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Healthy life expectancy
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
62.9years
Median: 63.8years
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Singapore
74.1years
Lowest
Central African Republic
46.3years
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore74.1years
2Japan72.3years
3San Marino72.2years
4South Korea71.8years
5Switzerland71.6years
By Region
Oceania69.3years(2 countries)
Europe68.6years(32 countries)
South America66.5years(7 countries)
Asia66.0years(26 countries)
North America64.5years(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (46.3years)High (74.1years)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 62.9years)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Other (124)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 74.1years |
| 2 | Japan | 72.3years |
| 3 | San Marino | 72.2years |
| 4 | South Korea | 71.8years |
| 5 | Switzerland | 71.6years |
| 6 | Andorra | 71.6years |
| 7 | Israel | 71.5years |
| 8 | Malta | 71.2years |
| 9 | Italy | 71.2years |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 71.1years |
| 11 | Spain | 71.1years |
| 12 | Sweden | 70.9years |
| 13 | Norway | 70.6years |
| 14 | Ireland | 70.3years |
| 15 | Iceland | 70.2years |
| 16 | France | 70.1years |
| 17 | Australia | 70.0years |
| 18 | Austria | 70.0years |
| 19 | Portugal | 69.9years |
| 20 | Denmark | 69.9years |
| 21 | Belgium | 69.8years |
| 22 | Finland | 69.7years |
| 23 | People's Republic of China | 69.5years |
| 24 | Qatar | 69.5years |
| 25 | Slovenia | 69.3years |
| 26 | Cyprus | 69.3years |
| 27 | Monaco | 69.1years |
| 28 | Taiwan, Province of China | 69.1years |
| 29 | Greece | 69.1years |
| 30 | Netherlands | 69.1years |
| 31 | Germany | 69.0years |
| 32 | Bermuda | 69.0years |
| 33 | Chile | 68.7years |
| 34 | Kuwait | 68.7years |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 68.6years |
| 36 | Albania | 68.6years |
| 37 | New Zealand | 68.5years |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | 68.3years |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 68.3years |
| 40 | Canada | 68.2years |
| 41 | Armenia | 68.1years |
| 42 | Czech Republic | 68.1years |
| 43 | Brunei Darussalam | 67.9years |
| 44 | Colombia | 67.9years |
| 45 | Estonia | 67.4years |
| 46 | Poland | 67.3years |
| 47 | Thailand | 67.3years |
| 48 | Croatia | 67.3years |
| 49 | Maldives | 67.2years |
| 50 | Slovakia | 67.2years |
| 51 | Panama | 67.1years |
| 52 | Jordan | 67.1years |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 66.9years |
| 54 | Cuba | 66.9years |
| 55 | Malaysia | 66.8years |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 66.8years |
| 57 | Vietnam | 66.7years |
| 58 | Argentina | 66.6years |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66.6years |
| 60 | Uruguay | 66.5years |
| 61 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 66.4years |
| 62 | Montenegro | 66.3years |
| 63 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 66.3years |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda | 66.2years |
| 65 | Lebanon | 66.2years |
| 66 | Bahrain | 66.1years |
| 67 | Oman | 66.1years |
| 68 | Romania | 66.1years |
| 69 | Hungary | 66.0years |
| 70 | Peru | 66.0years |
| 71 | Serbia | 66.0years |
| 72 | Guam | 65.8years |
| 73 | Seychelles | 65.7years |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 65.6years |
| 75 | Ecuador | 65.6years |
| 76 | Lithuania | 65.6years |
| 77 | Barbados | 65.6years |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 65.6years |
| 79 | Moldova, Republic of | 65.5years |
| 80 | Comoros | 65.4years |
| 81 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 65.3years |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 65.3years |
| 83 | Tokelau | 65.3years |
| 84 | Latvia | 65.2years |
| 85 | Algeria | 65.2years |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.1years |
| 87 | Türkiye | 65.1years |
| 88 | Jamaica | 65.0years |
| 89 | Dominica | 64.9years |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 64.9years |
| 91 | Honduras | 64.6years |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 64.6years |
| 93 | United States of America | 64.5years |
| 94 | Tunisia | 64.4years |
