Daily chart answer for Saturday, October 10, 2026
How did life expectancy at birth in the U.S. change from 2004 to 2023 (years)? Population · 20 observations · World Bank (World Development Indicators).
Solid line = the part players could see · dashed violet = the daily chart’s hidden stretch, revealed here.
What happened
After the visible part ended on 2011, it retreated 0.3% to finish at 78.39 years. Players saw the first 8 of 20 observations before drawing. From 77.49 years to 78.39 years, the full span nets out up 1.2%. The period high of 78.84 years came in 2014; the low of 76.33 years, in 2021. The biggest one-step move was a 2.3% downward in 2020. Data: World Bank (World Development Indicators).
The hidden values
After the cutoff (2011), the series printed:
| Date | Actual value |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 78.74 |
| 2013 | 78.74 |
| 2014 | 78.84 |
| 2015 | 78.69 |
| 2016 | 78.54 |
| 2017 | 78.54 |
| 2018 | 78.64 |
| 2019 | 78.79 |
| 2020 | 76.98 |
| 2021 | 76.33 |
| 2022 | 77.43 |
| 2023 | 78.39 |
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