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Life expectancy at birth
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
74.1years
Median: 75.3years
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Monaco
86.4years
Lowest
Nigeria
54.5years
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco86.4years
2San Marino85.7years
3Hong Kong85.5years
4Japan84.7years
5South Korea84.3years
By Region
Oceania83.0years(2 countries)
Europe80.4years(32 countries)
South America77.9years(7 countries)
North America77.4years(4 countries)
Asia77.0years(27 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (54.5years)High (86.4years)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 74.1years)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Other (155)
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 | Monaco | 86.4years |
| 2 | San Marino | 85.7years |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 85.5years |
| 4 | Japan | 84.7years |
| 5 | South Korea | 84.3years |
| 6 | Saint Barthélemy | 84.3years |
| 7 | French Polynesia | 84.1years |
| 8 | Andorra | 84.0years |
| 9 | Switzerland | 84.0years |
| 10 | Australia | 83.9years |
| 11 | Singapore | 83.7years |
| 12 | Italy | 83.7years |
| 13 | Spain | 83.7years |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 83.6years |
| 15 | Gibraltar | 83.6years |
| 16 | Reunion | 83.5years |
| 17 | France | 83.3years |
| 18 | Norway | 83.3years |
| 19 | Malta | 83.3years |
| 20 | Guernsey | 83.3years |
| 21 | Sweden | 83.3years |
| 22 | Macao | 83.1years |
| 23 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 83.0years |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 82.9years |
| 25 | Iceland | 82.7years |
| 26 | Canada | 82.6years |
| 27 | Martinique | 82.6years |
| 28 | Ireland | 82.4years |
| 29 | Israel | 82.4years |
| 30 | Qatar | 82.4years |
| 31 | Portugal | 82.4years |
| 32 | Bermuda | 82.3years |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 82.2years |
| 34 | Netherlands | 82.2years |
| 35 | Belgium | 82.1years |
| 36 | New Zealand | 82.1years |
| 37 | Guadeloupe | 82.1years |
| 38 | Austria | 82.0years |
| 39 | Denmark | 81.9years |
| 40 | Finland | 81.9years |
| 41 | Greece | 81.9years |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 81.7years |
| 43 | Cyprus | 81.6years |
| 44 | Slovenia | 81.6years |
| 45 | Germany | 81.4years |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 81.3years |
| 47 | Bahrain | 81.3years |
| 48 | Chile | 81.2years |
| 49 | Maldives | 81.0years |
| 50 | Isle of Man | 81.0years |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 80.8years |
| 52 | Taiwan, Province of China | 80.6years |
| 53 | Kuwait | 80.4years |
| 54 | Cayman Islands | 80.4years |
| 55 | Saint Martin (French part) | 80.2years |
| 56 | Faroe Islands | 80.2years |
| 57 | Oman | 80.0years |
| 58 | Czech Republic | 79.8years |
| 59 | Jersey | 79.7years |
| 60 | Albania | 79.6years |
| 61 | Panama | 79.6years |
| 62 | Anguilla | 79.3years |
| 63 | United States of America | 79.3years |
| 64 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 79.2years |
| 65 | Estonia | 79.2years |
| 66 | Northern Mariana Islands | 78.8years |
| 67 | New Caledonia | 78.8years |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 78.7years |
| 69 | Poland | 78.6years |
| 70 | Wallis and Futuna | 78.6years |
| 71 | Croatia | 78.6years |
| 72 | Slovakia | 78.3years |
| 73 | Uruguay | 78.1years |
| 74 | Cuba | 78.1years |
| 75 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 78.0years |
| 76 | People's Republic of China | 78.0years |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.9years |
| 78 | Lebanon | 77.8years |
| 79 | Jordan | 77.8years |
| 80 | Peru | 77.7years |
| 81 | Colombia | 77.7years |
| 82 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 77.7years |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.6years |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 77.5years |
| 85 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 77.4years |
| 86 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 77.4years |
| 87 | Argentina | 77.4years |
| 88 | Ecuador | 77.4years |
| 89 | Virgin Islands, British | 77.3years |
| 90 | Guam | 77.2years |
| 91 | Türkiye | 77.2years |
| 92 | Montenegro | 77.1years |
| 93 | Tokelau | 77.1years |
| 94 | Hungary | 77.0years |
| 95 | French Guiana | 77.0years |
| 96 | Curaçao | 76.8years |
| 97 | Saint Helena | 76.8years |
| 98 | Serbia | 76.8years |
| 99 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 76.8years |
| 100 | Malaysia | 76.7years |
| 101 | Tunisia | 76.5years |
| 102 | Thailand | 76.4years |
| 103 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 76.4years |
| 104 | Aruba | 76.4years |
| 105 | Algeria | 76.3years |
| 106 | Latvia | 76.2years |
| 107 | Montserrat | 76.2years |
| 108 | Barbados | 76.2years |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 76.1years |
| 110 | Mayotte | 76.1years |
| 111 | Lithuania | 76.0years |
