EU 80.77
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Albania: Life Expectancy
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
80.40 Years
EU 80.77 · -0.4 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.
Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Life expectancy at birth TPS00205
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Regional map
· 2024 · 3 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+0.50
80.80
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2+0.37
80.70
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3-1.49
79.20
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Albania performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed improvement. The wider topic context points to broader pressure. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Albania
In Albania, Life expectancy is close to the European benchmark, although slightly worse: 80.4 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, a gap of 0.4 years.
Recent trend
In Albania, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 79.1 years in 2019 to 80.4 years in 2024. The latest step, from 79.1 years in 2022 to 80.4 years in 2024, confirms the improvement. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
Regional differences in Albania
In Albania, regional values for Life expectancy are relatively close. Across 3 comparable regions, Southern Albania records the highest value (80.8 Years) and Northern Albania the lowest (79.2 Years), a gap of 1.6 years.
Reading within the topic
In Albania, the evidence for Quality of Life & Household Conditions leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.