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Life expectancy at birth

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League table

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  1. 1Ukraine13.3
  2. 2West Bank and Gaza11.8
  3. 3Russian Federation11.8
  4. 4Virgin Islands (U.S.)10.8
  5. 5Georgia9.5
  6. 6Belarus9.5
  7. 7Lithuania9.5
  8. 8Viet Nam9.4
  9. 9Mongolia9.2
  10. 10Moldova9
  11. 11Latvia8.9
  12. 12El Salvador8.7
  13. 13Thailand8.7
  14. 14Curacao8.4
  15. 15Kazakhstan8.3
  16. 16Estonia8.1
  17. 17Armenia8.1
  18. 18Namibia8
  19. 19Guam8
  20. 20Venezuela, RB7.8
  21. 21Uruguay7.7
  22. 22Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7.6
  23. 23Sao Tome and Principe7.5
  24. 24Poland7.5
  25. 25St. Kitts and Nevis7.5
  26. 26Guyana7.4
  27. 27Bahamas, The7.3
  28. 28Puerto Rico (US)7.2
  29. 29Romania7.2
  30. 30St. Martin (French part)7.1
  31. 31Kyrgyz Republic7.1
  32. 32Bulgaria7
  33. 33Tonga7
  34. 34St. Lucia7
  35. 35South Africa7
  36. 36Tuvalu6.9
  37. 37Bermuda6.9
  38. 38Ethiopia6.6
  39. 39Seychelles6.6
  40. 40Montenegro6.6
  41. 41Haiti6.6
  42. 42Slovak Republic6.6
  43. 43Serbia6.5
  44. 44Malawi6.5
  45. 45Hungary6.5
  46. 46Bosnia and Herzegovina6.5
  47. 47Dominican Republic6.4
  48. 48Suriname6.4
  49. 49Myanmar6.4
  50. 50Sudan6.4
  51. 51Cabo Verde6.4
  52. 52Sri Lanka6.3
  53. 53Dominica6.3
  54. 54Trinidad and Tobago6.3
  55. 55Croatia6.3
  56. 56Mauritius6.2
  57. 57Mozambique6.2
  58. 58Brazil6.2
  59. 59Paraguay6.1
  60. 60Japan6.1
  61. 61Grenada6
  62. 62South Sudan6
  63. 63Taiwan6
  64. 64Turkmenistan6
  65. 65Korea, Rep.6
  66. 66Uzbekistan6
  67. 67Philippines5.9
  68. 68Panama5.9
  69. 69Uganda5.8
  70. 70Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.8
  71. 71Eswatini5.8
  72. 72Antigua and Barbuda5.7
  73. 73China5.7
  74. 74Portugal5.7
  75. 75France5.7
  76. 76St. Vincent and the Grenadines5.7
  77. 77Czechia5.6
  78. 78American Samoa5.6
  79. 79Tanzania5.6
  80. 80Azerbaijan5.6
  81. 81Mexico5.6
  82. 82Belize5.6
  83. 83British Virgin Islands5.5
  84. 84Colombia5.5
  85. 85Finland5.5
  86. 86Ecuador5.5
  87. 87Slovenia5.4
  88. 88Lesotho5.4
  89. 89Spain5.4
  90. 90Papua New Guinea5.3
  91. 91Turkiye5.3
  92. 92Costa Rica5.3
  93. 93Hong Kong SAR, China5.3
  94. 94Tunisia5.2
  95. 95Gibraltar5.2
  96. 96Cambodia5.2
  97. 97Honduras5.2
  98. 98Gabon5.1
  99. 99Nicaragua5.1
  100. 100Malaysia5.1
  101. 101Aruba5.1
  102. 102Argentina5.1
  103. 103Angola5
  104. 104Greece5
  105. 105Somalia, Fed. Rep.5
  106. 106Botswana5
  107. 107Jamaica5
  108. 108Bolivia5
  109. 109New Caledonia5
  110. 110Singapore5
  111. 111United States5
  112. 112Djibouti5
  113. 113Barbados5
  114. 114Cayman Islands4.9
  115. 115Cuba4.8
  116. 116Pakistan4.8
  117. 117Ghana4.8
  118. 118Zimbabwe4.8
  119. 119Austria4.8
  120. 120Germany4.7
  121. 121Zambia4.7
  122. 122French Polynesia4.7
  123. 123Peru4.7
  124. 124Guinea-Bissau4.7
  125. 125Palau4.6
  126. 126Syrian Arab Republic4.6
  127. 127Guatemala4.6
  128. 128Jordan4.5
  129. 129Vanuatu4.5
  130. 130Belgium4.5
  131. 131Lao PDR4.5
  132. 132Turks and Caicos Islands4.5
  133. 133North Macedonia4.5
  134. 134Kenya4.5
  135. 135Morocco4.4
  136. 136Macao SAR, China4.4
  137. 137Cameroon4.4
  138. 138Israel4.4
  139. 139Canada4.4
  140. 140Tajikistan4.4
  141. 141Marshall Islands4.4
  142. 142Rwanda4.4
  143. 143Greenland4.3
  144. 144Faroe Islands4.3
  145. 145Egypt, Arab Rep.4.3
  146. 146Burkina Faso4.3
  147. 147Korea, Dem. People's Rep.4.3
  148. 148Congo, Dem. Rep.4.2
  149. 149Indonesia4.2
  150. 150Brunei Darussalam4.2
  151. 151Isle of Man4.2
  152. 152Italy4.2
  153. 153Yemen, Rep.4.2
  154. 154Eritrea4.1
  155. 155Comoros4.1
  156. 156Cote d'Ivoire4.1
  157. 157Ireland4.1
  158. 158Burundi4.1
  159. 159Saudi Arabia4.1
  160. 160Monaco4.1
  161. 161Cyprus4
  162. 162Central African Republic4
  163. 163Fiji4
  164. 164Andorra4
  165. 165Lebanon4
  166. 166Malta4
  167. 167Mauritania4
  168. 168Senegal4
  169. 169United Kingdom3.8
  170. 170Chile3.8
  171. 171Iran, Islamic Rep.3.8
  172. 172Denmark3.8
  173. 173Switzerland3.8
  174. 174Chad3.8
  175. 175Samoa3.8
  176. 176Naoero3.7
  177. 177Albania3.7
  178. 178Bhutan3.7
  179. 179Sweden3.7
  180. 180Australia3.6
  181. 181Iraq3.6
  182. 182Equatorial Guinea3.6
  183. 183Northern Mariana Islands3.6
  184. 184Kiribati3.6
  185. 185Iceland3.5
  186. 186Liechtenstein3.5
  187. 187Madagascar3.4
  188. 188Sierra Leone3.4
  189. 189Oman3.4
  190. 190Timor-Leste3.4
  191. 191Gambia, The3.4
  192. 192New Zealand3.4
  193. 193Bangladesh3.3
  194. 194Congo, Rep.3.3
  195. 195Luxembourg3.3
  196. 196Netherlands3.2
  197. 197Maldives3.1
  198. 198Norway3.1
  199. 199India3.1
  200. 200Afghanistan3.1
  201. 201Nepal3
  202. 202San Marino2.9
  203. 203Mali2.9
  204. 204Benin2.9
  205. 205Algeria2.8
  206. 206Solomon Islands2.8
  207. 207Kuwait2.6
  208. 208Liberia2.6
  209. 209Guinea2.4
  210. 210United Arab Emirates2.2
  211. 211Libya2.2
  212. 212Niger1.9
  213. 213Qatar1.8
  214. 214Bahrain1.3
  215. 215Nigeria0.57
  216. 216Togo0.39

Life expectancy at birth