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Life expectancy at birth

years · higher is better · 216 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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League table

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  1. 1Monaco86.4
  2. 2San Marino85.7
  3. 3Hong Kong SAR, China85.5
  4. 4Japan84.7
  5. 5Korea, Rep.84.3
  6. 6French Polynesia84.1
  7. 7Andorra84
  8. 8Switzerland84
  9. 9Australia83.9
  10. 10Singapore83.7
  11. 11Italy83.7
  12. 12Spain83.7
  13. 13Liechtenstein83.6
  14. 14Gibraltar83.6
  15. 15France83.3
  16. 16Norway83.3
  17. 17Malta83.3
  18. 18Sweden83.3
  19. 19Macao SAR, China83.1
  20. 20United Arab Emirates82.9
  21. 21Iceland82.7
  22. 22Canada82.6
  23. 23Ireland82.4
  24. 24Israel82.4
  25. 25Qatar82.4
  26. 26Portugal82.4
  27. 27Bermuda82.3
  28. 28Luxembourg82.2
  29. 29Netherlands82.2
  30. 30Belgium82.1
  31. 31New Zealand82.1
  32. 32Austria82
  33. 33Denmark81.9
  34. 34Finland81.9
  35. 35Greece81.9
  36. 36Puerto Rico (US)81.7
  37. 37Cyprus81.6
  38. 38Slovenia81.6
  39. 39Germany81.4
  40. 40United Kingdom81.3
  41. 41Bahrain81.3
  42. 42Chile81.2
  43. 43Maldives81
  44. 44Isle of Man81
  45. 45Costa Rica80.8
  46. 46Taiwan80.6
  47. 47Kuwait80.4
  48. 48Cayman Islands80.4
  49. 49St. Martin (French part)80.2
  50. 50Faroe Islands80.2
  51. 51Oman80
  52. 52Czechia79.8
  53. 53Albania79.6
  54. 54Panama79.6
  55. 55United States79.3
  56. 56Estonia79.2
  57. 57Northern Mariana Islands78.8
  58. 58New Caledonia78.8
  59. 59Saudi Arabia78.7
  60. 60Poland78.6
  61. 61Croatia78.6
  62. 62Slovak Republic78.3
  63. 63Uruguay78.1
  64. 64Cuba78.1
  65. 65Turks and Caicos Islands78
  66. 66China78
  67. 67Bosnia and Herzegovina77.9
  68. 68Lebanon77.8
  69. 69Jordan77.8
  70. 70Peru77.7
  71. 71Colombia77.7
  72. 72Iran, Islamic Rep.77.7
  73. 73Antigua and Barbuda77.6
  74. 74Sri Lanka77.5
  75. 75North Macedonia77.4
  76. 75Argentina77.4
  77. 76Ecuador77.4
  78. 77British Virgin Islands77.3
  79. 78Guam77.2
  80. 79Turkiye77.2
  81. 80Montenegro77.1
  82. 81Hungary77
  83. 82Curacao76.8
  84. 83Serbia76.8
  85. 84Malaysia76.7
  86. 85Tunisia76.5
  87. 86Thailand76.4
  88. 87Sint Maarten (Dutch part)76.4
  89. 88Aruba76.4
  90. 89Algeria76.3
  91. 90Latvia76.2
  92. 91Barbados76.2
  93. 92Cabo Verde76.1
  94. 93Lithuania76
  95. 94Romania75.9
  96. 95Brazil75.8
  97. 96Armenia75.7
  98. 97Bulgaria75.6
  99. 98Virgin Islands (U.S.)75.5
  100. 99Brunei Darussalam75.3
  101. 100Morocco75.3
  102. 101Grenada75.2
  103. 102Mexico75.1
  104. 103Nicaragua74.9
  105. 104Mauritius74.9
  106. 105Bangladesh74.7
  107. 106Viet Nam74.6
  108. 107Bahamas, The74.6
