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Life Expectancy at Birth by Country

Name: Life Expectancy at Birth by Country
Creator: World Bank
Keywords: life expectancy, mortality, health, longevity, aging, healthcare

Average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue. Japan leads with 84.5 years.

Source: World Bank•45 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

77.8 years

Median: 80.3 years

Countries Covered

with available data

Highest

Japan

84.5 years

Lowest

Nigeria

52.7 years

Top 5 Countries

1Japan84.5 years

2Switzerland83.4 years

3South Korea83.3 years

4Spain83.2 years

5Australia83.0 years

By Region

Oceania82.6 years(2 countries)

Europe80.5 years(25 countries)

South America76.3 years(2 countries)

North America76.1 years(2 countries)

Other76.0 years(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (50.0 years)High (85.0 years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 77.8 years)

Oceania (2)

Europe (25)

South America (2)

North America (2)

Other (1)

Asia (10)

Africa (3)

Correlation Analysis

Life Expectancy vs Healthcare Spending

r = 0.57

Moderate positive

Interpretation: There is a moderate positive correlation between Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending. Countries with higher values in one tend to have higher values in the other.

About This Statistic

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of birth were to stay the same throughout its life. This is one of the most important indicators of a country's overall health and development.

Higher life expectancy is generally associated with better healthcare systems, nutrition, sanitation, and living standards. The gap between the highest and lowest countries can exceed 30 years, reflecting significant global health inequalities.

Methodology

Life expectancy at birth is calculated using age-specific death rates for a given year.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Japan	84.5 years
2	Switzerland	83.4 years
3	South Korea	83.3 years
4	Spain	83.2 years
5	Australia	83.0 years
6	Italy	82.9 years
7	Iceland	82.7 years
8	Israel	82.6 years
9	Norway	82.6 years
10	France	82.5 years
11	Sweden	82.4 years
12	Luxembourg	82.3 years
13	New Zealand	82.1 years
14	Austria	81.6 years
15	Netherlands	81.5 years
16	Finland	81.4 years
17	Ireland	81.3 years
18	Belgium	81.3 years
19	United Kingdom	80.7 years
20	Germany	80.6 years
21	Portugal	80.5 years
22	Cyprus	80.4 years
23	Slovenia	80.3 years
24	Denmark	80.1 years
25	Greece	80.1 years
26	Chile	78.9 years
27	Thailand	78.7 years
28	Czech Republic	78.3 years
29	People's Republic of China	78.2 years
30	United States of America	77.0 years
31	Poland	76.5 years
32	Hungary	76.2 years
33	Croatia	76.0 years
34	Türkiye	76.0 years
35	Mexico	75.1 years
36	Slovakia	74.9 years
37	Vietnam	73.6 years
38	Brazil	73.6 years
39	Bangladesh	72.4 years
40	Egypt	70.2 years
41	Indonesia	67.6 years
42	India	67.2 years
43	Pakistan	66.1 years
44	South Africa	62.3 years
45	Nigeria	52.7 years