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Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•41 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
62.2years
Median: 64.0years
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Switzerland
68.7years
Lowest
Russian Federation
45.0years
Top 5 Countries
1Switzerland68.7years
2Sweden68.5years
3Hong Kong67.9years
4South Korea67.6years
5Norway67.6years
By Region
Asia65.9years(5 countries)
Oceania65.8years(2 countries)
Europe62.5years(29 countries)
South America60.4years(1 countries)
North America59.8years(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (45.0years)High (68.7years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 62.2years)

Asia (5)
Oceania (2)
Europe (29)
South America (1)
North America (2)
Other (2)

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 2024; 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 ↕
1Switzerland68.7years
2Sweden68.5years
3Hong Kong67.9years
4South Korea67.6years
5Norway67.6years
6Japan67.3years
7Luxembourg67.2years
8Italy66.8years
9Spain66.7years
10Australia66.5years
11Israel66.0years
12Netherlands65.9years
13Denmark65.9years
14Ireland65.7years
15Iceland65.4years
16Finland65.2years
17Austria65.2years
18New Zealand65.0years
19Belgium64.7years
20France64.1years
21Portugal64.0years
22Slovenia63.8years
23Greece63.8years
24Germany63.6years
25United Kingdom63.1years
26Canada62.9years
27Croatia60.6years
28Taiwan, Province of China60.6years
29Chile60.4years
30Czech Republic59.8years
31Poland59.1years
32Estonia59.0years
33Slovakia58.9years
34Hungary57.4years
35United States of America56.8years
36Lithuania56.3years
37Latvia54.3years
38Belarus53.7years
39Bulgaria52.7years
40Ukraine48.3years
41Russian Federation45.0years
Showing 41 of 41 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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