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Female life expectancy at birth

years · higher is better · 216 countries

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  1. 1Monaco88.5
  2. 2Hong Kong SAR, China88.1
  3. 3Japan87.7
  4. 4Korea, Rep.87.2
  5. 5San Marino87.1
  6. 6French Polynesia86.5
  7. 7Spain86.3
  8. 8Singapore86.2
  9. 9Gibraltar86.1
  10. 10Andorra86.1
  11. 11France86.1
  12. 12Switzerland85.8
  13. 13Italy85.7
  14. 14Bermuda85.7
  15. 15Australia85.7
  16. 16Liechtenstein85.3
  17. 17Malta85.3
  18. 18Macao SAR, China85.2
  19. 19Puerto Rico (US)85.2
  20. 20Portugal85.1
  21. 21Sweden85.1
  22. 22Norway84.8
  23. 23Canada84.8
  24. 24Finland84.7
  25. 25Israel84.6
  26. 26Iceland84.5
  27. 27Ireland84.5
  28. 28Slovenia84.3
  29. 29Greece84.3
  30. 30Belgium84.3
  31. 31Austria84.3
  32. 32United Arab Emirates84.2
  33. 33Denmark83.9
  34. 34St. Martin (French part)83.8
  35. 35Luxembourg83.8
  36. 36New Zealand83.8
  37. 37Germany83.8
  38. 38Netherlands83.7
  39. 39Cyprus83.7
  40. 40Taiwan83.6
  41. 41Costa Rica83.4
  42. 42Qatar83.4
  43. 43United Kingdom83.2
  44. 44Isle of Man83.1
  45. 45Chile83.1
  46. 46Estonia83
  47. 47Cayman Islands82.9
  48. 48Maldives82.8
  49. 49Czechia82.6
  50. 50Panama82.6
  51. 51Faroe Islands82.5
  52. 52Poland82.4
  53. 53Bahrain82
  54. 54Uruguay81.9
  55. 55Oman81.9
  56. 56United States81.8
  57. 57Kuwait81.8
  58. 58Croatia81.7
  59. 59Slovak Republic81.6
  60. 60Albania81.4
  61. 61Guam81.4
  62. 62Virgin Islands (U.S.)81.4
  63. 63New Caledonia81.3
  64. 64Saudi Arabia81.2
  65. 65China80.9
  66. 66Bosnia and Herzegovina80.9
  67. 67Thailand80.9
  68. 68Curacao80.8
  69. 69Northern Mariana Islands80.7
  70. 70Lithuania80.7
  71. 71Sri Lanka80.6
  72. 72Cuba80.5
  73. 73Latvia80.5
  74. 74Colombia80.5
  75. 75Montenegro80.3
  76. 76Turks and Caicos Islands80.3
  77. 77Antigua and Barbuda80.3
  78. 78Ukraine80.2
  79. 79Jordan80.2
  80. 80Hungary80.2
  81. 81Ecuador80.1
  82. 82Peru80.1
  83. 83British Virgin Islands80
  84. 84Serbia80
  85. 85Argentina79.9
  86. 86Turkiye79.9
  87. 87Lebanon79.7
  88. 88Iran, Islamic Rep.79.6
  89. 89North Macedonia79.6
  90. 90Romania79.6
  91. 91Sint Maarten (Dutch part)79.5
  92. 92Armenia79.5
  93. 93Malaysia79.4
  94. 94Viet Nam79.3
  95. 95Bulgaria79.2
  96. 96Cabo Verde79.2
  97. 97Tunisia79.1
  98. 98Georgia79.1
  99. 99Belarus79.1
  100. 100Russian Federation79
  101. 101Brazil79
  102. 102Aruba78.8
  103. 103Barbados78.6
  104. 104Kazakhstan78.4
  105. 105Grenada78.4
  106. 106Bahamas, The78.2
  107. 107Mauritius78.2
  108. 108Mexico77.8
  109. 109Algeria77.7
  110. 110Morocco77.6
