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Life expectancy at birth (years)

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World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory (GHO)WHO data terms — CC BY 4.0 asserted at data.who.int; CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO per WHO data policy (display tier, pending clearance)updated 2021
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  1. 1Japan84.5
  2. 2Singapore83.9
  3. 3Korea, Rep.83.8
  4. 4Switzerland83.3
  5. 5Australia83.1
  6. 6Norway82.9
  7. 7Luxembourg82.8
  8. 8Sweden82.7
  9. 9Spain82.7
  10. 10Iceland82.6
  11. 11New Zealand82.2
  12. 12Italy82.2
  13. 13France81.9
  14. 14Cyprus81.9
  15. 15Malta81.8
  16. 16Israel81.7
  17. 17Ireland81.6
  18. 18Canada81.6
  19. 19Finland81.5
  20. 20Belgium81.5
  21. 21Denmark81.2
  22. 22Portugal81.2
  23. 23Netherlands81.1
  24. 24Austria81
  25. 25Germany80.5
  26. 26Slovenia80.4
  27. 27United Kingdom80.1
  28. 28Puerto Rico (US)79.9
  29. 29Greece79.6
  30. 30Chile79
  31. 31Kuwait79
  32. 32Costa Rica78.6
  33. 33United Arab Emirates78.3
  34. 34China77.6
  35. 35Panama77.2
  36. 36Sri Lanka77.2
  37. 37Estonia77.1
  38. 38Czechia77.1
  39. 39Brunei Darussalam76.9
  40. 40Antigua and Barbuda76.9
  41. 41Croatia76.9
  42. 42Barbados76.8
  43. 43Qatar76.7
  44. 44Saudi Arabia76.4
  45. 45Albania76.4
  46. 46United States76.4
  47. 47Algeria76
  48. 48Jordan75.6
  49. 49Poland75.4
  50. 50Maldives75.4
  51. 51Thailand75.3
  52. 52Turkiye75.3
  53. 53Nicaragua75
  54. 54Uruguay75
  55. 55Bhutan74.9
  56. 56Bosnia and Herzegovina74.8
  57. 57Iran, Islamic Rep.74.7
  58. 58Montenegro74.7
  59. 59Argentina74.6
  60. 60Colombia74.5
  61. 61Slovak Republic74.5
  62. 62Hungary74.4
  63. 63Bahrain74.4
  64. 64Lebanon74.3
  65. 65Lithuania74.1
  66. 66Tunisia74.1
  67. 67Seychelles74
  68. 68Ecuador74
  69. 69Viet Nam73.8
  70. 70Cuba73.7
  71. 71West Bank and Gaza73.5
  72. 72Mauritius73.4
  73. 73Dominican Republic73.3
  74. 74Belize73.3
  75. 75Latvia73.2
  76. 76Cabo Verde73.2
  77. 77Belarus73.1
  78. 78Bangladesh73.1
  79. 79North Macedonia73
  80. 80Armenia73
  81. 81Azerbaijan72.9
  82. 82Malaysia72.8
  83. 83Serbia72.8
  84. 84Grenada72.8
  85. 85Romania72.8
  86. 86Tonga72.7
  87. 87Korea, Dem. People's Rep.72.6
  88. 88Morocco72.6
  89. 89St. Vincent and the Grenadines72.6
  90. 90Oman72.5
  91. 91Syrian Arab Republic72.4
  92. 92Brazil72.4
  93. 93Uzbekistan72.2
  94. 94Kyrgyz Republic72.2
  95. 95Libya72.2
  96. 96Tajikistan71.8
  97. 97Trinidad and Tobago71.7
  98. 98Peru71.7
  99. 99El Salvador71.7
  100. 100Iraq71.5
  101. 101Bulgaria71.3
  102. 102Georgia71.2
  103. 103Venezuela, RB71.2
  104. 104Sao Tome and Principe71.2
  105. 105St. Lucia71.1
  106. 106Ukraine70.9
  107. 107Mexico70.8
  108. 108Bahamas, The70.4
  109. 109Kazakhstan70.3
  110. 110Samoa70.3
  111. 111Paraguay70.3
  112. 112Jamaica70.1
  113. 113Mongolia70.1
  114. 114Nepal70
  115. 115Russian Federation70
  116. 116Suriname69.8
  117. 117Moldova69.6
  118. 118Turkmenistan69.1
  119. 119Egypt, Arab Rep.69.1
  120. 120Honduras69
  121. 121Cambodia68.9
  122. 122Mauritania68.9
  123. 123Guatemala68.7
  124. 124Indonesia68.3
  125. 125Lao PDR68.2
  126. 126Timor-Leste68
  127. 127Myanmar67.8
  128. 128Ethiopia67.8
  129. 129Senegal67.8
  130. 130Sudan67.6
  131. 131Rwanda67.5
  132. 132Comoros67.5
  133. 133India67.3
  134. 134Tanzania66.8
  135. 135Kenya66.8
  136. 136Philippines66.4
  137. 137Vanuatu66.3
  138. 138Ghana66.1
  139. 139Guyana66.1
  140. 140Pakistan66
  141. 141Uganda66
  142. 142Yemen, Rep.65.8
  143. 143Micronesia, Fed. Sts.65.7
  144. 144Fiji65.5
  145. 145Papua New Guinea65.5
  146. 146Bolivia65.4
  147. 147Gabon65.1
  148. 148Djibouti64.9
  149. 149Solomon Islands64.8
  150. 150Gambia, The64.2
  151. 151Benin64
  152. 152Burundi64
  153. 153Togo63.9
  154. 154Eritrea63.6
  155. 155Cote d'Ivoire63.5
  156. 156Liberia63.5
  157. 157Nigeria63.4
  158. 158Congo, Rep.63.2
  159. 159Madagascar62.9
  160. 160Malawi62.5
  161. 161Haiti62.5
  162. 162Burkina Faso62.3
  163. 163Angola62.1
  164. 164Cameroon61.8
  165. 165Mali61.7
  166. 166Congo, Dem. Rep.61.6
  167. 167Equatorial Guinea61.6
  168. 168South Africa61.5
  169. 169Guinea61.3
  170. 170Botswana61.2
  171. 171Sierra Leone61
  172. 172Zambia61
  173. 173Kiribati60.9
  174. 174Namibia60.4
  175. 175Niger60
  176. 176Afghanistan59.1
  177. 177Chad59.1
  178. 178Guinea-Bissau58.6
  179. 179South Sudan58.6
  180. 180Zimbabwe58.5
  181. 181Mozambique57.7
  182. 182Eswatini54.6
  183. 183Somalia, Fed. Rep.54
  184. 184Central African Republic52.3
  185. 185Lesotho51.5

Life expectancy at birth (years)