| 112 | Romania | 75.9years |
| 113 | Brazil | 75.8years |
| 114 | Armenia | 75.7years |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 75.6years |
| 116 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 75.5years |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 75.3years |
| 118 | Morocco | 75.3years |
| 119 | Cook Islands | 75.3years |
| 120 | Grenada | 75.2years |
| 121 | Mexico | 75.1years |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 74.9years |
| 123 | Mauritius | 74.9years |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 74.7years |
| 125 | Vietnam | 74.6years |
| 126 | Bahamas | 74.6years |
| 127 | Georgia | 74.5years |
| 128 | Belarus | 74.4years |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 74.4years |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 74.4years |
| 131 | Paraguay | 73.8years |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 73.7years |
| 133 | North Korea | 73.6years |
| 134 | Suriname | 73.6years |
| 135 | Belize | 73.6years |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.5years |
| 137 | Ukraine | 73.4years |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 73.2years |
| 139 | Bhutan | 73.0years |
| 140 | Tonga | 72.9years |
| 141 | Honduras | 72.9years |
| 142 | Seychelles | 72.9years |
| 143 | American Samoa | 72.9years |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 72.7years |
| 145 | Guatemala | 72.6years |
| 146 | Venezuela | 72.5years |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | 72.4years |
| 148 | Iraq | 72.3years |
| 149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 72.1years |
| 150 | Syrian Arab Republic | 72.1years |
| 151 | El Salvador | 72.1years |
| 152 | India | 72.0years |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 71.8years |
| 154 | Mongolia | 71.7years |
| 155 | Samoa | 71.7years |
| 156 | Kyrgyzstan | 71.7years |
| 157 | Egypt | 71.6years |
| 158 | Jamaica | 71.5years |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 71.5years |
| 160 | Western Sahara | 71.4years |
| 161 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.2years |
| 162 | Moldova, Republic of | 71.2years |
| 163 | Indonesia | 71.1years |
| 164 | Dominica | 71.1years |
| 165 | Cambodia | 70.7years |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 70.5years |
| 167 | Nepal | 70.4years |
| 168 | Guyana | 70.2years |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 70.1years |
| 170 | Greenland | 70.1years |
| 171 | Niue | 70.0years |
| 172 | Philippines | 69.8years |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.7years |
| 174 | Libya | 69.3years |
| 175 | Yemen | 69.3years |
| 176 | Palau | 69.3years |
| 177 | Botswana | 69.2years |
| 178 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 69.0years |
| 179 | Senegal | 68.7years |
| 180 | Eritrea | 68.6years |
| 181 | Bolivia | 68.6years |
| 182 | Mauritania | 68.5years |
| 183 | Gabon | 68.3years |
| 184 | Uganda | 68.3years |
| 185 | Rwanda | 67.8years |
| 186 | Timor-Leste | 67.7years |
| 187 | Pakistan | 67.6years |
| 188 | Namibia | 67.4years |
| 189 | Malawi | 67.4years |
| 190 | Fiji | 67.3years |
| 191 | Ethiopia | 67.3years |
| 192 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 67.2years |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 67.1years |
| 194 | United Republic of Tanzania | 67.0years |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 66.9years |
| 196 | Myanmar | 66.9years |
| 197 | Comoros | 66.8years |
| 198 | Kiribati | 66.5years |
| 199 | Zambia | 66.3years |
| 200 | Sudan | 66.3years |
| 201 | South Africa | 66.1years |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea | 66.1years |
| 203 | Afghanistan | 66.0years |
| 204 | Djibouti | 66.0years |
| 205 | Republic of The Gambia | 65.9years |
| 206 | Republic of the Congo | 65.8years |
| 207 | Ghana | 65.5years |
| 208 | State of Palestine | 65.2years |
| 209 | Haiti | 64.9years |
| 210 | Angola | 64.6years |
| 211 | Eswatini | 64.1years |
| 212 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.1years |
| 213 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.7years |
| 214 | Cameroon | 63.7years |
| 215 | Burundi | 63.7years |
| 216 | Kenya | 63.6years |
| 217 | Madagascar | 63.6years |
| 218 | Mozambique | 63.6years |
| 219 | Zimbabwe | 62.8years |
| 220 | Togo | 62.7years |
| 221 | Liberia | 62.2years |
| 222 | Nauru | 62.1years |
| 223 | Cote d'Ivoire | 61.9years |
| 224 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 61.9years |
| 225 | Sierra Leone | 61.8years |
| 226 | Niger | 61.2years |
| 227 | Burkina Faso | 61.1years |
| 228 | Benin | 60.8years |
| 229 | Guinea | 60.7years |
| 230 | Mali | 60.4years |
| 231 | Somalia | 58.8years |
| 232 | South Sudan | 57.6years |
| 233 | Central African Republic | 57.4years |
| 234 | Lesotho | 57.4years |
| 235 | Chad | 55.1years |
| 236 | Nigeria | 54.5years |
Showing 236 of 236 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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