| 95 | Brazil | 64.4years |
| 96 | Belarus | 64.4years |
| 97 | North Korea | 64.3years |
| 98 | Georgia | 64.3years |
| 99 | Belize | 64.0years |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.0years |
| 101 | Grenada | 63.9years |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 63.9years |
| 103 | Mauritius | 63.7years |
| 104 | Mexico | 63.7years |
| 105 | Cambodia | 63.6years |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 63.5years |
| 107 | Mongolia | 63.4years |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 63.3years |
| 109 | Cook Islands | 63.3years |
| 110 | Indonesia | 63.2years |
| 111 | Philippines | 63.2years |
| 112 | Samoa | 63.0years |
| 113 | Niue | 63.0years |
| 114 | Nepal | 63.0years |
| 115 | Morocco | 63.0years |
| 116 | Syrian Arab Republic | 62.8years |
| 117 | Russian Federation | 62.8years |
| 118 | Bhutan | 62.8years |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 62.8years |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 62.5years |
| 121 | El Salvador | 62.5years |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 62.5years |
| 123 | Bahamas | 62.5years |
| 124 | Paraguay | 62.3years |
| 125 | Tonga | 62.3years |
| 126 | Ukraine | 62.2years |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.2years |
| 128 | Suriname | 62.0years |
| 129 | Northern Mariana Islands | 61.9years |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 61.9years |
| 131 | Bolivia | 61.7years |
| 132 | American Samoa | 61.5years |
| 133 | Guatemala | 61.5years |
| 134 | Vanuatu | 61.4years |
| 135 | Venezuela | 61.3years |
| 136 | Timor-Leste | 61.3years |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 61.3years |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 61.0years |
| 139 | India | 61.0years |
| 140 | Kiribati | 61.0years |
| 141 | Greenland | 60.8years |
| 142 | Kenya | 60.5years |
| 143 | Iraq | 60.5years |
| 144 | Yemen | 60.3years |
| 145 | Egypt | 60.3years |
| 146 | Senegal | 60.2years |
| 147 | Palau | 59.9years |
| 148 | United Republic of Tanzania | 59.9years |
| 149 | Botswana | 59.9years |
| 150 | Libya | 59.7years |
| 151 | Pakistan | 59.6years |
| 152 | Djibouti | 59.5years |
| 153 | Sudan | 59.2years |
| 154 | Mauritania | 59.1years |
| 155 | Guyana | 59.0years |
| 156 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 58.7years |
| 157 | Fiji | 58.7years |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 58.2years |
| 159 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 58.2years |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 58.0years |
| 161 | Republic of The Gambia | 57.9years |
| 162 | Myanmar | 57.4years |
| 163 | Benin | 57.1years |
| 164 | Gabon | 57.1years |
| 165 | Namibia | 57.1years |
| 166 | Uganda | 56.9years |
| 167 | Zimbabwe | 56.8years |
| 168 | Ghana | 56.8years |
| 169 | South Africa | 56.6years |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 56.5years |
| 171 | Rwanda | 56.4years |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 56.3years |
| 173 | Afghanistan | 56.2years |
| 174 | Marshall Islands | 56.2years |
| 175 | State of Palestine | 56.1years |
| 176 | Somalia | 55.7years |
| 177 | Tuvalu | 55.7years |
| 178 | Togo | 55.6years |
| 179 | Cote d'Ivoire | 55.4years |
| 180 | Nigeria | 55.2years |
| 181 | Mozambique | 55.1years |
| 182 | Angola | 54.8years |
| 183 | Madagascar | 54.8years |
| 184 | Republic of the Congo | 54.6years |
| 185 | Mali | 54.2years |
| 186 | Eritrea | 54.1years |
| 187 | Guinea | 54.1years |
| 188 | Malawi | 54.0years |
| 189 | Cameroon | 53.6years |
| 190 | Burundi | 53.4years |
| 191 | Zambia | 53.1years |
| 192 | Equatorial Guinea | 53.0years |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.8years |
| 194 | Liberia | 52.6years |
| 195 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 52.5years |
| 196 | Haiti | 52.3years |
| 197 | Eswatini | 52.1years |
| 198 | Nauru | 52.1years |
| 199 | Niger | 51.4years |
| 200 | Sierra Leone | 50.7years |
| 201 | Chad | 50.2years |
| 202 | Lesotho | 49.8years |
| 203 | South Sudan | 48.4years |
| 204 | Central African Republic | 46.3years |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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