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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
70.9years
Median: 72.9years
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Switzerland
76.4years
Lowest
Russian Federation
57.3years
Top 5 Countries
1Switzerland76.4years
2Hong Kong76.4years
3South Korea76.1years
4Sweden75.9years
5Japan75.5years
By Region
Oceania74.8years(2 countries)
Asia74.5years(5 countries)
Europe70.8years(29 countries)
North America70.0years(2 countries)
South America69.3years(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (57.3years)High (76.4years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 70.9years)

Oceania (2)
Asia (5)
Europe (29)
North America (2)
South America (1)
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 ↕
1Switzerland76.4years
2Hong Kong76.4years
3South Korea76.1years
4Sweden75.9years
5Japan75.5years
6Australia75.4years
7Norway75.2years
8Spain75.1years
9Luxembourg74.9years
10Italy74.6years
11Iceland74.6years
12New Zealand74.1years
13Israel74.1years
14Ireland73.9years
15Netherlands73.6years
16Finland73.5years
17Portugal73.4years
18France73.4years
19Denmark73.3years
20Austria73.2years
21Belgium72.9years
22Greece72.6years
23Canada72.6years
24United Kingdom71.9years
25Slovenia71.8years
26Germany71.6years
27Taiwan, Province of China70.6years
28Chile69.3years
29Croatia68.1years
30Estonia67.7years
31Poland67.5years
32United States of America67.5years
33Czech Republic67.3years
34Slovakia67.2years
35Lithuania65.6years
36Hungary64.5years
37Latvia64.2years
38Belarus62.6years
39Bulgaria60.6years
40Ukraine59.1years
41Russian Federation57.3years
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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