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Life expectancy at 80
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
8.2years
Median: 8.1years
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
12.5years
Lowest
Togo
4.8years
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong12.5years
2Monaco12.5years
3Guadeloupe12.4years
4Japan12.2years
5Guam12.2years
By Region
Oceania10.3years(2 countries)
Europe9.7years(32 countries)
South America9.6years(7 countries)
North America9.1years(4 countries)
Asia8.7years(27 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.8years)High (12.5years)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.2years)
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 | Hong Kong | 12.5years |
| 2 | Monaco | 12.5years |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 12.4years |
| 4 | Japan | 12.2years |
| 5 | Guam | 12.2years |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 11.9years |
| 7 | South Korea | 11.7years |
| 8 | Malta | 11.6years |
| 9 | Reunion | 11.6years |
| 10 | Saint Barthélemy | 11.5years |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 11.5years |
| 12 | Singapore | 11.5years |
| 13 | France | 11.4years |
| 14 | French Polynesia | 11.4years |
| 15 | Martinique | 11.4years |
| 16 | San Marino | 11.3years |
| 17 | Andorra | 11.2years |
| 18 | Bermuda | 11.1years |
| 19 | Canada | 11.1years |
| 20 | Uruguay | 11.1years |
| 21 | Spain | 10.9years |
| 22 | Panama | 10.9years |
| 23 | Guernsey | 10.9years |
| 24 | Cayman Islands | 10.8years |
| 25 | Liechtenstein | 10.7years |
| 26 | Australia | 10.7years |
| 27 | Peru | 10.7years |
| 28 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 10.6years |
| 29 | Switzerland | 10.6years |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 10.6years |
| 31 | Isle of Man | 10.5years |
| 32 | Italy | 10.5years |
| 33 | Ukraine | 10.5years |
| 34 | Chile | 10.5years |
| 35 | Sweden | 10.4years |
| 36 | Belgium | 10.4years |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 10.3years |
| 38 | Portugal | 10.3years |
| 39 | Bahamas | 10.3years |
| 40 | Thailand | 10.2years |
| 41 | Ireland | 10.2years |
| 42 | Greece | 10.2years |
| 43 | United States of America | 10.2years |
| 44 | Israel | 10.1years |
| 45 | Finland | 10.1years |
| 46 | Norway | 10.0years |
| 47 | Saint Martin (French part) | 10.0years |
| 48 | Austria | 10.0years |
| 49 | Grenada | 10.0years |
| 50 | New Zealand | 9.9years |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 9.9years |
| 52 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.9years |
| 53 | Slovenia | 9.9years |
| 54 | Taiwan, Province of China | 9.8years |
| 55 | Iceland | 9.8years |
| 56 | Denmark | 9.8years |
| 57 | Cuba | 9.7years |
| 58 | Germany | 9.7years |
| 59 | Netherlands | 9.6years |
| 60 | Poland | 9.6years |
| 61 | Malaysia | 9.6years |
| 62 | Estonia | 9.6years |
| 63 | Bahrain | 9.5years |
| 64 | Macao | 9.5years |
| 65 | Argentina | 9.4years |
| 66 | Wallis and Futuna | 9.4years |
| 67 | Uganda | 9.3years |
| 68 | Qatar | 9.3years |
| 69 | Cyprus | 9.3years |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.3years |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 9.2years |
| 72 | Suriname | 9.2years |
| 73 | Anguilla | 9.2years |
| 74 | Ecuador | 9.1years |
| 75 | Jersey | 9.1years |
| 76 | Serbia | 9.1years |
| 77 | Mauritius | 9.1years |
| 78 | Czech Republic | 9.0years |
| 79 | Russian Federation | 9.0years |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 8.9years |
| 81 | Vietnam | 8.9years |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 8.9years |
| 83 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 8.8years |
| 84 | Slovakia | 8.8years |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 8.8years |
| 86 | Türkiye | 8.8years |
| 87 | Oman | 8.8years |
| 88 | Latvia | 8.7years |
| 89 | Lithuania | 8.7years |
| 90 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 8.7years |
| 91 | Tokelau | 8.7years |
| 92 | Guyana | 8.7years |
| 93 | Albania | 8.7years |
| 94 | Maldives | 8.6years |
| 95 | Faroe Islands | 8.6years |
| 96 | Saint Helena | 8.6years |
| 97 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.6years |
| 98 | Curaçao | 8.6years |
| 99 | Colombia | 8.5years |
| 100 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.5years |
| 101 | Montenegro | 8.5years |
| 102 | Jordan | 8.4years |
| 103 | Croatia | 8.4years |
| 104 | People's Republic of China | 8.4years |
| 105 | Lebanon | 8.4years |
| 106 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 8.4years |
| 107 | Hungary | 8.4years |
| 108 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 8.3years |
| 109 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.3years |
| 110 | Georgia | 8.3years |
| 111 | Brazil | 8.2years |
| 112 | Mexico | 8.2years |
| 113 | Namibia | 8.2years |
