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Life expectancy at birth

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League table

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  1. 1Monaco84.4
  2. 2San Marino84.2
  3. 3Hong Kong SAR, China82.8
  4. 4Andorra82.1
  5. 5Australia82.1
  6. 6Switzerland82
  7. 7United Arab Emirates82
  8. 8Liechtenstein81.8
  9. 9French Polynesia81.8
  10. 10Norway81.7
  11. 11Japan81.7
  12. 12Qatar81.6
  13. 13Italy81.6
  14. 14Sweden81.4
  15. 15Malta81.3
  16. 16Singapore81.2
  17. 17Korea, Rep.81.2
  18. 18Iceland81
  19. 19Spain81
  20. 20Gibraltar80.9
  21. 21Macao SAR, China80.8
  22. 22Bahrain80.7
  23. 23Luxembourg80.6
  24. 24Netherlands80.5
  25. 25France80.4
  26. 26Canada80.4
  27. 27New Zealand80.4
  28. 28Ireland80.4
  29. 29Israel80.2
  30. 30Denmark80
  31. 31Belgium79.9
  32. 32Maldives79.7
  33. 33Cyprus79.6
  34. 34Austria79.5
  35. 35Portugal79.4
  36. 36United Kingdom79.4
  37. 37Greece79.3
  38. 38Kuwait79.3
  39. 39Chile79.2
  40. 40Finland79.2
  41. 41Germany79
  42. 42Isle of Man78.9
  43. 43Slovenia78.9
  44. 44Bermuda78.9
  45. 45Oman78.5
  46. 46Faroe Islands78.2
  47. 47Costa Rica78.1
  48. 48Puerto Rico (US)78
  49. 49Cayman Islands78
  50. 50Albania77.7
  51. 51Taiwan77.6
  52. 52Northern Mariana Islands77.1
  53. 53Saudi Arabia77.1
  54. 54Czechia77
  55. 55United States76.9
  56. 56St. Martin (French part)76.8
  57. 57Panama76.7
  58. 58New Caledonia76.3
  59. 59Turks and Caicos Islands75.8
  60. 60Iran, Islamic Rep.75.8
  61. 61Lebanon75.7
  62. 62Jordan75.7
  63. 63Cuba75.7
  64. 64Peru75.4
  65. 65Croatia75.4
  66. 66China75.2
  67. 67North Macedonia75.1
  68. 68Slovak Republic75
  69. 69Colombia75
  70. 70Estonia74.9
  71. 71Algeria74.9
  72. 72Poland74.9
  73. 73Argentina74.8
  74. 74Ecuador74.7
  75. 75Antigua and Barbuda74.5
  76. 76Turkiye74.5
  77. 77British Virgin Islands74.5
  78. 78Bosnia and Herzegovina74.4
  79. 79Malaysia74.3
  80. 80Sri Lanka74.2
  81. 81Uruguay74.2
  82. 82Tunisia73.9
  83. 83Montenegro73.7
  84. 84Hungary73.7
  85. 85Aruba73.7
  86. 86Sint Maarten (Dutch part)73.7
  87. 87Barbados73.6
  88. 88Serbia73.5
  89. 89Guam73.4
  90. 90Brunei Darussalam73.3
  91. 91Morocco73.2
  92. 92Bangladesh73
  93. 93Cabo Verde72.9
  94. 94Brazil72.8
  95. 95Curacao72.5
  96. 96Romania72.4
  97. 97Grenada72.4
  98. 98Nicaragua72.3
  99. 99Mexico72.2
  100. 100Bulgaria72.2
  101. 101Thailand72.2
  102. 102Mauritius71.9
  103. 103Azerbaijan71.6
  104. 104Latvia71.6
  105. 105Korea, Dem. People's Rep.71.5
  106. 106Armenia71.4
  107. 107Bhutan71.3
  108. 108Lithuania71.2
  109. 109Belize70.9
  110. 110Bahamas, The70.9