  109. 108Georgia74.5
  110. 109Belarus74.4
  111. 110Azerbaijan74.4
  112. 111Kazakhstan74.4
  113. 112Paraguay73.8
  114. 113Dominican Republic73.7
  115. 114Korea, Dem. People's Rep.73.6
  116. 115Suriname73.6
  117. 116Belize73.6
  118. 117Trinidad and Tobago73.5
  119. 118Ukraine73.4
  120. 119Russian Federation73.2
  121. 120Bhutan73
  122. 121Tonga72.9
  123. 122Honduras72.9
  124. 123Seychelles72.9
  125. 124American Samoa72.9
  126. 125St. Lucia72.7
  127. 126Guatemala72.6
  128. 127Venezuela, RB72.5
  129. 128Uzbekistan72.4
  130. 129Iraq72.3
  131. 130St. Kitts and Nevis72.1
  132. 131Syrian Arab Republic72.1
  133. 132El Salvador72.1
  134. 133India72
  135. 134Tajikistan71.8
  136. 135Mongolia71.7
  137. 136Samoa71.7
  138. 137Kyrgyz Republic71.7
  139. 138Egypt, Arab Rep.71.6
  140. 139Jamaica71.5
  141. 140Vanuatu71.5
  142. 141St. Vincent and the Grenadines71.2
  143. 142Moldova71.2
  144. 143Indonesia71.1
  145. 144Dominica71.1
  146. 145Cambodia70.7
  147. 146Solomon Islands70.5
  148. 147Nepal70.4
  149. 148Guyana70.2
  150. 149Turkmenistan70.1
  151. 150Greenland70.1
  152. 151Philippines69.8
  153. 152Sao Tome and Principe69.7
  154. 153Libya69.3
  155. 154Yemen, Rep.69.3
  156. 155Palau69.3
  157. 156Botswana69.2
  158. 157Lao PDR69
  159. 158Senegal68.7
  160. 159Eritrea68.6
  161. 160Bolivia68.6
  162. 161Mauritania68.5
  163. 162Gabon68.3
  164. 163Uganda68.3
  165. 164Rwanda67.8
  166. 165Timor-Leste67.7
  167. 166Pakistan67.6
  168. 167Namibia67.4
  169. 168Malawi67.4
  170. 169Fiji67.3
  171. 170Ethiopia67.3
  172. 171Micronesia, Fed. Sts.67.2
  173. 172Tuvalu67.1
  174. 173Tanzania67
  175. 174Marshall Islands66.9
  176. 175Myanmar66.9
  177. 176Comoros66.8
  178. 177Kiribati66.5
  179. 178Zambia66.3
  180. 179Sudan66.3
  181. 180South Africa66.1
  182. 181Papua New Guinea66.1
  183. 182Afghanistan66
  184. 183Djibouti66
  185. 184Gambia, The65.9
  186. 185Congo, Rep.65.8
  187. 186Ghana65.5
  188. 187West Bank and Gaza65.2
  189. 188Haiti64.9
  190. 189Angola64.6
  191. 190Eswatini64.1
  192. 191Guinea-Bissau64.1
  193. 192Equatorial Guinea63.7
  194. 193Cameroon63.7
  195. 194Burundi63.7
  196. 195Kenya63.6
  197. 196Madagascar63.6
  198. 197Mozambique63.6
  199. 198Zimbabwe62.8
  200. 199Togo62.7
  201. 200Liberia62.2
  202. 201Naoero62.1
  203. 202Cote d'Ivoire61.9
  204. 203Congo, Dem. Rep.61.9
  205. 204Sierra Leone61.8
  206. 205Niger61.2
  207. 206Burkina Faso61.1
  208. 207Benin60.8
  209. 208Guinea60.7
  210. 209Mali60.4
  211. 210Somalia, Fed. Rep.58.8
  212. 211South Sudan57.6
  213. 212Central African Republic57.4
  214. 213Lesotho57.4
  215. 214Chad55.1
  216. 215Nigeria54.5

Life expectancy at birth