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Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

years · higher is better · 215 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1Monaco86.4
  2. 2San Marino85.7
  3. 3Hong Kong SAR, China85.2
  4. 4Liechtenstein84.8
  5. 5French Polynesia84.1
  6. 6Switzerland84.1
  7. 7Japan84
  8. 8Andorra84
  9. 9Spain83.9
  10. 10Italy83.7
  11. 11Gibraltar83.6
  12. 12Malta83.5
  13. 13Korea, Rep.83.4
  14. 14Luxembourg83.4
  15. 15Sweden83.3
  16. 16Israel83.2
  17. 17Kuwait83.2
  18. 18Macao SAR, China83.2
  19. 19Faroe Islands83.1
  20. 20Norway83.1
  21. 21Australia83.1
  22. 22New Zealand83
  23. 23France82.9
  24. 24United Arab Emirates82.9
  25. 25Singapore82.9
  26. 26Ireland82.9
  27. 27Iceland82.6
  28. 28Belgium82.4
  29. 29Qatar82.4
  30. 30Bermuda82.3
  31. 31Portugal82.3
  32. 32Slovenia82
  33. 33Netherlands81.9
  34. 34Denmark81.9
  35. 35Puerto Rico (US)81.7
  36. 36Finland81.7
  37. 37Cyprus81.6
  38. 38Canada81.6
  39. 39Austria81.5
  40. 40Greece81.5
  41. 41Bahrain81.3
  42. 42United Kingdom81.2
  43. 43Chile81.2
  44. 44Maldives81
  45. 45Isle of Man81
  46. 46Costa Rica80.8
  47. 47Germany80.5
  48. 48Virgin Islands (U.S.)80.5
  49. 49Cayman Islands80.4
  50. 50St. Martin (French part)80.2
  51. 51Oman80
  52. 52Czechia79.9
  53. 53Albania79.6
  54. 54Panama79.6
  55. 55Northern Mariana Islands78.8
  56. 56New Caledonia78.8
  57. 57Saudi Arabia78.7
  58. 58Poland78.5
  59. 59Estonia78.5
  60. 60Croatia78.5
  61. 61United States78.4
  62. 62Uruguay78.1
  63. 63Cuba78.1
  64. 64Slovak Republic78
  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. 74Montenegro77.6
  75. 75Sri Lanka77.5
  76. 76Armenia77.5
  77. 77Argentina77.4
  78. 78Ecuador77.4
  79. 79British Virgin Islands77.3
  80. 80Guam77.2
  81. 81Turkiye77.2
  82. 82Lithuania77
  83. 83Curacao76.8
  84. 84Hungary76.8
  85. 85Malaysia76.7
  86. 86Romania76.6
  87. 87Tunisia76.5
  88. 88Thailand76.4
  89. 89Sint Maarten (Dutch part)76.4
  90. 90Aruba76.4
  91. 91Algeria76.3
  92. 92Serbia76.2
  93. 93Barbados76.2
  94. 94Cabo Verde76.1
  95. 95Brazil75.8
  96. 96Bulgaria75.7
  97. 97Latvia75.7
  98. 98Brunei Darussalam75.3
  99. 99North Macedonia75.3
  100. 100Morocco75.3
  101. 101Grenada75.2
  102. 102Mexico75.1
  103. 103Seychelles75
  104. 104Nicaragua74.9
  105. 105Bangladesh74.7
  106. 106Viet Nam74.6
  107. 107Bahamas, The74.6
  108. 108Georgia74.5
  109. 109Azerbaijan74.4
  110. 110Kazakhstan74.4
  111. 111Belarus74.2
  112. 112Paraguay73.8
  113. 113Dominican Republic73.7
  114. 114Korea, Dem. People's Rep.73.6
  115. 115Suriname73.6
  116. 116Belize73.6
  117. 117Trinidad and Tobago73.5
  118. 118Ukraine73.4
  119. 119Mauritius73.4
  120. 120Russian Federation73.3
  121. 121Bhutan73
  122. 122Tonga72.9
  123. 123Honduras72.9
  124. 124American Samoa72.9
  125. 125St. Lucia72.7
  126. 126Guatemala72.6
  127. 127Venezuela, RB72.5
  128. 128Uzbekistan72.4
  129. 129Iraq72.3
  130. 130Kyrgyz Republic72.2
  131. 131St. Kitts and Nevis72.1
  132. 132Mongolia72.1
  133. 133Syrian Arab Republic72.1
  134. 134El Salvador72.1
  135. 135India72
  136. 136Tajikistan71.8
  137. 137Samoa71.7
  138. 138Egypt, Arab Rep.71.6
  139. 139Greenland71.5
  140. 140Jamaica71.5
  141. 141Vanuatu71.5
  142. 142St. Vincent and the Grenadines71.2
  143. 143Moldova71.2
  144. 144Indonesia71.1
  145. 145Dominica71.1
  146. 146Cambodia70.7
  147. 147Solomon Islands70.5
  148. 148Nepal70.4
  149. 149Guyana70.2
  150. 150Turkmenistan70.1
  151. 151Philippines69.8
  152. 152Sao Tome and Principe69.7
  153. 153Libya69.3
  154. 154Yemen, Rep.69.3
  155. 155Palau69.3
  156. 156Botswana69.2
  157. 157Lao PDR69
  158. 158Senegal68.7
  159. 159Eritrea68.6
  160. 160Bolivia68.6
  161. 161Mauritania68.5
  162. 162Gabon68.3
  163. 163Uganda68.3
  164. 164Rwanda67.8
  165. 165Timor-Leste67.7
  166. 166Pakistan67.6
  167. 167Namibia67.4
  168. 168Malawi67.4
  169. 169Fiji67.3
  170. 170Ethiopia67.3
  171. 171Micronesia, Fed. Sts.67.2
  172. 172Tuvalu67.1
  173. 173Tanzania67
  174. 174Marshall Islands66.9
  175. 175Myanmar66.9
  176. 176Comoros66.8
  177. 177Kiribati66.5
  178. 178Zambia66.3
  179. 179Sudan66.3
  180. 180South Africa66.1
  181. 181Papua New Guinea66.1
  182. 182Afghanistan66
  183. 183Djibouti66
  184. 184Gambia, The65.9
  185. 185Congo, Rep.65.8
  186. 186Ghana65.5
  187. 187West Bank and Gaza65.2
  188. 188Haiti64.9
  189. 189Angola64.6
  190. 190Eswatini64.1
  191. 191Guinea-Bissau64.1
  192. 192Equatorial Guinea63.7
  193. 193Cameroon63.7
  194. 194Burundi63.7
  195. 195Kenya63.6
  196. 196Madagascar63.6
  197. 197Mozambique63.6
  198. 198Zimbabwe62.8
  199. 199Togo62.7
  200. 200Liberia62.2
  201. 201Naoero62.1
  202. 202Cote d'Ivoire61.9
  203. 203Congo, Dem. Rep.61.9
  204. 204Sierra Leone61.8
  205. 205Niger61.2
  206. 206Burkina Faso61.1
  207. 207Benin60.8
  208. 208Guinea60.7
  209. 209Mali60.4
  210. 210Somalia, Fed. Rep.58.8
  211. 211South Sudan57.6
  212. 212Central African Republic57.4
  213. 213Lesotho57.4
  214. 214Chad55.1
  215. 215Nigeria54.5

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) by country 2023 | worldgovdata