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Life expectancy at 15

years · higher is better · 216 countries

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  1. 1Ukraine13.3
  2. 2West Bank and Gaza12
  3. 3Russian Federation11.7
  4. 4Virgin Islands (U.S.)10.5
  5. 5Belarus9.5
  6. 6Georgia9.4
  7. 7Lithuania9.4
  8. 8Mongolia9.1
  9. 9Latvia9
  10. 10Moldova8.9
  11. 11El Salvador8.7
  12. 12Viet Nam8.7
  13. 13Thailand8.5
  14. 14Kazakhstan8.1
  15. 15Curacao8
  16. 16Estonia8
  17. 17Armenia8
  18. 18Guam7.9
  19. 19Namibia7.7
  20. 20Uruguay7.7
  21. 21Venezuela, RB7.6
  22. 22Sao Tome and Principe7.5
  23. 23Poland7.5
  24. 24Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7.4
  25. 25St. Kitts and Nevis7.3
  26. 26Puerto Rico (US)7.2
  27. 27Bahamas, The7.2
  28. 28Guyana7.1
  29. 29Romania7.1
  30. 30Bulgaria7.1
  31. 31Tonga6.9
  32. 32St. Martin (French part)6.8
  33. 33Kyrgyz Republic6.8
  34. 34Tuvalu6.8
  35. 35South Africa6.8
  36. 36St. Lucia6.8
  37. 37Bermuda6.7
  38. 38Montenegro6.5
  39. 39Slovak Republic6.5
  40. 40Serbia6.5
  41. 41Seychelles6.5
  42. 42Bosnia and Herzegovina6.4
  43. 43Hungary6.4
  44. 44Croatia6.3
  45. 45Sri Lanka6.3
  46. 46Cabo Verde6.2
  47. 47Suriname6.2
  48. 48Dominican Republic6.2
  49. 49Trinidad and Tobago6.1
  50. 50Mauritius6.1
  51. 51Dominica6.1
  52. 52Malawi6.1
  53. 53Brazil6
  54. 54Japan6
  55. 55Taiwan6
  56. 56Mozambique6
  57. 57Korea, Rep.5.9
  58. 58Grenada5.9
  59. 59Paraguay5.9
  60. 60Haiti5.8
  61. 61Uzbekistan5.8
  62. 62Myanmar5.8
  63. 63St. Vincent and the Grenadines5.8
  64. 64Panama5.7
  65. 65Antigua and Barbuda5.7
  66. 66Philippines5.7
  67. 67China5.6
  68. 68Portugal5.6
  69. 69Sudan5.6
  70. 70Czechia5.6
  71. 71France5.6
  72. 72Eswatini5.6
  73. 73American Samoa5.6
  74. 74Ethiopia5.5
  75. 75Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.5
  76. 76Finland5.5
  77. 77Belize5.4
  78. 78Uganda5.4
  79. 79Mexico5.4
  80. 80South Sudan5.4
  81. 81Turkiye5.4
  82. 82Azerbaijan5.4
  83. 83Slovenia5.4
  84. 84Colombia5.3
  85. 85Tanzania5.3
  86. 86Spain5.3
  87. 87Ecuador5.3
  88. 88Turkmenistan5.3
  89. 89Hong Kong SAR, China5.3
  90. 90Costa Rica5.2
  91. 91British Virgin Islands5.2
  92. 92Tunisia5.1
  93. 93Papua New Guinea5.1
  94. 94Lesotho5.1
  95. 95Argentina5
  96. 96Greece5
  97. 97Singapore5
  98. 98Malaysia5
  99. 99Gibraltar5
  100. 100Honduras5
  101. 101Nicaragua5
  102. 102Aruba4.9
  103. 103Cayman Islands4.9
  104. 104United States4.9
  105. 105Barbados4.9
  106. 106New Caledonia4.8
  107. 107Botswana4.8
  108. 108Jamaica4.7
  109. 109Gabon4.7
  110. 110Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.7
  111. 111Cuba4.7
  112. 112Austria4.7
  113. 113French Polynesia4.7
  114. 114Germany4.7
  115. 115Bolivia4.6
  116. 116Zimbabwe4.6
  117. 117Peru4.5
  118. 118Cambodia4.5
  119. 119Angola4.5
  120. 120Palau4.4
  121. 121Belgium4.4
  122. 122Vanuatu4.4
  123. 123Malta4.4
  124. 124Turks and Caicos Islands4.4
  125. 125Syrian Arab Republic4.4
  126. 126North Macedonia4.4
  127. 127Israel4.3
  128. 128Canada4.3
  129. 129Jordan4.3
  130. 130Guatemala4.3
  131. 131Pakistan4.2
  132. 132Kenya4.2
  133. 133Morocco4.2
  134. 134Macao SAR, China4.2
  135. 135Djibouti4.2
  136. 136Brunei Darussalam4.2
  137. 137Italy4.1
  138. 138Egypt, Arab Rep.4.1
  139. 139Marshall Islands4.1
  140. 140Guinea-Bissau4.1
  141. 141Faroe Islands4.1
  142. 142Burkina Faso4.1
  143. 143Isle of Man4.1
  144. 144Rwanda4.1
  145. 145Ghana4.1
  146. 146Monaco4.1
  147. 147Ireland4
  148. 148Zambia4
  149. 149Indonesia4
  150. 150Andorra4
  151. 151Cyprus4
  152. 152Saudi Arabia4
  153. 153Greenland4
  154. 154Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.9
  155. 155Tajikistan3.9
  156. 156Comoros3.9
  157. 157Naoero3.9
  158. 158Cameroon3.9
  159. 159Lebanon3.9
  160. 160Lao PDR3.8
  161. 161Denmark3.8
  162. 162Switzerland3.8
  163. 163United Kingdom3.8
  164. 164Chile3.8
  165. 165Iran, Islamic Rep.3.8
  166. 166Fiji3.7
  167. 167Yemen, Rep.3.7
  168. 168Luxembourg3.7
  169. 169Samoa3.7
  170. 170Albania3.7
  171. 171Sweden3.6
  172. 172Australia3.6
  173. 173Northern Mariana Islands3.6
  174. 174Liechtenstein3.5
  175. 175Burundi3.5
  176. 176Mauritania3.5
  177. 177Congo, Dem. Rep.3.5
  178. 178Senegal3.5
  179. 179Central African Republic3.5
  180. 180Eritrea3.4
  181. 181Bhutan3.4
  182. 182Iceland3.3
  183. 183New Zealand3.3
  184. 184Iraq3.3
  185. 185Chad3.3
  186. 186Oman3.2
  187. 187India3.2
  188. 188Cote d'Ivoire3.2
  189. 189Netherlands3.2
  190. 190Maldives3.1
  191. 191Norway3
  192. 192Congo, Rep.3
  193. 193Bangladesh3
  194. 194Equatorial Guinea3
  195. 195Kiribati2.9
  196. 196San Marino2.9
  197. 197Timor-Leste2.8
  198. 198Madagascar2.8
  199. 199Gambia, The2.8
  200. 200Nepal2.7
  201. 201Afghanistan2.7
  202. 202Sierra Leone2.6
  203. 203Mali2.6
  204. 204Algeria2.6
  205. 205Solomon Islands2.5
  206. 206Kuwait2.5
  207. 207Benin2.3
  208. 208Libya2.3
  209. 209United Arab Emirates2.1
  210. 210Liberia1.9
  211. 211Guinea1.8
  212. 212Niger1.8
  213. 213Qatar1.7
  214. 214Bahrain1.2
  215. 215Nigeria0.54
  216. 216Togo0.22

Life expectancy at 15