Life Expectancy at Birth, Total for the United States was 76.32927 Number of Years in January of 2021, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Life Expectancy at Birth, Total for the United States reached a record high of 78.84146 in January of 2014 and a record low of 69.77073 in January of 1960. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Life Expectancy at Birth, Total for the United States - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2024.