  111. 111Paraguay70.9
  112. 112Dominican Republic70.5
  113. 113India70.5
  114. 114Virgin Islands (U.S.)70.5
  115. 115Suriname70.5
  116. 116Iraq70.4
  117. 117Trinidad and Tobago70.4
  118. 118Honduras70.3
  119. 119Guatemala70.3
  120. 120American Samoa70.2
  121. 121Kazakhstan70.1
  122. 122Seychelles69.9
  123. 123Viet Nam69.9
  124. 124Samoa69.9
  125. 125Syrian Arab Republic69.8
  126. 126Tajikistan69.6
  127. 127Georgia69.6
  128. 128Belarus69.5
  129. 129Egypt, Arab Rep.69.5
  130. 130Uzbekistan69.5
  131. 131Vanuatu69.4
  132. 132Tonga69.4
  133. 133St. Lucia69.3
  134. 134Solomon Islands69.2
  135. 135Indonesia69
  136. 136Jamaica69
  137. 137Nepal68.8
  138. 138Venezuela, RB68.7
  139. 139St. Vincent and the Grenadines68.7
  140. 140St. Kitts and Nevis68.6
  141. 141Libya68.3
  142. 142Dominica68.2
  143. 143Kyrgyz Republic68.2
  144. 144Greenland68.1
  145. 145Cambodia68
  146. 146El Salvador67.5
  147. 147Russian Federation67.3
  148. 148Mongolia67.2
  149. 149Yemen, Rep.67.2
  150. 150Palau67.2
  151. 151Ukraine66.9
  152. 152Philippines66.9
  153. 153Turkmenistan66.9
  154. 154Senegal66.8
  155. 155Lao PDR66.8
  156. 156Botswana66.7
  157. 157Moldova66.6
  158. 158Eritrea66.5
  159. 159Guyana66.5
  160. 160Mauritania66.5
  161. 161Sao Tome and Principe66.2
  162. 162Bolivia66.1
  163. 163Timor-Leste66.1
  164. 164Gabon65.9
  165. 165Rwanda65.5
  166. 166Fiji65.3
  167. 167Pakistan65.3
  168. 168Uganda65.3
  169. 169Marshall Islands64.9
  170. 170Comoros64.8
  171. 171Kiribati64.6
  172. 172Afghanistan64.5
  173. 173Tanzania64.2
  174. 174Gambia, The64.2
  175. 175Congo, Rep.64.1
  176. 176Ethiopia64.1
  177. 177Malawi64.1
  178. 178Zambia63.9
  179. 179Myanmar63.8
  180. 180Tuvalu63.8
  181. 181Papua New Guinea63.7
  182. 182Djibouti63.5
  183. 183Micronesia, Fed. Sts.63.5
  184. 184Namibia63.3
  185. 185Sudan63.3
  186. 186Ghana63.1
  187. 187South Africa62.6
  188. 188Togo62.5
  189. 189Angola62.1
  190. 190Equatorial Guinea62
  191. 191Madagascar61.9
  192. 192Haiti61.7
  193. 193Guinea-Bissau61.7
  194. 194Burundi61.6
  195. 195Cameroon61.5
  196. 196Kenya61.5
  197. 197Eswatini61.2
  198. 198Liberia60.9
  199. 199Mozambique60.3
  200. 200Naoero60.3
  201. 201Niger60.3
  202. 202Zimbabwe60.2
  203. 203Sierra Leone60.1
  204. 204Cote d'Ivoire60
  205. 205Congo, Dem. Rep.59.8
  206. 206West Bank and Gaza59.7
  207. 207Guinea59.5
  208. 208Benin59.3
  209. 209Mali59
  210. 210Burkina Faso58.9
  211. 211Somalia, Fed. Rep.56.3
  212. 212Central African Republic55.3
  213. 213South Sudan54.6
  214. 214Lesotho54.6
  215. 215Nigeria54.2
  216. 216Chad53.2

Life expectancy at birth