  111. 111Brunei Darussalam77.6
  112. 112Nicaragua77.4
  113. 113Azerbaijan77.1
  114. 114Dominican Republic77
  115. 115Paraguay77
  116. 116Suriname76.8
  117. 117Trinidad and Tobago76.7
  118. 118Seychelles76.5
  119. 119Venezuela, RB76.5
  120. 120Belize76.5
  121. 121Mongolia76.4
  122. 122Tonga76.4
  123. 123Bangladesh76.4
  124. 124St. Lucia76.3
  125. 125El Salvador76.3
  126. 126St. Kitts and Nevis76
  127. 127American Samoa75.8
  128. 128Korea, Dem. People's Rep.75.7
  129. 129Moldova75.5
  130. 130Honduras75.5
  131. 131Uzbekistan75.4
  132. 132Kyrgyz Republic75.2
  133. 133Bhutan75
  134. 134Guatemala74.9
  135. 135Dominica74.5
  136. 136Syrian Arab Republic74.4
  137. 137St. Vincent and the Grenadines74.3
  138. 138Iraq74.1
  139. 139Jamaica74
  140. 140Tajikistan74
  141. 141Guyana73.9
  142. 142Vanuatu73.9
  143. 143Egypt, Arab Rep.73.8
  144. 144Sao Tome and Principe73.7
  145. 145Samoa73.7
  146. 146India73.6
  147. 147Indonesia73.3
  148. 148Cambodia73.2
  149. 149Turkmenistan72.8
  150. 150Philippines72.8
  151. 151Greenland72.4
  152. 152Solomon Islands72
  153. 153Nepal71.8
  154. 154Palau71.8
  155. 155Botswana71.7
  156. 156West Bank and Gaza71.5
  157. 157Yemen, Rep.71.4
  158. 158Namibia71.3
  159. 159Lao PDR71.3
  160. 160Bolivia71.1
  161. 161Micronesia, Fed. Sts.71.1
  162. 162Uganda71.1
  163. 163Gabon71.1
  164. 164Senegal70.8
  165. 165Ethiopia70.7
  166. 166Tuvalu70.7
  167. 167Eritrea70.7
  168. 168Malawi70.6
  169. 169Mauritania70.5
  170. 170Libya70.4
  171. 171Myanmar70.2
  172. 172Pakistan70.2
  173. 173Rwanda69.9
  174. 174Tanzania69.8
  175. 175Sudan69.6
  176. 176South Africa69.6
  177. 177Timor-Leste69.4
  178. 178Fiji69.4
  179. 179Marshall Islands69.3
  180. 180Papua New Guinea69.1
  181. 181Comoros68.9
  182. 182Zambia68.7
  183. 183Djibouti68.5
  184. 184Haiti68.3
  185. 185Kiribati68.2
  186. 186Ghana67.9
  187. 187Afghanistan67.5
  188. 188Gambia, The67.5
  189. 189Congo, Rep.67.5
  190. 190Angola67.1
  191. 191Eswatini67
  192. 192Mozambique66.5
  193. 193Guinea-Bissau66.4
  194. 194Cameroon65.9
  195. 195Kenya65.9
  196. 196Burundi65.7
  197. 197Equatorial Guinea65.7
  198. 198Madagascar65.4
  199. 199Zimbabwe65
  200. 200Cote d'Ivoire64.1
  201. 201Congo, Dem. Rep.64
  202. 202Naoero64
  203. 203Sierra Leone63.5
  204. 204Liberia63.4
  205. 205Burkina Faso63.2
  206. 206Togo62.9
  207. 207Benin62.2
  208. 208Niger62.1
  209. 209Mali61.9
  210. 210Guinea61.9
  211. 211Somalia, Fed. Rep.61.4
  212. 212South Sudan60.6
  213. 213Lesotho60
  214. 214Central African Republic59.3
  215. 215Chad57
  216. 216Nigeria54.7

Female life expectancy at birth