Share in poverty vs. life expectancy, 2023

The poverty line of $3.65 per day is set by the World Bank to be representative of the definitions of poverty adoptedinlower-middle-income countries. Life expectancy is measured as the average number of years a newborn would live ifage-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.

Share of population below $3.65 per day0%20%40%60%80%Life expectancy at birth, total (years)60 yearsAngolaAngolaBangladeshBangladeshBrazilBrazilChinaChinaDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaNigeriaNigeriaTogoTogoAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

Data source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – Learn more about this data

Note: Poverty data is expressed in international-$ at 2017 prices. Depending on the country and year, it relates to income measured aftertaxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.

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