Indonesia's Life Expectancy at Birth Reaches 71 Years

During Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s four years in office, there has been an improvement in the quality of people's lives. This is reflected in the increase in life expectancy at birth in 2018 compared to 2014, as shown in the graph. Life expectancy at birth is one of the indicators used in calculating the Human Development Index (HDI).

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (Badan Pusat Statistik), Indonesian babies born in 2018 had a life expectancy of 71.2 years, an increase of 0.61 years (0.15 percent per year) compared to 70.59 years in 2014. This increase in infant life expectancy is partly related to improvements in public health.

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The highest life expectancy at birth for Indonesian babies was recorded in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, reaching 74.71 years, while the lowest was in West Sulawesi at only 64.31 years. However, the life expectancy in 26 provinces is still below the national average.