{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "id": "life-expectancy",
  "name": "Life Expectancy Worldwide and by Country",
  "description": "Compare life expectancy worldwide and by country, including female and male values and historical trends, using World Bank data.",
  "page_url": "https://dynamicfacts.org/life-expectancy.html",
  "data_url": "https://dynamicfacts.org/data/life-expectancy.json",
  "languages": [
    "en",
    "es",
    "zh",
    "hi",
    "ar",
    "fr",
    "pt",
    "ru",
    "de",
    "ja"
  ],
  "indicator_type": "periodic",
  "unit": "years",
  "reference_period": "latest World Bank year",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-12",
  "primary_sources": [
    "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN"
  ],
  "methodology_url": "https://dynamicfacts.org/methodology.html",
  "terms_url": "https://dynamicfacts.org/terms.html",
  "note": "Animated values are explanatory models unless the indicator type explicitly says direct catalogue data."
}