.0
40-44	3.65	5.17	35.9	32.7
45-49	4.83	7.09	31.5	28.5
50-54	7.01	10.49	27.2	24.5
55-59	9.84	15.05	23.1	20.6
60-64	15.41	22.25	19.1	17.1
65-69	24.98	32.85	15.4	13.8
70-74	40.60	51.49	12.2	10.8
75-79	65.64	81.27	9.3	8.2
80-84	105.27	126.19	7.0	6.1
85-89	160.48	194.58	5.2	4.4
90-94	236.25	291.66	3.8	3.2
95-99	340.55	424.04	2.8	2.3
100+	440.03	542.12	2.3	1.8

Mortality in Least developed countries by year

Mortality in Least developed countries (1950–2100)

Year

Country