This chart collection examines how life expectancy in the U.S. compares to other similarly large and wealthy countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Using provisional 2020 estimates, it also assess how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected life expectancy in the U.S. compared to peer countries.

The slideshow is part of the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker, an online information hub dedicated to monitoring and assessing the performance of the U.S. health system.