East Vs. West Germany, Life Expectancy: 1956 - 1990

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First published: Monday June 8th, 2026

This chart shows the life expectancy (at birth) of East Germany, West Germany, and Germany (in total) from 1956 - 1990, when the German Democratic Republic and Federal Republic of Germany united.

According to The United Nations and The Human Mortality Database

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Year	East Germany	West Germany	Germany, Total
1956	68.77	68.49	68.59
1957	68.32	68.53	68.5
1958	68.87	69.33	69.23
1959	68.76	69.52	69.33
1960	69.06	69.3	69.25
1961	69.89	69.82	69.84
1962	69.82	70.06	70
1963	70.37	70.02	70.12
1964	70.54	70.69	70.65
1965	70.65	70.63	70.63
1966	71.03	70.66	70.74
1967	71.18	70.91	70.96
1968	70.8	70.57	70.61
1969	70.73	70.4	70.46
1970	70.97	70.62	70.68
1971	71.36	70.8	70.91
1972	71.57	71.04	71.15
1973	71.79	71.26	71.36
1974	71.95	71.62	71.68
1975	71.56	71.53	71.52
1976	71.89	72.02	71.98
1977	72.2	72.72	72.59
1978	72.05	72.73	72.57
1979	72.04	73.18	72.92
1980	71.93	73.44	73.09
1981	72.2	73.68	73.33
1982	72.38	74	73.63
1983	72.74	74.26	73.92
1984	72.85	74.83	74.38
1985	72.76	75.01	74.49
1986	72.8	75.25	74.7
1987	73.15	75.66	75.11
1988	73.15	75.88	75.28
1989	73.51	76	75.47
1990	72.92	76	75.34

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