| 114 | Cook Islands | 8.2years |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 8.2years |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 8.2years |
| 117 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 8.1years |
| 118 | Paraguay | 8.1years |
| 119 | South Africa | 8.0years |
| 120 | Kuwait | 8.0years |
| 121 | State of Palestine | 7.9years |
| 122 | Virgin Islands, British | 7.8years |
| 123 | Botswana | 7.8years |
| 124 | Romania | 7.8years |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | 7.8years |
| 126 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.8years |
| 127 | French Guiana | 7.7years |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 7.7years |
| 129 | India | 7.7years |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.7years |
| 131 | Mayotte | 7.6years |
| 132 | Armenia | 7.6years |
| 133 | Montserrat | 7.6years |
| 134 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.6years |
| 135 | Tunisia | 7.6years |
| 136 | Tonga | 7.5years |
| 137 | Barbados | 7.5years |
| 138 | El Salvador | 7.5years |
| 139 | Morocco | 7.5years |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 7.5years |
| 141 | Belarus | 7.5years |
| 142 | Cape Verde | 7.5years |
| 143 | Algeria | 7.4years |
| 144 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.4years |
| 145 | Bolivia | 7.3years |
| 146 | Venezuela | 7.3years |
| 147 | Kenya | 7.3years |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.3years |
| 149 | Mongolia | 7.3years |
| 150 | Libya | 7.3years |
| 151 | Belize | 7.3years |
| 152 | Seychelles | 7.2years |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.2years |
| 154 | Eswatini | 7.2years |
| 155 | American Samoa | 7.1years |
| 156 | Honduras | 7.1years |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 7.1years |
| 158 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.1years |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.1years |
| 160 | Guatemala | 7.0years |
| 161 | Lesotho | 7.0years |
| 162 | Samoa | 7.0years |
| 163 | North Korea | 7.0years |
| 164 | Azerbaijan | 6.9years |
| 165 | Malawi | 6.9years |
| 166 | Gabon | 6.9years |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 6.9years |
| 168 | Zimbabwe | 6.9years |
| 169 | Cambodia | 6.8years |
| 170 | Aruba | 6.8years |
| 171 | Central African Republic | 6.7years |
| 172 | Indonesia | 6.7years |
| 173 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.7years |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 6.7years |
| 175 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.7years |
| 176 | Jamaica | 6.6years |
| 177 | Greenland | 6.6years |
| 178 | Bhutan | 6.6years |
| 179 | Tuvalu | 6.6years |
| 180 | Sudan | 6.6years |
| 181 | Eritrea | 6.6years |
| 182 | Palau | 6.6years |
| 183 | Niue | 6.6years |
| 184 | Dominica | 6.5years |
| 185 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.5years |
| 186 | Uzbekistan | 6.5years |
| 187 | Djibouti | 6.5years |
| 188 | Tajikistan | 6.5years |
| 189 | Philippines | 6.4years |
| 190 | Rwanda | 6.4years |
| 191 | Iraq | 6.4years |
| 192 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.4years |
| 193 | Western Sahara | 6.3years |
| 194 | Ghana | 6.3years |
| 195 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.3years |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | 6.3years |
| 197 | Angola | 6.3years |
| 198 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.2years |
| 199 | Turkmenistan | 6.2years |
| 200 | Madagascar | 6.2years |
| 201 | Mauritania | 6.2years |
| 202 | Burundi | 6.1years |
| 203 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.1years |
| 204 | Nauru | 6.1years |
| 205 | Fiji | 6.1years |
| 206 | Pakistan | 6.1years |
| 207 | Somalia | 6.1years |
| 208 | Yemen | 6.1years |
| 209 | Papua New Guinea | 6.0years |
| 210 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.0years |
| 211 | Guinea | 6.0years |
| 212 | Nepal | 6.0years |
| 213 | Republic of the Congo | 6.0years |
| 214 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.0years |
| 215 | Benin | 6.0years |
| 216 | Comoros | 6.0years |
| 217 | Solomon Islands | 5.9years |
| 218 | South Sudan | 5.9years |
| 219 | Timor-Leste | 5.9years |
| 220 | Myanmar | 5.9years |
| 221 | Kiribati | 5.8years |
| 222 | Haiti | 5.8years |
| 223 | Afghanistan | 5.8years |
| 224 | Cameroon | 5.8years |
| 225 | Egypt | 5.7years |
| 226 | Zambia | 5.6years |
| 227 | Sierra Leone | 5.6years |
| 228 | Chad | 5.5years |
| 229 | Senegal | 5.4years |
| 230 | Mozambique | 5.4years |
| 231 | Nigeria | 5.3years |
| 232 | Liberia | 5.3years |
| 233 | Niger | 5.1years |
| 234 | Burkina Faso | 4.9years |
| 235 | Mali | 4.9years |
| 236 | Togo | 4.8years |
Showing 236 of 236 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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