While all regions saw improvements in life expectancy over the last few decades, the magnitude of change differs. From 1990 to 2019, Africa experienced an over 14-year increase in life expectancy compared to a 6.2-year increase in Europe and Western Pacific. Despite these gains, over a 10-year gap persists, with Europe still having the highest life expectancy of 78.2 years, compared to Africa’s 64.5 years.